NEW PRESIDENT AT BOMBARDIER
Bombardier Transportation is bringing in a new president in charge of the Americas region to replace an executive who asked to be relieved of his duties for undisclosed personal reasons. Elliot Sander, who takes over from Benoit Brossoit effective Nov. 19, will also oversee all sales and business development activities in the region. Brossoit, 52, assumed the role in April 2016 from United Technologies Corp. He will remain as an adviser, although his contribution hasn’t yet been defined. Company spokesman Eric Prud’homme declined to give details about the reason for the move. However, he said the change has nothing to do with the challenges faced with the late delivery of streetcars to Toronto and light-rail transit vehicles to Metrolinx, Ontario’s transportation agency. He said Brossoit will be part of the transition and remain as an adviser to Bombardier Inc. CEO Alain Bellemare.