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Marc Parent
CM
Born (1961-02-05) February 5, 1961 (age 63)
NationalityCanadian
EducationÉcole Polytechnique de Montréal (B.Eng.)
Years active2009-present
EmployerCAE Inc.
TitlePresident and Chief Executive Officer of CAE
PredecessorRobert E. Brown (CAE)
Board member ofTelus
Awards
Honours
Website

Marc Parent CM (born February 5th, 1961) is a French-Canadian business executive, mechanical engineer, and philanthropist. He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE, a position which he has held since 2009.[4] He also serves on the boards of Telus,[5] the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC), McGill University Health Centre Foundation, and the Business Council of Canada (BCC).[4][6][7] Parent is also a trustee of the Lakefield College School Foundation,[8] and is a member of the Council of Governors for the greater Montreal branch of the United Way Centraide Canada Organization.[9]

Early life and education[edit]

Marc Parent was born in Candiac, Quebec.[10] At the age of 12, he joined the 51st Air Cadet squadron in Ottawa. He later switched to the 783rd Air Cadet squadron in Montreal. Parent obtained his pilot's license through the Air Cadets at the age of 17, making him a certified pilot two years before he learned to drive a car.[11] He remained in the Air Cadets for a total of 6 years.[12][13]

Parent graduated from the Polytechnique Montréal in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Later that same year, he began working at Canadair as an aerospace engineer.

Career[edit]

Canadair and Bombardier

Parent began his engineering career as an aerospace engineer with Canadair in 1984. He started as an engineer on the Challenger and Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) programs.[14] Following the sale of Canadair to Bombardier by the Mulroney government in 1986, Parent continued his work on those programs. In 1987, three years after his initial employment at Canadair, he became manager of the Challenger's mechanical systems, with the mandate of fixing the aircraft's teething problems.[10] In 1990, he was made responsible for setting up the Bombardier flight testing and certification center in Wichita, Kansas.[10] In 1993, Parent's responsibilities were expanded, as he was promoted to project director for the Challenger 604.[10] Soon after Bombardier's acquisition of De Haviland Canada,[15] Parent was put in charge of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 program.[10] In 1998, he was named as Bombardier's Vice-President, Program Management, making him responsible for all of Bombardier's aircraft development programs, including the Global Express, the Learjet 45, the CRJ, and the upcoming Challenger 300.[10][16]

From 2000 to 2004, Parent held various executive positions within Bombardier. In 2000, he was promoted to Vice-President, Operations, for Bombardier's De Havilland facility in Toronto, Canada. [16] In 2001, he was named Vice-President and General Manager of Operations for that same facility.[16] In 2003, he was promoted to Vice-President and General Manager, U.S. Operations.[16] In 2004, Parent returned to Bombardier's Montreal facility in order to take on the role of Vice-President and General Manager of the Challenger 300, Challenger 604, 850/870, and CRJ-200 aircraft programs.[16] This is the last position he held at Bombardier.

CAE

In February of 2005, Parent joined CAE to take on the role of Group President, Simulation Products, ending his 25 year career with Bombardier.[17] CAE had been in dire financial straits since 2004, and Parent was ostensibly hired to correct the situation.[17] In 2006, his role in the organization was expanded, as promoted to Group President, Simulation Products and Military Training & Services.[4] His role at CAE was once again expanded in 2008, as he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, making him effectively CAE's second-in-command.[4] As Executive VP and COO, Parent was responsible for all four of the company's business segments and all new growth initiatives.[4] In November of 2008, Parent joined CAE's board of directors.[18] Following the announcement of CAE's CEO Robert E. Brown's retirement on August 12th, 2009, CAE's board of directors announced that Marc Parent would be chosen as his successor.[18] Parent officially became President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE in October of that same year.[19]



Philanthropy[edit]

Centraide


Recognition[edit]

doctorat honoris causa

Personal Life[edit]

See also[edit]

CAE Inc.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1999 – Canada's Top 40 Under 40". Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Doctorat honoris causa, Marc Parent". Polytechnique Montréal. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Governor General Announces 114 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Marc Parent, C.M." www.cae.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  5. ^ "Board Members and Committees - Corporate Governance". TELUS. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  6. ^ "Marc Parent, TELUS Board of Directors Bio - About". TELUS. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  7. ^ "Our Members". Business Council of Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  8. ^ "Foundation Trustees". www.lcs.on.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  9. ^ "Council of Governors". centraide. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Cloutier, Laurier (2000-12-28). "L'homme qui donne des ailes à de Havilland" [The man who gives wings to de Havilland]. La Presse (in French).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Une vision porteuse de transformation : Marc Parent, Po 84, génie mécanique, président et chef de la direction de CAE". Carrefour de l'actualité (in French). 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  12. ^ "Testimonials". Air Cadet League of Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  13. ^ Laffont, Nicolas (2015-01-28). "Nouvelle formule pour le Spectacle aérien international de Bagotville 2015" [New formula for the 2015 Bagotville international air show]. 45eNORD (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-03.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "MARC PARENT NAMED AS CHAIRMAN OF AIAC". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  15. ^ Farnsworth, Clyde (1992-01-23). "COMPANY NEWS; Bombardier Agrees to Buy De Havilland From Boeing". New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ a b c d e "2012 convocation - Polytechnique Montréal awards honorary doctorates to Marc Parent and Éric Mazur". Carrefour de l'actualité. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  17. ^ a b "Comment Marc Parent a transformé CAE". www.lesaffaires.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  18. ^ a b "MARC PARENT NAMED NEW CEO OF CAE, BROWN RETIRES". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  19. ^ Ostrower, Jon (2010-07-20). "FARNBOROUGH: Face the facts with CAE chief executive Marc Parent". Flight Global. Retrieved 2021-02-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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