MONTREAL, Jan. 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE) – CAE
President and Chief Executive Officer Marc
Parent will be inducted as a Living Legend of Aviation
during the organization's annual gala on
January 19, 2024. The Living Legends of Aviation are
individuals who are recognized for their exceptional contribution
to the field. This year's other Living Legend inductees will
include Prince Harry (The
Duke of Sussex), Fred
George (a U.S. Navy pilot and world-renowned aviation
writer), and Steve Hinton (an
American aviator who held a world-speed record from 1979 to
1989).
"For as long as I can remember, I have been passionate about
aviation and driven by the desire to make the world safer. I feel
humbled to be joining the ranks of some of the most iconic figures
of this industry," said Marc Parent. "In the same way that I
have been influenced by the Living Legends who came before me, I
hope the stories of today's aviation leaders inspire the next
generation to take to the skies and become the Living Legends of
tomorrow."
Throughout a career spanning more than 40 years, Marc has helped
shape the aerospace industry in Canada and around the world. At just 17, he
earned his private pilot's licence, two years before his driver's
permit. Marc graduated from Mechanical Engineering at Montreal's École Polytechnique in 1984 and
joined Canadair as an engineer on the Challenger and Canadair
Regional Jet programs. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Parent held numerous
executive positions within Bombardier Aerospace, leading a number
of facilities and product lines. He ran operations for Bombardier's
de Havilland site in Toronto.
Later, he held the position of Vice President and General Manager,
U.S. Operations, with responsibilities encompassing Learjet
facilities in Wichita, Kansas, and
Tucson, Arizona. In 2004, he
returned to Montreal as Vice
President and General Manager of the Challenger 300, 604, and
850/870 programs as well as the CRJ 200 Regional Aircraft product
line.
Marc joined CAE in 2005 and became President and CEO in 2009. He
has led the company to grow beyond simulation products to become
the largest provider of civil aviation training services worldwide,
and a global leader in training and mission support solutions for
defence and security forces. Under his leadership, CAE has
transformed into a tech leader, bringing the digital and physical
worlds closer together through cutting-edge technology.
Committed to accelerating the development and safe adoption of
world-changing innovations, Marc led CAE to become the first
Canadian aerospace company to be carbon-neutral in 2020. Looking
toward the future, Marc is continuing on his quest to make the
aerospace industry more efficient, greener, and safer than ever
before.
Marc's impact was recognized in 2020 when he was appointed a
Member of the Order of Canada, the
country's highest honour. In 2022, Marc was inducted into
Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame,
named an Industry Leader of the Year by the Living Legends of
Aviation, and won Aviation Week's Philip J.
Klass Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Marc is an active pilot holding an Airline Transport Pilot
Licence (ATPL) from Transport Canada. He currently resides in
Montreal, Canada, and has three
grown children. For his complete biography, click here.
About Living Legends of
Aviation
The "Living Legends of Aviation" are a group of over 100
remarkable people of extraordinary accomplishment in aviation. The
Legends are aviation entrepreneurs, innovators, astronauts,
industry leaders, record breakers, pilots that have become
celebrities and celebrities that have become pilots. They gather
each year to celebrate individual accomplishments and advancements
during aviation's second century. The event is produced by Kiddie
Hawk Air Academy, an organization that educates and sparks
children's interest in aviation.
About CAE
At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the
expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology
company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying software-based
simulation training and critical operations support solutions.
Above all else, we empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, defence
and security forces and healthcare practitioners to perform at
their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around
the globe, we're everywhere customers need us to be with more than
13,000 employees in approximately 250 sites and training locations
in over 40 countries. CAE represents more than 75 years of industry
firsts—the highest-fidelity flight, mission and medical simulators
and training programs powered by digital technologies. We embed
sustainability in everything we do. Today and tomorrow, we'll make
sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.
Read our FY23 Global Annual Activity and Sustainability
Report.
CAE Contacts:
General Media:
Samantha
Golinski, Vice President, Public Affairs & Global
Communications
+1-514-340-7939, ext. 7939, samantha.golinski@cae.com
Investor Relations:
Andrew Arnovitz, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
and Enterprise Risk Management, +1-514-734-5760,
andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
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