Claude Taylor (transportation executive)
Claude Taylor | |
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| Born | Claude Ivan Taylor May 20, 1925 Salisbury, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | April 23, 2015 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
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Claude Ivan Taylor OC (May 20, 1925 – April 23, 2015) was a Canadian transportation executive. He was the President and CEO of Air Canada.[1]
Born in Salisbury, New Brunswick, he graduated as a Registered Industrial Accountant from McGill University in 1953. He started at Air Canada in 1949 as a reservation agent and would become President and CEO from 1976 to 1984. From 1984 to 1992, he was Chairman of the Board. He was President & CEO again from 1990 to 1992. He was President of the International Air Transport Association from 1979 to 1980.[2]
In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for having "turned Air Canada into a world leader in air transportation and, through his leadership of professional organizations at home and abroad".[3] In 1985, he was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.[4] He has received honorary degrees from the University of New Brunswick and McMaster University. He was also a Commander of the Order of St. John.
References[]
- ^ "Claude Taylor". The Gazette. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry[permanent dead link]
- ^ Order of Canada citation
- ^ Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame profile Archived December 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- 1925 births
- 2015 deaths
- Air Canada people
- Commanders of the Order of St John
- McGill University Faculty of Management alumni
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- People from Westmorland County, New Brunswick
- Canadian chief executives