Paul Greedy

President, Founder & Co-owner

Paul is originally from Bristol, England, and trained as an Electronics Technologist at South Bristol College. His career began with British Aerospace, where he spent eight years working on the Concorde Supersonic Aircraft Program, the Harrier Aircraft, the Tracked Rapier, and UK Space Satellites.

Paul immigrated to Canada in 1983, became a Canadian citizen, and worked with Litton Systems Canada Limited (now L3 Communications) in Toronto as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. In 1987, he relocated to Halifax to assist with the launch of Litton Systems at the Aerotech Business Park.

Paul has worked in the Defence and Aerospace industry for his entire professional career.

In 2022, Paul and his wife, Debora became the sole owners of Mil-Aero.

Paul is a devoted, lifelong Liverpool F.C. supporter and watches most games with the Halifax Liverpool F.C. Club at their local pub.

Debora Greedy

Vice President & Co-owner

Debora grew up in Dartmouth, NS, and graduated from Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) with a diploma in Business Administration. After graduation, she held various roles in banking: administration, retail banking, collections, and corporate lending. Debora then worked in women’s healthcare and later in territory sales for a local food broker.

Her career at Mil-Aero began in 2005. As the company grew, Debora assumed various roles, including Administrative Support, Material Management, Office Management, Human Resources, Security Officer, and Business Development.

In 2022, Debora and her husband, Paul, became the sole owners of Mil-and have grown rapidly since. Mil-Aero employs 50 and is about to more than double its production footprint.

Debora is Mi’kmaq with ancestral roots in the Eel Ground First Nation (Natoaganeg) located on the Miramichi River in northern New Brunswick.

Jim Wilson 

Executive Vice President 

Jim graduated from UNB Saint John with a Bachelor Business Administration followed by an MBA at Dalhousie University.  

Jim is an entrepreneur who, early in his career, focused his efforts on recruitment. He started an executive search business soon after his MBA which he grew to offices in Halifax, Calgary, Aberdeen, Scotland and a partnership in Houston, Texas. Jim levered his core business or recruitment with technology to start one of Canada’s first internet recruitment advertising websites – CareerBeacon.com in 1996. 

Jim led two significant private companies as President and VP General Manager – on in heavy equipment and one the federally regulated marine transportation industry. 

Jim consulted with Paul and Debora Greedy as growth advisor before joining MilAero as Executive Vice President. 

Matthew Smith, CPA 

VP & General Manager 

Matthew grew up in Halifax, NS, and graduated from Saint Mary’s University with Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting. He earned his CPA while working in financial services before joining SAAB Canada as Financial Controller. 

Matthew joined MilAero as Controller and progressed quickly to General Manager, then into his current VP & General Manger role. 

Fonce Landry 

Director of Operations 

Fonce grew up in Halifax, NS, and graduated from Dalhousie University with an Industrial Engineering Degree (TUNS) followed later by an MBA. 

Fonce joined MilAero as Director of Operations after 35+ years in the Aerospace and Defence industry in various operational roles of increasing responsibility. 

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