Lynn Mason

Lynn Mason
Born	1 October 1942 London, United Kingdom
Allegiance	Canada
Service / branch	Royal Canadian Navy  Canadian Forces
Years of service	1960–1997
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	HMCS Iroquois Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron Standing Naval Force Atlantic Canadian Forces College Maritime Forces Atlantic Maritime Command
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Order of Saint John Canadian Forces' Decoration

Vice-Admiral Lynn Gordon Mason CMM, CD (born 1942) is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Commander Maritime Command from 27 June 1995 to 9 January 1997.

Career

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]

In 2008 he became Chief Executive of CarteNav Solutions, [2] and held that role for eight years, retiring in 2014.[3]

Mason was awarded an honorary doctorate (LL.D. Hon) in 2000 by Dalhousie University,[4] and subsequently an honorary doctorate (D.Sc.Mil. Hon) by Royal Military College of Canada in 2003.[5]

Awards and decorations

Mason's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 19 May 1993[6]
	Order of St John	Appointed Member on 2002
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal	Decoration awarded in 1992
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services

References

1. Lynn Gordon Mason The Nauticapedia
2. Our Management Team Archived 2010-10-14 at the Wayback Machine CarteNav Solutions
3. "CarteNav Solutions Inc. to Appoint New CEO". PRWeb. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
4. "2000 ‑ 2009 Honorary Degree Recipients". Dalhousie University. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
5. Bennett, Pete (19 July 2016). "Royal Military College of Canada Honorary Degree Recipients". www.rmc-cmr.ca. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
6. "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.

Military offices
Preceded by Larry Murray	Commander Maritime Command 1995–1997	Succeeded by Gary Garnett