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Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service
May 18, 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
NEWS RELEASE
Prime Minister Paul Martin was pleased to announce today the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service: Robert Greenhill, currently Senior Visiting Executive, International Development Research Centre, becomes President of the Canadian International Development Agency, effective May 24, 2005. He succeeds Paul Thibault who has retired. Diane Vincent, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, becomes Executive Vice-President of the Canadian International Development Agency, effective May 30, 2005. Ruth Dantzer, currently Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board, becomes President of the Canada School of Public Service, effective May 24, 2005. She succeeds Janice Cochrane who has retired. Linda Lizotte-MacPherson, currently Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Information Technology Services Branch of Public Works and Government Services Canada, becomes Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board, effective May 24, 2005. Donna Miller, currently Senior Regional Director, Prairie Region, Justice Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Justice, effective May 24, 2005. Mary Dawson, Associate Deputy Minister of Justice, will retire in June 2005. William C. McDowell, currently a partner at McCarthy Tétrault, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Justice, effective July 4, 2005. He will fill the vacancy left by John Sims’ appointment as Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General. John L. Adams, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, where his role will be to serve as Chief of the Communications Security Establishment, effective July 1, 2005. He will succeed Keith Coulter who will retire as Chief of the Communications Security Establishment at the end of June.
The Prime Minister took this opportunity to thank Paul Thibault, Janice Cochrane, Mary Dawson and Keith Coulter for their dedication and excellent service over the years, and to wish them every success in their future endeavours. Biographical notes attached.
ROBERT GREENHILL Education: Master of Business Administration, European Institute of Business Administration - INSEAD (1987) Master of Arts, 20th Century International History, London School of Economics (1986) Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Alberta (1984) Professional Experience 2004 to Present Senior Visiting Executive, International Development Research Centre 2000 - 2004 President and Chief Operating Officer of Bombardier International, the international arm of Bombardier Inc. 1995-2000
Several positions, including Senior Vice-President, Strategy, Bombardier Inc. 1987-1995 Consultant, McKinsey & Company
DIANE VINCENT Date of Birth: October 1957 Education: Masters, Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2003) Canada-U.S. Fulbright Award (2002-2003) Bachelor in Agronomy, Université Laval (1981)
Program for Public Executives, Queen’s University (1989)
Professional Experience
July 2003 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
1999 - 2003
Associate Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
1998 - 1999
Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, Industry Canada
1996 - 1998
Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1995 - 1996
Acting Associate Deputy Minister, Status of Women Secretariat, Government of Quebec
1994 - 1996
Assistant Deputy Minister, Organization Performance, Ministry of Income Security, Government of Quebec
1992 - 1994
Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Affairs, ministPre de l’Agriculture, des PLcheries et de l’Alimentation, Government of Quebec
1989 - 1992
Assistant Deputy Minister of Research and Education, ministPre de l’Agriculture, des PLcheries et de l’Alimentation, Government of Quebec
1988 - 1989
Ministerial Coordinator for Issues related to the GATT Multilateral Trade Negotiations with respect to Agriculture, ministPre de l’Agriculture, des PLcheries et de l’Alimentation, Government of Quebec
1987 - 1988
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister, ministPre de l’Agriculture, des PLcheries et de l’Alimentation, Government of Quebec
RUTH DANTZER
Date of Birth: February 1959
Education: Ph.D., Education-Leadership, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
Master of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Bachelor of Arts (Advanced), History and Economics, University of Saskatchewan
Professional Experience
September 2002 to Present
Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board
2001 - 2002
Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
1997 - 2001
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office
1994 - 1997
Chief, then Director, Sales Tax Policy, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
1991 - 1994
Senior Tax Policy Analyst, Indian Tax Policy, Sales Tax and Personal Income Tax, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
1988 - 1991
Manager, Department of National Health and Welfare
1987 - 1988
Advisor/Consultant to the Executive, Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan; and Special Instructor, University of Regina
1985 - 1987
Economic Development Co-ordinator, Flying Dust Band, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
LINDA LIZOTTE-MACPHERSON
Education: Executive Development Program (Digital), University of Western Ontario Business School (1989)
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours (Marketing and Management), Carleton University (1982)
Professional Experience
February 2004 to Present
Special advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Information Technology Services Branch, Public Works and Government Services Canada
2002 - 2003
Inaugural President & CEO, Canada Health Infoway
2001
President, Sapient Canada Inc.
1998 - 2000
Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat
1994 - 1998
Management Consulting Practice Leader, Financial Services/TRM, AMS, then President, AMS Management Systems Canada, Inc.
1978 - 1994
Various management positions then Co-Director - National Outsourcing Practice, Digital Equipment of Canada, then Vice-President, SERRATA Consulting Limited
1985 - 1987
Senior Systems Analyst/Project Manager, Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Corporation
1985
Marketing Manager, CAPA Limited
1982-1984
Account Manager, Industrial Life Technical Services (IST)
DONNA JANE MILLER, Q.C.
Education: Bachelor of Law, University of Manitoba (1977)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Winnipeg (1974)
Professional Experience
2001 to present
Senior Regional Director, Prairies Region, Justice Canada
1999 - 2001
General Counsel & Regional Director, Justice Canada, Winnipeg Office
1992 - 1999
Director, Constitutional Law Branch, Department of Justice, Manitoba
1986 - 1992
Crown Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Department of Justice, Manitoba
1982 - 1986
Chief Legal Research Officer, Manitoba Law Reform Commission
1979 - 1982
Legal Research Officer, Manitoba Law Reform Commission
WILLIAM C. MCDOWELL
Education: Bachelor of Law, University of Toronto (1986)
Bachelor of Arts, Political Studies, Queen’s University (1987)
Professional Experience
1995 - present
Litigation partner, McCarthy Tétrault (Toronto)
2000 - 2003
Director, Alliance Française de Toronto
JOHN L. ADAMS
Date of Birth: May 1942
Education: Masters, Philosophy, University of Oxford
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada
Professional Experience
December 2003 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard
1998 - 2003
Assistant Deputy Minister, Marine Services and Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1993 - 1998
Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Environment, National Defence
1992 - 1992
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Materiel, Canadian Armed Forces
1990 - 1992
Chief, Construction Properties, National Defence Headquarters, Infrastructure and Environment, Canadian Armed Forces
1989 - 1990
Commander, Canadian Forces Base, Petawawa, and the Special Service Force, Canadian Armed Forces
1987 - 1989
Chief of Staff/Operations Officer, Defence and Foreign Affairs Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1985 - 1987
Deputy Commander, Canadian Forces Base, Petawawa, and the Special Service Force, Canadian Armed Forces
1978 - 1985
Senior Staff Officer, Construction Engineering Requirements, Canadian Forces Training Systems then Director, Construction Engineering Requirements, National Defence Headquarters, Canadian Armed Forces
1974 - 1978
Commanding Officer, Combat Engineer Regiment, then Administrative Officer, Logistics, Technical Services and Personnel Canadian Forces, Canadian Armed Forces
1967 - 1974
Various appointments from Lieutenant to Major, Canadian Armed Forces
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