Guy Thibault

Guy Thibault
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch Canadian Army
Years of service 1978-
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held CFB Kingston
Land Force Central Area
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces Decoration
Meritorious Service Cross

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biography: Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault, Organisation of American States
  2. ↑ Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault assumes role as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
  3. ↑ "Members of the Canadian Army presented with Military Decorations". Canadian Army. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
Military offices
Preceded by
Bruce Donaldson		 Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
2013- 		Succeeded by
Incumbent