Jerry Kyd

Vice Admiral Jeremy Paul Kyd, CBE (born August 1967) is a Royal Navy officer.

Educated at King's School, Macclesfield and the University of Southampton, Kyd was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 20 October 1990. He was given command of the frigate HMS Monmouth in 2004. Promoted to captain on 2 November 2009, he became commanding officer of HMS Ark Royal in September 2010, commanding officer of HMS Illustrious in 2011 and commanding officer of the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in September 2012.

In February 2014, Kyd was named as the first future seagoing captain of the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth as well as Commander United Kingdom Task Group. Kyd became commanding officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth in May 2016, replacing Captain Simon Petitt, the Senior Naval Officer of Queen Elizabeth who had effectively been CO of the ship since 2012. Kyd routinely wore the Royal Navy rank of captain while retaining the substantive rank of commodore, following historical custom. He became Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group in February 2015.

Kyd was appointed as Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces and Rear Admiral Surface Ships in October 2018 and promoted to rear admiral on 19 November 2018. In March 2019, Kyd was promoted to the substantive rank of vice admiral and took up the appointment of Fleet Commander.

Jerry Kyd, a Younger Brother of Trinity House and a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, lives on the banks of the River Hamble on the south coast of England with his wife and four sons. Kyd is Vice President of Ice Sports for the Naval Service, and President of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Boxing Association.

Kyd was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours.