Michael Sabia has been named CEO of BCE Inc. following the resignation of Jean Monty. Sabia will continue in his roles of president/COO of BCE and COO of Bell Canada. He also succeeds Monty as chair of BCE Emergis. Richard Currie will serve as non-executive chair of BCE. Currie is also part of the management slate of directors up for election. Joining him on the team are Anthony Fell, Thomas Kierans, Brian Levitt, Judith Maxwell, John McArthur, Ted Newall, Robert Pozen, Guy Saint-Pierre, Donna Kaufman, Paul Tellier (who was Sabia’s boss at Canadian National), and Victor Young.

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