WINNIPEG, Canada, 2015-5-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Winnipeg Airports Authority’s Board of Directors Chair, Mr. Tom Payne Jr., welcomes new board members Sangeet Bhatia, Brita Chell and Donna Price.
Nominated by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, Sangeet Bhatia is a Partner at Deloitte. Ms. Bhatia serves on The Manitoba Museum Board of Directors and is Past Chair.
Nominated by the WAA Board, Brita Chell is the Chief Financial Officer for the Canadian Wheat Board. Ms. Chell serves on the St. Amant Board of Directors and sits on their Finance and Human Resources Committee. She is Co-Chair of the Joint Anglican Lutheran Commission of Canada and is also very active with Financial Executive International Canada.
Also nominated by the WAA Board, Donna Price is a Corporate Director with experience in both the airline and financial services industries. Ms. Price is a Past President of the Certified General Accountants Association of Manitoba and has served on the National Board of CGA Canada.
2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The WAA Board of Directors is comprised of 15 members. Of those 15, 11 are nominated by local and private sector agencies.
Members nominated by the City of Winnipeg
- D. Greg Doyle, Corporate Director
- Don Price, Corporate Director
- Kimberley Gilson, Partner, Duboff Edwards Haight & Schachter Law Corporation
Members nominated by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
- BJ Reid, FCA, Chief Financial Officer, Mutual Funds & Vice President, Funds Services, Investors Group (Vice Chair)
- Sangeet Bhatia, Partner, Consulting, Deloitte Inc.
Member nominated by Economic Development Winnipeg
- Paul Soubry, President & CEO, New Flyer Industries
Member nominated by the Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce
- Gerry Glatz, Owner, Teledisc Systems
Member nominated by the RM of Rosser
- Tom Payne Jr., President, Payne Transportation LP (Chair)
Members nominated by the Government of Canada
- Ross Robinson, President & CEO, B.A. Robinson Group
- Don Boitson, Vice President & General Manager, Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg
Member nominated by the Province of Manitoba
- Eugene Kostyra, Corporate Director
Members nominated by the WAA Board
- David Friesen, Chairman, Friesens Corporation
- Gord Peters, President, Cando Rail Services Ltd.
- Brita Chell, Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Wheat Board
- Donna Price, Corporate Director
Winnipeg Airports Authority is a non-share capital corporation responsible for the management and operation of Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, a full-service airport providing passengers and cargo clients access to markets across Canada, the United States, Mexico and the world.
Located at the geographic centre of North America, with round-the-clock operations, Winnipeg Richardson International Airport is the number one dedicated freighter airport in Canada as measured by the number of flights. The airport generates over $3.6 billion in total economic output and welcomes 3.67 million passengers annually. Winnipeg Richardson International Airport is the first Canadian LEED certified airport terminal.
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