Telus CEO Entwistle Urges Dodig to Take Risks Before July 1 Handover
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 11
Telus CEO Entwistle Urges Dodig to Take Risks Before July 1 Handover
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 11
July 1 marks the handover at Telus, where CEO Darren Entwistle said successor Victor Dodig should keep building and embrace a “risk-infused” approach to innovation.
Entwistle paired that advice with a call to trust the team, offering parting guidance as he prepares to leave the top job after 26 years.
Dodig, the former CEO of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, is set to take over the Vancouver-based telecom company in the leadership transition.
As price wars rage, can Telus's new chief balance massive debt reduction with the risky innovation his predecessor advised?
Can Telus's expensive bet on sovereign AI save it from crushing debt and a brutal Canadian telecom price war?