Shedding Light On The Board of Director’s Work
Many topics probably drew your attention this past year, such as our efforts to avoid having wind turbines near aerodromes, the coming into force last January of the Aerodrome Consultation regulation, our new website or the consultation we started with COPA Flights just to name a few.
As I reflect on this past year, I would like to shed some light on actions that usually take place in the background, that guide and support the work of our president and CEO and his team who oversee the daily operations: the work of the Board of Directors (“the Board”).
Here is a summary of the work the Board has done in 2017:
- Attended three Board meetings in Toronto, Kelowna and Ottawa;
- Board members have also been very busy with their many committee meetings held by teleconference and I want to thank them sincerely for the time they voluntarily give to their association;
- Existing committees are: executive, governance, human resources, strategic development, technical, marketing, audit and finance, nominations and awards.
Many topics are dealt with by these various committees and the resulting recommendations are brought to the next board for discussion and resulting decisions.
I would like to take this opportunity to inform you of a very important task that your Board has undertaken over the past year, is a major reflection on the roles and responsibilities of Board members, its governance rules and its election mode. This process generated frank and lively discussions that led to a consensus on the need to review these rules. The work will continue in 2018 and should eventually generate proposals for changes to our bylaws in order to achieve the desired improvements.
I will keep you informed in future issues of the magazine on the evolution of this file as well as other important topics on which your directors work.
On behalf of the members of the Board, I wish to all members across Canada and all our associates a happy holiday season and a very safe 2018 in aviation events.
Jean Messier
Chairman of the Board
