Paul Maynard (Royal Marines officer)

Major-General Paul Andrew Maynard OBE is a senior Royal Marines officer. He has served as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) from February 2025.

Major General Paul Maynard OBE
Maynard in July 2023
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1999–present
Rank	Major-General
Commands	40 Commando (2017–2019)
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Maynard joined the Corps of Royal Marines in September 1999 and became commanding officer of 40 Commando in 2017.^[1][2] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 New Year Honours.^[3] He became Commander Littoral Strike Group in July 2022,^[4] Chief of Joint Force Operations in July 2023 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) in February 2025.^[5]