Simon Bollom


Sir Simon John Bollom, is a retired Royal Air Force officer who is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support.

RAF career

Educated at the University of Southampton, Bollom joined the RAF as an engineer in 1981. He became Director, Tactical Mobility at the Ministry of Defence in November 2000, Director Tornado Future Support at the Ministry of Defence in January 2003 and Tornado Integrated Project Team Leader in March 2005. He went on to be Director of Combat Air at Defence Equipment and Support in January 2008 and then Chief of Materiel – Air at Defence Equipment and Support in October 2012. He left the Royal Air Force in April 2016.

Post-RAF Career

In May 2017 he became the interim Chief of Materiel at Defence Equipment and Support following the appointment of Vice Admiral Sir Simon Lister as acting CEO of the Submarine Delivery Agency. He became Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support in May 2018.
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2011 Birthday Honours and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 New Year Honours.