Mirko Bibic is a Canadian businessman who is President and CEO of BCE Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Bell Canada.
Mirko Bibic | |
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| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 56–57)[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | President and CEO of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada |
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Education and early career
editBibic was raised in Montreal by immigrant parents; his father, Veljko, was a carpenter from Serbia while his mother was an administrator born in France.[2] He is a graduate of both McGill University and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.[1][2]
Bibic began his career as a lawyer with the law firm Stikeman Elliott.[3] He became the managing partner of the firm's City of Ottawa office in 2003.[4]
BCE Inc./Bell Canada
editBibic joined Bell in 2004 as Senior Vice President, Regulatory, and has since served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and as Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer. Mirko was promoted to COO of BCE Inc. in October 2018.[5] In 2019, Bibic was accused on malfeasances when he was seen meeting with CRTC chief Ian Scott one week after Bell filed their appeal of the CRTC's 2019 wholesale rates.[6]
Bibic succeeded the retiring George A. Cope as President and CEO of BCE Inc. in January 2020.[7][8]
Other interests
editIn 2022, he was named to the Board of Directors for the Royal Bank of Canada.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mirko Bibic joins board of directors of Royal Bank of Canada". www.canadianlawyermag.com.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Joe (January 10, 2020). "Meet Bell's new CEO — a likeable, blue-collar, hockey-loving sports nut at heart". Financial Post.
- ^ Peter S. Grant (2013). Changing Channels Confessions of a Canadian Communications Lawyer. p. 230.
- ^ Pound, Richard W. (January 1, 2013). Stikeman Elliott: New Millennium, New Paradigms Volume 2. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 77. ISBN 9780773588431 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mirko Bibic | Executive Team | BCE Inc".
- ^ Karadeglija, Anja (2022-02-09). "CRTC chairman Ian Scott defends meeting with Bell CEO at pub". National Post. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "CEO George Cope to retire as head of BCE". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Investing (28 June 2019). "George Cope to retire as president and CEO of BCE in January 2020 | Financial Post". Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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