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 a former 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]

On 19 January 2016, it was announced that Lieutenant-General Thibaut would retire and be replaced in his position by Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.^[4]

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
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.