- Glen LeBlanc to retire as CFO
after 30 years of service; will continue serving as Vice Chair
Atlantic, and Chair Northwestel
- Curtis Millen to become CFO
effective September 1, 2023
MONTRÉAL, May 4, 2023
/CNW/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) today announced that
Glen LeBlanc, EVP and Chief
Financial Officer of BCE and Bell
Canada will retire as CFO effective September 1, 2023. Curtis
Millen, currently SVP, Corporate Strategy & Treasurer,
will be promoted to CFO.
Glen will maintain his position as Vice-Chair, Atlantic, Chair
of Northwestel, and as Board member and Chair of the Audit
Committee for Maple Leafs Sports
& Entertainment. He will also provide leadership and direction
to ensure a smooth transition on BCE's financial operations until
the end of December, 2023.
"Glen has been instrumental in Bell's continued success over the
past three decades, and in particular his past 18 years as CFO,
first at Bell Aliant, and later at BCE. With his strategic focus,
leadership and strong financial and business acumen, he has
steadfastly led BCE and Bell through numerous strategic
initiatives. With his leadership, Bell has attained a solid
financial position, with a robust balance sheet, solid cash flow
and pension solvency, all of which has helped us accelerate Bell's
capital expenditures to expand our best network leadership and
competitiveness. Notably, over the past few years, his financial
discipline and guidance helped us to weather the impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic, enabling us to emerge on solid ground and move
our corporate strategy forward. I am honoured to count Glen as a
friend and look forward to continue working with him."
- Mirko
Bibic, President & CEO, BCE and Bell Canada
"I am extremely proud of what I have accomplished to-date at
Bell and Bell Aliant, and look forward to continuing to serve in my
Chair and Vice Chair roles, and continuing to focus on championing
the impacts of Bell's investments across Atlantic Canada to our customers and our
communities. I want to take a moment to congratulate Curtis on his
new role – I am confident he is the best person for the job."
- Glen
LeBlanc, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Vice Chair, Atlantic
Canada
Curtis Millen named Chief
Financial Officer
Curtis
Millen, currently SVP Corporate Strategy and Treasurer, will
become Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2023.
"I'm pleased that Curtis will become our Chief Financial Officer
as of September 1, 2023. During his
15 years at Bell, Curtis has guided many acquisitions and
investments, our spectrum auction strategy, and a broad range of
other strategic corporate initiatives. He has extensive experience
in corporate strategy, M&A, finance and is a respected leader
in the organization. I look forward to working even more closely
with Curtis as we position Bell for future success."
- Mirko
Bibic, President & CEO, BCE and Bell Canada
Curtis Millen joined Bell in 2008
as Director, Corporate Strategy and M&A and held successively
senior positions, most recently as SVP, Corporate Strategy and
Treasurer, head of Bell Ventures and President of BIMCOR, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell that is one of the largest private
sector pension fund management companies in Canada. Curtis will continue to be based at
Bell's headquarters in Montréal.
About BCE
BCE is Canada's largest communications
company,1 providing advanced Bell broadband wireless,
Internet, TV, media and business communications services. To learn
more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a better
today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and economic
prosperity of our communities. This includes the Bell Let's Talk
initiative, which 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 throughout the country. To learn more, please
visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
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total revenue and total combined customer connections.
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SOURCE Bell Canada