The voice of Canada’s airports.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 -
CAC chairman elected to serve as chairman of Airports Council International
OTTAWA (November 7, 2007) – The Canadian
Airports Council today congratulated its chairman and Aéroports de Montréal
President and CEO Jim Cherry for being elected to lead the international
airport community as chairman of Airports Council International.
“The CAC extends its congratulations to Jim
Cherry for being selected to serve as chair of ACI,” said CAC President and CEO
Jim Facette.“Jim takes the helm of ACI
at an important time for airports around the world and will bring an important
Canadian perspective to the joint issues our colleagues around the world face
today.”
Jim Cherry has been chair of the Canadian
Airports Council since November 2005 and president and CEO of Aéroports de
Montréal since June 2001.He is a
chartered accountant who has over 25 years of experience in general management,
project management and financial management in the international aerospace,
defence and rail sectors.
About
the Canadian Airports Council
The
Canadian Airports Council (CAC) is the voice for Canada’s airports.Its 47 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 well in excess of $30 billion in
economic activity in the communities they serve.And more than 150,000 jobs are directly
associated with CAC member airports, generating a payroll of more than $8
billion annually.
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For more
information:
Daniel-Robert
Gooch,
Director of
Communications
Canadian
Airports Council
(613) 560-9302
ext 16
daniel.gooch@cacairports.ca