OTTAWA – CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides announced Wednesday the appointment of lawyer Leila Wright as the commission’s executive director of telecommunications.
Wright, like Eatrides, has done work at the Competition Bureau and will replace Fiona Gilfillan, who was appointed to the position in November 2021 but is now retiring.
“I’m pleased that Leila has accepted this senior leadership position at the CRTC,” said Eatrides in a press release. “Her deep experience in competition and telecommunications will be a tremendous asset as we work to deliver tangible results for Canadians.
Wright, who has a law degree from the University of Toronto, is currently the deputy commissioner for digital enforcement and intelligence at the Competition Bureau, which she joined in 2013. Prior to that, she was the associate deputy commissioner for policy, planning and advocacy, where she was involved in promoting competition in sectors including telecommunications, the release added.
She also directed a study on Canada’s broadband industry and led the bureau’s participation in CRTC proceedings, the release noted.
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