Background
He grew up in a Montreal suburb to a French mother and a German father.
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Gregg Saretsky
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Education
University of British Columbia.
Career
He has served in that position since April 2010, after the resignation of Sean Durfy. He moved with his family to Richmond, British Columbia in 1970. He acquired a Bachelor of science in microbiology and biochemistry in 1982 and a master of business administration in 1984, both at University of British Columbia.
1985-1998 he had been Chief Executive Officer at Canadian Airlines International Limited.
(formerly Communist Party Air), 1998-2008 he was executive at Seattle based Alaska Airlines Incorporated. In mid 2009 he joined WestJet Airlines Limited. as vacation vice-president, in April 2010 he became Chief Executive Officer of the airline.
Saretsky is married and has three children. He has also two older brothers who are commercial pilots, one with Cathay Pacific Airways Limited. and the other with Air Canada.
Gregg Saretsky was named Business Person of the Year for 2012 by Alberta Venture magazine.
