TORONTO – John Gossling has been named executive vice-president and chief financial officer at Corus Entertainment where he will replace the retiring Tom Peddie.
Gossling left Telus less than a month ago after 3 ½ years. His prior career experiences include CFO at CTVglobemedia Inc., VP financial operations at Rogers Communications and CFO at Rogers Wireless, and partner at KPMG LLP.
Gossling will join Corus on July 4 and be based in Toronto at Corus Quay. The company said that Peddie will retire from the company at the end of August after 17 years of service, and that the two will…
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TORONTO and VANCOUVER – Telus Health and electronic medical record (EMR) provider QHR Technologies are teaming up to improve communications between healthcare providers across Canada.
Together, the companies intend to create a national, secure, standards-based, and open communication solution that will help the more than 23,000 physicians who use their electronic medical record solutions while caring for their patients. The solution will allow physicians across the country to efficiently and securely exchange patient information, and facilitate the dialogue healthcare providers need to have when diagnosing and designing care plans for their patients.
Telus Health and QHR added that they plan to…
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VANCOUVER and HONG KONG – Telus has closed the sale of the 35% stake of Telus International to Baring Private Equity Asia, the company said Wednesday.
The $600 million deal, first announced on May 5, values Telus International at $1.2 billion. Launched in 2005, the Telus subsidiary provides customer service, IT, and business process services to the telecommunications, utilities, high tech, gaming, finance, retail, e-commerce, travel and logistics, and health care sectors.
"Telus International is now poised, with the backing and support of Telus and Baring Asia, to continue its rapid growth in the years ahead," said Josh Blair, Telus' chief…
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VANCOUVER – Telus has promoted Doug French to Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer after John Gossling unexpectedly announced that he is leaving the company “to seek other opportunities”.
Gossling, who joined Telus 3 ½ years ago, will work with French for the rest of this month to ensure an effective transition of responsibilities, reads the company’s announcement on Monday. French (pictured) has been with Telus for 20 years, holding key roles as controller for its largest business and consumers units and more recently as corporate controller.
"Doug French has the breadth of experience necessary to help drive the continued success of Telus' proven…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is selling 35% of its international call centre and business process services subsidiary Telus International to an Asian private equity firm in a deal worth about $600 million.
Telus said Thursday that it will retain its 65% majority ownership position in Telus International, which it said is valued at $1.2 billion based on the price paid by Baring Private Equity Asia.
Launched in 2005, Telus International provides customer service, IT, and business process services to the telecommunications, utilities, high tech, gaming, finance, retail, e-commerce, travel and logistics, and health care sectors. It has more than 22,000…
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TORONTO and OTTAWA – Telus will invest $62 million in new infrastructure and facilities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and $30.5 million in Ottawa, Hull and Gatineau this year, the company said Tuesday.
The investments, part of Telus’ pledge to spend $1 billion in Ontario through 2019, will increase wireless speeds and capacity, enhance high-speed Internet for businesses, and help to deliver better healthcare solutions.
Specifically, Telus said that it will build new wireless sites to add capacity and extend the reach of its wireless network throughout the province, while enhancing and extending LTE to more than 99% of Ontarians. …
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MONTREAL and WINNIPEG – BCE Inc. is buying Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) in a transaction valued at $3.9 billion, the companies announced early Monday.
The combined company's Manitoba operations will be known as Bell MTS, recognizing the power of the MTS brand in the province. Winnipeg becomes Western Canada headquarters for Bell and, with the addition of MTS's 2,700 employees, Bell's Western team grows to 6,900 people.
Bell pledged to invest $1 billion in capital throughout Manitoba after the transaction closes to extend the availability of its Gigabit Fibe Internet, rollout Fibe TV and expand its LTE wireless network. MTS' data…
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TORONTO – Nearly half of Canadian businesses have no plans to implement Internet of Things technology, while the other half is ready to jump on board, says a new study commissioned by Telus.
The study, conducted by MARU/VCR&C, surveyed 506 IT decision makers from businesses across Canada in March 2016. It found that 52% of Canadian businesses are considering, planning, piloting or deploying an Internet of Things (IoT) solution, while 48% indicated that they have no plans to adopt the technology, with 64% of those respondents saying that there is no business need.
Nearly two-thirds of businesses who are in the…
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TORONTO – Connected smart home devices are well on their way to becoming as prevalent as smartphones and tablets in Canada, says a new study commissioned by Telus.
The study, conducted by MARU/VCR&C, found a significant gap between those that believe that smart home technology will benefit their lives (61%) and those who currently own a smart home device (34%). Some 63% of respondents said that that they will own at least one smart home device – such as a smart TV, thermostat, lighting, appliance, or entry and security system, by 2018, and half of those predicted that they will…
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PRINCE GEORGE and KITIMAT, B.C. – Telus has announced plans to invest $4.5 million in Prince George and $4 million in Kitmat to increase wireless and high-speed Internet capacity to meet the rapidly growing demand in those communities.
This significant investment is part of Telus’ commitment to invest $4.5 billion in British Columbia through 2019 to extend fibre optic infrastructure directly to thousands of homes and businesses in rural and urban communities, further strengthen wireless service, and support key services including healthcare and education with new technologies, the company said Tuesday.
By the end of 2019, Telus says that it will…
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