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Smithard, Cogeco, part ways


MONTREAL — Cogeco Communications announced today Ken Smithard, president of its Cogeco Connexion subsidiary, will be leaving the organization at the end of January 2020. He has been with the company for two decades. Smithard is departing to pursue personal interests, the company said in a short news release. A recruitment process for his successor is being launched, the company said. “On behalf of my colleagues and the entire Cogeco Communications team, I wish to thank Ken for his 20 years of dedication to the company and his tireless work,” said Philippe Jetté, president and CEO of Cogeco Communications, in...