Chair reappointed to Transportation Safety Board
News release
Ottawa, June 15, 2018 – TSB Board Chair Kathy Fox reappointed to five-year term.
Today, the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Democratic Institutions, announced the reappointment of Kathy Fox to the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (TSB).
A Member of the Board since July 2007, Ms. Fox will continue to serve as Board Chair, a position to which she was first appointed in August 2014.
Among a number of awards and distinctions, Ms. Fox has received the Fédération aéronautique internationale Paul Tissandier Diploma, the Transport Canada Aviation Safety Award, the Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award and the David Charles Abramson Flight Instructor Safety Award. She has been inducted into the Quebec Air and Space Hall of Fame, Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame and the Women in Aviation International (WAI) Pioneer Hall of Fame. Her contribution to sport parachuting in Canada earned her the Queen Elizabeth II Anniversary Medal.
Ms. Fox holds an airline transport pilot licence and thrice represented Canada at the world championships of precision flying. She has flown over 5,000 hours.
Her appointment to an additional five-year term is effective August 21, 2018.
This reappointment is being made following an open, transparent and merit-based selection process.
Quotes
“Canadians have been well served by Kathy Fox, to whom safety in transportation is paramount. I wish to thank her for her service to Canadians and congratulate her on the news of her continued stewardship at the Transportation Safety Board.”
‑ Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Democratic Institutions
Quick facts
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The TSB is an independent agency, created by an Act of Parliament in 1990.
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There are currently five Board Members and 220 employees at the TSB.
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Head Office is in Gatineau, QC, but investigation staff are located across Canada.
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