Velan, Inc. announced that Mr. Yves Leduc has been appointed President of the company and he will report to Tom Velan, CEO and formerly President. He will be joining Velan on January 26, 2015. Until recently, Mr. Yves Leduc was a corporate officer at BRP Inc. (BRP), as Vice President General Manager of its North American business since 2006.

In his sixteen years as member of BRP's senior management team, he built a broad experience taking on the responsibility for most business units, as well as for the key business functions of the company, including manufacturing, new product development, logistics, sales and marketing. Mr. Leduc also brings an international experience, having spent six years in Europe, leading the Austrian engine division and spearheading several strategic manufacturing projects in Asia and Latin America. The divisions under his leadership have sustained a track record of delivering lasting process and operational improvements, while achieving market share and sales growth that consistently outperformed competitors.