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General Rick Hillier is a strategic adviser and member of the Gowlings International Strategic Advisory Group (GISAG). General Hillier has extensive international experience, whether it be for clients operating in Canada, Canadian clients investing or operating internationally or international clients abroad, particularly in the energy, infrastructure, financial services, mining and aerospace industries.
GISAG was formed to provide a strategic and business complement to the Firm's already impressive legal capabilities, advising clients at the highest level on their international business needs. The group provides advisory services in the areas of corporate and business strategy, industry and organizational restructuring, government relations and lobbying, government restructuring and regulatory regime development, regulatory affairs, public policy strategy development, financing, international financial regulation, corporate governance and security advice, and planning and risk management. Working seamlessly with other Gowlings professionals, General Hillier and other members of GISAG help clients to manage risk and extract value in high-stakes international deals or multi-country expansions
During his career, General Hillier had the privilege and pleasure of commanding troops from the platoon to multi-national formation level within Canada, Europe, Asia and the United States. He has worked as a staff officer in several headquarters, first at the Army level in Montréal and later at the strategic level in Ottawa.
In 1998, General Hillier was appointed as the first Canadian Deputy Commanding General of III Corps, US Army in Fort Hood, Texas. In 2000 he took command of NATO's Stabilization Force's (SFOR) Multinational Division (Southwest) in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In May 2003 General Hillier was appointed as Commander of the Army and subsequently, in October 2003, he was selected as the Commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan.
General Hillier was promoted to Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff in February 2005, the highest position in the Canadian Forces, and the position he held until stepping down in 2008.
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