Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 24, 2002
MARK D. DOBBIN became Chairman and CEO of Vector Aerospace Corporation
in June 1998 upon the successful completion of its initial public
offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Prior to this he was Senior Vice
President and a member of the Board of Directors of CHC Helicopter
Corporation. Beginning in 1984 Mr. Dobbin held increasingly responsible
positions with CHC and its predecessor corporation, Sealand Helicopters.
He has also held positions with Petroleum Helicopters, Lafayette,
Louisiana; and with Aerospatiale, Marignane, France. He holds a Bachelor
of Commerce degree from Memorial University and a Master's in Business
Administration from Dalhousie University. Mr. Dobbin is a director of
Stratos Global Corporation, Newfoundland, and Labrador Hydro, Aerospace
Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) and CHC Helicopter Corporation.
He is a member of the Board of Governors for Junior Achievement as well
as a member of the Business Associates Program and Advisory Board for
the Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial University of
Newfoundland. Through Vector, Mr. Dobbin has championed numerous
worthwhile causes, in particular the St. John's School Lunch Program and
the Community Food Sharing Association. Mr. Dobbin was honored in 2000
as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 award winners, in 2001 he was ranked
as one of Atlantic Canada's Top 50 CEOs in the business community and
was also named Memorial University's Alumnus of the Year for 2000. Profile
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Mr. Dobbin: Vector Aerospace Corporation is just coming up on its fourth
birthday as a public company traded on
