The Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) announced the appointment of Celeste Heinonen as chief financial officer. She is responsible for overseeing financial goals and objectives, creating financial plans and devising annual operating and capital budgets.
Heinonen joins the OIAA after 17 years with the Massachusetts Port Authority. In her most recent role, Heinonen oversaw Massport’s operating budget, including a portfolio of up to $1 billion in operating revenues and $600 million in expenses annually.
“Celeste is a seasoned and successful financial professional whose extensive data analysis competencies will be key to our airport’s continued growth as a passenger and cargo gateway,” said Atif Elkadi, OIAA’s CEO. “Our airport is in the midst of a 38-month run of passenger increases and we expect that growth to continue in fiscally responsible ways that serve our customers, business partners and other stakeholders well, at the same time making positive impacts on the regional economy.”
