TORONTO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Canadian airline WestJet
Airlines Ltd WJA.TO has hired Harry Taylor, a senior vice
president at retailer Canadian Tire Corp Ltd CTCa.TO , to serve
as chief financial officer, the company said on Wednesday.
WestJet's chief financial officer Vito Culmone left Canada's
No. 2 airline in late May to become CFO at telecom and media
company Shaw Communications Inc SJRb.TO .
Taylor was most recently senior vice president for finance
at Canadian Tire, where he had worked since 2010. He had
previously worked for luxury retailer Holt Renfrew, Home Depot (NYSE:HD)
HD.N and PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) PEP.N . He is a chartered accountant.
The appointment is effective Oct. 26.