Denis Chagnon

Denis Chagnon is President of York & Cumberland Communications Inc., specializing in aviation and humanitarian issues.  He was head of communications and spokesperson for the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) from 1996 to 2011.  His extensive communications experience includes similar activities with Air Canada from 1979 to 1992, as well as financial institutions and Canadian government agencies.

He received his Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University (Ottawa), and worked in print and broadcast journalism in both French and English.  He is a professional speaker, master of ceremonies and has contributed to a number of aviation-related magazines and publications, notably the Memoirs of Dr. Assad Kotaite, President Emeritus of the Council of ICAO, and the ICAO STATES TODAY commemorative albums.

Denis is a founding president of a Toastmasters Club in Montreal, and he supports a number of local and global community humanitarian organizations, including Keroul, a Montreal-based, non-profit organization committed to the promotion and development of accessible tourism and culture, with all modes of transportation.

Denis lives in Longueuil, Quebec.