\u00c9ric Martel was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier in the spring of 2020. Since then, he has been a driving force behind Bombardier\u2019s successful repositioning as a company purely focused on business aviation. Un- der his leadership, Bombardier is evolving its industry-leading portfolio of business jets and expanding its service footprint around the world while delivering strong financial results. He is deeply committed to the company\u2019s Environmental, Social and Governance strategy, notably its goals of increasing diversity and the number of women in management positions and shaping a more sustainable future for business aviation. Mr. Martel is also a member of Bombardier\u2019s Board of Directors. Prior to his appointment, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec since July 2015. From 2002 until 2015, he held positions of increasing responsibility within Bombardier, including President of Bombardier Business Aircraft, President of Bombardier Aerospace Services, Vice-President and General Manager of the Global and Challenger platforms and he also worked at Bombardier Transportation from 2002 to 2004 as Vice President of Operations for North America. Prior to joining Bombardier, Mr. Martel worked for various other high-profile multinational companies, such as Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, Procter & Gamble and Kraft Foods. Mr. Martel holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in electrical engineering from Laval University and was awarded an honorary doctor- ate by Concordia University in 2019. He was elected as a Fellow to the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2022. Mr. Martel has been actively involved with Centraide of Greater Montreal for over 20 years, and co-chairs the fundraising campaign of the Fondation de l\u2019Institut universitaire en sant\u00e9 mentale de Montr\u00e9al. He is also a member Board of Directors of the Corporate Angel Network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","team":[],"class_list":["post-15268","staff","type-staff","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n