Cope jumps to Bell, but will non-comp agreement get in the way?

MONTREAL – In a high-level executive move not often seen in the Canadian telecom industry, George Cope has jumped from president and CEO of Telus Mobility to president and COO of Bell Canada, it was announced Wednesday. However, both companies were basically mum about the non-competition agreement Cope surely has with Telus Mobility and how it will affect his new job, which he’s scheduled to begin in January. Executives in such senior positions normally are bound by contracts which do not allow them to go to a direct competitor for a long period of time – much longer than the...