Major General Grant Douglas Cavenagh AO (ret'd) was a senior Australian Army officer notable for his roles as Commander of Joint Logistics and Head of Land Systems Division of the Australian Defence Force for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2013 Australia Day Honours list.[1][2]
Senior appointments
edit- 2010-2013 Head of Land Systems, Defence Materiel Organisation
- 2007-2009 Commander Joint Logistics, Australian Defence Force
- 2002-2006 Director General, Land Manoeuvre Systems, Defence Materiel Organisation
- 2000-2002 Director Mobility Systems, Defence Materiel Organisation
- 1999-2000 Logistic Commander, International Force East Timor, Australian Defence Force
Professional affiliations
edit- Graduate, AICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors)
- Fellow, CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport)
- Member, Australian Institute of Project Management
Education
edit- 1977–1980 Bachelor of Arts (BA), UNSW
- 1986–1986 Graduate Diploma in Computing, Systems Analysis and programming, Chisholm Institute of Technology
References
edit- ^ Officer of the Order of Australia - Military Division, 26 January 2013, www.gg.gov.au
- ^ "Australia Day Honours for Defence personnel". Defence News. Australian Department of Defence. 26 January 2013. main article
- "Defence Leaders: Major General Grant Cavenagh". Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- http://www.army-technology.com/features/feature1616/feature1616-5.html main article[unreliable source?]
- http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Major-General-Cavenagh/1223655509 - some biographic info
- Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 14 June 1999, It's an Honour. For exceptional service to the Australian Army in the field of logistics, particularly as the commanding officer of 2nd Field Logistics Battalion and 10 Force Support Battalion - Gazette S214
- Commendation for Distinguished Service, 25 March 2000, It's an Honour. For distinguished performance of duties as the Commander of the Force Logistics Support Group during Operation WARDEN in East Timor
- Officer of the Order of Australia, 26 January 2013, It's an Honour. For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force as Commander Joint Logistics and as Head Land Systems Division.