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Shaw Communications

SJR is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$8.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.9B
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Provider of Entertainment, Information & Communications Services

President & CEO
Harold A. Roozen
Number of Employees 7,400
Contact Information

630 3rd Ave SW Ste 900

Calgary, Alberta T2P 4L4

www.shaw.ca

(403) 750-4500

NAICS Code : 517510

Recent Events

  • Rogers Cuts 3% of Staff, Adds to Stake in Rival

    11/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Telus TV Rolls Out More IPTV Services

    11/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Shaw VoD Launches New Website Service

    11/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Shaw Communications introduces new VOD website

    11/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Cable dynasty began right here

    11/11/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Shaw gains Ontario entry point

    10/31/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • Shaw Communications receives regulatory approval to acquire Mountain Cablevision

    10/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Earnings sag at Shaw

    10/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Shaw Introduces 100-Mbps Nitro Broadband Service

    10/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Shaw Adding High Speed DOCSIS Internet Services

    10/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-Moody's rates Shaw Comm senior notes Baa3

    9/29/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Rogers sues Shaw over East-West tensions

    9/12/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Mountain Cable Sale to Shaw Gets OK

    9/21/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Shaw Launches AMC HD in Canada

    8/28/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

satellite and shaw communications - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Harold A. Roozen President & CEO
Jim Shaw CEO
Steve Wilson CFO & Senior Vice President
Bradley S. Shaw Senior Vice President, Operations
Ken C.C. Stein Senior Vice President
Michael D'Avella Senior Vice President, Planning
Robert A. Elliot Senior Vice President, Technology Operations
Cam Kernahan Vice President, Operations
Jackie L. Altwasser Vice President, Finance
Rhonda D. Bashnick Vice President, Finance
Stewart Shaw Owner
Denise Caron Sr. Director, Information Technology
John Brady Director IT, Technology Transformation, Ireland
Roxanne Thompson Manager, Advertising
Shelly Wiseman Manager, Govt & Regulatory Affairs
Douglas J. Black Secretary
Hal Blackadar
Jim Dinning Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Willard H. Yuill Chairman
Adrian L. Burns Board of Directors
Charles V. Keating Board of Directors
Donald F. Hon Board of Directors
Donald F. Mazankowski Board of Directors
George F. Galbraith Board of Directors
Jeffrey C. Royer Board of Directors
John L. Bragg Board of Directors
Michael W. O'Brien Board of Directors
Ronald V. Joyce Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Shaw Communications, Inc. President & CEO Current
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Shaw Communications, Inc. CEO Current
Canadian Satellite Communications, Inc. President & CEO Current
Shaw Communications, Inc. CEO Former

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Shaw Communications, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Shaw Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President, Planning Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President, Technology Operations Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Vice President, Finance Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Vice President, Finance Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Owner Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Sr. Director, Information Technology Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Director IT, Technology Transformation, Ireland Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Manager, Advertising Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Manager, Govt & Regulatory Affairs Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Secretary Current
Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Hal Blackadar was appointed Corus' Vice President of Human Resources in April, 2002. Previously, he was Vice President, Ontario for Corus Radio and has been with Corus and its predecessor company Shaw Communications since 1995. Mr. Blackadar has also served as a manager of joint radio properties in Halifax, Ottawa and Toronto, and as President of Maclean Hunter's Radio division for the Ontario region. He has also served as Director of the United Way of Canada, Chairman of Oakwood Terrace Senior Care Facility, and the Royal Ottawa Hospital Foundation. Other Board positions have included Director of the Radio Marketing Bureau of Canada and the Foundation to Assist Canadian Artists on Record (FACTOR). Mr. Blackadar is a founding member of the digital radio rollout committee for Canada, and has held responsibilities for the operations of 102.1 The Edge and Energy 108 on behalf of Shaw Radio Ltd.

Organization Position Status
Corus Entertainment Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current
Shaw Communications, Inc. Current
Corus Radio Ltd. Vice President Former

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Chairman Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Shaw Communications, Inc. Director Current
Elluminate, Inc. Director Current
Thunder Bay Terminals Director Current
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Director Current
Parkland Income Fund Board of Directors Current
Rocky Mountaineer Limited Board of Directors Current
Irpp Board of Directors Current
TransAlta Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Park Land Company Trustee Former
Queen's University Degrees Former

Mr. Bragg, 64, is a director of Sobey's Inc., Empire Company Limited and the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He has served on the boards of many Canadian companies including Imasco Ltd., Shaw Communications Inc. and Maritime Life Assurance Co. He is President of a number of companies including Bragg Lumber Co., Ltd., and Cherryfield Foods Inc. and Chairman of several Canadian and U.S. companies including Bragg Communications Inc., EastLink Cable Systems, and BioSan Laboratories Inc. Mr. Bragg is an Officer of the Order of Canada and the Chancellor of Mount Allison University. Mr. Bragg is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee.

Organization Position Status
Bio San Laboratories Inc President Current
Empire Company Limited Director Current
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Board of Directors Current
Sobeys Inc. Director Current
Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Empire Company Limited Director Current
Mount Allison University doctorate in law Former

Organization Position Status
Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Shaw Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Shaw Teams on 3D-TV Tilt

    Light Reading - 5/11/09 - View Story

  • Shaw and Corus Launch a 3-D Revolution

    Broadcast Newsroom - 5/08/09 - View Story