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Paul Ormsby
Senior Vice President, Operations
Paul Ormsby is the Senior Vice President of Operations at STS Capital Partners, leading a growing Execution team to drive operational excellence and meet STS’ expanding needs. He is responsible for enabling STS’ world-class teams overseeing the vital processes, support, and services needed for maintaining and strengthening the company’s strategic partnerships with buyers and sellers.
With decades of experience working with the global defense and security industry, Paul also oversees legal, strategic planning, and training, ensuring alignment across key areas as STS continues its growth.
A retired two-star Canadian Air Force General, Paul served extensively as an Executive Strategic Advisor within the Canadian government at the Minister/Secretary level and as part of an embassy team where he served as Principal Advisor to the Canadian ambassador in Washington, D.C.
Engaged globally, Paul has well-established networks across many key domains, including government, acquisition, aerospace, defense, finance, capital providers, think tanks, medical services, intelligence service providers, and software. A life-long aviator, Paul has extensive experience with operations and experimental flight test experience.
He held command positions that included leading a $7 billion on-time and on-budget aircraft fleet acquisition, and as Chief of Staff of the Acquisition Group, overseeing day-to-day operations of the $6 billion organization, guiding its managers and directors.
For two years at the Pentagon, Paul was the executive liaison between the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Canada’s Chief of the Defense Staff. He also led the year-long redesign of the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s command and control operating practices.
As Defense Attaché to the United States, the Defense Intelligence Agency asked him to take on the Chair of the Washington Corps of Defense Attachés role, acting as the lead representative for more than 125 international attachés in Washington.
He holds a Master’s Degree from Kings College (London, UK) in international relations and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto.
