Ian Bell, formerly head of the Europe/Middle East/Africa region at CAE (NYSE: CAE), has been named vice president and general manager for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East within the Montreal, Quebec-based company’s defense and security segment.
CAE also appointed Marc-Olivier Sabourin, formerly regional operations director and deputy general manager for the firm’s Europe region, as VP and GM for Europe and Africa within the company™s defense and security segment, the company said Thursday.
Gene Colabatistto, CAE™s group president for defense and security, said Bell and Sabourin will work to help the company deliver training systems and simulation platforms to defense clients.
Bell, a 10-year company veteran, will oversee the operations of the firm™s defense and security segment in Asia Pacific and Middle East through CAE™s regional office in Sydney, Australia.
Sabourin, a 21-year CAE veteran, will be based at the firm™s office in Stolberg, Germany, to manage the defense and security business unit™s operations in Africa and Europe.
