WestJet announces appointment of Cheryl Smith, Executive Vice-President & Chief Information Officer

Ms. Smith brings to WestJet over 30 years experience in information technology implementation, infrastructure and operation in a number of industries including energy, telecommunications, manufacturing, health care and consulting.

"We are delighted to have someone with Cheryl's expertise and extensive business and executive leadership experience in this new role," said Gregg Saretsky, WestJet President and CEO. "As WestJet continues to grow and forge new partnerships around the world and evolve its business model, the development, implementation and operation of information management systems is mission-critical to our success."  

Ms. Smith has served in executive roles in Fortune 500 companies, including McKesson Corp, the largest health care company in the world, with 32,000 employees and current annual revenues of $108 billion. She has also held senior leadership positions at Ernst & Young, Honeywell Federal Systems, Verizon and KeySpan Energy.

Ms. Smith comes to WestJet from Smith and Associates in Virginia, U.S.A., where she leads a team of information technology experts. She will join WestJet shortly, pending completion of immigration formalities.