Is there a realation to Benoit Allard of the Coast to Coast thing? Or are the names just similar?
CHC Appoints New CEO
VANCOUVER, Nov. 9 /CNW/ - Craig L. Dobbin, O.C., Chairman of CHC
Helicopter Corporation ("CHC") (TSX: FLY.A and FLY.B; NYSE: FLI) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Sylvain Allard as the Company's Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Allard will replace Mr. Dobbin as Chief Executive Officer,
effective today. Mr. Dobbin will assume a new role as Executive Chairman, and
will remain closely associated with the affairs of the company.
Mr. Dobbin said: "Sylvain has helped guide us to record earnings year
after year, and I'm confident that with this new appointment CHC will continue
to expand and prosper as the world's largest helicopter services company."
Mr. Allard started with the Company as a helicopter pilot in Eastern
Canada in 1982. He earned a Masters of Business Administration degree (Gold
Medallist) from Concordia University, Montreal, and has held several key
positions in the Company, including Chief Pilot, President of Viking
Helicopters Ltd., President of Canadian Helicopters (Eastern), and President
of CHC Helicopters International. On April 30, 1998, Mr. Allard was appointed
President of the Company. As president, Mr. Allard helped facilitate the
successful acquisition and consolidation of HSG Group and Schreiner Aviation,
and the focusing of CHC into the world's largest offshore helicopter operator.
CHC Helicopter Corporation is the world's largest provider of helicopter
services to the global offshore oil and gas industry, with aircraft operating
in more than 30 countries and a team of approximately 3,400 professionals
worldwide.
If you wish to be added to, or removed from, the Company's distribution
list, please contact mailto:[email protected].
CHC Appoints New CEO
VANCOUVER, Nov. 9 /CNW/ - Craig L. Dobbin, O.C., Chairman of CHC
Helicopter Corporation ("CHC") (TSX: FLY.A and FLY.B; NYSE: FLI) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Sylvain Allard as the Company's Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Allard will replace Mr. Dobbin as Chief Executive Officer,
effective today. Mr. Dobbin will assume a new role as Executive Chairman, and
will remain closely associated with the affairs of the company.
Mr. Dobbin said: "Sylvain has helped guide us to record earnings year
after year, and I'm confident that with this new appointment CHC will continue
to expand and prosper as the world's largest helicopter services company."
Mr. Allard started with the Company as a helicopter pilot in Eastern
Canada in 1982. He earned a Masters of Business Administration degree (Gold
Medallist) from Concordia University, Montreal, and has held several key
positions in the Company, including Chief Pilot, President of Viking
Helicopters Ltd., President of Canadian Helicopters (Eastern), and President
of CHC Helicopters International. On April 30, 1998, Mr. Allard was appointed
President of the Company. As president, Mr. Allard helped facilitate the
successful acquisition and consolidation of HSG Group and Schreiner Aviation,
and the focusing of CHC into the world's largest offshore helicopter operator.
CHC Helicopter Corporation is the world's largest provider of helicopter
services to the global offshore oil and gas industry, with aircraft operating
in more than 30 countries and a team of approximately 3,400 professionals
worldwide.
If you wish to be added to, or removed from, the Company's distribution
list, please contact mailto:[email protected].
