Philip Hally


Philip John Hally is a Royal Navy officer who serves as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, People Transformation.

Naval career

Hally joined the Royal Navy on 18 September 1991. He served as logistics officer on the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious as part of the relief effort for Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. He went on to become Programme Leader for the Defence Support Network Transformation Programme in September 2014, Assistant Chief of Staff Resources and Plans in November 2017 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, People Transformation in May 2019. He also became Naval Secretary in January 2020.
Hally was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire on 26 February 2015.
Hally was made an Honorary Captain of the Volunteer Cadet Corps in December 2019.