Robert Fyfe - Air Canada Independent Director

AC Stock  CAD 15.20  0.02  0.13%   

Director

Mr. Robert Ian Fyfe serves Independent Director of the company since September 30, 2017. Mr. Fyfe is Chair of Icebreaker Limited and a director of Michael Hill International Limited. He also serves as a director of Antarctica New Zealand, a governmentsponsored scientific research program in Antarctica, and he is honorary advisor to the Asia New Zealand Foundation. Mr. Fyfe is the former Chief Executive Officer of Air New Zealand where he was credited with driving an historic turnaround in the airlines strategy and culture and maintaining profitability during economic downturns. During his tenure from 2005 to 2012, the airline was twice named Airline of the Year by Air Transport World, as well as New Zealands most attractive employer and most reputable company. Mr. Fyfe has served as Chair of the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board and as a member of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association. He was recognized as New Zealands Executive of the Year and Airline Chief Executive of the Year for the Asia Pacific region, amongst numerous awards since 2017.
Age 57
Tenure 8 years
Professional MarksPh.D
Address 7373 COte-Vertu Boulevard West, Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada, H4Y1H4
Phone514 422 6020
Webhttps://www.aircanada.com
Fyfe holds a Bachelor of Engineering Honours degree and an Honorary Doctorate of Commerce degree from Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is a Distinguished Fellow of Engineering New Zealand

Air Canada Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0266 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0266 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 1.0804 %, meaning that it generated $1.0804 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Air Canada's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Air Canada manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. As of the 21st of March 2025, Return On Tangible Assets is likely to grow to 0.07. Also, Return On Capital Employed is likely to grow to 0.07. At this time, Air Canada's Return On Tangible Assets are very stable compared to the past year. As of the 21st of March 2025, Fixed Asset Turnover is likely to grow to 2.21, while Total Assets are likely to drop about 17.8 B.
Air Canada has accumulated 1.16 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 6.7, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Air Canada has a current ratio of 1.13, suggesting that it is in a questionable position to pay out its financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist Air Canada until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Air Canada's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Air Canada sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Air to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Air Canada's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Air Canada provides domestic, U.S. transborder, and international airline services. Air Canada was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada. AIR CANADA operates under Airlines classification in Canada and is traded on Toronto Stock Exchange. It employs 28400 people. Air Canada (AC) is traded on Toronto Exchange in Canada and employs 37,100 people. Air Canada is listed under Passenger Airlines category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Air Canada Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Air Canada's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Air Canada inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Air. The board's role is to monitor Air Canada's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Air Canada's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Air Canada's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Al Read, Vice President Airports - North America
David Shapiro, Executive Vice President, International and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Legal Officer
Michael Wilson, Independent Director
Richard Steer, Senior Vice President - Operations
Valerie Durand, Head Sustainability
FSA CFA, President Investments
Jon Turner, Vice President - Maintenance
Andrew Yiu, Vice President Product
Robert Fyfe, Independent Director
Catherine Dyer, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Marc Barbeau, Executive Officer
Christie Clark, Independent Director
Annette Verschuren, Independent Director
Calin Rovinescu, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Melvin Crocker, Chief Officer
Carolyn Hadrovic, Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Vagn Soerensen, Independent Chairman of the Board
Jean Huot, Independent Director
Duncan Bureau, Vice President - Global Sales
Michael Green, Independent Director
Amos Kazzaz, Senior Vice President - Financial Planning and Analysis
Renee SmithValade, Vice President - In-Flight Service
Pierre Houle, MD Treasurer
Gary Doer, Independent Director
Murray Strom, Vice President - Flight Operations
Kathleen Taylor, Independent Director
Mark Nasr, Vice President - Loyalty and eCommerce
Michael CPA, President CEO
John MacLeod, Vice President, Global Sales and Alliances
Michael Rousseau, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer
Samuel Elfassy, Vice President - Safety
Lucie Guillemette, Vice President - Revenue Management and International Sales
Madeleine Paquin, Independent Director
Mark Galardo, Vice President - Network Planning
Craig Landry, Senior Vice President - Revenue Optimization
Arielle MeloulWechsler, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer
Catherine Luelo, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Ferio Pugliese, Senior Vice President Government Relations and Air Canada Express
Kevin OConnor, Vice President - System Operations Control
Chris Isford, Vice President Controller

Air Stock Performance Indicators

The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right stock is not an easy task. Is Air Canada a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.

Pair Trading with Air Canada

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Air Canada position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Air Canada will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Air Canada could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Air Canada when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Air Canada - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Air Canada to buy it.
The correlation of Air Canada is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Air Canada moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Air Canada moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Air Canada can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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Other Information on Investing in Air Stock

Air Canada financial ratios help investors to determine whether Air Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Air with respect to the benefits of owning Air Canada security.