MONTRÉAL, Jan. 25,
2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Cogeco Inc. (TSX: CGO) and Cogeco
Communications Inc. (TSX: CCA) ("Cogeco") are pleased to announce
the appointment of Linda Gillespie
to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources
Officer, effective April 4, 2022. She
will be based at the company's head office in Montréal.
Ms. Gillespie is a senior human resources professional with more
than two decades of experience in various industries including
telecommunications. Until recently, she was Senior Vice President
Human Resources and Communications at Weston Foods for over seven
years, where she was a member of the senior executive team and
acted as the overall Senior Executive Lead of the Weston Foods
Business Transformation Program. Before that she worked as Human
Resources Lead at Dupont and previously at Nortel in various
marketing and corporate functions.
In her role at Cogeco, Ms. Gillespie will lead the human
resources team in empowering colleagues across the organization and
foster a highly collaborative, engaging and inclusive work
environment.
"Linda's experience leading human resources teams and her proven
leadership skills in strengthening a collaborative and
customer-centric culture make her an ideal candidate to support
Cogeco's strategic and talent management goals," stated Philippe
Jetté, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cogeco Inc. and
Cogeco Communications Inc. "I am looking forward to welcoming Linda
to our executive team and to her contribution in driving a
comprehensive strategic talent agenda which will support our
strategy and ambitious growth vision."
Ms. Gillespie holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's
University in Kingston,
Ontario.
ABOUT COGECO INC.
Rooted in the communities it serves, Cogeco Inc. (TSX: CGO) is a
growing competitive force in the North American telecommunications
and media sectors with a legacy of over 60 years. Through its
business units Cogeco Connexion and Breezeline (formerly Atlantic
Broadband), Cogeco provides broadband services (Internet,
television and phone) to 1.6 million residential and business
customers in Quebec and
Ontario in Canada as well as in twelve states in
the United States. Through Cogeco
Media, it owns and operates 23 radio stations as well as a news
agency in Quebec. To learn more
about Cogeco's growth strategy and its commitment to support its
communities, promote inclusive growth and fight climate change,
please visit us online at corpo.cogeco.com.
SOURCE Cogeco Inc.