Edward Rogers to be chair of RCI board; Melinda rises to deputy chair

TORONTO - Rogers Communications announced this afternoon that Alan Horn will step down as chair of the board of directors effective January 1, 2018.Edward Rogers, son of late company founder Ted Rogers and currently deputy chair, will replace Horn. Melinda Rogers, one of Ted’s three daughters, will assume the role of deputy chair.Horn (the long-time RCI CFO and the man who served as interim CEO in between Guy Laurence and current CEO Joe Natale) will remain president and CEO of Rogers Telecommunications Limited and certain private companies that control RCI, and will stay on the RCI board."The company is in...