Laurent Robert Beaudoin CC OQ CMG (French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ bodwɛ̃]; born May 13, 1938) is a Canadian businessman from Quebec.
[3] In 1986 he oversaw Bombardier's entry into the aviation field through acquiring the assets of Canadair, which had been manufacturing Challenger business jets and amphibious aircraft.
He led the acquisition of other cash-starved companies; by 1992 he controlled Short Brothers, Learjet,[4] and de Havilland.
In 1989 he was named a Fellow of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, and also Companion of the Order of Canada.
The next year he was presented with the Grosse silberne ehrenzeichen mit dem stern by the President of the Republic of Austria.