Angela Avery | Group EVP, Chief People, Corporate & Sustainability Officer
WestJet

Angela Avery, KC  Chief People, Corporate & Sustainability Officer Angela Avery is the EVP, Chief People, Corporate & Sustainability Officer at WestJet where she is responsible for people and culture, communications as well as the sustainability, legal, community, government and regulatory affairs of the WestJet group of Companies. She has 30 years’ commercial and legal leadership experience across multiple industries.  Angela is a respected negotiator leading deals totaling more than $25B. Her extensive regulatory and compliance background includes as chief compliance officer for the global operations of the world’s largest independent energy producer. She is a trusted advisor to the board with US and Canadian public and private company experience.  Her international experience includes an appointment to litigate war reparations at the United Nations and she is licensed to practice law in Alberta and New York. She is a committed volunteer and community builder and has served on the boards of directors for the Calgary Zoo, YMCA, Arts Commons and the Canadian Energy Law Foundation. She currently serves on the board of directors of Athabasca Oil and was awarded the King’s Counsel designation in 2022.