Finance Monthly CFO Awards Winners Edition

Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2020 www.finance-monthly.com 63 Executive Vice-President, Finance & CFO of WestJet HARRY TAYLOR ABOUT WESTJET In 1996, Clive Beddoe and a team of like-minded partners started WestJet with three aircraft, five destinations and 220 friendly WestJetters. 22 years later, we have three different aircraft types and fly to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, The Caribbean and Europe. Our 14,000 WestJetters are dedicated to flying more than 22 million guests a year, on over 700 flights per day, with a fleet of over 150 aircraft. Our Mission To enrich the lives of everyone in WestJet’s world. We’re proud to have won awards that show us you think we do. Our Vision • We are Team WestJet. WestJet is people powered. • We are caring at our core. Air travel is better with WestJet. • We are a global airline. Authentically Canadian. Uniquely WestJet. Our Values • Act like an owner • Care from the heart • Rise to the challenge • Work together to win Our business is to ensure you love where you’re going, whether it’s on the trip of a lifetime or your fourth business trip this month. Beyond the aircraft Before ever leaving the runway, thousands of hours of preparation, training and care go into every WestJet flight. Beyond the aircraft provides a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible measures our WestJetters take to ensure the comfort and safety of each and every guest. Caring for our environment As we pursue our vision to be one of the top five airlines in the world, WestJet is committed to growing responsibly and ensuring that we are an environmentally sustainable airline. We recognize that as our operations grow, inevitably, so does our environmental footprint. For a complete overview of our commitment to people and the environment. We currently have one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient fleets in North America. According to Boeing data, fuel efficiency and emissions from our Next-Generation 737 aircraft (600, 700 and 800 series) are approximately 15 to 30 per cent lower on a per seat basis than the fleet of 737-200 series aircraft we replaced between 2000 and 2003. WestJet’s significant investments in fleet and technology have greatly improved our aircraft fuel efficiency and our ability to operate more cost effectively. Between 2000 and 2014, we reduced our fuel consumption in litres per revenue tonne kilometre (RTK) by 45.6 per cent. The resulting fuel savings are equivalent to the amount of fuel that would have been used to fly a Boeing Next- Generation 737 from Calgary to Toronto and back approximately 47,883 times (based on our 2014 fuel usage). www.westjet.com ABOUT HARRY TAYLOR Harry joined WestJet as Executive Vice- President, Finance & CFO in October 2015. Harry is responsible for accounting, financial reporting, financial planning & analysis, internal audit, procurement, treasury and tax. Before joining WestJet, Harry spent more than 20 years in retail and consumer packaged goods. He held senior finance and operating leadership roles with Canadian Tire Corporation, Holt Renfrew, Home Depot, and Frito-Lay in both Canada and the United States. Harry began his career in professional services, serving clients for McKinsey & Company for five years and Ernst & Young for three years. A native of Winnipeg, Harry considers Toronto to be his hometown, even though he has lived in Dallas, Atlanta and Calgary for considerable periods of time. Harry earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Trinity College, University of Toronto in 1983, a Chartered Accountant designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 1985 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario in 1988. CANADA Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2020