MONTREAL, April 4, 2024 /CNW/ - (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE)
- CAE Inc. today announced changes to its Defense &
Security business unit's leadership team. Jason Goodfriend has
been appointed Interim Group President, Defense &
Security, effective immediately.
Mr. Goodfriend replaces Daniel
Gelston, who will remain at CAE in a supporting capacity
through May 2024. CAE thanks Mr.
Gelston for his vision, leadership and many accomplishments and
wishes him well in his future endeavours.
Mr. Goodfriend, based in Chantilly, Virginia, joined CAE
in January 2023 as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for
CAE's Defense & Security business unit. CAE created the COO
position at the Defense & Security business unit level as part
of a series of organizational and structural changes intended to
improve execution and performance. Since then, Mr.
Goodfriend has been responsible for managing strategic,
operational, and tactical efforts to deliver effective and
efficient operations.
Mr. Goodfriend came to CAE with over 20 years of experience
in the government and private sectors leading and managing
organizations and P&L execution for defence companies including
BAE Systems Inc., and Akima, LLC. Mr. Goodfriend also brings
valuable insight into our defence customers as a distinguished U.S.
Army veteran.
A search is currently being conducted for a permanent Group
President among several highly qualified external and internal
candidates with proven track-records of execution in the defence
sector to lead and accelerate the transformation of CAE's Defense
& Security business.
CAE also announced the recent appointment of Srini Dixit as Chief Financial Officer (CFO),
Defense & Security. Mr. Dixit has an extensive
background that includes structural engineering, international
business management, oversight of multi-billion-dollar strategic
business units, and leadership of large finance teams. He joined
CAE in March 2024 from RTX
Corporation where he served as Vice President Finance and CFO of
RTX's Raytheon Air Power strategic business. Before that, Mr. Dixit
held various defence unit financial leadership positions for over a
decade at Lockheed Martin Corporation.
About CAE
At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and
solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we
digitalize the physical world, deploying software-based simulation
training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else,
we empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, and defence and
security forces to perform at their best every day and when the
stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we're everywhere
customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in
approximately 250 sites and training locations in over 40
countries. CAE represents more than 75 years of industry firsts—the
highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators as well as training
programs powered by digital technologies. We embed sustainability
in everything we do. Today and tomorrow, we'll make sure our
customers are ready for the moments that matter.
Contacts
General Media:
Samantha
Golinski, Vice President, Public Affairs & Global
Communications
+1-514-341-2000, ext. 7939, samantha.golinski@cae.com
Investor Relations:
Andrew Arnovitz, Senior Vice
President, Investor Relations and Enterprise Risk Management
+1-514-734-5760, andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
Trade Media:
Wendy
Stough, Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications
+1-813-233-6409, wendy.stough@caemilusa.com
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