Garry Best is a Beneficiary of the Nunatsiavut Land Claim Agreement. Prior to his recent appointment as President and CEO of the Nunatsiavut Group of Companies (NGC), he was
Board Chair of the Labrador Inuit Capital Strategy Trust, the body that oversees NGC’s operations.
Garry holds both a Bachelor of Engineering from Memorial University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Naval Architecture from University College London, UK. He served in various leadership roles as an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy for more than 23 years, followed by a 17-year career as an executive in the Federal Public Service.
Garry has more than 35 years of progressively senior leadership and management
experience, as well as experience working with Boards, developing corporate business
strategies, managing budgets/ finances, and engaging in Indigenous-government
relations. Most recently, he was a Senior Advisor with Indigenous Services Canada as part of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB).
