As Vice President, Corporate Finance & Strategy at Vantage Group, Peter Tong leads the financial management of corporate and network locations. He also serves as CEO of TradePort, the Vantage company that operates John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), providing leadership on strategic growth and development initiatives for YHM.

With more than 20 years of aviation industry experience, Peter directs Vantage’s strategic planning and corporate development activities, including mergers and acquisitions and strategic initiatives to drive continued growth. This includes an executive leadership role with Vantage Futures, the company’s corporate venture initiative through which Vantage invests in and partners with innovators addressing challenges in transportation infrastructure.

Peter joined Vantage in 2018 after a distinguished 15-year career at WestJet, where he held various senior leadership positions. During his tenure, he played an instrumental role in WestJet’s growth and evolution, leading strategic initiatives such as aircraft acquisitions—including the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program—and the expansion of the airline’s network across North America and the Caribbean.