Please join us on Friday, November 12th when Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada discusses how a competitive framework for the aviation sector in Canada would also unleash Toronto’s potential as a global transportation hub.
Calin Rovinescu was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada in April 2009.
From 2004 until his re-joining Air Canada, Mr. Rovinescu was a Co-founder and Principal of Genuity Capital Markets, one of Canada’s leading independent investment banks.
Mr. Rovinescu first joined Air Canada in 2000 as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy, where he was Chairman of, and had oversight for many of the airline’s businesses including loyalty management (Aeroplan), regional carriers (Jazz) and maintenance, repair and overhaul (ACTS). He also had overall responsibility for a number of corporate functions including Legal, Information & Technology, E-Commerce, People, Labour, Government Affairs, Communications, Alliances and Corporate Secretariat. In addition, Mr. Rovinescu held the position of Chief Restructuring Officer during the airline’s 2003-2004 restructuring.
Prior to 2000, he was the Managing Partner of the law firm Stikeman Elliott in Montreal, where he practiced law for over 20 years in the areas of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, and was a member of the firm’s Partnership Board and Executive Committee.
Mr. Rovinescu received his LL.B from the University of Ottawa in 1980, his LL.L. from the University of Montreal in 1978, and his D.E.C. from McGill University in 1974. He is a member of the Quebec and Ontario Bar Associations. Mr. Rovinescu is a member of the IATA Board of Governors and also serves on the Board of Directors of several private and non-profit corporations including the McGill University Health Centre.
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