Vice Admiral Phil Hally CB MBE
Biography
Vice Admiral Hally joined the Royal Navy in 1991.
In 2012, he became Commander Logistics of the helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious, deploying to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. After tasking to provide humanitarian and disaster relief to the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan he was made a MBE in the 2015 Operational Honours List.
Promoted to Rear Admiral in May 2019, he assumed the role of ACNS People Transformation and Navy Transformation Director where he established and led the Royal Navy Transformation programme.
In December 2022 he became Chief of Defence People on promotion to Vice Admiral.
He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2021 Birthday Honours List and is Honorary Captain of the Royal Navy Volunteer Cadet Corps.
Chief of Defence People
The Chief of Defence People is responsible for the setting and assurance of people policies and processes in order to sustain the delivery of defence outputs through the right mix of sufficient, capable and motivated people. He or she reports to Chief of Defence Staff and the Permanent Secretary, is a member of both the Executive and People Committees and attends the Defence Board as required.
Responsibilities
The Chief of Defence People is responsible for:
- setting the defences wide Whole Force vision and strategy
- ensuring a commitment to inclusion and diversity across the defence workforce
- driving simplification and harmonisation of people policies and procedures
- identifying and applying best practice from elsewhere in the private and public sector to improve the leadership and management of people
- ensuring the Whole Force dimension is taken into account in major our change programmes
- supporting ministers’ accountability to Parliament and the public for people issues