Halifax Airport Authority Appoints New Board Chair
HALIFAX – The Halifax International Airport Authority has appointed John S. Fitzpatrick as the chair of its board.
Fitzpatrick is a senior partner at BoyneClarke LLP, where he is the chair of the firm’s Creditor Practice Group. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 2008 and, according to the HIAA, has “significant community board governance experience.”
Fitzpatrick served for 19 years on the Saint Mary’s University Board of Governors, including four years as Board Chair. He is a past board member, and Governance Committee Chair and serves as a director of the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation.
Before his appointment as board chair, Fitzpatrick had been a member of the board since 2014. He was formerly the Chair of HIAA’s Capital Projects Committee.
He replaced outgoing Board Chair Stephen Dempsey, who had been a member of the board for 12 years.
Along with Fitzpatrick’s appointment as chair, Jackie Poirier also joined the HIAA board as a nominee of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
“John and Jackie both bring a wealth of experience to their roles, and we are very pleased to have them on our Board,” HIAA president and CEO Joyce Carter said in a news release. “I would also like to express my sincere thanks to outgoing Board Chair Stephen Dempsey for his 12 years of service and dedication to HIAA and the entire Halifax Stanfield community.”