Rupert Duchesne

President & Chief Executive Officer, Aeroplan

Rupert's role is to provide his team with the vision for the company's growth; to hire talented, innovative and creative executives; to challenge everyone to do their best; and, to hold the team accountable to deliver on every stake holder's expectations as we evolve and expand Canada's premier loyalty company.

Rupert joined Air Canada in 1996 as Vice President, Marketing, and in 1999 was promoted to Senior Vice President, International. During that year, he served on the Executive team which defeated the Onex take-over bid, and was appointed Chief Integration Executive, overseeing the integration of Canadian Airlines with Air Canada. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Aeroplan in August 2000.

Rupert holds an MBA from the University of Manchester and a Bachelor Honors degree in Pharmacology from the University of Leeds, both in England.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Art Gallery of Ontario where he was recently elected Vice President of the Board, is a member of the Executive Committee, and chairs the Public Affairs Committee. He is also a member of the Boards of the NeuroScience Canada Partnership and NeuroScience Canada Foundation.