INSIGHTS: DON BOITSON
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on Boitson, is a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Manitoba [BSc (ME)/86], is Vice President and General Manager of Magellan Aerospace facilities in Winnipeg and Ohio. For more than 85 years, the company has led the aviation and aerospace industry by engineering and manufacturing highly specialized components for aerospace markets, including advanced products for the military defence and space industries. Locally, Magellan manufactures composite structures and engine components for aircraft, as well as rocket systems, satellites, and other proprietary products. Don was born and raised in West Kildonan and joined Magellan in 1988, when the company operated in Winnipeg as Bristol Aerospace Ltd. Don is a leader in the community, serving on a number of notfor-profit boards.
10 Winter 2016