Lynn Mason

Mason joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1960.^[1] He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Iroquois in 1981, Commander of the Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1985 and Commander of NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic in 1987.^[1] He went on to be Commandant of the Canadian Forces College in 1988, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1989 and Chief of Maritime Doctrine and Operations at National Defence Headquarters in 1991.^[1] He then became Chief of Staff to the Maritime Commander in 1992, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic in 1992 and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff in 1994.^[1] His final appointment was as Commander Maritime Command in 1995 before retiring in 1997.^[1]

After retirement, Mason became a founding board member of the Canadian Blood Services,^[2] and also served on the board of its subsidiary, CBS Insurance.^[3]

Mason also served as the Chair of Minister of National Defence’s Education Advisory Board and as Chair, of the Annual Fund Committee of the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust (HMCS Sackville). He was also Chair and Board member of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo and a research Fellow at Dalhousie University’s Centre for Foreign Policy Studies.^[4]

In 2008 he became Chief Executive of CarteNav Solutions,^[5] and held that role for eight years, retiring in 2014.^[6]

Mason was awarded an honorary doctorate (LL.D. Hon) in 2000 by Dalhousie University,^[7] and subsequently an honorary doctorate (D.Sc.Mil. Hon) by Royal Military College of Canada in 2003.^[8]