Rogers Communications Announces Forthcoming Executive Changes
14 12월 2005 - 11:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
Alan Horn to Become Vice Chairman of Rogers Communications and also
President and CEO of Rogers Telecommunications Limited; TORONTO,
Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Rogers
Communications Inc. ("Rogers") today announced that coincident with
its April 25, 2006 annual shareholder meeting, Alan Horn will
become a Vice Chairman of the Rogers board and that William
("Bill") Linton will become Rogers' Vice President Finance and
Chief Financial Officer. The Rogers Board of Directors also intends
to nominate Mr. Horn to become a director of the Rogers board
following the appointment of Mr. Linton as Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Horn, who has served as Chief Financial Officer of Rogers since
1996, will also become President and Chief Executive Officer of
Rogers Telecommunications Limited, the holding company of the
Rogers family's private investments. "For almost ten years, Alan
Horn has provided sound leadership of the finance and accounting
functions at Rogers and he has been a key and well respected member
of our management team," said Ted Rogers, President and CEO of
Rogers Communications. "While it is with mixed emotions that I
support Alan in this decision, I am particularly pleased to have
him join the Rogers board. At the same time, Rogers is fortunate to
have a seasoned executive of Bill's experience and calibre with a
deep knowledge of our company step into the CFO position." Mr.
Linton, a Chartered Accountant, currently serves as Executive Vice
President of Rogers, prior to which he was President and Chief
Executive Officer of Call-Net Enterprises, which was acquired by
Rogers in July 2005. From 1978 to 1994, Mr. Linton served in a
variety of increasingly responsible senior level finance positions
with Rogers, including serving as Chief Financial Officer of both
Rogers Cable and Rogers Wireless. Mr. Linton has also served in
senior leadership positions at SHL Systemhouse and Prior Data
Sciences. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking
Information: This news release includes certain forward looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. We caution
that actual future events will be affected by a number of factors,
many of which are beyond our control, and therefore may vary
substantially from what we currently foresee. We are under no
obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to)
update or alter any forward looking statements whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise. Important
additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is
contained in our most recent Annual Reports and Quarterly Reports
and Annual Information Forms filed with the applicable Canadian
securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. About the Company: Rogers Communications (TSX:
RCI; NYSE: RG) is a diversified Canadian communications and media
company engaged in three primary lines of business. Rogers Wireless
is Canada's largest wireless voice and data communications services
provider and the country's only carrier operating on the world
standard GSM/GPRS/EDGE technology platform; Rogers Cable is
Canada's largest cable television provider offering cable
television, high-speed Internet access, voice over cable telephony
services and video retailing; and Rogers Media is Canada's premier
collection of category leading media assets with businesses in
radio, television broadcasting, television shopping, publishing and
sports entertainment. Rogers Telecom is a national provider of
telephony, data networking, and broadband Internet connectivity, to
small, medium and large businesses across the country. For further
information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit
http://www.rogers.com/. DATASOURCE: Rogers Communications Inc.
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