Former Vice Chairman of Bell Canada Wade Oosterman Joins Calix Board of Directors
Telecommunications luminary
Oosterman’s experience serving on the boards of
With over 30 years of experience and a reputation for driving profitable growth, Oosterman has played pivotal roles at major Canadian telecom companies:
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His leadership was core to the transformative success of BCE, which now holds a commanding position in
Canada's telecom industry with a market capitalization of$31 billion . -
Serving as vice chairman of
Bell Canada and president of Bell Media, Oosterman led the transformation of overhauling operations across wireless, residential services, and brand management. His strategy in branding, pricing, product development, and marketing contributed to industry-leading financial results. -
With roles as chief brand officer at
Bell Canada and chief marketing and brand officer at TELUS Corp, he has extensive knowledge of winning media and messaging strategies.
Currently Oosterman is president and chief executive officer of
“I worked for Wade while he was the president of Bell Mobility, and we had the opportunity to lead a significant divisional transformation,” said Calix president and chief executive officer,
“I’m incredibly pleased to join the Calix board of directors,” said Oosterman. “The power of its platform, cloud, and managed services model, evidenced in the company’s ongoing fiscal results and success of its customers, speaks for itself. The Calix leadership team understands that leading its customers through a transformation is hard work but necessary for long-term success in a disrupted market. Together, we will continue to enable BSPs of all sizes to seize this moment of opportunity and build winning business models designed to transform society, one community at a time, for decades to come.”
“Wade has a clear view of the future winning BSP model, and he brings professional experience from startups to large transformations,” said Calix board chairman
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