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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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Bell Canada establishers partnership with NBA
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-15 February 2008-Bell Canada establishers partnership with NBAC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Bell Canada, a communications company, has established an agreement with the National Basketball Association NBA to deliver daily NBA video highlights and other personalised content via the Sympatico/MSN web portal and Bell Mobility mobile phones. Bell...
Bell Canada to be bought by pension fund
MONTREAL AFP — Canadian telecoms giant BCE Bell Canada announced Saturday it was being purchased by an investor group led by Teachers Private Capital for 51.7 billion Canadian dollars (48.5 billion US). The all-cash transaction, which includes 16.9 billion Canadian dollars of debt, preferred equity and minority interests, was...
Canada's largest telecom in talks for private equity buyout
OTTAWA AFP — Bell Canada Enterprises announced Tuesday it is negotiating with a group of Canadian equity funds interested in a buyout of the country's largest telecom firm. In a statement, BCE said it had "entered into discussions with a group of leading Canadian pension funds to explore the...
Canadian CMBS Deal Scrapped.(Brief Article)
A company that planned to tap the Canadian commercial MBS market to finance a property acquisition cancelled the deal at the last minute and instead arranged a mortgage from the seller. Delek Group, an Israeli firm, used the loan to help finance its acquisition...
Deutsche to Make Canada Debut.(Brief Article)
Deutsche Bank will make its first appearances in the Canadian CMBS market by co-leading two floating-rate deals. The lender is teaming up with Merrill Lynch in its securitization of a floating-rate acquisition loan for Delek Group, an Israeli energy company. The C$125 million ($81...
Canadian Lease Deal in Works.(H and R Real Estate Investment Trust)(Brief Article)
H&R REIT of Toronto plans to float C$100 million ($64 million) of securities backed by two office buildings leased by Bell Canada. The offering, led by Merrill Lynch, will involve a 440,000-square-foot building in Toronto and a 325,000-sf building in the Dorval section of...
Bell Canada International Reduces Stake in the Vespers
Business Editors MONTREAL--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 19, 2001 Bell Canada International Inc. (NASDAQ: BCICF) (TSE: BI.) ("BCI") today clarified that it will hold a 1.4% interest on a fully-diluted basis in the Brazilian competitive local exchange providers, Vesper S.A. and Vesper Sao Paulo S.A. ("the Vespers"), assuming that all equity...
Mexico: Telmex after long distance license in Venezuela.
The Mexican telecoms Telmex (44%), associated to Southwestern Bell Communications (12%), and Bell Canada (44%) in the consortium Genesis, is to move into the long distance market in Venezuela bidding for a WLL tender, and planning investments of US$500mil over the next four years. Genesis looks...
Goldman to Float Trizec's CMBS in Canada.
TrizecHahn has tapped Goldman Sachs to conduct one of the first securitizations involving commercial real estate in Canada. Goldman is expected to underwrite about C$500 million ($345 million) of bonds backed by office buildings occupied by Bell Canada. The transaction, slated for later this...
RE: Teletech Sold to Associates Commercial Corporation of Canada
MONTREAL--BUSINESS WIRE--May 14, 1996--TELETECH FINANCIAL Teletech Financial Corporation today announced that its shareholders have reached an agreement to sell the corporation to Associates Commercial Corporation of Canada Ltd., a unit of Associates First Capital Corporation.As part of the transaction, Teletech will enter into five-year agreements with Bell Canada's Gateways division...
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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.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BCE Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Bell Canada | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Bank of Montreal | Board of Directors | Current |
| NII Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | President, Sys & Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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