Claude Taylor (transportation executive)

http://dbpedia.org/resource/Claude_Taylor_(transportation_executive) an entity of type: Thing

Claude Ivan Taylor OC (May 20, 1925 – April 23, 2015) was a Canadian transportation executive. He was the President and CEO of Air Canada. 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 and CEO again from 1990 to 1992. He was president of the International Air Transport Association from 1979 to 1980. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Claude Taylor (transportation executive)
rdf:langString Claude Taylor
rdf:langString Claude Taylor
rdf:langString Montreal, Quebec, Canada
xsd:date 2015-04-23
rdf:langString Salisbury, New Brunswick, Canada
xsd:date 1925-05-20
xsd:integer 22357548
xsd:integer 1078825240
rdf:langString None
xsd:date 1925-05-20
rdf:langString Claude Ivan Taylor
xsd:date 2015-04-23
rdf:langString
rdf:langString Corporate executive
rdf:langString accountant
rdf:langString CEO and President of Air Canada
xsd:integer 1976 1990
rdf:langString Claude Ivan Taylor OC (May 20, 1925 – April 23, 2015) was a Canadian transportation executive. He was the President and CEO of Air Canada. 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 and CEO again from 1990 to 1992. He was president of the International Air Transport Association from 1979 to 1980. 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". In 1985, he was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. 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.
xsd:nonNegativeInteger 3184
rdf:langString Claude Ivan Taylor
xsd:gYear 1925
xsd:gYear 2015

data from the linked data cloud