15 Dec Denis Constant
Mr. Denis Constant comes to ASERO from a distinguished career as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) where Mr. Constant played a key role in delivering organizational improvement therefore striving to achieve an organization of excellence. He played a central role in the development of policies within Border Security, Financial Crime and International Policing by holding several senior positions within the RCMP. During his thirty year career, Mr. Constant held a variety of positions at home and abroad reaching its pinnacle as the Director General, Financial Crime, a position he held until September 1, 2008 following his retirement.
Prior to his tenure with Financial Crime, Mr. also served as Director General of International Policing between 2002 and 2005 where he led the re-engineering process of all core activities within the International Division. The new re-engineering process contributed to a re-alignment of five additional Liaison Offices around the world. He led the negotiation with the Government of Canada for the purpose of securing permanent positions for Peacekeeping Mission in which Canada participates on ongoing basis. Mr. Constant led the tsunami relief efforts on behalf of Canada following the natural disaster in Asia by providing strategic and operational advices to the Canadian government for the purpose of enhancing Canada’s contribution to the region.
Mr. Constant held the position of Chief of Staff for the Commissioner of the RCMP where he interacted on a daily basis with Senior Government Officials such as Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, Privy Council, Department of Finance, Treasury Board and several other Government Departments on policy issues. In the capacity of Canadian Diplomat to the following countries namely; Italy, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Cyprus, Malta, Syria, Greece, Sudan, Egypt and San Marino, Mr. Constant accepted operational responsibility on behalf of the law enforcement community in Canada and also promoting Canadian interest on behalf of the government.
Mr. Constant served as Ambassador at Large on the International Policing Committee of the International Association for the Chiefs of Police. He also held the position of Canadian Representative on the International Association of Chiefs of Police Private Sector Liaison Committee as well as the RCMP representative on the same Committee for the Canadian Association for the Chiefs of Police (CACP). Since September 2006, he has occupied a position on the Board of Algonquin Forensic Accountant Program. During his entire career with the RCMP, Mr. Constant was a key speaker at several National and International forums on a variety of topics such as the role of Peacekeeping within International Operations, Identity theft, Major Frauds, Money Laundering etc.
Mr. Constant has attended the faculty of law at the University of Ottawa. He has been the recipient of the Queen Golden Jubilee Medal and Canada 125th Medal.