February 14, 2005 OTTAWA -- Defence Minister Bill Graham is pleased to announce senior Canadian Forces promotions and appointments for 2005. "We are proceeding with our review of Canada's defence policy and the transformation of the Canadian Forces to meet the defence challenges of the new century ," said Minister Graham. "I am confident that the senior officers whose promotions and appointments are being announced today are more than ready to meet those challenges." " The men and women of the Canadian Forces represent the very best of Canada," said General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff, "and they deserve the very best leaders. This is a huge responsibility - not only the care of soldiers, sailors and air personnel, but also their families. These senior leaders embody the military professionalism, ethos and values necessary to lead these fine men and women into the future . They also represent a wealth of international and operational experience that will be critical to leading the Canadian Forces in the new international security environment." This year's slate of senior promotions and appointments has been finalized earlier than usual to allow the new leadership team to implement the transformation agenda for the new defence policy. Once the following promotions and appointments have taken place, the total number of Regular Force generals and naval flag officers will be 73. This number does not include General Ray Henault, who is not performing a Canadian Forces function. Fifty-nine generals and flag officers are dedicated to the command and control of the Canadian Forces. Three of these are specialists who provide the Canadian Forces with legal, medical and spiritual expertise. In addition to these command, staff and specialist positions required for the institutional leadership of the CF, other officers are assigned to meeting a mixture of permanent and temporary positions to meet Canada's bilateral and multinational obligations abroad. These officers include seven serving in NATO or European liaison posts and another seven serving in NORAD or hemispheric defence and liaison capacities. The following promotions and appointments of Regular Force generals and flag officers have been approved by the Minister of National Defence and will take place in 2005: Lieutenant-General Steve Lucas will be appointed Chief of the Air Staff at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Lieutenant-General Ken Pennie who will retire. Major-General Marc Dumais will be promoted Lieutenant-General and appointed Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Vice-Admiral Greg Maddison who will retire. Rear-Admiral Jean-Yves Forcier will be appointed Chief of Staff Assistant Deputy Minister (Information Management) at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Rear-Admiral Wayne Gibson who will retire. Major-General Andrew Leslie will be appointed Director General Strategic Planning at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Major-General Doug Dempster who will retire. Rear-Admiral Drew Robertson will be appointed Commander Maritime Forces Pacific in Victoria, replacing Rear-Admiral Jean-Yves Forcier. Major-General Angus Watt will be appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Staff at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Major-General Marc Dumais. Brigadier-General Brett Cairns will be promoted Major-General and appointed Director Combat Operations at NORAD Headquarters in Colorado Springs, replacing Brigadier-General Angus Watt. Commodore Roger Girouard will be promoted Rear-Admiral and appointed Chief of Staff, Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources-Military) at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Major-General Jan Arp. Major-General Arp's appointment will be announced at a later date. Commodore Tyrone Pile will be promoted Rear-Admiral and appointed Director General International Security Policy at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Rear-Admiral Drew Robertson. Brigadier-General Christian Barabé will be appointed Commander Land Force Quebec Area in Montreal, replacing Brigadier-General Gaston Côt é . Brigadier-General Daniel Benjamin will be appointed Director General Military Engineers/J3 Engineers at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General Steve Irwin who will retire. Colonel Linda Colwell will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Director General Military Human Resources Policy and Planning at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa replacing, Commodore Dan Murphy. Brigadier-General Gaston Côté will be appointed Chief of Staff J3 at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General Brett Cairns. Brigadier-General Dwight Davies will be appointed Director General Joint Force Development at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General Christian Barab é . Colonel Chris Davis will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Director General Land Staff at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General Daniel Benjamin. Colonel Peter Devlin will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Deputy Commanding General US III Corps in Texas. Captain (Navy) Bruce Donaldson will be promoted Acting Commodore and appointed Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific in Victoria, replacing Commodore Roger Girouard. Colonel Camil Giguère will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Director General Land Equipment Program Management at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General Peter Holt who will retire. Captain (Navy) Richard Greenwood will be promoted Commodore and appointed Director General Maritime Equipment Program Management at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Commodore Roger Westwood who will retire. Colonel Timothy Grant will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Commander Land Force Atlantic Area in Halifax, replacing Brigadier-General Raymond Romses. Brigadier-General Romses' appointment will be announced at a later date. Brigadier-General Michel Jones will be appointed Deputy Commander Land Force Doctrine and Training System in Kingston, Ontario. Colonel Jocelyn Lacroix will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Commandant Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, replacing Brigadier-General Jean Leclerc. Brigadier-General Jean Leclerc will be appointed Assistant Chief Review Services at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. Colonel Terry Leversedge will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed A1/A4 (Personnel and Logistics) at 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg, replacing Brigadier-General Paul McCabe. Captain (Navy) Roger MacIsaac will be promoted Commodore and appointed Director General Reserves and Cadets at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General Daniel Pepin. Brigadier-General Paul McCabe will be appointed Director General Aerospace Equipment Program Management at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General Dwayne Lucas who will retire. Captain (Navy) Philip McFadden will be promoted Commodore and appointed Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic in Halifax replacing Commodore Tyrone Pile. Colonel Mark McQuillan will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Liaison Officer to United States Northern Command ( NORTHCOM) in Colorado Springs, replacing Rear-Admiral Jamie Fraser who will retire. Commodore Dan Murphy will be appointed Director General Maritime Personnel and Readiness at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Commodore Denis Rouleau. Brigadier-General Bill Neumann will be appointed A3 Operations at 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg, replacing Brigadier-General Dwight Davies. Colonel Gary O'Brien will be promoted will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Deputy Commander Land Forces Central Area in Downsview, Ontario. This is a Reserve Force position and does not count against the number of Regular Force positions. Brigadier-General Daniel Pepin will be appointed Director General Information Management Strategic Direction at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa replacing Brigadier-General Michel Jones. Colonel Marc Pouliot will be promoted Brigadier-General and will remain Director General/J4 Logistics at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General Larry Lashkevich who retired in 2004 . Commodore Denis Rouleau will be appointed Commander NATO Standing Maritime Task Group. Colonel Guy Thibault will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Commander Land Force Central Area in Downsview, Ontario, replacing Brigadier-General Greg Young who will retire . Colonel André Viens will be promoted Brigadier-General and appointed Vice Commander Cheyenne Mountain Operations Centre in Colorado Springs, replacing Brigadier-General Jim Hunter who will retire. -30- Note to Editors : Promotions and appointments for senior army leadership were announced earlier this year. Senior Canadian Forces Promotions and Appointments Announced News Release - January 21, 2005
