Christopher Burley
Chairman
Business and Management
West Jet
Canada
Biography
Christopher Burley is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of WestJet. He is a Director of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan where he is Chair of the Audit Committee and is the former Non-Executive Chairman of Parallel Energy Inc., the administrator of Parallel Energy 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. Mr. Burley joined WestJet's Board of Directors in September 2015.
Research Interest
Business