Named CMC Electronics' Vice President In Charge Of Military
Aviation
CMC Electronics Inc. has appointed
Jean-Michel Comtois as vice president of the company's military
aviation business unit. In leading CMC's military aviation
business, Comtois oversees operations in Chicago, Illinois; Ottawa,
Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and the United Kingdom.
Comtois joined CMC Electronics in February 2000, and has been
vice president, government and public affairs, since September
2002. Comtois is a retired general in the Canadian Armed Forces,
with extensive command and leadership experience. He began his
career as a fighter pilot and CF-18 squadron commander, then as the
wing commander of an operational CF-18 Wing. Subsequently, he
was the command director of the NORAD command centre in Cheyenne
Mountain, Colorado, and then, was deputy commander of the
continental U.S. NORAD region with over 10,000 personnel who
operated fighter and surveillance assets throughout the U.S. He
later joined the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) and
held the position of director general of management renewal
services at DND headquarters in Ottawa. In this post, he
spearheaded alternate service delivery initiatives, business
process re-engineering, modeling and decision support services.
"Jean-Michel is highly qualified to lead this key CMC division
given the leadership skills he gained during an illustrious
military career, combined with his valuable experience in
government-industry relations, strategic planning, program and
human resources management," said Jean-Pierre Mortreux, president
and CEO, CMC Electronics.
Comtois holds a B.A. in economics and commerce from the Royal
Military College in Kingston, Ontario, and is a graduate of the
National Defence College. He is a member of the Order of St. John
and was awarded the Canadian Order of Military Merit, the American
Legion of Merit and the American Meritorious Service Medal.
CMC Electronics has earned an international reputation for the
design and production of innovative, highly reliable military and
commercial electronics products for the aviation and global
positioning markets. Systems integration, advanced avionics and
human factors engineering services are the basis for the company's
long-standing relationship with the armed forces of Canada, the
United States and a host of other countries.