Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc. (WAA) is a community-based, non-share capital corporation that operates, manages, maintains and invests in your community airport, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. Control of the airport was transferred from the federal government to WAA on January 1, 1997.
WAA's corporate structure is laid out as follows with 3 subsidiaries.
WAA Executive Team
Barry Rempel
President & Chief Executive Officer, WAA
Catherine Kloepfer, FCPA, CGA, FCA
Senior Vice President, Corporate Services & Chief Financial Officer, WAA
Pascal Bélanger
Chief Commercial Officer & Managing Director, Airport City Winnipeg
Vince Dancho, CPA, CMA
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Winnipeg Richardson International Airport
WAA Management Team
Tyler MacAfee
Vice President, Communications & Government Relations
Jim McLandress
General Counsel
Shona Suderman
Senior Director, Information Technology
Nicole Stefaniuk, CPA, CA
Director, Finance
Kim Bilcowski
Director, People & Culture
Winnipeg Richardson International Airport
The expertise and skillset at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport focuses on facility performance, infrastructure, airport operations, emergency response and more. This is where innovation inside the terminal and on the airfield related to operations happens daily.
Winnipeg Richardson International Airport Management Team
Vince Dancho, CPA, CMA
Managing Director
Darryl Dowd
Vice President, Airport Operations
Tara Hull
Director, Operations Compliance
Dawn Kohinski
Associate Director, Security
Airport City Winnipeg
Airport City Winnipeg is the subsidiary that leverages and develops our assets for the benefit of the community, helping us continue to lead transportation innovation and growth throughout the province.
Airport City Winnipeg Management Team
Pascal Bélanger
Managing Director
Scott Marohn
Vice President, Aviation Marketing
Robert Bachart
Director, Airport City Planning & Development
Dave Zubricki
Director, Marketing
Winnipeg Airport Services Corp. (WASCO)
WASCO is our subsidiary focused on bringing our airport expertise across Canada, especially in the North. Active in 24 airports and with more partnerships and innovation in the pipeline, WASCO continues to help airports stay on the cutting edge.
WASCO Management Team
Mike O'Gorman
Managing Director
James Lindsey
Director, Airports
Winnipeg Airports Authority Board of Directors
Nominated by the City of Winnipeg
D. Greg Doyle, FCPA, FCA
Corporate Director
Scott Penman
Corporate Director
Kimberley Gilson, LL.B.
Partner, Duboff Edwards Haight & Schachter Law Corporation
Nominated by The Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce
Gerry Glatz
Owner, Teledisc Systems
Nominated by Economic Development Winnipeg Inc.
Paul Soubry
President & CEO, NFI Group Inc.
Nominated by the Government of Canada
Don Boitson
Longview Aviation Capital
Kenneth Grower
Corporate Director
Nominated by the Province of Manitoba
Peter Kaufmann
Vice President - Sales & Leasing, Capital Commercial Real Estate Services Inc.
Nominated by the Rural Municipality of Rosser
Thomas Payne Jr. (Chair)
President, Payne Transportation Ltd.
Nominated by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
B.J. Reid, FCPA, FCA
Vice President, Fund Services and Chief Financial Officer, Investors Group Mutual Funds
Sangeet Bhatia, CPA, CA, CMC
Partner, Consulting, Deloitte Inc.
Appointed by the Winnipeg Airports Authority Board
Brita Chell, FCPA, FCA (Vice Chair)
Chief Financial Officer, G3 Canada
Paul Vogt
Corporate Director
Donna Price, FCPA, FCGA
Corporate Director
Susan Dawes
Partner, Myers LLP
Chair Emeritus
Arthur Mauro
Corporate Director
The Board also has the following Committees:
Audit Committee
- D. Greg Doyle, FCPA, FCA (Chair)
- Don Boitson
- Brita Chell, FCPA, FCA
- Gerry Glatz
- Scott Penman
- B.J. Reid, FCPA, FCA
- Kenneth Grower
Governance Committee
- Kimberley Gilson, LL.B. (Chair)
- Sangeet Bhatia, CPA, CA, CMC
- Thomas Payne Jr.
- Donna Price, FCPA, FCGA
- Paul Soubry
- Paul Vogt
- Peter Kaufmann
- Susan Dawes
Airport Committees
Community Consultative Committee
The Community Consultative Committee provides for effective dialogue and dissemination on matters relating to Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, including airport planning and plans, operational aspects of the airport, and municipal concerns. For more information about, or questions for, the Community Consultative Committee please contact Andrea Borys, Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors.
Community Consultative Committee Members:
Loren Remillard
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Dave Dyson
Deputy Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade
Colin Ferguson
Travel Manitoba
Dayna Spiring
Economic Development Winnipeg
Mike Ruta
City of Winnipeg
Tareq Al-Zabet
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure
Jeff Traeger
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Wendell Wiebe
Manitoba Aerospace Association
Ron Evans
Indigenous Relations
Chuck Davidson
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
WAA Representatives include:
Barry Rempel
President & Chief Executive Officer
Catherine Kloepfer, FCPA, CGA, FCA
Senior Vice President, Corporate Services & Chief Financial Officer