Background
Potts was born in 1961 in Malta.
assistant officer commander Central Bank
Potts was born in 1961 in Malta.
He was educated at Wellington School in Somerset.
He served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability) and Controller of the Navy from 2013 to 2014. In September 2014, he was appointed director general of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Potts joined the Royal Navy in 1979.
He was appointed commanding officer of the frigate HMS Marlborough as well as captain of the 4th Frigate Squadron in 2000 and deployed to the Middle East.
He went on to be Captain Navy Plans and then military assistant to the Vice-Chief of Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defence. He became Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in January 2011 (deployed as commander of European Union maritime operations off Somalia from August 2011) and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability) and Controller of the Navy in April 2013.
On 19 September 2014, he was appointed director general of Joint Force Development and director general of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, with the rank of vice admiral.
He became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Brilliant in 1996, commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Southampton in 1997 and a member of the policy and programmes cell at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in 1998 before becoming Commander Sea Training to the Flag Officer Sea Training in 1999.