OTTAWA,
ON, July 19, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the
Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic
Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced the
appointment of Vanessa Lloyd as the
interim Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
(CSIS) for a term of six months or until such time as a new
director of CSIS is appointed, effective July 20, 2024.
Over the last decade, Ms. Lloyd has led a number of initiatives
to increase operational capacity at CSIS and promote a culture
of innovation, candour and compliance within the organization's
operational directorate.
Ms. Lloyd joined CSIS in 1998 as an intelligence officer and has
taken on numerous challenges within the organization, including as
CSIS' first Chief Transformation Officer in charge of an ambitious
agenda to equip CSIS as a forward-leaning intelligence service
better able to respond to current and future threats. Most
recently, Ms. Lloyd was Deputy Director of Operations, responsible
for directing CSIS' human intelligence collection, intelligence
analysis, security screening and threat reduction efforts.
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"Ms. Lloyd has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to
protecting Canada, Canadians and
our interests over her 26-year career at the Canadian Security
Intelligence Service. Building on her extensive experience, as well
as the tireless work of the outgoing Director, I have every
confidence that she has what it takes to steer the work of this
pivotal organization over the course of her term."
- The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety,
Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
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SOURCE Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada