Darren Entwistle
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Darren Entwistle | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Montreal, Quebec |
| Alma mater | Concordia University McGill University University of Toronto |
| Known for | President 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
- January 2003 - Awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, which recognizes Canadians who have made outstanding and exemplary contributions to the community and Canada as a whole.[9]
- February 2007 - Honoured by McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management, with the McGill Management Achievement Award for making significant and valuable contributions to business and the community.[10]
- March 2009 - Received the British Columbia Community Achievement Award for his contribution to philanthropic projects in British Columbia.[11]
- 2010 - Named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Conservatory of Music.[12]
- November 2011 - Honoured with the T. Patrick Boyle Founder's Award from the Fraser Institute for outstanding achievements in entrepreneurship, the promotion of free-markets, and philanthropic support for private sector, non-profit enterprises.[13]
- May 2012 - Received an Honorary Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology[14][15]
- June 2012 - Received an honorary doctorate of Laws from Concordia University.[16]
- May 2013 - Received an honorary doctorate of Laws from McGill University.[17]
- May 2013 - Accepted an honorary doctorate from University of Alberta.[18]
- 2016 - Accepted an honorary doctorate from the University of Victoria.[19]
- December 2018 - Appointed to Order of Canada.[20]
References
- ^ Elizabeth Lumley (2008). Canadian Who's Who 2008: Volume 43.
- ^ "McGill University: Darren Entwistle, Governor". Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Company Overview: Executive team". www.telus.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b Pitts, Gordon; Marlow, Iain (April 30, 2018). "Telus CEO put to a leadership test". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Reguly, Eric (April 24, 2018). "Perfectly unhappy". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Telus bids $6.6 billion for Clearnet in wireless mega-deal". CBC. August 21, 2000. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Telus, Microsoft hope Canada will buy into patient-centred e-health records". CBC. May 6, 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Telus unit buys B.C.-based electronic medical records company". The Canadian Press. May 12, 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "The Governor General of Canada". Gg.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Channels - McGill University News and Events - McGill University". Mcgill.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "BC Community Achievement Awards". Bcachievement.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Darren Entwistle Honoured with Fellowship of The Royal Conservatory". archive.is. 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Fraser Institute". Fraser Institute. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Telus president & CEO Darren Entwistle addresses NAIT graduates". YouTube. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Prominent business leaders to receive honorary degrees at Convocation". Nait.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Honorary Degree Citation - Darren Entwistle - Concordia University Archives". Archives.concordia.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Darren Entwistle : McGill Reporter". Publications.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Honorary Degrees - Office of the Registrar - University of Alberta". Registrarsoffice.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Honorary degree recipients - University of Victoria". www.uvic.ca.
- ^ "Trailblazing ski twins, now just shy of 97th birthdays, among Order of Canada appointments". www.theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.