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TELUS: Leadership Change
CFO Doug French retiring June 30, 2026 after 30-year career, succeeded by Gopi Chande
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The leadership read
Leadership transitions often precede broader telecommunications bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 105.8 (Hot), down 2.4 month-on-month — shows Americas signal flow rising (+2.4pts).
TELUS: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Telecommunications median of 1 across 47 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 2 tracked across 75 days.
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More signals across Telecommunications
Leadership Change · Americas
Airties →Airties appointed Stephen Howe (former Bell Canada CTO) to Board of Directors and Michael Rezek (former Cisco/Accedian business development leader) as Chief Business Development Officer
Leadership Change · Americas
Crown Castle Inc. →Crown Castle appointed Kris Hinson as EVP/Chief Commercial Officer and Mark Lennon as SVP/Chief Information Officer; Hamilton West promoted to VP Corporate Finance and Treasurer
Partnership · Americas
Granite Telecommunications →Granite Telecommunications named preferred communications infrastructure provider for Simon Property Group, deploying next-generation connectivity (Granite Grid) across Simon's retail destinations
Ma Activity · Americas
Charter Communications →Charter Communications is pursuing a planned acquisition of Cox Communications, a major consolidation in the broadband and cable television sector.
Strategic Hiring · Americas
Tata Communications →Tata Communications research reveals 77% of global enterprises view AI as board-level priority but struggle with scaling due to legacy infrastructure and tech debt, indicating critical market demand for AI infrastructure solutions.
Partnership · Americas
Boldyn Networks →Boldyn Networks became official supplier to MLS in 2025 and deployed comprehensive digital infrastructure (Wi-Fi 7, IPTV, neutral host mobile, fibre) at Nu Stadium Miami. Company piloting innovative capital-light model where it recoup investments through network operations.
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