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Transat's Jean-Marc Eustache to retire; Annick Guerard named next CEO
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Transat A.T. Inc. has announced that Mr. Jean-Marc Eustache is retiring and handing over the leadership of the company to Annick Guerard, who has been Transat's Chief Operating Officer since November 2017.
Mr. Eustache has been one of the principal architects of the creation of Transat in 1987.
With his avant-garde business vision focused on vertical integration, he helped make Transat a world leader in the tourism industry.
The company he built has been the envy of many, as evidenced by the announcement in 2019 of the transaction for its acquisition by Air Canada valuing the company at more than $720 million before the pandemic came to thwart these plans.
"With the crisis resulting from the COVID-19, we were most happy to have been able to rely on all of Jean-Marc's experience and wisdom to face the worse storm in the history of Transat and the tourism industry, until the implementation of the critical $700 million financing announced on April 29, 2021 which will provide Transat with the funds it needs to relaunch its operations on solid grounds once it emerges from the pandemic-induced restrictions," said Raymond Bachand, the Lead Director of the Corporation.
"We are grateful to Jean-Marc for his contribution and his unwavering dedication throughout his tenure at Transat, and we now hope that he can fully enjoy his well-deserved retirement" he added.
Mrs. Annick Guérard is appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer starting on May 27, 2021.
"Jean-Marc has been a pillar of the company since its beginnings more than thirty years ago, and we want to continue to make this jewel that he leaves us shine for several decades to come" said Annick Guérard.
Mr. Eustache said he leaves the company "in the good hands of Annick Guérard, who has my full confidence as well as that of the rest of the management team and the Board of Directors."
"I have no doubt that, under her leadership, Transat will accomplish great things and once again become a formidable competitor admired by all. I am proud to have brought Transat to where it is now, and to have been able to secure the funding that allows it to face its future with confidence. It is now time to make room for new decision-makers, as Transat will deploy the plan that will once again make it a solid, profitable company and, for a long time to come, the symbol of leisure travel in the eyes of its many customers, in Quebec and elsewhere," he said.
Mr. Eustache is also stepping down from his role on the board of directors.
M. Bachand will succeed him as Chairman of the Board and Mrs. Guérard will join the Board of Directors. These changes will also be effective as of May 27, 2021.