Senior Management

Tony Wright is the Chief Executive Officer for Halifax Harbour Bridges. He is responsible for managing the organization’s operations to ensure it delivers on the commitment to provide safe, efficient and reliable cross-harbour transportation. He works closely with the Board of Commissioners and has identified HHB’s 10-year capital and maintenance program and the future of the MacKay Bridge as top priorities.

A senior leader with more than 15 years of experience, he has successful introduced and managed several multi-million-dollar initiatives, including the $25 million refit of a warship and the construction and operation of Canada’s leading demonstration facility for marine renewable energy.

A graduate of both Saint Mary’s University (Masters of Business Administration) and the Royal Military College (Bachelor of Engineering), Tony enjoyed a 22-year military career, serving in a variety of engineering, business analyst and education oversite roles. In May 2012 he left the service to explore new opportunities as General Manager of the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE).

At FORCE, he oversaw the construction of the $40 million test site with challenges that included land acquisitions, the securing of regulatory requirements, the construction of a 30MW interconnection facility, and the installation of 11K of subsea power cables in the world’s highest and fastest tides.

He successfully positioned FORCE as a top-rated tidal energy facility that attracted leading tidal developers to Nova Scotia – resulting in over $220M in regional spending. While advancing Canada’s marine renewable energy initiatives on behalf of both the federal and Nova Scotia provincial government, he created important relationships with government, Bay of Fundy communities, Indigenous organizations, researchers, academic institutions and private sector service providers.

He joined HHB in August 2022.

As Chief Information Officer, David is responsible for all technology components and electronic services of HHB operations and provides technical oversight, program management and direction for HHB’s technology and electronic initiatives.

David has over 25 years of experience that began in accounting and advanced his IT career with national and international insurance firms. He spent seven years as a director for an international consulting firm accountable for providing infrastructure services, application maintenance and support, project management and business processing outsourcing for the Canadian Securities market before joining HHB in 2020.

David was born and has lived in HRM his entire life. He has been volunteering with minor hockey for 15 years and actively manages elite hockey teams and development programs.

Born in Truro and raised in Cape Breton, Lisa is a Certified Professional Account. She also has a marketing degree from Saint Mary’s University. Before joining Halifax Harbour Bridges in  2011, she volunteered internationally in Swaziland and Botswana. She has worked with the Village of Baddeck.

An avid volunteer, she has served on the boards of St. Joseph’s Children’s Centre, and the Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education.

Steve is a communications professional with more than 30 years experience working in journalism, public relations and executive communications. Steve had a 25-year career at the Halifax Chronicle Herald before launching his own communications practice. He has served as Communications Manager and spokesperson for Saint Mary’s University, the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council and ITAC, a national technology association.

Before joining HHB, he was Vice President Marketing and Communications for ITWC, Canada’s largest content house serving the IT industry. He has published three books and produced more than a dozen dinner theatres as fundraising efforts.

Daryl graduated from Acadia University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Royal Military College (RMC) with a Master of Business Administration, Queen’s University with a Master of Public Administration, and Canadian Forces Staff College.

Daryl served 28 years in the Royal Canadian Navy as a Logistics Officer serving in various seagoing and staff positions in Canada and abroad.

Daryl is responsible for the daily operations, security and enforcement, policy and external liaison.

Lori has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the Healthy and Safety field.  She is a  highly motivated and result-oriented professional with a long track record of implementing best practice health and safety standards; currently working towards attaining a CRSP and NCSO designation.

Lori worked as the Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator (Big Lift MacDonald Bridge Project) American Bridge Company, Dartmouth NS. Lori audited and revised the Safety Data Sheet database for all controlled products used on site.  She coordinated employee baseline testing and intermittent blood collection.  She had daily exposure to working at extreme heights in inclement weather to inspect fall protection equipment, safety lifelines, and rescue devices.  Lori has a strong knowledge of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.