MONTREAL and WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug.
10, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE) – CAE is
pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Gelston as Group President, Defence &
Security, effective August 24, 2020.
He will be based in Washington,
D.C. and will be succeeding Heidi
Wood, CAE's Executive Vice–President, Business Development
& Growth Initiatives, who was also acting as interim Group
President.
"I am very pleased to welcome Dan
Gelston to CAE's executive management team, as our new Group
President, Defence & Security. He is a proven leader with more
than 20 years of experience in the U.S. military, intelligence
community and the global defence industry," said Marc Parent, CAE's President and Chief Executive
Officer. "Dan's energy and his solid track record as a
growth-focused leader will be invaluable in driving the growth of
our Defence business in our core operations and expanding further
into an array of related adjacencies that align well to our
business strengths. I have no doubt that his industry experience
and exceptional leadership will propel our Defence business to
reach its full potential."
Before joining CAE, Mr. Gelston served as President of L3Harris
Technologies' Broadband Communications Systems sector and President
of Communication Systems-West division. In this role, Mr. Gelston
led his team to multiple record-breaking years of fiscal
performance and significantly improved the business's overall
competitive win-rate and pipeline expansion.
Prior to his leadership role at L3Harris Technologies, Mr.
Gelston was President of the Special Security Agreement (SSA)
businesses Smiths Detection Inc. and Cobham Tactical Communications
and Surveillance. In 2017, he led the SSA-controlled portion of
Smith's $710 million Morpho Detection
acquisition and the divestment of Smith's Brazil business. In 2015, Mr. Gelston led the
sale of Cobham's Surveillance Business and served as CEO during its
transition to a standalone company.
Mr. Gelston holds a Master of Science degree in Strategic
Intelligence from the National Intelligence University and a
double-major Bachelor's degree in Economics and International
Strategic Policy from Bucknell
University.
Mr. Gelston's military experience includes active and reserve
duty from 1998 to 2007 as an Armor and Military Intelligence
Officer. He is a US Army Armor School Draper Awardee and
Intelligence Officer School Distinguished Honor Graduate.
About CAE
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 10,500 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
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