Having spent the last few months learning more about the company whose leadership he assumed last December, Rogers Communications CEO Guy Laurence is starting to make changes to help the company move in the direction that he has set forth. Following the departure of two senior executives earlier this week, Laurence today announced to employees that Rob Bruce, President of […]
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Management shakeup at Rogers
When Guy Laurence took over as Rogers Communications CEO last December, many expected the former Vodafone UK CEO to shake things up at the Canadian giant. It appears that those changes are starting to happen with some changes at the top. According to an email obtained by MobileSyrup, at least two senior executives are leaving the company. The email, penned by […]
Marketing executive Ivy Ross to lead Google Glass team
Changes are afoot over at the Google Glass team. The company will have a new leader starting Monday while one of its lead engineers is headed to Facebook’s Oculus project. In an open letter posted on Google+, former Art.com Chief Marketing Officer Ivy Ross announced that she has been appointed head of Google Glass. Her appointment is another indication that Google is […]
Vic Gundotra leaving Google
Big news today out of Google. Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President of Engineering, announced today that he is leaving the company after working there almost 8 years. After Re/code broke the story earlier today, Gundotra confirmed his departure via Google+ in a post called “And Then.” The post begins with a personal story about a family death that appears to […]
HTC hires former Samsung marketing executive behind Galaxy brand
HTC has acknowledged in the past that it needs to do a better job with marketing. In a move to do just that, the Taiwanese company this week hired Paul Golden, a former Samsung marketing executive, as a consultant who will report directly to Chairwoman Cher Wang. According to Golden’s LinkedIn page, he “created and launched the highly successful Galaxy […]
Motorola Mobility names Rick Osterloh as President and COO
Motorola Mobility today announced that Rick Osterloh has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). The move comes after former CEO Dennis Woodside left to become COO at Dropbox. The announcement was made by Jonathan Rosenberg who had stepped in to become COO upon Woodside’s departure. Osterloh assumed the role today and will report to the Motorola Operating Board […]
TELUS CEO Darren Entwistle stepping down May 8, 2014
TELUS today announced a number of leadership changes with CEO Darren Entwistle stepping down to take on the role of Executive Chair of TELUS starting on May 8, 2014, when the company holds its Annual General Meeting. Joe Natale, who has been TELUS’ Chief Commercial Officer since 2010, will become the new TELUS CEO. “I am honoured to be appointed […]
Former Quebecor CEO Pierre Peladeau to run in Quebec provincial election
Pierre Péladeau stepped down as CEO of Quebecor, Videotron’s parent company last year. He remained involved with the company as Vice Chairman and member of the Board of Directors of Quebecor and Chairman and member of the Boards of Directors of Quebecor Media and TVA Group until today. He announced earlier in the day that he is entering politics and […]