"Depot" Division Welcomes New Commanding Officer

Regina, Saskatchewan – Aug. 13, 2008 – Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) formally welcomed a new Commanding Officer to “Depot” Division. Assistant Commissioner Roger L. Brown assumed command from Assistant Commissioner Pierre Ménard during a ceremony held on the historical Parade Square of the RCMP Academy.

A proud Newfoundlander, Assistant Commissioner Brown joined the RCMP in 1980. Following training, he was assigned general duties in Quebec and later in Newfoundland and Labrador, where he served as an investigator in Federal Enforcement and performed general detachment and drug enforcement duties. He was transferred to the RCMP Academy, “Depot” Division, in 1993 where he served as an instructor until 1997. He then pursued his career at National Headquarters where he served as Program Development Officer and then as Officer-in-charge of the Executive/Diplomatic Protection Section. In 2002, he was promoted to the rank of chief superintendent and appointed to the position of Office-in-charge of Human Resources for Ontario and Quebec. In early 2006, he was the Officer-in-charge of Protective Operations in the National Capital Region. Later that year, he was promoted to the rank of assistant commissioner.