Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Sonya Branco has been appointed Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer in May 2016. She has global responsibility
for the company's finance and information technology activities.
She oversees the financial operations of CAE's 160 sites and
training locations in more than 35 countries as well as the
consolidation of its financial statements and all financing
activities.
Sonya Branco has more than fifteen years' experience as a
financial officer. She joined CAE in 2008 and was appointed to the
role of CAE's Vice President and Corporate Controller in 2011. Her
diverse background includes valuable experience in public
accounting and financial reporting, strategic planning and mergers
and acquisitions.
In her capacity as Corporate Controller, she oversaw all the
external financial information from more than 160 subsidiaries and
joint ventures in more than 35 countries. Over the past four years,
Ms. Branco's role has expanded from the financial reporting
Controller role to a broader strategic and operational scope in the
organization.
Prior to joining CAE, Ms. Branco worked at BCE in Mergers &
Acquisitions and at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she practiced in
Audit and Advisory services. She is a certified professional
accountant and she holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from
Concordia University and a Master's degree in Business
Administration from McGill University's Desautels Faculty of
Management. Ms. Branco has received numerous awards including an
Aces of Finance 2016 award in the category Emerging financial
executive. She is also a Gold Medalist of the Ordre des comptables
agréés du Québec.