Alain Bellemare

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Alain M. Bellemare
Born1962 (age 6364)
Canada
Known forPresident and CEO of Bombardier Inc.

Alain M. Bellemare was the president and CEO of Bombardier Inc. [1] He joined Delta Air Lines in January 2021 as president-international. [2]

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Early life and education

Bellemare received an undergraduate degree from Sherbrooke University. [3] He received an MBA from McGill University in 1993. [4]

Career

Beginning in 1984, Bellemare served 12 years in a variety of engineering and manufacturing positions with Kraft Foods Canada and Crown Holdings Canada. [1] [5]

On January 1, 2009, Bellemare became the president of Hamilton Sundstrand. [1]

In September 2011, Bellemare became the president and COO of UTC Propulsion and Aerospace Systems at United Technologies. [1]

From July 26, 2012, to January 31, 2015, Bellemare served as the CEO and president of UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems at United Technologies. [1] The position was eliminated in January 2015. [6]

On February 13, 2015, Bellemare became the president and CEO of Bombardier Inc. [1] [7]

In May 2017, Bellmare's compensation of US$9.5 million was criticized while the Government of Quebec invested in Bombardier. [8]

In November 2018, an attempt by Bellmare to sell 7 million shares of Bombardier was investigated by regulators. [9]

In March 2020, Bellemare was removed from his function. [10]

References

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  2. "Former Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare joins Delta Air Lines".
  3. Moore, Karl (May 3, 2018). "The CEO behind Bombardier's turnaround efforts". Financial Post .
  4. "Alain Bellemare, MBA'1993". McGill University.
  5. Van Praet, Nicolas (July 13, 2018). "Alain Bellemare and the rescue of Bombardier". The Globe and Mail .
  6. Mann, Ted (January 15, 2015). "United Technologies' Aerospace Head to Leave". The Wall Street Journal .
  7. McCoy, Daniel (February 12, 2015). "Bombardier goes outside the family with new CEO". American City Business Journals .
  8. Shingler, Benjamin (March 30, 2017). "Bombardier under fire for $32.6M US given to executives while taking government cash". CBC News .
  9. Tomesco, Frederic (November 16, 2018). "Bombardier probed by AMF regulator over executive stock trades". Montreal Gazette. Bloomberg News.
  10. "Eric Martel leaving Hydro-Quebec to become president, CEO of Bombardier". CBC News . March 12, 2020.