Minister of National Defence Announces Canadian Armed Forces Senior Promotions and Appointments
Wed Feb 6, 2013 11:06am EST
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Department of National Defence
February 6, 2013 - 11:06:14 AM
Minister of National Defence Announces Canadian Armed Forces Senior Promotions
and Appointments
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 6, 2013) - The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, is pleased to announce this year's initial list
of senior Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) promotions, and appointments. These officers lead the CAF in defending Canada's values, interests, and sovereignty
at home and abroad.
"These General and Flag Officers possess the extensive knowledge and skills
needed to ensure the continued operational success of our Canadian Armed
Forces," said Minister MacKay. "I am confident that the men and women under
their command will greatly benefit from their leadership."
"It is my privilege to congratulate those General and Flag Officers who have recently been selected for promotions and senior appointments. I am certain the Canadian Armed Forces will be well served by their knowledge, experience
and professionalism," said General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff. "To those senior leaders who are retiring, I thank you for your service, counsel and comradeship. I also thank you and your families for all of the sacrifices
you have made in the service of your country."
The following General and Flag Officer retirements, promotions and
appointments will occur in 2013:
Vice-Admiral A.B. Donaldson will retire from service, resulting in the
following appointment:
-- Lieutenant-General G.R. Thibault will be appointed Vice Chief of Defence
Staff at National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ), in Ottawa, replacing
Vice-Admiral A.B. Donaldson;
Vice-Admiral P.A. Maddison will retire from service, resulting in the
following promotions and appointments:
-- Rear-Admiral M.A.G. Norman will be promoted Vice-Admiral and appointed
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Vice-
Admiral P.A. Maddison;
-- Rear-Admiral J.E.T.P. Ellis will be appointed Deputy Commander of the
Royal Canadian Navy at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Rear-Admiral M.A.G.
Norman;
-- Rear-Admiral M.F.R. Lloyd will be appointed Deputy Commander
(Expeditionary) Canadian Joint Operations Command, in Ottawa, replacing
Rear-Admiral J.E.T.P. Ellis;
-- Major-General M.D. Day will be appointed Chief of Force Development at
NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Rear-Admiral M.F.R. Lloyd;
-- Rear-Admiral D.C. Gardam will be appointed Director General
International Security Policy, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Major-
General M.D. Day;
-- Commodore J.F. Newton will be promoted Rear-Admiral and appointed
Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic/Joint Task Force Atlantic, in
Halifax, replacing Rear-Admiral D.C. Gardam; and
-- Captain (Navy) B.W.N. Santarpia will be promoted Commodore and appointed
Director General Navy Personnel, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Commodore
J.F. Newton.
Lieutenant-General P.J. Devlin will retire from service, resulting in the
following promotions and appointments:
-- Lieutenant-General J.M.M. Hainse will be appointed Commander of the
Canadian Army, in Ottawa, replacing Lieutenant-General P.J. Devlin;
-- Major-General J.H. Vance will be promoted Lieutenant-General and
appointed Deputy Commander Allied Joint Force Command, in Naples, Italy,
replacing Lieutenant-General J.M.M. Hainse;
-- Major-General M.J. Hood will be appointed Director of Staff, Strategic
Joint Staff, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Major-General J.H. Vance;
-- Major-General R.D. Foster will be appointed Deputy Commander of the
Royal Canadian Air Force, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Major-General
M.J. Hood;
-- Brigadier-General C.J. Coates will be promoted Major-General and
appointed Deputy Commander (Continental) Canadian Joint Operations
Command, in Ottawa, replacing Major-General R.D. Foster; and
-- Colonel J.P.A. Pelletier will be promoted Brigadier-General and
appointed Deputy Commander Continental NORAD Region at Tyndall Air Force
Base, in Florida, replacing Brigadier-General C.J. Coates.
Lieutenant-General W. Semianiw will retire from service.
Major-General J.R. Ferron will complete his tour in Afghanistan, resulting in
the following promotion and appointment:
-- Brigadier-General D.J. Milner will be promoted Major-General and
appointed Deputy Commanding General Army - Combined Security Transition
Command/NATO Training Mission Headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan,
replacing Major-General J.R. Ferron.
Major-General A.J. Howard will retire from service, resulting in the following
appointments:
-- Rear-Admiral A. Smith will be appointed Military Lead of the Defence
Renewal Team, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Major-General A.J. Howard;
-- Major-General D.B. Millar will be appointed Chief of Military Personnel,
at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Rear-Admiral A. Smith; and
-- Brigadier-General D.W. Joyce will be appointed Military Advisor to the
Privy Council Office, in Ottawa, replacing Major-General D.B. Millar.
Major-General P.J. Forgues will retire from service, resulting in the
following promotions and appointments:
-- Brigadier-General J.G.E. Tremblay will be promoted Major-General and
appointed Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy, in Kingston,
Ontario, replacing Major-General P.J. Forgues;
-- Brigadier-General A.D. Meinzinger will be appointed Commandant of the
Royal Military College, in Kingston, Ontario, replacing Brigadier-
General J.G.E. Tremblay;
-- Brigadier-General J.J.R.G. Hamel will be appointed Deputy Director
(Plans), Strategy, Policy and Plans - North American Aerospace Defence
Command (NORAD) Command Centre, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, replacing
Brigadier-General A.D. Meinzinger;
-- Brigadier-General G.D. Loos will be appointed Commander, Joint Task
Force North, in Yellowknife, replacing Brigadier-General J.J.R.G. Hamel;
-- Commodore D.C. Hawco will be appointed Director General Cyber at NDHQ,
in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General G.D. Loos;
-- Commodore S.E.G. Bishop will be appointed Commander Canadian Fleet
Atlantic, in Halifax, replacing Commodore D.C. Hawco; and
-- Captain (Navy) J.R. Auchterlonie will be promoted Commodore and
appointed Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific, in Esquimalt, replacing
Commodore S.E.G. Bishop.
