Admiral Kyte joined the Royal Navy as a Logistics Officer in 1987. Junior appointments included tours in the aircraft carrier HMS ARK ROYAL, Type 21 frigate HMS ACTIVE, and the staff of the Senior Naval Officer Northern Ireland. Roles as a Lieutenant Commander included the Logistic Officer of the Type 22 frigate HMS CHATHAM, on the staff at Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth and as the Deputy Base Logistics Officer in His Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport.  

Promoted to Commander in 2002, staff tours included Flag Officer Sea Training and the Permanent Joint Headquarters. In 2006, he joined the amphibious assault ship HMS BULWARK as Commander Logistics, before moving to the Equipment Capability area of the Ministry of Defence, responsible for the Navy’s replacement support shipping programme.

He joined the Army’s 8 Engineer Brigade on promotion to Captain in February 2009, deploying later that year to Afghanistan as the Deputy Commander of the Joint Force Support HQ. He then took up the appointment of Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (Logistic Operations and Plans) in Navy Command before assuming the post of Secretary to the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff.

On promotion to Commodore in August 2014, he became the Head of Defence Logistic Operations before taking command of the Standing Joint Force Logistic HQ and deploying to Oman for SAIF SAREEA 3. He assumed the role of Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Support Operations) and Chief Naval Logistic Officer in November 2018 on promotion to Rear Admiral. Responsible for the provision of strategic level policy, planning and direction in support of current and contingent operations, his tenure was dominated by the logistic challenges created by BREXIT, COVID and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He recently led a study for CDS focused on increasing Defence outputs and undertook a sabbatical with industry before assuming the post of Chief of Defence Logistics and Support on promotion to Vice Admiral in September 2023.

Admiral Kyte is a graduate of the Higher Command and Staff Course and the London Business School.  He holds a BA in Modern History and an MA in Defence Studies, is President of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Surfing Association, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and is the Armed Forces Jewish Faith Champion. He was appointed a Companion of the Bath in the 2020 New Year’s Honours List for leadership of Defence’s response to the COVID pandemic.