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Darren Entwistle

CM
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Montreal, Quebec
Alma materConcordia University
McGill University
University of Toronto
Known forPresident and CEO of TELUS

Darren Entwistle CM (born 1962) is a Canadian businessman. He is currently the president and chief executive officer of TELUS, a Canadian telecommunications company.

Early life

Born in Montreal, Quebec,[1] Entwistle received a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from Concordia University, an MBA (Finance) from the McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management and a diploma in Network Engineering from the University of Toronto.[2]

Career

Entwistle joined TELUS in 2000.[3] Previously he was an executive at Cable & Wireless in the United Kingdom.[4][5] Under Entwistle, TELUS has evolved from a regional telephone company serving Western Canada into a national data and wireless business.[4] The $6.6 billion purchase of Clearnet in 2000 was one of the biggest acquisitions in Canadian telecommunications history at that time.[6] With the acquisition of Emergis in 2008, TELUS moved towards making digital patient information more accessible to patients and their providers which was a move that was embedded in TELUS’ Health Solutions division.[7][8]

Community recognition

References

  1. ^ Elizabeth Lumley (2008). Canadian Who's Who 2008: Volume 43.
  2. ^ "McGill University: Darren Entwistle, Governor". Globe and Mail.
  3. ^ "Company Overview: Executive team". www.telus.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b Pitts, Gordon; Marlow, Iain (April 30, 2018). "Telus CEO put to a leadership test". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ^ Reguly, Eric (April 24, 2018). "Perfectly unhappy". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Telus bids $6.6 billion for Clearnet in wireless mega-deal". CBC. August 21, 2000. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Telus, Microsoft hope Canada will buy into patient-centred e-health records". CBC. May 6, 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Telus unit buys B.C.-based electronic medical records company". The Canadian Press. May 12, 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  9. ^ "The Governor General of Canada". Gg.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Channels - McGill University News and Events - McGill University". Mcgill.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  11. ^ "BC Community Achievement Awards". Bcachievement.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Darren Entwistle Honoured with Fellowship of The Royal Conservatory". archive.is. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "Fraser Institute". Fraser Institute. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Telus president & CEO Darren Entwistle addresses NAIT graduates". YouTube. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Prominent business leaders to receive honorary degrees at Convocation". Nait.ca. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Honorary Degree Citation - Darren Entwistle - Concordia University Archives". Archives.concordia.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Darren Entwistle : McGill Reporter". Publications.mcgill.ca. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Honorary Degrees - Office of the Registrar - University of Alberta". Registrarsoffice.ualberta.ca. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Honorary degree recipients - University of Victoria". www.uvic.ca.
  20. ^ Peritz, Ingrid (27 December 2018). "Trailblazing ski twins, now just shy of 97th birthdays, among Order of Canada appointments". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

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