Biography of Carole Lacombe

Senior Vice-President Prior to joining the Canadian Space Agency, Ms. Lacombe occupied the position of Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy, Planning and Information at Canada Economic Development. From 2001 to 2004, Ms. Lacombe contributed to several sectors at Canadian Heritage as Assistant Deputy Minister, for Planning and Corporate Affairs, for Public Affairs and Communications, and for Canadian Identity.

From 2000 to 2001, she was Director General, Policy and Coordination with the Infrastructure National Office and prior to that, from 1998 to 2000, Director General, Government Readiness, Year 2000 Project Office, at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

From 1997 to 1998, she was Director General, Program Planning and Coordination, Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. From 1996 to 1997, Executive Coordinator, Canadian Blood Secretariat, Health Protection Branch, Health Canada. From 1993 to 1996, Ms. Lacombe was with the Health Protection Branch, Health Canada, as Director, Product Safety Bureau and subsequently established the Office of Tobacco Control.

From 1992 to 1993, she was Executive Coordinator, Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, Bureau of Consumer Affairs, Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada. From 1987 to 1992, she held several positions in Consumer Corporate Affairs. Ms. Lacombe joined the federal government in 1987 as Regional Director, Consumer Products; in 1988, she was appointed Chief of the Mechanical and Electrical Hazards Division and then Director of Executive Services, Corporate Secretariat from 1990 to 1992.

Prior to joining the Public Service, Ms. Lacombe worked in an industrial research environment in the health-care industry, at Institut Armand-Frappier. She holds a bachelor's degree in science (Biology) from the Université de Montréal and a master's degree in business administration (MBA) from Hautes Études Commerciales.

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