Balkans35 Patron: Lieutenant General (retd) Peter John Devlin, CMM, MSC, CD, ICD.D, GCB.D

Peter Devlin was appointed Fanshawe College’s fifth President effective September 2013. Prior to joining Fanshawe, Peter served 35 years in the Canadian Armed Forces and retired commanding the Canadian Army at the rank of Lieutenant General. He has several UN, NATO and Coalition tours including three tours in the Balkans (1992 OC N Coy; 1996 Operations Officer IFOR/SFOR HQ; and 1997 CO 1RCR BG). His awards include Orders of Military Merit from the United States, Brazil and Colombia as well as the Canadian Meritorious Service Cross, France’s National Order of the Legion of Honour and Commander of theCanadian Order of Military Merit.President Devlin serves on provincial and national college committees. These include member of the Colleges Ontario Committee of Presidents and Committee of Presidents Executive, past Chair of Colleges and Institutes Canada and a member of the Presidents Leadership Network and College Defence Training and Innovation Network; and Chair of the Polytechnics Canada Board. Peter also serves as Vice-Chair of the London Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors. He was appointed the Honorary Colonel of The Royal Canadian Regiment and recently appointed Chair of the Steering Committee for Homes for Heroes London Village.Peter received an undergraduate degree in Honours Economics from Western University, a graduate degree in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College and a certificate in Advanced Executive Management from Queen’s University. He has also studied at Command and Staff Colleges of the Canadian Defence Academy. He is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) and of the Competent Boards ESG Program (GCB.D). He received an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal Military College of Canada.Peter has been married for 41 years, and together he and his wife Judy have four children.