Benjamin Smith
Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer

Ben Smith was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer in May 2007. Ben has overall responsibility for Revenue Management, Marketing, Sales, Network Planning and Alliances for Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Air Canada Vacations, and AC Jetz, Air Canada's specialty charter division. He also has oversight for the airline's International and Regulatory Affairs, as well as Concierge Services.

Ben joined Air Ontario, a predecessor company to Air Canada Jazz as a Customer Sales and Service agent in 1990. Ben left Air Ontario in 1993 to open a retail corporate travel agency which he owned and operated for eight years. In 2001, while working as an independent consultant, Ben led the team that launched Tango, Air Canada's pioneering strategy in a separately branded operation and in 2002, he joined Air Canada full time as Managing Director of Tango. Ben subsequently held various other positions including Vice President, Network Planning at Air Canada, and President and CEO, Air Canada Vacations.

Ben holds a BA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario.