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Officers

Colin Copp faces the camera, smiling. He is wearing a navy suit, white dress shirt and gold tie.

Colin Copp

President and CEO

Colin Copp is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Chorus Aviation, a role he is truly passionate about, having dedicated over 30 years of his career to the industry and the organization.

As Chief Executive Officer, Colin leads the company’s four business units, Jazz Aviation, Voyageur Aviation, Falko Regional Aircraft and Cygnet Aviation Academy which together deliver on Chorus’ mission as a leading, global service solutions provider and asset manager, focused on regional aviation. He is driven to grow the company’s global operations and transition the leasing business to an asset light model.

Colin has held several strategically key roles across the Chorus group of companies, including Chief Operating Officer of Chorus Aviation and President, Chorus Aviation Services, as well as President of Jazz Aviation. Over the course of his career, he has led numerous complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives to successful outcomes. He held the role of lead executive responsible for Chorus’ relationship with Air Canada from 2015 to his appointment as CEO. He also led the development of new commercial opportunities to grow Voyageur’s parts business and to successfully enter the defense segment.

Colin holds a master’s degree in Business Administration. He is a certified negotiator and mediator (Cert. Con Res), a chartered mediator (C. Med). Additionally, Colin is an accredited corporate director from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D).

Colin is currently a Board Member of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada and a former Board member of the Air Transport Association of Canada.

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Jolene Mahody

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Jolene Mahody is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Chorus Aviation Inc. Prior to this, Jolene was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Chorus Aviation, and Chief Operating Officer of Jazz Aviation LP; a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation. Jolene has been involved in the airline industry since 1992 and has held various administration and operational positions throughout that time.Jolene holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, major in Accounting, from St. Francis Xavier University and is a Chartered Accountant (CPA, CA).In 2013, Jolene was awarded the Fellowship Chartered Accountant designation awarded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia; an honorary designation award to a member who has rendered meritorious service to the profession or whose career achievement(s) in the community have brought honor to the profession. Jolene also holds a ICD.D designation, granted by the Institute of Corporate Directors, Rotman School of Management.In May 2014, Jolene was appointed to the Board of Directors of High Liner Foods Incorporated. She is Chair of the High Liner Foods’ Audit Committee and a member of its Executive Committee. Jolene is also past Chair of the Board of Mount Saint Vincent University.
Denis Lopes faces the camera wearing a navy suit, white dress shirt and light blue tie.

Dennis Lopes

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Dennis is currently the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Chorus Aviation Inc. Dennis has held senior legal roles with several companies, both within and outside the transportation sector. He has previously served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Purolator Inc., where he held a broad portfolio of responsibilities beyond the legal function, including corporate security, stakeholder relations, and procurement. He also served as the Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Discovery Air Inc., responsible for the legal function as well as enterprise risk management, mergers and acquisitions, debt financing transactions and litigation management. Most recently, Dennis served as Assistant General Counsel and head of the Corporate, External and Legal Affairs function for Microsoft Canada, where he was responsible for policy advocacy, community engagement and customer licensing agreements. Before moving in-house, Dennis was a Corporate/Securities Associate with Goodmans LLP.

Dennis holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2002. He also holds a Master in Business Administration from Queen’s University.

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Gary Osborne

Chief Financial Officer
Gary Osborne was appointed Chief Financial Officer on May 8, 2019. Prior to taking on his current role, he held the positions of Vice President, Finance and Business Services, and Vice President, Finance and Director, Financial Planning and Systems. Mr. Osborne’s career in the aviation industry began in 1992 serving in various finance management positions at Air Nova. Between 2000 and 2005, he pursued other opportunities in the industry, including Director, Finance at Canjet, and a CFO role at SpiceJet. Mr. Osborne holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Saint Mary’s University in Nova Scotia, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
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Laurel Clark

Vice President, Corporate Human Resources
Laurel was appointed Vice President, Corporate Human Resources in October 2015. Previously, she held the role of Director, Human Resources and Corporate Development. Laurel has over 25 years of experience in human resources within the regional airline industry. She held executive positions at Air Nova and Jazz, and has been responsible for additional functions including corporate communications, customer and employee research, customer advocacy and corporate strategy. Laurel holds an MBA from Dalhousie University, a Certified Human Resources Professional designation, and the HRCCC certificate from the Directors College. She holds a C. Dir. (Chartered Director) designation from the Directors College/McMaster University.
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Tyrone Cotie

Vice President, Treasury & Investor Relations
Tyrone has over 30 years of experience in progressively senior financial positions, with the last 10 years focused on treasury.In his current position, Tyrone is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for financial management, including capital structure planning, liquidity, financial risk management and dividend policies.Tyrone graduated from St. Mary’s University in Halifax with a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Honors) and subsequently obtained his Chartered Accountant designation with KPMG in Halifax.Tyrone was honoured with the Frank S. Capon Distinguished Service Award from FEI Canada in May 2023. This award recognizes members who have significantly contributed to improving the FEI organization during their careers.Tyrone is Chair of the Board of Governors of Mount Saint Vincent University.
Jim Murphy looks directly into the camera, wearing a white dress shirt, navy tie and blazer.

Jim Murphy

Vice President, Corporate Strategy
Jim is currently the Vice President, Corporate Strategy at Chorus Aviation Inc. Jim joined the Chorus Aviation Capital team in May 2017, where he coordinated and provided oversight on the front-end of deal evaluations and managed the relationship with some of our financing partners. With 23 years of experience in aviation, Jim has worked with airlines such as Canadian Airlines, Air Canada, and Jazz Aviation, with progressive levels of responsibility in Finance, Fleet Management and Aircraft Programs. Jim is a graduate of the Saint Mary’s University MBA program.
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Colleen Purcell

Vice President, Corporate Reporting

Colleen was appointed Vice President, Corporate Reporting at Chorus Aviation Inc. on May 8, 2019. Prior to this, Colleen was the Director, Corporate Finance and Director, Internal Audit for Chorus Aviation. Colleen began her career in the aviation industry in 1994 and has held various finance and administrative leadership positions in Chorus and Jazz Aviation LP, a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation.

Colleen holds a Bachelor of Commerce, major in Accounting, from St. Mary’s University and is a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA, CA). Colleen also holds the ICD.D designation, granted by the Institute of Corporate Directors, Rotman School of Management.

Colleen was also the past Chair of the Board for Halifax Water from 2009 to 2014.

Chris Kelly faces the camera, smiling. He is wearing a dark grey suit, white dress shirt and blue checkered tie.

Chris Kelly

Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis and Internal Audit

Chris was appointed Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis and Internal Audit in May 2022 and has over 20 years of aviation industry experience. He previously held the role of Vice President, Finance and Business Services at Jazz Aviation.  After beginning his aviation career with Air Nova in 1998, Chris went on to hold senior financial, commercial and operational positions with CanJet Airlines.  He also spent a year working at Frontier Airlines in Denver, Colorado.  Chris holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Finance and Accounting from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, NS and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).
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Randolph deGooyer

President, Jazz Aviation LP
Randolph deGooyer was appointed President of Jazz Aviation on March 11, 2019. Randolph joined Jazz in 2010 as Director Commercial Services and prior to his appointment as President, held the position of Vice President Commercial Services. Randolph started with Air Nova in 1987 and eventually led the airline’s scheduling, product planning, and revenue management teams. Between 1996 and 2010, Randolph held senior and executive leadership positions in the transport and travel sectors. A Nova Scotia native, Randolph holds Bachelor of Commerce and MPA degrees from Dalhousie University.
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Cory Cousineau

President, Voyageur Aviation

Cory Cousineau was appointed President, Voyageur Aviation on October 1, 2021.

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Jeremy Barnes

CEO, Falko Regional Aircraft
Jeremy Barnes is the CEO of Falko Regional Aircraft. Jeremy joined BAE in 1993 to lead its commercial aerospace financing initiatives. Whilst at BAE, Jeremy was responsible for all aspects of corporate finance within the commercial aerospace sector and sat on the Executive Board that oversaw the running of the Asset Management division. During his tenure at BAE, he established a team, the majority of which forms the Senior Team of Falko today, and completed a number of airline work outs in South Africa, US, Canada, Australia, UK and Colombia. Jeremy left BAE in 1999 to join XL Capital and in 2001 founded Orbis Capital, a corporate and structured finance company specialising in aircraft and other asset backed transactions. Jeremy led the buy in of the BAE asset management business which became Falko in July 2011. Falko was acquired by Chorus in May 2022.
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Lynne McMullen

President, Cygnet Aviation Academy
Lynne was appointed President of Cygnet Aviation Academy in 2022. She has over 25 years of experience in flight training related positions, including as a flight instructor and pilot examiner. Prior to joining Chorus, she held progressive leadership positions with Seneca College School of Aviation, culminating in the Director, Strategic Development role, where she was instrumental in developing training and recruitment programs with the RCAF and several Canadian airlines. She is active with several aviation industry boards including the Air Transport Association of Canada and the Aviation Accreditation Board International.

Directors

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Karen Cramm, FCPA, FCA

Karen Cramm is a corporate director. A Chartered Professional Accountant since 1977, Mrs. Cramm holds master’s degrees in business administration (MBA) and in public administration (MPA). Mrs. Cramm was a senior partner of Deloitte & Touche (“Deloitte”) in the Financial Services Group specializing in Reorganization as well as Forensic & Dispute services. While a partner of Deloitte, she served as the Managing Partner of the Halifax Office, was elected to the Canadian Deloitte Board of Directors for fourteen years and chaired the Deloitte Foundation, a registered charity focusing on corporate responsibility and giving back to communities across Canada. Mrs. Cramm has served as President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia and was elected as a Fellow of the Institute in recognition of distinguished service to the profession. She has also had extensive experience leading and serving on community-based, non-profit boards including Chair of the Boards of the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and serving on the Boards and executive of both Dalhousie University and Mount Saint Vincent University.
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Gail Hamilton

Gail Hamilton is a Chartered Professional Accountant, obtaining her CPA, CA designation in 1979, and her FCPA, FCA in 1998. She is currently a director on several boards and continues to provide business advice to a small number of clients. Mrs. Hamilton was an Assurance Partner for over 20 years with KPMG and EY, retiring from KPMG and public practice in June 2015. In public practice, Mrs. Hamilton was involved in all aspects of delivering assurance and related business advisory services for a variety of organizations, including the airline industry. These organizations included public, multinational, entrepreneurial and not-for-profit entities. Mrs. Hamilton led efforts to enrich both the firm’s personnel and the local communities in which the firms operated. She has been a keynote speaker at a number of seminars to discuss issues for women in business and management issues facing owners and managers. In 2012, Mrs. Hamilton completed the requirements to obtain the designation as Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mrs. Hamilton’s professional and community involvement throughout the years has benefitted numerous organizations including the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
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R Stephen Hannahs

R Stephen Hannahs is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Wings Capital Partners and a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Hannahs and Two Sigma Private Investments (now Sightway Capital) formed Wings Capital Partners in October 2013. Mr. Hannahs also cofounded Aviation Capital Group (ACG) in 1989 and served as its Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director until December 31, 2012. Prior to forming ACG, he held various positions at Integrated Resources Corp. and Integrated Aircraft Corporation, including executive vice president of Integrated Resources Corp. and president of Integrated Aircraft Corporation. From 1980 until 1982, Mr. Hannahs was a vice president and partner of Tanon Leasing Corporation, a partnership with the Hillman Company. Mr. Hannahs was responsible for all of Tanon’s aviation activities. From 1977 to 1980, he was employed by Itel Corporation where he was responsible for airline and aviation financing activities. From 1973 to 1977, he was a corporate lending officer for the First National Bank of Chicago. Mr. Hannahs is a former officer in the United States Air Force and holds BA and MBA in Finance degrees from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Alan Jenkins

Alan Jenkins is a corporate director and aviation industry advisor with 25 years of experience in the aviation industry. Mr. Jenkins was the CFO of Genesis Lease Limited, a NYSE listed global aircraft lessor from prior to its IPO in December 2006 through to an all-stock merger with AerCap (NYSE: AER) in March 2010 and President, COO and CFO of Waypoint Leasing from April 2013 to March 2019, a global helicopter lessor restructured and sold to Macquarie in 2019; Mr. Jenkins was an executive founder of both businesses. Mr. Jenkins was also CFO of Nordic Aviation Capital from September 2019 to September 2020 and Head of Commercial at AWAS (acquired by DAE Capital in 2017) from March 2001 to September 2006, respectively two leading global regional and commercial aircraft lessors, and ran his own aviation consultancy business from September 2010 to March 2013. Mr. Jenkins originally started his career in financial services with KPMG. Mr. Jenkins has raised over $6 billion in aviation related capital and executed or advised on over $70 billion of M&A aviation leasing transactions. Mr. Jenkins is a fellow of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and has completed the Chartered Director program with the Institute of Directors in Ireland.
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Amos Kazzaz

Director of Chorus since June 29, 2020Amos Kazzaz retired on July 1, 2023, as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Air Canada. In this role, he oversaw Air Canada’s overall financial strategic direction, comprising all aspects of financial reporting and planning, investor relations, treasury and controller operations, taxation, pension administration, internal audit, fleet, procurement and corporate real estate. He was previously Senior Vice President, Finance, and Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, roles he held since May 2010. Before joining Air Canada, Amos held extensive senior executive roles within the airline and transportation sector. He had a 24-year career at United Airlines, where he held several executive positions, including Vice President, Cost Management and Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, and led several of United’s divisions. Amos holds an MBA in Finance from The University of Denver and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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David Levenson

David Levenson is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group, leading its Brookfield Special Investments business which focuses on making strategic investments globally across a variety of industries. Mr. Levenson has worked for over two decades as a lead investor and board member of numerous businesses in North and South America, as well as Europe, India and Australia. In his role he has led mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructurings across the organization. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group, having been involved in port, road, rail and telecom infrastructure investments.Prior to joining Brookfield in 2004, Mr. Levenson worked in investment banking and private equity.Mr. Levenson holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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Marie-Lucie Morin, P.C., C.M.

Marie-Lucie Morin was Executive Director at the World Bank from 2010 to 2013. Previously Ms. Morin pursued a 30-year career in the Federal Public Service; she was appointed National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet in 2008, having served as Deputy Minister for International Trade and Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.  Earlier in her career with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ms. Morin completed assignments in San Francisco, Jakarta, London, and Moscow.  In 1997 she was appointed Ambassador to Norway with accreditation to Iceland. Ms. Morin was named Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur in 2012 and became a member of the Order of Canada in 2016. Ms. Morin serves on Corporate and not-for-profit Boards; she is also a member of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency  (NSIRA).
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Paul Rivett

Paul Rivett oversees a family office with investments in several businesses, including media, entertainment, gaming and industrial companies.He was previously the co-founder and Chairman of NordStar Capital. Before co-founding NordStar, Mr. Rivett served as the President of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a global insurance holdings and value investing company, where he worked for nearly two decades.Mr. Rivett currently serves as Chair on GreenFirst Forest Products and Chorus Aviation boards. He has previously been Chair of several notable boards, including Chair of Torstar, Chair of Recipe Unlimited, Chair of VerticalScope, and Vice-Chair of Fairfax Africa. Other past Board roles include PEAK Athletics (Bauer & Easton Sports), TeamSnap, Golf Town & Sporting Life, Dexterra, NorthStar Gaming, Arctic Gateway Group, AGT Foods, MEGA Brands, Resolute Forest Products, Canadian Press and The Brick.Mr. Rivett holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Toronto, a Master’s Degree in Industrial Relations from Queen’s University, and a Law Degree from Queen’s University. He is also a Canadian Securities Registered Portfolio Manager.
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Frank Yu

Frank Yu is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group responsible for investment origination, analysis and execution in the Brookfield Special Investments Fund. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2019, Mr. Yu worked at Blackstone in its Tactical Opportunities group.  Prior to Blackstone, Mr. Yu worked at Oaktree Capital Management in its Mezzanine Finance group and began his career in investment banking at Moelis & Company and Rothschild Inc. Mr. Yu holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

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