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Jay Forbes stepping down from atop MTS as Bell takes over

WINNIPEG – MTS president and CEO Jay Forbes will be leaving the company following the expected successful closing of its pending acquisition by BCE Inc. on March 17, 2017.Forbes joined MTS in January 2015 and led a significant two-year transformation effort, culminating with the recent sale of the company to BCE for $3.9 billion, the company said late Friday.  He also oversaw the sale of Allstream Inc. to Zayo Group Canada Inc. and launched several initiatives designed to make MTS a more customer first organization."I want to sincerely thank Jay for the remarkable job he has done at MTS," said David...