Sean Durfy (born 1963) is a Canadian businessman born in

Corner Brook Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,333 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Ascendant Group Limited in

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, which is the parent company of

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(BELCO). Durfy is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of

WestJet WestJet Airlines Ltd. is a Canadian airline headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, near Calgary International Airport. It is the second-largest Canadian airline, behind Air Canada, operating an average of 777 flights and carrying more than 66,130 ...

and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of Canada's second largest airline. Durfy joined WestJet in 2004 as Executive Vice-President, Sales, Marketing and Airports. He became WestJet's President in 2006 and added the title of CEO in 2007. On March 15, 2010, Durfy announced that he was resigning from his position at WestJet, which included stepping down from the board of directors. He noted personal reasons for his resignation. His resignation was effective April 1, 2010, but he had planned to stay on until September 1, 2010 to help ease the transition.Shakeup at WestJet as CEO Sean Durfy quits
Durfy has held positions at General Motors Super Group, MacLaren Lintas,

Honeywell Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded, multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It primarily operates in four areas of business: aerospace, building technologies, performance ma ...

Limited and TransAlta Energy before his tenure with

ENMAX Enmax Corporation (often styled as ENMAX) is a vertically integrated utility that generates and distributes electricity, natural gas, renewable energy, and value-added services to customers in Alberta, Canada. Overview Enmax, headquartered in C ...

Energy Corporation as president and chief operating officer. Durfy earned a

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, M ...

degree from

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus in Saint John, New Brunswick. Dalhousie offer ...

with a major in Marketing and Finance. Directorships: * Board member - Ascendant Group Limited Sean Durfy Joins Board Of Ascendant Group, Bernews, September 2, 2016
/ref> * Board member - Touchstone Exploration Ltd. * Board member - Northland Power Inc (observer) * Corporate Secretary - Rodeo Capital II

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