Background
Westlake, W. James was born in Kingston, Ontario.
Westlake, W. James was born in Kingston, Ontario.
Diploma in Business Administration, Loyalist College, Belleville. Master of Business Administration, Queen's University.
Vice president, chief operating officer, Canadian Operations Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Joined Royal Bank of Canada Bank (United States of America) (subsidiary Royal Bank of Canada), 1995, board directors, Royal Bank of Canada Insurance, group head, Canadian Banking, chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Bank of Canada Insurance, 1995—2004, head, consumer banking, investments and insurance division, 2004, head, International Banking, 2008, group head, International Banking & Insurance, since 2009, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, since 2009.
General campaign chairman United Way of Peel Region. Chairman Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Board directors National Gallery of Canada Foundation, Canadian Paralympic Committee.