MONTRÉAL, Oct. 3, 2023
/PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) announced today that
Sean Cohan will assume leadership of
Bell Media and join the BCE leadership team on November 1, following the retirement of
Wade Oosterman.
"On behalf of everyone at Bell I want to thank Wade for his
leadership in making Bell a strong competitor in Canadian
communications and media. Over the years, Wade has done outstanding
work to advance Bell's Strategic Imperatives, as well as playing a
key role in the transformation of Bell Media with a focus on
content leadership and digital innovation. Wade will remain in his
role as Vice-Chair, BCE Inc. and Bell
Canada until early January, 2024, and will provide support
to the new President of Bell Media to ensure a smooth
transition."
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Mirko Bibic, President and CEO of
BCE Inc. and Bell Canada
Sean Cohan
Sean joins Bell Media having spent decades in media and consumer
businesses, including a 15-year tenure at A+E Networks ultimately
in the role of President, International and Digital Media. He and
his A+E teams are credited with driving global content, digital,
and commercial transformation and notable growth across the
business. Most recently, Sean was Chief Growth Officer &
President at Nielsen, a global measurement and data analytics
leader, where he directed strategy, corporate development,
partnerships and all international teams and activities. He and his
teams were responsible for significant innovation, growth, and
change at this hundred-year-old company.
"I look forward to working with Sean as he leads the Bell Media
team in delivering the most compelling content across every
platform. Sean and his leadership team will be responsible for Bell
Media's portfolio of premier entertainment, news and information
assets. These industry-leading platforms include CTV, Canada's most
watched network for 22 years; CTV News, Canada's most watched news;
TSN and RDS, the top English and French-language sports
broadcasters in the country; and Crave, the leading Canadian-owned
streaming platform."
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Mirko Bibic, President and CEO of
BCE Inc. and Bell Canada
Sean is a purpose-driven leader who adopts a people-first
management style and champions DEI causes. He enjoys partnering
with content-makers, technologists, and business executives alike,
and has a successful creative deal-making track record from
commercial to M&A. Sean holds several Board positions,
including the Banff World Media Festival since January 2016. In 2022, Savoy Magazine named him
to both the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors and Most
Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.
Sean will also serve as an Executive Officer to BCE.
About BCE
BCE is Canada's largest communications
company,i providing advanced Bell broadband
wireless, Internet, TV, media and business communications services.
To learn more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a better
today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and economic
prosperity of our communities. This includes the Bell Let's Talk
initiative, which promotes Canadian mental health with national
awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's Talk Day and
significant Bell funding of community care and access, research and
workplace initiatives throughout the country. To learn more, please
visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
About Bell Media
Bell Media is Canada's leading content creation company with
premier assets in television, radio, digital and out-of-home media,
including 35 television stations that are part of the CTV and Noovo
networks; 27 specialty channels, including sports leaders TSN and
RDS; bilingual TV and streaming service Crave; the iHeartRadio
Canada brand encompassing 215 music channels, including 103 radio
stations in 58 Canadian markets; and the Astral out-of-home
advertising network. Bell Media's suite of data-enabled products
combines the innovation, content, and technology of Bell and Bell
Media to build an integrated, automated, and privacy-compliant
future for Canadian marketers. Bell Media is also a partner in
Montréal's Grande Studios, Just for Laughs and Dome Productions,
one of North America's leading
production facilities providers. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc.
(TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. Learn
more at BellMedia.ca.
Media inquiries
Ellen
Murphy
media@bell.ca
Investor inquiries
Thane Fotopoulos
514-870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca
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