Arielle Meloul-Wechsler

Arielle Meloul-Wechsler is Air Canada's Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Public Affairs, and has been a member of Air Canada’s Executive team since 2013. She guides all human resources and culture change initiatives across the company, labour relations, internal and external communications, and government relations. She oversees the airline’s CSR reporting, its community investments, and the Air Canada Foundation. As Air Canada's Champion of Official Languages, she is proudly focused on the airline's commitment and efforts in offering the greatest range of services in both of Canada's official languages.

Under Arielle’s leadership, Air Canada has consistently been named multiple times as a top employer in Canada, one of Montreal's top employers, a top diversity employer, and one of the most admired corporate cultures in Canada.

Before her work in Human Resources, Arielle was Assistant General Counsel and Director of Legal Services at Air Canada. Her corporate and commercial practice included advising on financing, reorganization, M&A, and leading Aeroplan's external legal team through its initial public offering. She practiced law at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg prior to joining Air Canada.

Arielle was elected President of Airline People Directors’ Council (APDC), an exclusive global Airline HR Leaders’ Network, in March 2017. She was recognized by the Women’s Executive Network in 2019 as one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Business in the Corporate Executive category and the recipient of Northern Lights Aero Foundation’s 2022 Annual Elsie MacGill Business Award honouring Canadian women who have made outstanding contributions in aviation and aerospace. She is on the Board of Directors of the Air Canada Foundation, the Canadian American Business Council, National Bank of Canada and Element Fleet Management Corp.  She is the past Chair of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), a role held for three years.

Arielle holds a Civil Law degree from the Université de Montreal, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from McGill University, and has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 1993.