Lynn Mason

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. He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer in 1981, Commander of the Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1985 and Commander of NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic in 1987. and also served on the board of its subsidiary, CBS Insurance.

Mason also served as the Chair of Minister of National Defence’s Education Advisory Board and as Chair, of the Annual Fund Committee of the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust (HMCS Sackville). He was also Chair and Board member of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo and a research Fellow at Dalhousie University’s Centre for Foreign Policy Studies.

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

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

Family Mason is the father of the Canadian politician Waye Mason.

Awards and decorations Mason's personal awards and decorations include the following: