BCE Inc. announced the appointment of Mirko Bibic as Chief Operating Officer for BCE Inc. and Bell Canada. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Bibic will leverage his deep knowledge of Bell's business and his experience in executing major corporate initiatives to lead the company's largest customer-facing business units. Effective October 4, 2018, Rizwan Jamal, President of Bell Residential and Small Business; Blaik Kirby, President of Bell Mobility; and Tom Little, President of Bell Business Markets report to Mr. Bibic in his role as COO. Mr. Bibic will also continue to lead legal and regulatory strategy for BCE and the Bell group of companies. Mr. Bibic has been a key driver in the success of Bell's broadband investment and innovation strategy as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. This includes his oversight of strategic M&A transactions such as the acquisitions of Astral Media and Manitoba Telecom Services Inc., Bell's participation in multiple wireless spectrum auctions, and a wide range of other investment and partnership initiatives. Bell announced the appointment of Wade Oosterman as Vice Chair of BCE and Bell Canada. A highly respected leader in the Canadian communications industry, including 12 years at Bell in increasingly expansive executive roles, Mr. Oosterman assumes a senior advisory and oversight role on the Bell executive team, in addition to his existing leadership of Bell Media as Group President and his role as Bell's Chief Brand Officer. Bell Media President Randy Lennox continues to report to Mr. Oosterman. Both Mr. Bibic and Mr. Oosterman will continue to report to George Cope, as will these members of the Bell executive team: Michael Cole, Chief Information Officer; Stephen Howe, Chief Technology Officer; Bernard le Duc, Executive VP, Corporate Services; Glen LeBlanc, Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chair, Atlantic; Martine Turcotte, Vice Chair, Québec; and John Watson, Executive VP, Customer Experience.