19 CRAIG RICHMOND

PRESIDENT & CEO, VANCOUVER AIRPORT AUTHORITY NEW If you think YVR is busier than ever, you’d be right: last year, the passenger count at the airport topped 24 million, up 8.4 percent compared with that of 2016, making YVR the fastestgrowing airport in North America. With an expected 31 million annual passengers expected by 2022, CEO Craig Richmond launched a 20year, $9.1billion expansion project for YVR this June. The investment will cover 75 major plans, including terminal expansions, new parking, and “a forest of firs” added to the main terminal—what promises to be the largest indoor planter in the world. At the same time, Richmond has worked hard to strengthen relationships with Indigenous stakeholders, including a revenuesharing agreement with the Musqueam.