Accelerate, Canada’s zero-emission vehicle supply chain alliance announces President and CEO
by CM Staff
Matthew will use his experience building relationships with Canadian industry and government to bolster Canada’s ZEV supply chain.
Matthew Fortier
OTTAWA — Accelerate, Canada’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) supply chain alliance, announces the appointment of Matthew Fortier as President and CEO. As the transition to ZEVs accelerates due to global efforts to reach net-zero, Matthew will use his experience building relationships with Canadian industry and government to bolster Canada’s ZEV supply chain.
“The global shift towards ZEVs offers an unprecedented economic opportunity for Canada to capitalize on our rich resources, talent and infrastructure to become a global ZEV leader, and to grow our domestic auto industry so that good jobs in the sector will exist in 10, 20, and 50 years from now,” said Matthew Fortier, President and CEO, Accelerate. “Canada has all the pieces of the puzzle to win the global ZEV race, and I look forward to putting my experience to work for Accelerate’s members and supporting the accelerated build-out of Canada’s ZEV supply chain.”
“Steering Canada’s ZEV supply chain towards success requires the right mix of business, government relations, public affairs and policy advocacy experience,” said Moe Kabbara, former Acting Executive Director, Accelerate. “With Matthew’s extensive experience and excellent relationships with government and business stakeholders alike, we are thrilled to have him at the wheel to advocate for our members’ shared vision of creating a strong Canadian ZEV supply chain and setting Canada’s auto industry up to win in a net-zero world.”
A public policy leader and executive, Matthew Fortier was previously Vice President at the Institute of Corporate Directors, where he worked with many of Canada’s most senior business leaders to create approaches to climate change oversight, the future of work, and Canadian innovation and global competitiveness. He’s helped to build coalitions to shape federal legislation and regulation and developed partnerships and programming with the Government of Canada, provincial premiers’ offices, the UN Global Compact, the World Economic Forum, TMX Group, and several private sector companies.
