William Leach (Canadian Army officer)

Lieutenant-General William Leach CMM CD was the Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces.

Military career
Leach graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a degree in Economics and Commerce in 1965 and was commissioned into the Canadian Army. He went on to command a Logistic Battalion. From 1977 he worked in a series of senior administrative and finance positions at National Defence Headquarters and from 1987 he held various supply and logistics appointments there.

In 1995 he was appointed Deputy Commander at Canadian Forces Land Force Command and in 1997 he became Chief of the Land Staff, a post he held until Summer 2000.

In 2000 he was appointed a Vice President Operations with Honeywell Canada Logistic Services and in 2005 he was made a Vice President of Mincom Defence.

Family
He was married to Canadian artist Mary Louise Leach, who died from cancer in 2003; they have two daughters and a son.