BRP CEO retiring after 22 years at the helm, as trade war leaves trail of uncertainty

MONTREAL — BRP Inc. chief executive José Boisjoli will step down after more than two decades in the driver’s seat, leaving a legacy of growth — but not before having to steer the company through the latest bout of uncertainty brought on by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Boisjoli piloted BRP from a struggling powersport outfit spun off from Bombardier Inc. in 2003 into a brand with worldwide reach that seized on growing demand for side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles and personal watercraft. He is slated to step down by the end of the company’s fiscal year, which wraps up on…