Peter comes to Clear Seas after a distinguished thirty-one-year career in the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Armed Forces. Prior to his retirement in the rank of Rear-Admiral, he held a variety of operational and institutional leadership roles both at sea and ashore, having served in Halifax, Esquimalt and Ottawa.<\/p>\n
Peter has served in over a dozen Canadian ships and submarines, and sailed in several allied warships. He commanded the frigate HMCS Halifax and Canada\u2019s Pacific Fleet.<\/p>\n
As Executive Director, Peter brings proven leadership to Clear Seas as the organization fulfills its mission to be the leading source of impartial information on marine shipping in Canada.<\/p>\n
Peter can be reached at: About Clear Seas<\/strong><\/p>\n Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides impartial and evidence-based research about marine shipping in Canada, including risks, mitigation measures and best practices. Clear Seas\u2019 vision for safe and sustainable shipping encompasses environmental, social and economic impacts of the shipping industry. Peter Ellis, CMM, CD, is a former naval officer who retired from the Canadian Armed Forces at the rank of Rear-Admiral.<\/p>\n Peter comes to Clear Seas after a distinguished thirty-one year career in the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Armed Forces. Prior to his retirement in the rank of Rear-Admiral, he held a variety of operational and institutional leadership roles both at sea and ashore, having served in Halifax, Esquimalt and Ottawa. He has served in over a dozen Canadian ships and submarines, and sailed in several allied warships. He commanded the frigate HMCS Halifax and Canada\u2019s Pacific Fleet.<\/p>\n Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n DEPUTY- COMMANDER COMMANDER DIRECTOR-GENERAL, MARITIME FORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPUTY-COMMANDER DIRECTOR OF MARITIME REQUIREMENTS (SEA) COMMANDANT COMMANDING OFFICER VARIOUS LEADERSHIP, OPERATIONAL, STAFF AND DEVELOPMENTAL POSITIONS ASHORE AND AT SEA AIDE DE CAMP TO THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA Education<\/strong><\/p>\n US Naval War College (2010) Canadian Forces College (2008) S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore (2007) Canadian Forces College (1999) Concordia University (1979-1982) Peter comes to Clear Seas after a distinguished thirty-one-year career in the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Armed Forces. Prior to his retirement in the rank of Rear-Admiral, he held a variety of operational and institutional leadership roles both at sea and ashore, having served in Halifax, Esquimalt and Ottawa. Peter has served in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":"","client_tools_sitemap_exclude":""},"class_list":["post-17465","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/17465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n peter.ellis@clearseas.org<\/a>
\n 604-408-1648<\/a><\/p>\n
\n Based in Vancouver, Canada, Clear Seas was established in 2014 after discussions with the marine shipping industry, port authorities, indigenous groups, non-governmental organizations, coastal communities, and other stakeholders concerned about marine shipping risks, prevention, preparedness, and response strategies along Canada\u2019s coastlines and waterways.<\/p>\n
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\n Canadian Joint Operations Command, Canadian Armed Forces (Ottawa)
\n August 2012-June 2016<\/p>\n
\n Canadian Fleet Pacific, Royal Canadian Navy (Victoria)
\n June 2010- August 2012<\/p>\n
\n Royal Canadian Navy (Ottawa)
\n June 2008 \u2013 June 2010<\/p>\n
\n Canadian Fleet Pacific, Royal Canadian Navy (Victoria)
\n July 2006 \u2013 June 2008<\/p>\n
\n Royal Canadian Navy (Ottawa)
\n July 2004 \u2013 July 2006<\/p>\n
\n Canadian Forces Naval Operations School (Halifax)
\n June 2003 \u2013 July 2004<\/p>\n
\n Her Majesty\u2019s Canadian Ship Halifax
\n May 2001- July 2003<\/p>\n
\n Canadian Armed Forces
\n March 1985 \u2013 May 2001<\/p>\n
\n Government House
\n January 1991- July 1992<\/p>\n
\n Combined Force Maritime Component Commander Course<\/p>\n
\n National Security Studies Programme<\/p>\n
\n Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers<\/p>\n
\n Command and Staff Course<\/p>\n
\n Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Major Finance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"