Guy Thibault

Guy Robert Thibault CMM CD MSC is a retired Canadian Army officer. He is a former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.

For the Canadian Olympic speed skater, see Guy Thibault (speed skater).
Guy Thibault
Allegiance Canada
Service/branchCanadian Army
Years of service1978–2016
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands heldCFB Kingston
Land Force Central Area
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces Decoration
Meritorious Service Cross

Military career

Thibault joined the Canadian Forces in 1978.[1] He became Base Commander, CFB Kingston in 2002 before deploying with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2004.[1] He went on to be Commander of Land Force Central Area in 2005, Assistant Chief of the Land Staff in 2007 and Chief of Staff (Information Management) in 2009.[1] After that he became Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board in June 2011 and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in September 2013.[2] On 13 September 2013, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross.[3]

On 19 January 2016, it was announced that Lieutenant-General Thibault would retire and be replaced in his position by Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.[4] He retired from Canadian Armed Forces on 8 August 2016.[5]

References
  1. Biography: Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault, Organisation of American States
  2. Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault assumes role as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Members of the Canadian Army presented with Military Decorations". Canadian Army. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  4. Tasker, John Paul (19 January 2016). "Top ranks of Canadian Forces get shake-up with new army, navy commanders". CBC News. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. "LGen (Ret'd) Guy R. Thibault | ADGA Group | Strategic Advisory Council". ADGA Group. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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