The federal government announced Friday that Vanessa Lloyd will lead CSIS for a term of six months or until a new director is appointed.
For the first time in its 40-year history, a woman will lead the Canadian Security Intelligence Service — on an interim basis.The federal government announced Friday that Vanessa Lloyd will lead CSIS for a term of six months or until a new director is appointed. For the first time in its 40-year history, a woman will lead the Canadian Security Intelligence Service — on an interim basis.
According to her biography, Lloyd joined the service as an intelligence officer in 1998. She served recently as the deputy director of operations responsible for directing CSIS's human intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, security screening and threat reduction efforts.Over the past year, CSIS has had to publicly confront the threat of foreign interference by the Chinese and Indian governments. Its response to those threats has been questioned.
In a media statement, Vigneault said being CSIS director "has been a privilege" and "one of the most challenging and rewarding period in my career."During his time as CSIS director, Vigneault also had to deal with the fallout from allegations of rape and harassment linked to the agency's British Columbia office.
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