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Harry Taylor

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EVP, Chief Financial & Regulatory Officer at Hydro One
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Harry Taylor is the EVP, Chief Financial & Regulatory Officer at Hydro One, with over 30 years of experience in senior financial leadership roles. His career includes serving as CFO and interim CEO at WestJet, and holding senior positions at Canadian Tire and PepsiCo. He holds an M. B. A. from the Ivey Business School and is a Chartered Accountant.

Outside of his extensive financial career, Harry has a background in competitive sports, having played on the varsity football and rugby teams during his time at the University of Toronto. This team-oriented background complements his professional life, where he is described as an engaging and inspirational leader.

He creatively uses hockey metaphors like "Lacing Up the Skates" and "Hanging Up The Skates" to announce major career changes, such as joining Hydro One and retiring from WestJet.

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Experience
37 Years
Current Role
EVP, Chief Financial & Regulatory Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Priorities

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Financial Leadership
Has over three decades of experience as a CFO and finance executive at major Canadian corporations like Hydro One, WestJet, and Canadian Tire.
Energy Transition
Expressed his goal of joining Hydro One to help lead the team in enabling the electrification of the province of Ontario.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
EVP, Chief Financial & Regulatory Officer
Hydro One
11-2015 - 12-2022
Executive Vice President, Finance & CFO
WestJet
11-2021 - 2-2022
Interim President & CEO
WestJet
4-2014 - 10-2015
Senior Vice President, Finance
Canadian Tire Corporation
3-2012 - 3-2014
Chief Operating Officer
Mark's Work Wearhouse, A Division of Canadian Tire Corporation
In the press

Media appearances

Hydro One on Modernizing Canada's Power Systems. Featured in Yahoo Finance
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Hydro One on Modernizing Canada's Power Systems. Featured in MarketScreener
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Education
1986 - 1988
M.B.A.
Ivey Business School at Western University
1983 - 1985
C.A.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
1979 - 1983
B.Comm.
University of Toronto - University of Trinity College
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