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RAdm Nigel S. Greenwood, CMM, CD, RCN (Ret’d)

RAdm Nigel Greenwood is a 37-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy. He holds a BSc in Physics and Oceanography and an MA in International Studies (with Distinction) from King’s College London.

From a start with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets in Powell River BC, and graduation from Royal Roads Military College in Victoria, RAdm Greenwood served in the RCN as a surface warfare officer, specializing in Navigation, Air-Control and Anti-Submarine Warfare. He held commands at ship, base, fleet and formation levels and enjoyed foreign postings in Virginia Beach and London England. During the 2010 centenary he was the Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. In his final appointment as Commander Maritime Forces Pacific, he was responsible for Canada’s western maritime defences, coordination of joint military response to domestic contingency operations in BC, and Search and Rescue over BC/Yukon and Canada’s Pacific approaches. His last appointment also included responsibility for 8000 Air, Army and Sea-Cadets in BC.

Since retiring from the RCN, RAdm Greenwood has established Greenwood Maritime Solutions as a successful consultancy specializing in maritime risk assessment, security, operations research and emergency response planning. Clients to date include the Pacific Pilotage Authority, Transport Canada, the Canadian Hydrographic Service, the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, and the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. He has also completed 25 varied studies for the Centre for Operations Research and Analysis (Defence Research and Development Canada).

RAdm Greenwood holds a current license as Master Mariner, and has made 20 voyages in Greenland/US/Canadian Arctic waters as a seasonal Ice Navigator. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and of the Nautical Institute, a keen motorcyclist, a mediocre flautist, and a competitive coastal sailor (finished 7^th in the 2023 Race to Alaska with Team Ship of Fools).

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I hope to see you there.

Rob Shemilt
President