Bell CEO Cope honoured as Corporate Citizen of the Year; BCE
Director and Air Canada CEO Rovinescu named Strategist of the
Year
TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - The Globe and Mail's
Report on Business today announced that Bell Chief Executive
Officer George Cope has been named
Corporate Citizen of the Year and BCE Director and Air Canada CEO
Calin Rovinescu as Strategist of the Year in its annual CEO of the
Year award feature. They're among the 5 Canadian CEOs selected this
year based on corporate leadership, innovation, vision and social
responsibility.
"BCE is very proud that George and Calin were named among
Canada's top business leaders by Report on Business, and I offer
heartfelt congratulations to them both on behalf of our entire
team," said Gordon Nixon, Chair of
the BCE Board of Directors.
"George has re-energized Bell as Canada's communications leader
and sparked unprecedented action in mental health with the Bell
Let's Talk initiative, while Calin has led Air Canada to
unprecedented heights, including record financial performance and
continued recognition as the Best Airline in North America. At the same time, their
dedication to delivering for our shareholders, customers and
communities have made them invaluable contributors to the BCE Board
of Directors."
George Cope has served as
President and CEO of BCE and Bell
Canada and as a BCE Director since July 2008. Mr. Cope has announced that he will
retire in January 2020 after 14 years
with Bell, and will be succeeded in the chief executive role by
Chief Operating Officer Mirko
Bibic.
Mr. Rovinescu has served as President and CEO of Air Canada
since April 2009 and as a BCE
Director since April 2016. He is also
a member of the Management Resources and Compensation Committee and
the Pension Fund Committee.
The other top leaders honoured by Report on Business are
Dani Reiss, President and CEO,
Canada Goose (Global Visionary of the Year), Dax Dasilva, Founder and CEO, Lightspeed
(Innovator of the Year) and Susan
Senecal, CEO, A&W Food Services of Canada (New CEO of
the Year). All 5 honourees will be featured in the December 2019 issue of Report on Business
magazine, available in print on November
29. More information on the winning CEOs and the CEO of the
Year program can be found here.
About BCE
BCE is Canada's largest communications
company, providing advanced Bell broadband wireless, TV, Internet
and business communications services alongside Canada's premier
content creation and media assets from Bell Media. To learn more,
please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Launched in 2009, the Bell Let's Talk initiative promotes
Canadian mental health with national awareness and anti-stigma
campaigns like Bell Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of
community care and access, research and workplace leadership
initiatives throughout the year. To learn more, please visit
Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries
Nathan Gibson
905-614-9596
nathan.gibson@bell.ca
@Bell_News
Investor inquiries
Thane Fotopoulos
514-870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada