José Mathieu :: President and CEO

José has over 20 years of experience in a number of senior management positions at Bombardier Transportation with responsibility for engineering, operations, manufacturing and product service and challenging international assignments. Prior to joining Railpower he was located in New York City as Vice President of Bombardier. José earned his mechanical engineering degree from Laval University.

 

Lorraine Potvin :: Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer

Lorraine has over 20 years of corporate finance experience with a focus on manufacturing, multi-site operations and factory environments within renowned manufacturing corporations. Prior to joining Railpower, Lorraine was Vice President of Finance at Domtar Inc. and Bombardier respectively where she was responsible for financial planning and analysis, systems and controls, and the development of costing systems. A Chartered Accountant, Lorraine spent nine years in public accounting.

 

Hilaire Boudreau :: Vice President, Human Resources

Hilaire comes to Railpower with over 20 years of human resources management experience with leading manufacturing and service companies at both national and international levels. He has extensive experience in developing and managing human resource programs. Prior to joining Railpower, Hilaire was Director of Labor Relations at Air Canada and also spent nine years as Director of Human Resources for various divisions of Bombardier in France and Canada.

 

Mitch Gillispie :: VP Sales and Marketing, North America

Mitch Gillispie has close to 30 years of experience in the North American Railway industry, gained in various positions with large locomotive manufacturers. Mitch Gillispie joined Railpower in December 2005 as a Lead Systems Engineer and was promoted in 2006 to Manager, Systems Engineering. In 2007 He was promoted to the position of Director, Field Service where he successfully reorganized that crucial function. He is renowned for his deep knowledge of the Company’s products and its customers operations. He also holds an engineering degree from the Washington State University.

 

Richard Laliberté :: VP of Engineering, Field Service, and Quality Assurance

Richard has extensive experience in engineering management and process development.  Prior to joining Railpower, Richard spent five years at Avestor, a world leader in lithium-metal-polymer batteries.  He was a senior director responsible for process and product development including cost reduction programs.  Richard attained his engineering degree in physics and masters degree from the Université Laval.

 

Kamila Wirpszo :: Vice-president, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Kamila has acquired extensive experience as corporate counsel at Bombardier Transportation as principal advisor in charge of all legal aspects related to the launch of High Speed trains in North America. She has expertise in bid preparation as well as contract management of large transit projects. She has also worked as a private law practitioner with Heenan Blaikie and De Man Pilotte, where as partner, she represented large maritime transportation corporations. A Bachelor at law, she also obtained a MBA at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales in Montreal.

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