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Laurent Beaudoin, CC
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
, OQ
National Order of Quebec

The National Order of Quebec, known officially by its French language name Ordre national du Qu?bec and also called simply the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit bestowed by the Government of Quebec....
, FCA (born May 13, 1938) is a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 businessman.

Born in in Laurier Station
Laurier-Station, Quebec

Laurier-Station is a village of 2,800 people in Quebec, Canada, in the Lotbini?re Regional County Municipality, Quebec part of the Chaudi?re-Appalaches region....
, Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, the son-in-law of Joseph Armand Bombardier, Beaudoin joined Bombardier Limited in 1963. He became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking Corporate title or Administration in charge of total management of a corporation, company, non-profit organization, or government agency, reporting to the board of directors....
 of Bombardier, Inc.
Bombardier

Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian companies list of conglomerates, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limit?e in 1942, at Valcourt , Quebec in the Eastern Townships, Quebec....
 in 1979. Under his leadership, the company grew from a snowmobile manufacturer to the world's largest manufacturer of rail transportation equipment and to the world's third largest civil aircraft maker.

In 1973 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
 and was promoted to Companion in 1988.






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Laurent Beaudoin, CC
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
, OQ
National Order of Quebec

The National Order of Quebec, known officially by its French language name Ordre national du Qu?bec and also called simply the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit bestowed by the Government of Quebec....
, FCA (born May 13, 1938) is a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 businessman.

Born in in Laurier Station
Laurier-Station, Quebec

Laurier-Station is a village of 2,800 people in Quebec, Canada, in the Lotbini?re Regional County Municipality, Quebec part of the Chaudi?re-Appalaches region....
, Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, the son-in-law of Joseph Armand Bombardier, Beaudoin joined Bombardier Limited in 1963. He became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking Corporate title or Administration in charge of total management of a corporation, company, non-profit organization, or government agency, reporting to the board of directors....
 of Bombardier, Inc.
Bombardier

Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian companies list of conglomerates, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limit?e in 1942, at Valcourt , Quebec in the Eastern Townships, Quebec....
 in 1979. Under his leadership, the company grew from a snowmobile manufacturer to the world's largest manufacturer of rail transportation equipment and to the world's third largest civil aircraft maker.

In 1973 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
 and was promoted to Companion in 1988. In 1990, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec
National Order of Quebec

The National Order of Quebec, known officially by its French language name Ordre national du Qu?bec and also called simply the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit bestowed by the Government of Quebec....
.

In June 2000, Mr. Beaudoin was named a member of the Advisory Board of Lazard Canada, and since December 2003, has served as Chairman of the Board of Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.

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