DND DM Comings & Goings (merged)

[PPCLI Guy]

Moreover, he controls policy and money.  The CDS just provides military advice.

 

[Cloud Cover]

the idea of Fantino having any connection to CSE at a ministerial level is simply repulsive. 

 

[CombatDoc]

DM's replacement has not yet been named, but Mr Fantino will report to him.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

DM's replacement has not yet been named, but Mr Fantino will report to him.

This chart doesn't list an Associate Minister, but it it does list a Senior Associate DM, so I'm assuming that is the person Fantino will report to, not the DM.

 

[McG]

Cabinet posts do not report to bureaucrats.  It is the other way around.

 

[Edward Campbell]

Cabinet posts do not report to bureaucrats.  It is the other way around.

Well, yes, in theory, sorta  :nod:  ... but remember that 'Yes, Minister' and 'Yes, Prime Minister' were, really, documentaries.

 

[The Bread Guy]

This just in from the PMO:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service:

John Forster, currently Chief of Communications Security Establishment Canada, becomes Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective February 2, 2015.

Greta Bossenmaier, currently Senior Associate Deputy Minister for International Development, becomes Chief of Communications Security Establishment Canada, effective February 9, 2015.

( .... )

John Turner, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Materiel, National Defence, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective February 2, 2015 ....

Some background:

John Forster

Education
Master of Business Administration, YorkUniversity
Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto

Professional Experience
Since January 2012
Chief of Communications Security Establishment Canada

2009 - 2012
Associate Deputy Minister of Infrastructure

2006 - 2009
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Communications, Infrastructure Canada

2004 - 2006
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security, Transport Canada

2001 - 2004
Director General, Surface Programs and Divestiture, Transport Canada

1998 - 2001
Director General, Environmental Affairs, Transport Canada

1996 - 1998
Director, Sustainable Development and Environment, Natural Resources Canada

1991 - 1996
Director, Policy, CanadianForest Service, Natural Resources Canada

1984 - 1991
Program Analyst, then Director, Forest Development, Forestry Canada

1982 - 1984
Forestry Statistics Analyst, Canadian Forest Service, Environment Canada


Greta Bossenmaier

Education   
Master of Science, Operational Research, School of Engineering, StanfordUniversity
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Faculty of Management, University of Manitoba

Professional Experience
Since January 2012
Senior Associate Deputy Minister for International Development

2009 - 2012
Deputy Minister, Afghanistan Task Force, Privy Council Office

2008 - 2009
Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

2008
Executive Vice-President of the Canada Border Services Agency

2004 - 2008
Vice-President, Innovation, Science and Technology, Canada Border Services Agency

1999 - 2004
Chief Information Officer and Director General, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

1998 - 1999
Director General, Information Management and Technology Services, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

1994 - 1998
Director, Information Management and Technology, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

1990 - 1993
Chief, Information and Analysis, and Principal Analyst, Public Service Commission of Canada

1987 - 1988
Research Officer, United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland

1984 - 1986, 1988 - 1990
Defence Scientist, Operational Research and Analysis Establishment, National Defence

(....)

John Turner

Education
Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College
Master of Business Administration, Queen’s University
Bachelor of Engineering Management, Royal Military College of Canada

Professional Experience
Since December 2012
Assistant Deputy Minister, Materiel, National Defence

2008 - 2012
Assistant Deputy Minister, Information Management, National Defence

2007 - 2008
Regional Deputy Commissioner, Atlantic, Correctional Service of Canada

2005 - 2007
Executive Director, Security and Justice Division, Treasury Board Secretariat

2004 - 2005
Director General, Strategic Planning, Business Integration and Shared Services, Public Works and Government Services Canada

2003 - 2004
Commander, Canadian Forces Joint Operations Group, Canadian Armed Forces

2002 - 2003
Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces

2000 - 2002
Director, Defence Analysis, Office of the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces

(....)

 

[dapaterson]

The head of CSEC is being promoted to Deputy Minister for National Defence.  John Forster takes on his new job on 02 February.  He'll also have a new #2; the current Assistant Deputy Minister for Materiel, John Turner, will move into the position of Associate Deputy Minister.  No word on a replacement for Mr Turner yet, nor any word as to where the current Associate Deputy Minister, Mr Bill Jones, will be going.

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/cse-spy-chief-shuffled-to-defence

 

[The Bread Guy]

Changes @ the top @ DND ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service:

Jody Thomas, currently Senior Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, becomes Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective October 23, 2017.

Bill Matthews, currently Comptroller General of Canada, becomes Senior Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective October 23, 2017.

Gordon Venner, currently Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy), National Defence, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective October 23, 2017 ...

Bios ...

Jody Thomas

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, University of Calgary
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton University

Professional Experience

Since March 2017
Senior Associate Deputy Minister, National Defence

2015 - 2017
Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

2014
Special Advisor to the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office

2010 - 2014
Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Canadian Coast Guard

2007 - 2010
Chief Operating Officer, Passport Canada

2004 - 2007
Director General, Security, Passport Canada

2003 - 2004
Director, Security Operations, Passport Canada

1995 - 2003
Manager, Security Operations, and various other positions, Passport Canada

1988 - 1995
Various positions, Public Works and Government Services Canada

Bill Matthews

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, Dalhousie University
Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants, Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant (FCPA, CPA, CA)

Professional Experience

Since July 2014
Comptroller General of Canada

2011 - 2014
Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

2009 - 2011
Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management and Analysis Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

2008 - 2009
Executive Director, Financial Management and Analysis Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

2004 - 2008
Senior Director, Government Accounting Policy and Reporting, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

1988 - 2004
Principal Consultant and Audit Manager, IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers

Gordon Venner

Education

Masters, London School of Economics
Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Ontario

Professional Experience

Since August 2014
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, National Defence

2012 - 2014
Assistant Deputy Minister, G8 Sous-Sherpa and Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

2010 - 2012
Assistant Deputy Minister, Middle East, Maghreb and Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

2008 - 2010
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Foreign and Defence Policy, Privy Council Office

2006 - 2008
Director General, Middle East and North Africa, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

2004 - 2006
Ambassador to Iran, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

1996 - 2000
Counsellor at the Canadian Mission to the European Union, Brussels (Belgium)