Cable / Telecom News

Odendaal out at Bell

MONTREAL - Bell Canada announced Wednesday that Robert Odendaal, president of Bell Mobility and BDI (Bell Canada's sales and distribution business), has decided to leave the company after three years to pursue other interests. Odendaal was shifted over to Mobility from Bell Video/ExpressVu only in September of 2005 to help lead the wireless unit out from under a lingering storm of bad publicity and operational difficulties which stemmed from a billing system overhaul gone bad in 2004. After not even a year in the role though, his departure could be seen as a bit of a surprise, but it may...