Bombardier Appoints New Aerospace President and Chief Operating
Officer and Announces Key Business Unit Appointments
- Guy C. Hachey appointed President and Chief Operating Officer,
Bombardier Aerospace
- Gary R. Scott appointed President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft;
new business unit integrating Regional Aircraft and New Commercial
Aircraft Program business units
- Steve Ridolfi appointed President, Bombardier Business Aircraft
- James Hoblyn appointed President, Bombardier Aircraft Services
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - April 18, 2008) - Bombardier
announced today changes to its Aerospace Group leadership team. Guy
C. Hachey is appointed Bombardier Aerospace's new President and Chief
Operating Officer, effective May 12, 2008. A period of transition
will follow until June 4, 2008, when Pierre Beaudoin, the current
President and Chief Operating Officer, will take over the position of
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier Inc., as previously
announced on November 28, 2007.
"Bombardier welcomes Guy Hachey as the new head of its Aerospace
Group," said Pierre Beaudoin, President and Chief Operating Officer,
Bombardier Aerospace. "Guy's proven leadership skills and impressive
track record internationally in the very competitive automotive
industry - combined with our leaders' significant aerospace expertise
- will translate into great benefit for our company."
Bombardier also announced the appointment of three of its senior
leaders to new positions. Each appointment is effective immediately:
- Gary R. Scott, currently President, New Commercial Aircraft Program
and Aircraft Services is appointed President, Bombardier Commercial
Aircraft, integrating two business units - Regional Aircraft and the
New Commercial Aircraft Program - into one new unit. Mr. Scott's
skill, knowledge and experience in the commercial aircraft industry
will be essential as Bombardier continues to develop its new
commercial aircraft. The integration of the Regional Aircraft and
CSeries teams will enable Bombardier to present a complete commercial
aircraft product offering to its customers.
- Steve Ridolfi, currently President, Bombardier Regional Aircraft is
appointed President, Bombardier Business Aircraft. His program
management expertise comes at the right time as Bombardier embarks on
the evaluation and development of new products while increasing the
capacity and operational performance of existing product lines. His
extensive market and strategic experience within the aerospace
industry will benefit Business Aircraft customers. He will replace
Pierre Gabriel Cote who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of
SFK Pulp and will leave Bombardier Aerospace on July 18, 2008.
- James Hoblyn, currently Senior Vice-President, Customer Experience,
Bombardier Business Aircraft is appointed President, Bombardier
Aircraft Services, which includes the Amazing Customer Experience
initiative for Aerospace as a whole; after-market services for
Business and Commercial Aircraft (Parts, Service Centres, Training);
Specialized Aircraft Solutions; and Amphibious Aircraft. A former
Managing Director of Flexjet Europe (now known as Skyjet
International), his focus in recent roles has been to improve
customer satisfaction and loyalty, making him the perfect candidate
for this position.
"I am proud to join one of the world's foremost aircraft
manufacturers and leading Canadian aerospace companies," stated Guy
C. Hachey. "I look very much forward to working with my new
colleagues to ensure the continued long-term success of Bombardier
Aerospace."
"I take this opportunity to sincerely thank Pierre Gabriel Cote for
his contributions to our Business Aircraft unit and wish him success
as he takes on the Chief Executive Officer responsibilities of
another public company," concluded Mr. Beaudoin.
Short biographies of new appointees
Guy C. Hachey started his career 30 years ago in the automotive
industry with General Motors (GM) where he held positions of
increasing authority and complexity, first in Canada, then in the
United States. In 1999, Delphi Automotive Systems spun off from GM
and he joined the Delphi Corporation as President of its Chassis
Systems Division. Before joining Bombardier, he held the combined
positions of Vice-President, Delphi Corporation; President, Delphi
Powertrain Systems - a $5.5 billion business with 16 product lines,
30 plants and over 30,000 employees; as well as President, Delphi
Europe, Middle East and Africa. He was also Executive Champion for
Delphi Corporation's global manufacturing operations. In the latter
capacity, he was responsible for the implementation of lean
enterprise processes and common systems across more than 150 plants
worldwide, for all Delphi products. Mr. Hachey holds a Bachelor's
degree in Commerce (B.Comm.) from McGill University, Montreal, and a
Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Concordia
University, Montreal. He also completed the Tuck Executive
Development Program at Dartmouth (New Hampshire).
Gary R. Scott is a senior aerospace executive with more than 35 years
experience in the industry. Prior to joining Bombardier Aerospace in
2004 as President, New Commercial Aircraft Program, Mr. Scott was
Group President, Civil Simulation and Training at CAE, Inc. He began
his career with The Boeing Company in 1973, where he held several
senior executive positions including Vice-President and Chief
Operating Officer, Boeing Enterprises; and Vice-President and General
Manager for the 737/757 programs. Mr. Scott earned his Bachelor of
Arts (BA) in Business Administration at the University of Washington,
his Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) at Seattle
University, and he has completed the Executive Development Program,
University of Illinois, as well as the Harvard Business School
Advanced Management Program.
Steve Ridolfi has served as President of Bombardier Regional Aircraft
since September 1999. Mr. Ridolfi has had a distinguished career with
the organization, dating from 1982, when he joined de Havilland Inc.
as a structural dynamics engineer. He progressed through airline
analysis, marketing, product planning, program management and
customer support to become, consecutively, Vice-President of
Marketing and Product Planning; and Vice-President and General
Manager Marketing and Operations; prior to his appointment as
President, Regional Aircraft. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons)
(B.Sc.) in Engineering Physics from Queen's University and completed
the Program for Management Development at Harvard University.
James Hoblyn was appointed Senior Vice-President, Customer Experience
at Bombardier Business Aircraft in October 2006. He joined Bombardier
in 1998 as Vice-President, Strategic Planning and Business
Development and subsequently held senior positions within the
Regional Aircraft and Business Aircraft business units related to
marketing, program management, contracts, and product planning and
strategy from 2000 to 2006. He was also Managing Director of
Bombardier Flexjet Europe (now known as Skyjet International). He
graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Science
(B.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering and has a Master's degree in
Business Administration (MBA) from the London Business School.
About Bombardier
A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions,
from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation
equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global
corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year
ended Jan. 31, 2008, were $17.5 billion US, and its shares are traded
on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index
component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America
indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com.
CSeries is a trademark of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.
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