MONTREAL and WASHINGTON, Jan. 20,
2020 /PRNewswire/ - (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE) – CAE is pleased
to announce the appointment of Todd
Probert as Group President, Defence & Security,
effective January 27, 2020. He will
be based in Washington, DC and is
succeeding Gene Colabatistto, who
retired from CAE in December
2019.
"I am very pleased to welcome Todd
Probert to CAE's executive management team, as our new
Group President, Defence & Security. He is a proven
strategic business leader with the right balance of technical,
business and international experience in defence and
technology," said Marc Parent, CAE's President and Chief
Executive Officer. "Todd's competencies and background are very
well aligned with CAE's emphasis on digital innovation and our
long-term vision to be the training partner of choice. His ability
to drive business growth and create strategic partnerships will
bring significant value to our company and our defence
customers."
Mr. Probert worked for Raytheon, the world's fourth largest
defence company, over the past 10 years. Most recently, he was
leading the Command, Control, Space & Intelligence business
unit as part of Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services
segment. In this role, he spearheaded Raytheon's use of commercial
software development practices and artificial intelligence for
military and intelligence community customers in addition to
establishing strategic relationships with Silicon Valley companies.
He previously served as the Vice President of Raytheon's Mission
Support & Modernization product line where he steadily grew the
business during his tenure. He has formed innovative partnerships
with leading tech companies to transform the development timelines
and delivery of capabilities to the U.S. Department of Defense in
areas such as fully open architectures, artificial intelligence and
cyber security. He also held the position of Vice President,
Engineering and Technology, where he managed the engineering
workforce for Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services
portfolio.
Before joining Raytheon, Mr. Probert worked for Honeywell
Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI) in various functions such as
strategy and business development, planning and operations, merger
and acquisition activities, and he also served as HTSI's Chief
Technology Officer. Prior to that, he worked for ANSER, where he
led the Space Technology division.
In 2019, Mr. Probert was named by WashingtonExec as one of the
Top 10 Department of Defense (DOD) Executives to Watch based on
business accomplishments, impact on the defence community and
vision for the future. He also received the 2019 Aviation Week
Program Excellence Award in the OEM Sustainment category.
Mr. Probert holds a master's degree in aeronautical and
astronautical engineering from Purdue
University, where he was named Outstanding Aerospace
Engineer of the Year in 2017. He has a bachelor's degree in
aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan.
About CAE
CAE's Defence & Security business unit focuses on helping
prepare our customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of
mission readiness. We are a world-class training systems
integrator offering a comprehensive portfolio of training centres,
training services and simulation products across the air, land, sea
and public safety market segments. We serve our global
defence and security customers through regional operations in
the United States/Latin America; Canada; Europe/Africa; and Asia-Pacific/Middle
East, all of which leverage the full breadth of CAE's
capabilities, technologies and solutions.
CAE is a global leader in training for the civil aviation,
defence and security, and healthcare markets. Backed by a record of
more than 70 years of industry firsts, we continue to help define
global training standards with our innovative virtual-to-live
training solutions to make flying safer, maintain defence force
readiness and enhance patient safety. We have the broadest global
presence in the industry, with over 10,000 employees, 160 sites and
training locations in over 35 countries. Each year, we train more
than 220,000 civil and defence crewmembers, including more than
135,000 pilots, and thousands of healthcare professionals
worldwide. www.cae.com
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