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| Barry Rempel new chairman of the Canadian Airports Council |
| Written by Administrator | |
 May 5, 2008, Ottawa - The Canadian Airports Council today
announced that Winnipeg Airports Authority president and CEO Barry Rempel has
been elected chairman of the association for the next two years. William A.
Restall, president and CEO of Saskatoon Airport Authority has been elected the
association's new vice-chair.Rempel has served on the board of the CAC since 2002, since 2006 as vice-chair, and replaces outgoing chair Jim Cherry. Cherry, who is president and CEO of Aéroports de Montréal, retains his seat on the CAC board. "Under the leadership of Jim Cherry, the CAC has matured in its position as the voice of Canada's airports. On behalf of the board, I thank him for his dedicated leadership of the CAC during a period that marked the 15-year anniversary of the first locally-responsible airport authorities in Canada," said Rempel. "Over the next two years, I look forward to serving the CAC as Canada's airports continue to face competitiveness challenges, most notably the continued financial burden of airport rent, the need for continued liberalization with international markets and the quest for the adequate provision of border services at airports throughout Canada." Rempel has been president and CEO of Winnipeg Airports Authority and on the CAC board since 2002. He has some 30 distinguished years in the Canadian aviation industry. Prior to his appointment with Winnipeg Airports Authority, he was president and CEO of Tradeparks Development Corp., the land/business development subsidiary of the Calgary Airport Authority and served as chief executive for two of Canadian Airlines International's operating divisions: Cargo and Canadian North. Mr. Rempel is the former president of the Northern Air Transport Association. Rempel has a strong commitment to the community, also serving on the boards of Travel Manitoba, the University of Manitoba Associates, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and Airports Council International. He also serves as chair of the associates of the I.H. Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba, is honourary colonel of 17 Wing Winnipeg and a member of the Manitoba International Gateway Council and the Business Council of Manitoba. Bill Restall assumes vice-chair position Through the recent slate of board changes at the CAC, Saskatoon Airport Authority president and CEO William A. Restall becomes the association's first vice-chair from Canada's small airports community. A 34-year veteran of the air transportation industry, Restall previously served in progressively senior positions with Transport Canada. A former director, airport operations for Transport Canada's Central Region, Restall managed the administration of 15 airports, including maintenance of 22 airports operated by third parties. He became the airport manager in Saskatoon in 1985 and president and CEO of the Saskatoon Airport Authority in 1999. In addition to his position on the board of the CAC, Restall is a founding director of the Saskatchewan Aviation Council, a past president of International Northwest Aviation Council, and a director of the Northwest Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives. In 1995, he was one of the first executives in Canada to receive Airport Executive Accreditation from the International Association of Airport Executives. With the noted changes, the current slate of directors now includes Calgary Airport Authority president and CEO Garth F. Atkinson (Treasurer), Aéroport de Québec president and COO Pascal Bélanger, Ottawa International Airport Authority president and CEO Paul Benoit, Vancouver Airport Authority president and CEO Larry Berg, Aéroports de Montréal Jim Cherry, Greater Toronto Airports Authority president and CEO Lloyd McCoomb, Thunder Bay International Airport Authority Scott McFadden, Edmonton Airports president and CEO Reg Milley, Victoria Airport Authority president and CEO Richard Paquette, Greater Moncton International Airport Authority president and CEO Rob Robichaud, Halifax International Airport Authority president and CEO Tom Ruth, and Calgary Airport Authority chairman Peter Wallis. About the Canadian Airports Council The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) is the voice for Canada's airports Its 49 members represent more than 180 airports, including all of the National Airports System (NAS) airports and most significant municipal airports in every province and territory. Together, CAC members handle virtually all of the nation's air cargo and international passenger traffic and 95% of domestic passenger traffic. They create in excess of $45 billion in economic activity in the communities they serve. And more than 200,000 jobs are directly associated with CAC member airports, generating a payroll of more than $8 billion annually. |
