MARKHAM, ON – Rural telecom provider Xplore Inc. announced Tuesday the company’s president and chief commercial officer, Rizwan Jamal, has been promoted to president and CEO, effective immediately.
Jamal also becomes a member of Xplore’s board of directors. Interim CEO Fran Shammo will continue in his role as executive chair of the board.
“We are delighted to appoint Rizwan to the role of CEO,” Shammo said in a press release. “Rizwan’s appointment to CEO of Xplore comes as the result of a thorough search process. He has deep knowledge of and connections within the Canadian broadband market from his time at other Canadian telecommunications companies, which has proved instrumental at Xplore since joining the company earlier this year. We are confident that Rizwan is the right person to carry Xplore into its next chapter, as we continue to invest in better broadband experience for rural Canadians.”
“I am honoured to have been appointed to this role, and look forward to continuing to work closely with Fran and the rest of the Xplore leadership team,” Jamal said. “Since joining Xplore, I’ve been thoroughly impressed by our dedicated team and the company’s unwavering commitment to bringing innovative broadband solutions to more communities throughout rural Canada. I’m excited to continue building on our progress to date and progressing strategic initiatives that will benefit our world-class network including investing in our fibre-optic network, expanding our 5G home-internet service, and offering faster upload and download speeds.”
Based in Toronto, Jamal joined Xplore in May 2023 as president and chief commercial officer, a few months after Allison Lenehan stepped down as president and CEO.
In his previous role, Jamal was responsible for Xplore’s sales, marketing and product development functions “and has supported Xplore’s strategic priorities across the business,” the press release says.
Prior to joining Xplore, Jamal was president of residential and small business at Bell Canada Enterprises, where he worked for more than 11 years. He previously spent 11 years at Telus in various roles including senior vice-president of consumer marketing.
Photo of Rizwan Jamal provided by Xplore.
