Air Canada has appointed Kevin Howlett as senior vice president of regional markets with overall responsibility for strategic direction of Air Canada’s regional operations and the relationship with current and future regional carriers operating on its behalf. In his new role he will be based in Vancouver and will work in association with Derek Vanstone, VP of corporate strategy, industry and government affairs to strengthen regional business and community relationships.
Arielle Meloul Wechsler has been appointed as VP of human resources for Air Canada. In this role, Wechsler will assume responsibility for all aspects of human resources with the exception of labour relations. She has been with Air Canada since 1997. Prior to assuming her employee relations function in 2011, she was assistant general counsel and director of legal services at Air Canada. In 2005 she was seconded to Aeroplan where she led the external legal team through Aeroplan’s initial public offering.
