Military & Defence Industry News
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Charles Sullivan 
Carl Daniels
Bernadette Terry
Ben Gaffney
Richard Bertrand
Paul Gavin
Retiring at the rank of Major-General, Charles “Duff” Sullivan transitioned to the world of private consulting following a 31-year career in the RCAF. Duff has now joined David Pratt and Associates as Associate and Senior Counsel. His senior leadership experience included Director-General of Capability Development at NDHQ; Senior Defence Advisor at the Privy Council Office; and Director of Operations for the Canadian NORAD Region during 9/11 and the G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.
Carl Daniels, former Vice President of Bluedrop Training and Simulation, has now joined Metamaterial Technologies Inc. as the new Vice President, Business Development and Sales. His 20 years of international experience in the aerospace and Defence sector has served him well, including working on the boards of the New Brunswick Aerospace and Defence Association (NBADA), and serving as the Executive Vice President of the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Nova Scotia (ADIANS). He also serves on the DEFSEC steering committee.
If you have been to a defence or security networking function in Ottawa, you have most likely met Bernadette Terry. Formerly with British High Commission and later with Invest Ottawa, Bernadette is leveraging her years of “making things happen” into a new company called BTI Global Innovation.
Following a 17-year career in the Royal Marines, which included responsibility for delivering Combat capabilities to frontline units and the development of specialist capabilities to the UK’s Commando Force, Ben Gaffney has joined UK high mobility vehicle specialist, Supacat, as Deputy Head of New Programmes. He will now oversee the successful delivery of the £23 million Norwegian Special Ops Vehicle Project awarded to Supacat last year for a new fleet of HMT Extenda vehicles. Ben will also be responsible for developing new commercial opportunities in UK and export defence markets.
After many years at Pratt & Whitney Canada, and then at United Technologies Corp as VP of Government Relations, and having held chair positions on the boards of many organizations, including the Royal Ottawa Hospital and the CS Alterna Bank, Richard Bertrand has now joined Tactix as an Associate Consultant.
Nortrax has appointed its former Sales Manager for the Mississauga Nortrax dealership, Paul Gavin, to the position of Used Equipment Manager at Nortrax Canada. During Paul’s six year tenure as Sales Manager, his commitment to the sales process and operational efficiency led to increased market share.
Brian Lypps is now Principal Systems Architect (Operational Systems) at CAE.
Allister MacIntyre is now a Professor at Royal Military College of Canada.
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Arctic News
As topics concerning the Arctic come to the fore more and more often, it is interesting to note that the Arctic Council celebrates its 20th year in 2016. Currently Chaired by the U.S. (2015-2017) the eight member states include Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the USA. Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials gathered in Fairbanks for the annual SAO meeting. Topics ranged from carbon emissions to oil and gas, SAR, and funding issues.
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Maritime & Arctic Security & Safety plus the Arctic Technology Conference
These two high-profile interrelated conferences will take place in St John’s from October 24-28.
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The Human Dimension of Developing Soldiers When discussing the human dimension of warfare, the question remains: How do we best prepare our people to incorporate these elements into their performance as soldiers? A recent Gregg Centre – Combat Training Centre professional development conference provided the opportunity for soldiers and educators to frame an answer on how to best benefit from the human dimension. |
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Arctic News Maritime & Arctic Security plus Arctic Tech. Conferences |
