Bell Let's Talk Chair Mary
Deacon, Bell Media's Wendy
Freeman and Lainey Lui all
named to the Top 100 by WXN
MONTRÉAL, Nov. 23, 2016 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell today congratulates Mary
Deacon, Chair of Bell Let's Talk; Wendy Freeman, President of CTV News; and
Lainey Lui, Co-host of CTV's The
Social and eTalk reporter on being named to Canada's Top 100 Most
Powerful Women 2016 by WXN.
"On behalf of the entire Bell team, I offer our heartfelt
congratulations to Mary, Wendy and Lainey on this well-deserved
recognition of their talent and accomplishments," said George Cope, President and CEO of BCE and
Bell Canada. "These are leaders
highly respected at our company and across the Canadian
communications industry for their vision, results and commitment to
excellence in everything they do."
The Top 100 Awards recognize the professional achievements of
talented leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
To learn more about this year's honourees, please visit
wxnetwork.com/top-100/top-100-winners.
This year's award winners join a number of WXN honourees at
Bell, including Hall of Fame inductees Martine Turcotte, Bell's Vice Chair, Québec;
Mary Ann Turcke, President of Bell
Media, and Karen Sheriff, former CEO
of Bell Aliant and Q9 Networks. Last year, Joanne MacDonald, VP of CTV News, was named to
the Top 100, while BCE Director and Gaz Metro CEO Sophie Brochu was honoured in the Corporate
Director category.
WXN is Canada's leading organization dedicated to the
advancement and recognition of women in management, executive,
professional and board roles. Please visit wxnetwork.com.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications
company, providing consumers and business customers with wireless,
TV, Internet, home phone, small business and enterprise
communications services. Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia
company with leading assets in television, radio, digital and out
of home media. Bell is wholly owned by Montréal's BCE Inc. (TSX,
NYSE: BCE). For more information, please visit Bell.ca.
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 initiatives. To learn more, please visit
Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries:
Jacqueline Michelis
(613) 785-1427
jacqueline.michelis@bell.ca
@Bell_News
SOURCE Bell Canada