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.

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 and PepsiCo. He is a chartered accountant.

The appointment is effective Oct. 26.

(Reporting by Allison Martell)

Stocks treated in this article : Canadian Tire Corporation Limited, WestJet Airlines Ltd.