CAE appoints Todd Probert

CAE has appointed Todd Probert as Group President, Defence & Security, effective January 27, 2020. He will be based in Washington, D.C. and is succeeding Gene Colabatistto, who retired from CAE in December 2019.

Probert worked for Raytheon, the world's fourth largestdefence company, over the past 10 years. Most recently, he was leading theCommand, Control, Space & Intelligence business unit as part of Raytheon'sIntelligence, Information and Services segment. In this role, he spearheadedRaytheon's use of commercial software development practices and artificialintelligence for military and intelligence community customers in addition toestablishing strategic relationships with Silicon Valley companies. Hepreviously served as the Vice President of Raytheon's Mission Support &Modernization product line where he steadily grew the business during histenure. He has formed innovative partnerships with tech companies to transformthe development timelines and delivery of capabilities to the U.S. Departmentof Defense in areas such as fully open architectures, artificial intelligenceand cyber security. He also held the position of Vice President, Engineeringand Technology, where he managed the engineering workforce for Raytheon'sIntelligence, Information and Services portfolio.

Before joining Raytheon, Probert worked for HoneywellTechnology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI) in various functions such as strategy andbusiness development, planning and operations, merger and acquisitionactivities, and he also served as HTSI's Chief Technology Officer. Prior tothat, he worked for ANSER, where he led the Space Technology division.

In 2019, Probert was named by WashingtonExec as one of theTop 10 Department of Defense (DOD) Executives to Watch based on businessaccomplishments, impact on the defence community and vision for the future. Healso received the 2019 Aviation Week Program Excellence Award in the OEMSustainment category.

Probert holds a master's degree in aeronautical andastronautical engineering from Purdue University, where he was namedOutstanding Aerospace Engineer of the Year in 2017. He has a bachelor's degreein aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan.