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CADSI's 2015 Board of Directors
CADSI appoints three new members to the Board of Directors
Ottawa, March 24, 2015 – The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed three new members.
Rosemary Chapdelaine, Vice President and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Canada MST, Tracy Medve, President of Kelowna Flightcraft Group, and Anne Healey, General Manager – Group Business Development at BAE Systems Canada, will join CADSI’s Board, effective today. The appointments bring the number of CADSI directors to 16.
“CADSI has always sought to recruit the very best, most talented leaders to our already outstanding Board,” said Mike Greenley, CADSI’s Board Chair. “Rosemary, Tracy and Anne bring tremendous leadership expertise in the defence and security sector and their experience will be a great asset to our Board of Directors.”
“The defence and security sector is a strategic and critical pillar of the national agenda and as the Association that is the voice of the industry, we are expected to bring leadership commensurate with the degree to which our sector is entrusted with this responsibility,” said CADSI President Christyn Cianfarani. “To be receiving advice, direction and support from a Board of this caliber is CADSI's great fortune.”
The new Board was constituted at CADSI’s 2014 Annual General Meeting in Ottawa today.
Quotes:
“I am thrilled and honoured to join the CADSI Board of Directors. CADSI has a long standing and effective track record in advocating for industry with representation covering the entire spectrum of companies in the defence and security sector. And in this role, I look forward to contributing to and participating in the Board’s initiatives as they continue their journey in creating and fostering an environment where Canadian companies can prosper in this sector. “
- Rosemary Chapdelaine, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin Canada
“I’m very pleased to be accepted to serve on the Board of Directors of CADSI by my colleagues from the industry. CADSI is a critically important organization and I look forward to playing a role in the promotion of the organization’s objectives on behalf for our members.”
— Tracy Medve, President, Kelowna Flightcraft Group
“I am delighted to be joining the CADSI board and be working with so many esteemed colleagues in representing the interests of the defence industry.”
- Anne Healey, General Manager – Group Business Development, BAE Systems Canada
About CADSI
The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) is the national industry voice of more than 650 Canadian defence, security and cybersecurity companies that produce world-class goods, services and technologies made across Canada and sought the world over. The industries contribute to the employment of more than 78,000 Canadians and generate $12.6 billion in annual revenues, roughly half of which come from exports. To learn more, visit defenceandsecurity.ca and follow us on Twitter at @CadsiCanada .
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