Ronald Brenneman to retire from
the Board after more than 13 years of service
MONTRÉAL, March 8, 2017 /CNW
Telbec/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) today announced the
nomination of Karen Sheriff for
election to the BCE Board of Directors and the retirement of
Ronald Brenneman from the Board at
the company's Annual General Shareholder Meeting in Ottawa on April 26,
2017.
One of Canada's most successful telecommunications executives,
Ms. Sheriff was President and CEO of Bell Aliant from 2008 to 2014,
part of her 15-year career with the BCE group of companies, and
most recently served as President and CEO of Q9 Networks Inc., the
Toronto-based provider of
outsourced data centre and cloud services.
"We are delighted that Karen
Sheriff has agreed to bring her wealth of strategic and
operational leadership experience and her deep knowledge of the
Canadian communications sector to the service of our shareholders
as a Director of BCE," said Gordon
Nixon, Chair of the BCE Board of Directors.
Ms. Sheriff is a Director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment
Board and of WestJet Airlines. Holding an MBA from the University of Chicago, Ms. Sheriff also held
progressively senior positions in marketing and strategy in her 10
years at United Airlines.
Named to the Women's Executive Network (WXN) Top 100 Women Hall
of Fame, Ms. Sheriff was recognized as Woman of the Year in 2012 by
Canadian Women in Communications, as one of Canada's top 25 Women
of Influence, and as a Top 50 CEO by Atlantic Business
Magazine.
Ronald Brenneman will retire from
the BCE Board at the Annual General Shareholder Meeting after more
than 13 years of distinguished service, including as Chair of the
Management Resources and Compensation Committee and as a member of
the Pension Fund Committee.
"On behalf of all shareholders, I thank Ron Brenneman sincerely for his expert financial
counsel, strategic insight and dedication to Bell's successful
transformation into the competitive leader in Canadian broadband
communications," said Mr. Nixon.
About BCE
Canada's largest communications company, BCE
provides broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business
communication services from Bell
Canada and Bell Aliant. Bell Media is Canada's premier
multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, out of
home and digital media. To learn more, please visit BCE.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:
Jean Charles Robillard
(514) 870-4739
jean_charles.robillard@bell.ca
Investor inquiries:
Thane Fotopoulos
(514) 870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada