Board of Directors
Vancouver Airport Authority’s Board of Directors oversees the business conduct and activities of the management team. Our Board's goal is to ensure that the Airport Authority fulfills its objectives on an ongoing basis and operates in a safe, efficient and reliable manner. Our Board members also provide direction via committees that include Finance and Audit, Governance, Human Resources and Compensation, and Planning and Development.
Nominating entities appoint members to our Board, which also includes Vancouver Airport Authority’s President and CEO and four Directors appointed by the Board from the community at-large. To ensure transparency and accountability, the Directors and their nominating entities agree on a formal communications plan between the Airport Authority and the nominating entity. The Board also approves the Airport Authority’s communication policy, which guides overall communication with the public, annually.
Our nominating entities include:
- The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
- City of Richmond
- City of Vancouver
- Government of Canada
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
- The Law Society of British Columbia
- Metro Vancouver
- The Vancouver Board of Trade
Board of Directors
Mary Jordan
Chair of the Board, Director at Large
Mary Jordan has spent more than 20 years in the airline industry, holding senior positions with American Airlines and Canadian Airlines and has been on the Airport Authority Board of Directors as a Director at Large since 2004... more about Mary Jordan
Larry Berg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Larry Berg is President & Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Airport Authority, a role he has held since 1998... more about Larry Berg
Brian C. Bentz, C.A.
Nominated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC
Brian Bentz is the proprietor of Brian Bentz Consulting and a Corporate Director...more about Brian C. Bentz
George E.H. Cadman, Q.C.
Nominated by Government of Canada
George E.H. Cadman, Q.C., is a shareholder of Boughton Law Corporation, practicing civil litigation with an emphasis on resolution... more about George E. H. Cadman
Joseph P. Caron
Director at Large
Joseph Caron is Principal and Founder of Joseph Caron Incorporated ... more about Joseph P. Caron
John Currie
Director at Large
John Currie is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of lululemon athletica Inc... more about John Currie
R.E.T. Goepel
Director at Large
R.E.T. (Rusty) Goepel is Senior Vice President of Raymond James Ltd. Mr. Goepel has been in the investment business since 1968... more about R.E.T. Goepel
Kenneth Goosen, P. Eng
Nominated by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEG)
Kenneth Goosen is Senior Aviation Advisor of AeroInfo Systems, a Boeing Company... more about Kenneth Goosen
Grayden Hayward
Nominated by the Vancouver Board of Trade
Grayden Hayward is the President and CEO, and a Director of SEASSET Management Inc., a Vancouver based company... more about Grayden R. Hayward
Howard Jampolsky
Nominated by the City of Richmond
Howard Jampolsky is a Richmond entrepreneur whose business interests include Scadax Printing and Scadax Automation Group... more about Howard Jampolsky
Carol Alter Kerfoot
Nominated by The Law Society of British Columbia
Carol Alter Kerfoot is a member of the law firm of Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP, with a commercial practice focused on business acquisitions... more about Carol Alter Kerfoot
Wilson Parasiuk
Nominated by Metro Vancouver
Mr. Parasiuk is an entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience in the private and public sectors. He is founder and CEO of the Paralink Group... more about Wilson Parasiuk
Dr. Gerri Sinclair
Director at Large
Dr. Gerri Sinclair's career encompasses more than 20 years' experience in the fields of the internet and new media technology, entrepreneurial business, academic research and education, and government policy... more about Dr. Gerri Sinclair
Tamara Vrooman
Nominated by the City of Vancouver
As Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s largest credit union, Tamara Vrooman harnesses the strength, breadth and diversity across Vancity to encourage growth and prosperity for the greater good... more about Tamara Vrooman
Peter Webster
Nominated by the Government of Canada
Peter W. Webster is a business executive with more than 30 years' experience serving as Director of a variety of public and private corporations... more about Peter W. Webster