Laurent Beaudoin, C.C., O.Q., M.Comm., D.Sc.Adm., F.C.A., (born May 13, 1938, in Laurier Station, Quebec) is a Canadian businessman. May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ...

The son-in-law of Joseph Armand Bombardier, Beaudoin became Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier, Inc. in 1979, rescuing it from near bankruptcy. He currently sits on the Canadian Advisory Board of the Carlyle Group. A Canadian 46¢ stamp, showing Bombardier and his prototype snowmobile. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... This article is about the manufacturing company; for information on the military rank Bombardier, see Bombardier (rank). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Carlyle Group is a Washington, D.C. based global private equity investment firm with more than $24 billion of equity capital. ...

In 1973 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1988. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning they desire a better country. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...