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Telecommunications Services; Voice, Data & Image Transmission
President & Chief Executive Officer
George A. CopeContact Information
1000 rue de La Gauchetiere Ouest Bureau 1200
Station A
Montreal, Ontario H3B 4Y8
(514) 392-2384
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NAICS Code : 517310
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CGI Signs Contract To Provide Full IS/IT Services To Bell Canada's Real Estate Subsidiary Nexacor Realty Management Inc
MONTREAL--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 16, 1998--CGI Group Inc. (TSE:GIB.A.) (ME:GIB.A.) (NYSE:GIB) $24 million dollar contract to support J.D. Edwards ERP software; CGI picked as preferred supplier for new IS/IT projects.
Real Time Recommendation Tool Gives Real Advantage to Bell's Call Center Representatives
CGI's role in the engagement was extensive. It was responsible for collecting all of the data coming from Bell's various affiliate companies and preparing the infrastructure, data and graphical user interface for deployment of the solution. The data gathering phase was complex and required that all redundancies be detected and...
CGI and Bell Implement a Solution Providing "Just in Time" Cable Provisioning - Securing Over $3 Million of Savings in Only 4 Months
CGI's challenge was to use the SAP Portal module to link the three companies and streamline the supply process. Entries needed to be transmitted from Bell Canada to its cable installation partners, but remain in the Bell system for tracking. The most challenging aspect of this link would be enabling...
CGI and Bell Implement a Solution to Manage Bell's 4,000 Vehicle Inventories
There are more than 4,000 Bell Canada Field Services Technicians across geographically dispersed regions of Ontario and Quebec; Bell was seeking to improve its control and deployment of the equipment used by these technicians. While seemingly straightforward, the project actually incorporated a number of challenges. Bell already used SAP technology...
CGI and Bell Use Close Cooperation to Create an Innovative Center and Accelerate the Development of Leading-Edge Solutions
Bell needed a solution that would enable it to reduce the impact of its manual processes and in doing so consistently increase efficiencies and automated customer services. However, when developing new initiatives in the telecommunications industry, time is of the essence. This posed a further challenge, for quality and reliability...
CGI Helps Bell Canada Roll Out Services on Internet Time
Under a longstanding contract for outsourcing, CGI does application development and support for Bell Canada. One of the most challenging projects was for KeyPak, a bundle of services aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. KeyPak includes long distance, voice mail, Internet access, and Yellow Pages, all rolled into one package...
Bell Canada: CGI and Project Omega Assist in Bell Sympatico's High-Speed Customer Handling
CGI felt that Project Omega would provide a platform upon which projects could leverage the Enterprise Application Integration EAI infrastructure to access Bell's legacy systems with mechanized order processing and data retrieval from non-integrated sales and service channels. With the first release of Omega, Bell sought to electronically submit service...
CGI Consolidates Bell's Accounts to Provide "One Bill" to Customers
CGI's role in the engagement was to work together with Bell to establish the system requirements and to take on the responsibility for the entire "One Bill" Ordering Tool interface. They needed to find ways to expedite the development process without compromising quality. The CGI team of experts drew on...
Strategic Partnership Makes CGI Bell Canada's IT Supplier of Choice
In striking this landmark agreement with CGI, Bell Canada aims to fulfill a number of key business and financial objectives. As principal systems integrator, CGI is responsible for the development, management and maintenance of Bell's application systems, help desk support and all distributed systems operations for Bell Canada. CGI helped...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| George A. Cope | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Eugene Roman | President, Sys & Technology |
| Karen H. Sheriff | President, Small & Medium Business |
| Kevin W. Crull | President, Consumer Solutions |
| Pierre Blouin | President, Consumer Markets |
| Stephen G. Wetmore | President, Natl Markets |
| Leo W. Houle | Chief Talent Officer |
| Martine Turcotte | Chief Legal Officer |
| Siim A. Vanaselja | CFO |
| Charles Brown | Executive Vice President, Communications |
| Peter Daniel | Executive Vice President, Communications & Marketing Services |
| Terry Mosey | Executive Vice President |
| Eugene Kam | Vice President, Communications |
| John H. McArthur | Vice President, Admin |
| Judith Maxwell | Vice President |
| Paul Rowe | Vice President |
| Andre Berard | Director |
| Donna Soble Kaufman | Director |
| Paul M. Tellier | Director |
| Susan Leigh | Director, Marketing |
| Thomas C. O'Neill | Director |
| Victor L. Young | Director |
| Marcus Andronici | Manager, Marketing |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian M. Levitt | Co Chairman |
George Cope, 47, is President and Chief Executive Officer of BCE Inc and Bell Canada, focused on driving profitable growth, enhancing customer service and delivering leading communications products to Bell’s national marketplace. Prior to joining Bell Canada in 2005, Mr. Cope was President and Chief Executive Officer of national wireless carrier TELUS Mobility since 2000. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of national wireless carrier Clearnet Communications for 13 years. Mr. Cope serves on the Advisory Board of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. A past recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, Mr. Cope holds a Business Administration (Honours) degree from the University of Western Ontario.
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| BCE Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Bell Canada | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
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| Clearnet Communications Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Clearnet Communications Inc. | President | Former |
| Bell Canada | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Lenbrook Corp | Vice President, Corporate Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bell Canada | President, Sys & Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bell Canada | President, Small & Medium Business | Current |
| Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bell Business Solutions | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bell Canada | President, Consumer Solutions | Current |
| Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | President, Consumer Markets | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund | President & CEO | Current |
| Bell Canada | President, Natl Markets | Current |
| BCE Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Chief Talent Officer | Current |
| BCE Inc. | Chief Talent Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BCE Inc. | Chief Legal Officer | Current |
| Bell Canada | Chief Legal Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BCE Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Bell Canada | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Executive Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Executive Vice President, Communications & Marketing Services | Current |
| BCE Inc. | Executive Vice President, Communications & Marketing Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Executive Vice President | Current |
| NorthwesTel Inc. | Chairman of the Board, Toronto, on | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Vice President, Admin | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Vice President | Current |
Mr. Andre Berard was Chairman of the Board of National Bank of Canada from 2002 to 2004, after having assumed the duties of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 2002, President and Chief Executive Officer in 1989 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 1986 to 1989. Between 1958 and 1986, he held various positions of increasing responsibilities at National Bank of Canada. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of BCE Inc., BMTC Group Inc., Falconbridge Inc., Saputo Inc., Tembec Inc. and Transforce Income Fund.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bombardier Inc. | Corporate Director | Current |
| Bombardier Capital Funding Limited | Corporate Director | Current |
| Bell Canada | Director | Current |
| BCE Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tembec Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Saputo, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| TransForce Income Fund | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bombardier Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Bank of Canada | President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| National Bank of Canada | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| National Bank of Canada | President and Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Director | Current |
| BCE Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Director | Current |
| BCE Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Director | Current |
| BCE Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Manager, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Co Chairman | Current |
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