Des Sullivan
Des (Desmond) Sullivan is a businessman based in St. John’s and a graduate of Memorial University.
He was the executive assistant to Premier Frank D. Moores (1974-1979) and the senior executive assistant to Premier Brian Peckford (1979-1985).
Sullivan is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB).
In the private sector since 1985, and as president of the Sullivan Group of Companies, Sullivan has been engaged as a director in several companies with operations in real estate management, development, commercial leasing and the retail sector.
Since March 2012, Sullivan has hosted the Uncle Gnarley Blog. The website is a strictly Newfoundland and Labrador publication which promises “opinions on Newfoundland politics that bite”.
To date the blog has been host to nearly 600 posts. While Sullivan is the principal writer, many posts are contributed articles written by diverse researchers and authors including David Vardy and Ron Penney.
The Muskrat Falls project has been the principal focus of the blog, which has kept abreast of plethora of issues dating prior to sanction. The blog also covers issues relating to the financial condition of the province and a range of political and social issues.
He was the executive assistant to Premier Frank D. Moores (1974-1979) and the senior executive assistant to Premier Brian Peckford (1979-1985).
Sullivan is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB).
In the private sector since 1985, and as president of the Sullivan Group of Companies, Sullivan has been engaged as a director in several companies with operations in real estate management, development, commercial leasing and the retail sector.
Since March 2012, Sullivan has hosted the Uncle Gnarley Blog. The website is a strictly Newfoundland and Labrador publication which promises “opinions on Newfoundland politics that bite”.
To date the blog has been host to nearly 600 posts. While Sullivan is the principal writer, many posts are contributed articles written by diverse researchers and authors including David Vardy and Ron Penney.
The Muskrat Falls project has been the principal focus of the blog, which has kept abreast of plethora of issues dating prior to sanction. The blog also covers issues relating to the financial condition of the province and a range of political and social issues.