Robert Ghiz to lead CWTA

telecom | 11/28/2016 6:18 pm EST

Robert Ghiz, the former premier of Prince Edward Island, has been named president and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), the organization announced Monday. Ghiz will officially take the helm Jan. 1. He has nearly 20 years of experience in government affairs and public policy, including 12 years in elected office and four years as the province’s leader of the opposition, according to a Monday press release. “Robert’s extensive experience with all levels of government, as well as his well-earned reputation for forging strong strategic partnerships, will help ensure the wireless industry can continue to invest and innovate so Canadians can maximize the value of their wireless experience,” CWTA chairman Garry Fitzgerald said in the release. He takes over for Bernard...

Bernard Lord leaving CWTA

telecom | 06/15/2016 4:41 pm EDT

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) will be looking for a new president and CEO following the departure of Bernard Lord. As of Sept. 1, Lord, who has helmed the CWTA since the fall of 2008, will take on a new position as CEO of Medavie, the health company said in a Wednesday press release. “I am looking forward to leading a dynamic national company with roots in Atlantic Canada and immense potential to improve health care delivery,” Lord said in the release, which noted the new CEO will be based at the Medavie corporate office in Moncton, N.B. Lord previously served on Medavie’s board of directors for eight years and was selected as the new CEO following a national search to replace the outgoing Pierre-Yves Julien, the release said. The former premier of New Brunswick “will be...