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CHC Appoints New CEO
VANCOUVER, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Craig L. Dobbin, O.C., Chairman of CHC
Helicopter Corporation ("CHC") (TSX: FLY.A and FLY.B; NYSE: FLI) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Sylvain Allard as the Company's Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Allard will replace Mr. Dobbin as Chief Executive Officer,
effective today. Mr. Dobbin will assume a new role as Executive Chairman, and
will remain closely associated with the affairs of the company.
Mr. Dobbin said: "Sylvain has helped guide us to record earnings year after
year, and I'm confident that with this new appointment CHC will continue to
expand and prosper as the world's largest helicopter services company."
Mr. Allard started with the Company as a helicopter pilot in Eastern Canada in
1982. He earned a Masters of Business Administration degree (Gold Medallist)
from Concordia University, Montreal, and has held several key positions in the
Company, including Chief Pilot, President of Viking Helicopters Ltd., President
of Canadian Helicopters (Eastern), and President of CHC Helicopters
International. On April 30, 1998, Mr. Allard was appointed President of the
Company. As president, Mr. Allard helped facilitate the successful acquisition
and consolidation of HSG Group and Schreiner Aviation, and the focusing of CHC
into the world's largest offshore helicopter operator.
CHC Helicopter Corporation is the world's largest provider of helicopter
services to the global offshore oil and gas industry, with aircraft operating
in more than 30 countries and a team of approximately 3,400 professionals
worldwide.
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This press release may contain projections and other forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the "safe harbour" provision of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these projections and other
statements represent our best current judgement, they are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary. These statements may
involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, factors detailed
in CHC's Annual Report on Form 20-F and in other filings with the United States
SEC. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially
from those indicated.
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DATASOURCE: CHC Helicopter Corporation
CONTACT: Jo Mark Zurel, Senior Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer,
(604) 276-7500; Chris Flanagan, Director of Communications,
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