The telecommunications giant Rogers Communications Inc. has found itself embroiled in family drama that experts believe could have implications in all factions of the media conglomerate.
Last week, recently ousted board chair Edward Rogers said he was re-elected as chair of a new board that he had hand selected, a move opposed by other members of the Rogers family and some of the other board members.
Although his father, Edward S. Rogers Sr., is considered the founder of RCI, the company was established in 1967, several years after his father’s death. Edward is on the board of directors for Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment , owners of nine Toronto-area sports teams including the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors and Toronto FC.
She has received honourary doctor of laws degrees from University of Western Ontario, Ryerson University and the University of Toronto. She is a member of the board for both the Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation.Martha Rogers, Edward’s sister, is chair of Rogers’ Environmental, Social, Governance Committee. She is also a member of the advisory committee for the Rogers Control Trust and previously served as director of Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. and Rogers Media Inc.
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