Barry MacKinnon

Background

About Barry MacKinnon

I am an accomplished, entrepreneurial sales and marketing, strategic planning and market development leader with 40 years of experience in the airport infrastructure, airline and business aviation sectors of the aerospace industry;• I have demonstrated analytical, marketing and forecasting experience plus extensive strategic planning skills. I possess exceptional market analysis skills;• I am well connected to senior executives in the airport and airline sectors plus the financial and government communities;• I am an accomplished communicator and public speaker;• My Industry trade association involvement and experience is extensive. This includes dealing with various levels of governments, boards and other stakeholders; and• I am a leader of workplace cultural transformation, achieving top level employee engagement. Collaborative, customer-centric leadership style.Specialties: • Canadian Securities Course certificate (1994)• Queen’s University Executive Marketing Program (1996)• Bombardier Senior Management Seminar (1998)• Airfinance Journal New York Airline Finance Course (1998)• Sabre Revenue Management Course (1997)• Media relations training. Extensively quoted in industry print media, plus live on air (BBC World, Bloomberg TV, webcast) experience• Bombardier Certified Coach program• Kingstree Public Speaking