Commodore E.M. Steele will be seconded to Treasury Board Secretariat,
resulting in the following promotions and appointments:
-- Brigadier-General A.C. Patch will be appointed Deputy Chief of Staff -
Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing
Commodore E.M. Steele; and
-- Colonel S.G. Kennedy will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed
Director General Land Equipment Program Management, replacing Brigadier-
General A.C. Patch.
Brigadier-General D.C. Hilton will retire from service, resulting in the
following promotions and appointments:
-- Brigadier-General J.R. Giguere will be appointed Commandant of the
Canadian Forces College, in Toronto, replacing Brigadier-General D.C.
Hilton;
-- Brigadier-General J.M. Lanthier will be appointed Commander Land Forces
Quebec Area, in Montreal, replacing Brigadier-General J.R. Giguere; and
-- Colonel C.J. Turenne will be promoted Brigadier-General (acting while so
employed) and appointed Deputy Commanding General United States (U.S.),
I Corps in Fort Lewis, Washington, replacing Brigadier-General J.M.
Lanthier.
Brigadier-General H.F. Jaeger will retire from service.
Brigadier-General M.K. Overton will retire from service, resulting in the
following appointments:
-- Commodore L. Bisson will be appointed Assistant Chief of Military
Personnel, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General M.K. Overton;
-- Brigadier-General N.E. Russell will be appointed Director General
Compensation and Benefits, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Commodore L.
Bisson; and
-- Brigadier-General M.P. Galvin will be appointed Director General Air
Personnel, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General N.E. Russell.
Brigadier-General T.E. Putt will retire from service upon completion of his
deployment with the U.S. V Corps in the International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF) Joint Command, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Brigadier-General C.C. Thurrott will be appointed Director General Land
Capability Development, resulting in the following promotion and appointment:
-- Colonel N. Eldaoud will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed
Commander Land Forces Atlantic Area, in Halifax, replacing Brigadier-
General C.C. Thurrott.
Brigadier-General M.A. Matheson will retire from service, resulting in the
following promotions and appointments:
-- Commodore J.P.G. Couturier will be appointed Director General Plans -
Strategic Joint Staff, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General
M.A. Matheson; and
-- Colonel J.R.A.S. Lafaut will be promoted Brigadier-General (acting while
so employed) and appointed Deputy Director Plans - U.S. Central Command
(CENTCOM) in Tampa Bay, Florida, replacing Commodore J.P.G. Couturier.
Brigadier-General K.R. McLean will retire from service, resulting in the
following promotion and appointment:
-- Colonel J.M. Fletcher will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed
Chaplain General, in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General K.R. McLean.
The following General and Flag Officers will be promoted substantively to
their rank:
-- Acting Commodore M.J.M. Halle will be promoted Commodore and remain
Director General Maritime Equipment Program Management, in Ottawa;
-- Acting Commodore M.B. Watson will be promoted Commodore and remain
Director General Personnel Family Support Services, in Ottawa;
-- Acting Brigadier-General S.A. Brennan will be promoted Brigadier-General
and remain Director General Capability and Structure Integration, at
NDHQ, in Ottawa;
-- Acting Brigadier-General R.G. Mazzolin will be promoted Brigadier-
General and remain Director General Information Management Group, at
NDHQ, in Ottawa;
-- Acting Brigadier-General P. Rutherford will be promoted Brigadier-
General and remain Director General Security Transformation, at NDHQ, in
Ottawa;
-- Acting Brigadier-General L.E. Thomas will be promoted Brigadier-General
and remain Chief of Staff - Canadian Joint Operations Command, in
Ottawa;
-- Acting Brigadier-General H.J. Kowal will be promoted Brigadier-General
and remain Director General Military Careers, at NDHQ, in Ottawa; and
-- Acting Brigadier-General D.L.R. Wheeler will be promoted Brigadier-
General and appointed Deputy Commander Support at 1 Canadian Air
Division, in Winnipeg.
The following Colonels will be promoted Brigadier-General (acting while so
employed):
-- Colonel T.N. Balfe will be promoted Brigadier-General (acting while so
employed) and appointed ISAF Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff
Communications in Kabul, Afghanistan, replacing Brigadier-General J.C.
Madower; and
-- Colonel W.F. Seymour will be promoted Brigadier-General (acting while so
employed) and appointed to the Joint Staff in Pacific Command
Headquarters (U.S.) in Hawaii.
After distinguished service to Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces, the
following General and Flag officers will retire in 2013:
-- Vice-Admiral A.B. Donaldson;
-- Vice-Admiral P.A. Maddison;
-- Lieutenant-General P.J. Devlin;
-- Lieutenant-General W. Semianiw;
-- Major-General P.J. Forgues;
-- Major-General A.J. Howard;
-- Brigadier-General D.C. Hilton;
-- Brigadier-General H.F. Jaeger;
-- Brigadier-General M.A. Matheson;
-- Brigadier-General K.R. McLean;
-- Brigadier-General M.K. Overton; and
-- Brigadier-General T.E. Putt.
For more information on senior appointments at the Department of National
Defence, please visit: www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dsa-dns/index-eng.asp.
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