CALGARY, Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - WestJet Airlines
Ltd. (TSX:WJA) today announced the appointment of Christopher Burley, as an independent director,
to its Board of Directors. The appointment is effective immediately
and will bring the total number of Board members to twelve.
Clive Beddoe,
WestJet's Chairman of the Board commented, "We are extremely
pleased to have Chris join the Board. His integrity, business
insights and experience as a director will serve the Board well and
benefit WestJet as we continue to deliver against our strategic and
operational plans."
Christopher Burley
is a Director of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan where he is Chair of the Audit
Committee and is the current Non-Executive Chairman of Parallel
Energy Inc., a publicly traded oil and gas mutual fund trust. He
spent over two decades in the investment banking industry and was
Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Energy at Merrill Lynch before
his retirement in 2008. Mr. Burley has a Bachelor of Science degree
with a certificate of Honours Standing (Geophysics) and a Masters
of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario. He is a graduate of
the Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program and holds
the ICD.D designation.
About WestJet
We are proud to be Canada's
highest-rated airline for customer service, powered by an
award-winning culture of care and recognized as one of the
country's top employers. We offer scheduled service to 100
destinations in North America,
Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Through our regional airline, WestJet
Encore, and with partnerships with airlines representing every
major region of the world, we offer our guests more than 150
destinations in more than 20 countries. Leveraging WestJet's
extensive network, flight schedule and remarkable guest experience,
WestJet Vacations delivers affordable, flexible travel experiences
with a variety of accommodation options for every guest. Members of
our WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights,
vacation packages and more. Our members use WestJet dollars towards
the purchase of WestJet flights and vacation packages on any day,
at any time, to any WestJet destination with no blackout
periods ΜΆ even on seat sales. For more information
about everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.
Recent recognition includes:
2015 Best Employers in Canada (Aon
Hewitt)
2014 Interbrand Canada's Best Canadian Brands (Rank #20)
2014 Brands of the Year (Strategy magazine)
2014 Canada's Most Preferred Airline (Ipsos)
2014 Value Airline of the Year (Air Transport World magazine)
2014/2013/2012 Canada's Most
Attractive Employer (Randstad)
2014/2013 WestJet RBC MasterCard ranked #1 in Canada (Money Sense magazine and
RewardsCanada.ca)
2014/2013/2012/2011 Highest equity score: airline, vacation package
supplier brands (Harris/Decima EquiTrend Study)
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