Afghanistan veteran, former RCMP inspector named CEO of Commissionaires Nova Scotia
By Trident Staff
Commissionaires Nova Scotia has announced that Afghanistan veteran, former RCMP Inspector and current Army Reservist Barry Pitcher has been named the new CEO of the not-for-profit organization.
In a press release on September 12, Commissionaires NS said that Pitcher was driven to the role due to his personal connection to Commissionaires through his career, including an experience earlier this year working with the organization on a recruiting initiative.
“I have always had the utmost respect for the security professionals who work at Commissionaires. They were the steadfast keepers of all my places of employment while I was in uniform,” Mr. Pitcher is quoted as saying.
The press release notes that Mr. Pitcher, originally from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, is a Royal Roads Military College graduate and former CAF member, spending seven years with the Regular Force and deploying to Afghanistan in 2007. He has been a member of the Primary Reserve since 2010, and is a Lieutenant Colonel with 5th Canadian Division in Halifax, having served as Operations Officer for the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently, Mr. Pitcher was the Community Engagement and Event Lead for the federal government’s apology to the descendants of the No. 2 Construction Battalion. He also spent 24 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) before retiring in 2019 at the rank of Inspector.
Mr. Pitcher sits on the board for the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo and is also a volunteer with Family SOS, Feed Nova Scotia, and Team Rubicon.
“I’m starting my new role with high energy for employee and community relations. Engagement will be a key theme for me, and I aspire to represent all the communities we serve equally,” he said.
Commissionaires Nova Scotia is a member of the national Commissionaires organization, with 15 divisions across Canada. They offer security services including guarding, event security, risk assessment, background screening, and more, with a mandate to provide meaningful employment to veterans of the CAF and RCMP, which make up a significant percentage of their workforce
