Dr Clément Fortin has been appointed president and CEO of the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ), replacing Dr André Bazergui who held the positions since January/04. Fortin is head of the mechanical engineering department at École Polytechnique and a professor there since 1987. A former pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces (1975-1980), Fortin holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Royal Military College, a master's of applied science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Univ of Toronto and a PhD in mechanical engineering (vehicle dynamics) from Queen's Univ….