Mr. Baril is a mechanical engineer, with over 25 years of management experience. He began his career as an engineer for Canadian General Electric, and subsequently joined Bombardier where he held several senior management positions, most notably President, Mass Transit Division; Executive Vice-President, Operations, Bombardier Aerospace; Executive Vice-President, Bombardier Transportation, and President and COO of Bombardier Recreational Products. Presently he is a director of numerous public and private companies. Mr. Baril graduated from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal with a Mechanical Engineering degree.