Commander Maritime Forces Pacific & Joint Task Force Pacific, Canadian Armed Forces
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RAdm Luc Cassivi
CMM, CD, RCN (Ret’d)
Luc was born and raised in the Gaspé Peninsula, Québec. His experience in the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets led him to join the Canadian Armed Forces in 1983. He attended CMR St-Jean and upon graduation, underwent naval training and performed various duties ashore and at sea in both the surface and submarine fleets. He completed his service at sea by commanding 3 submarines, the Submarine Sea Training Group, one frigate, and the Submarine Force before assuming senior appointments within the RCN and the CAF. He also had the pleasure to serve in Australia, the United-Kingdom, The Netherlands and the United States of America.
His appointments at the rank of Rear- Admiral were Commander, Military Personnel Generation and Canadian Defence Academy (2017-2020), CAF Senior Liaison Officer to Veteran Affairs Canada (2020-2022), and Director General Culture Change at CPCC (2021-2022).
Luc received a BSc in computer science from CMR St-Jean in 1988, a MBA from the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland in 2008, attended the Naval War College, Class of 2011, at Newport RI, USA, attended the Capstone program at National Defense University, Washington DC, USA in 2017, and attended the Harvard Kennedy School in 2018. He retired in September 2022.
After a period of rest, Luc became a Senior Advisor with Boston Consulting Group in January 2023. He is the President of L.C. Bespoke Solutions and serves as a director with The True Patriot Love Foundation, The Navy League of Canada and his Condo Corporation.
Rear-Admiral Chris Robinson
Commander Maritime Forces Pacific & Joint Task Force Pacific, Canadian Armed Forces
Rear-Admiral Christopher Robinson grew up in Hudson Québec. He began his military career in the army reserves as a Combat Engineer and subsequently became a Naval Warfare Officer. In addition to commanding HMCS Corner Brook, he has commanded at the group, squadron, fleet, and formation levels. He was appointed Commander Maritime Forces Pacific & Joint Task Force Pacific in May 2022.
Assignments ashore have included the Joint Command & Staff Programme at the Canadian Forces College and the Naval Command College at the US Naval War College. He served three times in the Naval HQ, initially as the Submarine Requirements Section Head, then as Director
of Naval Requirements, and most recently as Director General Naval Force Development.
He is a graduate of the Norwegian Submarine Command Course (aka Perisher), the US Submarine Command Course, and the Australian Submarine Executive Officer Course. He holds a Master of Business from the University of Ottawa, a Master of Defence Studies from the Royal Military College, a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University, and a Certificate in Fire Service Leadership from Dalhousie University.
Cdr Ashley Hunt
Project Manager, Canadian Patrol Submarine
Cdr Ashley Hunt joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2003 and attended the University of Western Ontario where she earned her bachelor’s in engineering. Hunt joined the fleet in 2007 and volunteered for submarine service in 2009. In 2013 she became Canada’s first qualified female Submarine Officer, and served as the engineering officer in HMCS Windsor. Hunt has held several roles within the submarine enterprise, sailing in, sustaining and certifying the Victoria class. Ashley has earned her master of science in marine engineering from the University College of London, and a master in defence studies from the Royal Military College. Ashley is currently the project manager for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project.
RAdm (Ret’d) Chris Earl
Vice-President Project Delivery, Seaspan Victoria Shipyards
RAdm Chris Earl (Ret’d) is vice president, project delivery at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards.
During his last four years in uniform, Earl served as the chief engineer of the Royal Canadian Navy and was appointed as the chief of staff (material). During his tenure, Earl led the material group procurement and sustainment effort to support operations and the Government of Canada response during the COVID-19 pandemic and was recognized with a Vice Chief of Defence Staff commendation for his leadership in the execution of this critical activity. Chris joined Seaspan Shipyards in 2021. In July 2022, he assumed his current role. Earl is a graduate of the Royal Military College, holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, a master’s degree in Defence Studies and is a graduate of both the Canadian Forces College Joint Command and Staff and National Security Programs.
Cmde (Ret’d) James Clarke
Royal Canadian Navy
Cmdre (Ret’d) James Clarke spent nearly 35 years in the Royal Canadian Navy going underwater when he could and on the surface or ashore when he had to. Jamie’s seagoing highlights include commanding the submarines HMCS Victoria and Corner Brook, the Halifax Class frigate HMCS St. John’s, and Canada’s Submarine Force from 2013 - 2017. His final posting was as Deputy Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans at NORAD in Colorado Springs. Clarke is a graduate of the Canadian Forces College and the United States Naval War College. He also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario and master’s degrees from the University of New Brunswick and the Royal Military College of Canada.