Pierre Lagueux
Senior Partner
plagueux (at) cfncon.com
Pierre L. Lagueux retired from the Canadian Government Public Service on 27 July 1999, after having served with the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence in various military and civilian capacities for almost 33 years.
At the time of his retirement, Mr. Lagueux was the Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) in the Department of National Defence. He was responsible for all aspects of materiel Research and Development, engineering, acquisition, logistics, quality assurance and supply chain management for the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence. During his tenure, the Materiel Group downsized from approximately 12,000 persons to slightly less than 6,000, while maintaining an annual procurement budget of almost $4 billion.
As part of his duties, Mr. Lagueux also served as the Canadian National Armaments Director. In this capacity he was Canada's senior representative in all issues of international armaments co-operation in fora such as NATO. He was also responsible for industrial relations between the Defence Department and Canadian and international industry.
During his career as an executive level public servant, Mr. Lagueux served in a variety of acquisition positions: Director of Procurement and Supply Services; Director General Procurement and Supply; Assistant Deputy Minister (Supply); and, as a result of re-organization, Assistant Deputy Minister (Equipment Program Management).
Mr. Lagueux's network includes contacts at the executive level in defence departments, government and major corporations in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Australia.
Mr. Lagueux joined the Canadian Forces as an Officer Cadet in 1966 under the Regular Officer Training Plan, attending the College militaire royal de Saint-Jean, and graduating from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario in 1971. During his military career as a logistics Officer, he held a number of positions in Supply and Transportation, retiring from the Canadian Forces with the rank of Colonel in 1990.
Mr. Lagueux has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Royal Military College of Canada and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.