YVR will be needing a new president starting next summer after Craig Richmond announced he will retire in June.
During his tenure as president and CEO of the Vancouver International Airport, passenger volume has grown by 50 per cent and the airport was named the SkyTrax Best Airport in North America.
“The past six years have been an extraordinary time at YVR and I have so much pride in what we’ve accomplished together,” said Richmond. “We grew passenger volumes by 50 per cent, we embarked on the most ambitious capital plan in the airport’s history, we created meaningful partnerships within the community—and we had a lot of fun doing it. None of these accomplishments would have happened without the exceptional team at the airport authority and the 26,500 employees working in the airport community.”
Richmond started working for the Vancouver Airport Authority in 1995, holding different roles, for example, manager of airside operations and vice-president of operations.
He then moved on to Vantage Airport Group, filling the role of CEO and overseeing seven global airports.
In July 2013, he took on the role of president and CEO of YVR.
In addition to bringing in a new strategy plan to achieve passenger and airline growth and a 20-year future roadmap, he oversaw the creation of the Musqueam Indian Band-YVR Airport Sustainability and Friendship Agreement.
The board of directors has formed a task force to undergo a global search to replace Richmond.
