Keith Pelley appointed President of Rogers Media
August 17 2010 - 8:36AM
PR Newswire (Canada)
TORONTO, Aug. 17 /CNW/ -- TORONTO, Aug. 17 /CNW/ - Rogers
Communications Inc. (RCI) today announced the appointment of Keith
Pelley as the President of Rogers Media effective September 7,
2010. Mr. Pelley will succeed Tony Viner who announced his plan to
retire in May 2010. Keith Pelley, 46, will report to Nadir Mohamed
and will have overall responsibility for Rogers Media properties
including Rogers Broadcasting, Rogers Publishing, Rogers Digital
Media, Rogers Sportsnet, the Shopping Channel, the Toronto Blue
Jays and Rogers Centre. Pelley was most recently Executive Vice
President of Strategic Planning at CTV and President of Canada's
Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. He served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Argonauts from 2004 to 2007.
He was appointed President of TSN in 2000 following his leadership
roles as Senior Vice President, Programming and Production and Vice
President, Programming. "Keith is a highly regarded media executive
with strong business acumen and an extensive background in sports,"
said Nadir Mohamed, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rogers
Communications Inc. "He is widely recognized as an exceptional
leader, and a proven operator who delivers results. Keith's
incredible depth and breadth of experience will be an asset to our
senior executive team as we leverage our media assets in an
increasingly digital world." Pelley succeeds Tony Viner, 63, as
President and CEO of Rogers Media. Viner joined Rogers in 1982 and
has grown Rogers Media from three radio stations when he started,
to a diversified media company today comprised of radio,
over-the-air and specialty television services, publishing, digital
media, and sports entertainment. "Tony has played an integral role
in advancing our media business and Rogers Media has thrived under
his leadership," said Mohamed. "I'd like to thank Tony for his
significant contributions and wish him the best in his retirement."
"This is a tremendous opportunity to build on the legacy
established by Tony Viner and the Rogers Media team," said Keith
Pelley. "I've worked closely with the Rogers Media team over the
years and most recently through the Olympic broadcast partnership.
I've been impressed with the team's professionalism, dedication and
results-driven approach." Tony Viner will work with Keith Pelley to
ensure an orderly and seamless leadership transition. Rogers is a
diversified public Canadian communications and media company. We
are Canada's largest provider of wireless voice and data
communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of
cable television, high-speed Internet and telephony services.
Through Rogers Media we are engaged in radio and television
broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications,
and sports entertainment. We are publicly traded on the Toronto
Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE: RCI). Terrie Tweddle, Corporate Communications,
Rogers Communications Inc., 416.935.4725,
terrie.tweddle@rci.rogers.com; Jan Innes, Public Affairs, Rogers
Communications Inc., 416.935.3525, jan.innes@rci.rogers.com
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