Join me as I sit down with Joyce Carter of the Halifax International Airport Authority to talk about her work as CEO, the effects of COVID-19 on air travel, and airports as part of Canada's economic recovery.

Joyce Carter is President & Chief Executive Officer of Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA). Joyce joined HIAA in 1999 and has been integral in HIAA’s growth and development since then, becoming Chief Financial Officer in 2006, Chief Strategy Officer in 2008 and President & CEO in 2014.

Prior to joining HIAA, Joyce worked in audit and assurance at Deloitte before accepting positions in real estate development, as Vice-President Finance at Ryco Atlantic Limited and then as Vice-President Finance, Administration and Asset Management at The Hardman Group.

Joyce is well-known for paving the way for women leaders in the aviation industry. Earlier this year, she was the first woman to be appointed Chair of the Canadian Airports Council. She is also a board member of the Airports Council International (ACI) World Governing Board, ACI-North America Board of Directors, and Board Member and past President of the Board of Directors for the Atlantic Canada Airports Association; these roles connect her with airport CEOs internationally, nationally and regionally respectively, and provide a holistic industry perspective that she uses to ensure Halifax Stanfield is well positioned for change and innovation. She’s also a member of Women in Aviation International and Women in Aerospace Canada – Atlantic, and continually promotes the integral role women play in the transportation and aviation/aerospace industry.

Joyce holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Saint Mary’s University and is a graduate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia. In 2012, she was awarded the prestigious designation of Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), and she obtained the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designation in 2015.

Well known for her strong leadership, she was named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs by Atlantic Business Magazine in each of the last three years and received the Gold Award in the Business Leader of the Year category at the 2019 Halifax Business Awards, hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.