{"id":484602,"date":"2021-04-29T16:03:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T20:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/bce-announces-election-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2021-04-29T16:03:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T20:03:41","slug":"bce-announces-election-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/bce-announces-election-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"BCE announces election of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>MONTR\u00c9AL, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 29, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8211;\u00a0BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) today announced that shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth by BCE at the company&#8217;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders today, including the election of the Directors by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy:<\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Nominee<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Votes For<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">% For<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Votes Withheld<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">% Withheld<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Mirko Bibic<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">344,565,474<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">98.95%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">3,661,338<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1.05%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">David F. Denison<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">342,148,007<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">98.25%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">6,078,238<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1.75%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Robert P. Dexter<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">334,085,514<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">95.94%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">14,140,503<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">4.06%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Ian Greenberg<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">343,802,874<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">98.73%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">4,423,143<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1.27%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Katherine Lee<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">346,446,607<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">99.49%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,779,638<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">0.51%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Monique F. Leroux<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">335,672,234<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">96.39%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">12,553,783<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">3.61%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Sheila A. Murray<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">334,076,539<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">95.94%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">14,149,478<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">4.06%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Gordon M. Nixon<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">(Chair of the Board)<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">346,168,243<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">99.41%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">2,057,774<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">0.59%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Louis P. Pagnutti<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">342,641,177<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">98.40%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">5,584,840<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1.60%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Calin Rovinescu<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">346,308,754<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">99.45%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,917,263<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">0.55%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Karen Sheriff<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">346,321,463<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">99.45%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,904,554<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">0.55%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Robert C. Simmonds<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">345,556,101<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">99.23%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">2,669,916<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">0.77%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Jennifer Tory<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">346,305,552<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">99.45%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,920,465<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">0.55%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Cornell Wright<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">346,300,865<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">99.45%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,925,152<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">0.55%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>BCE is pleased to welcome <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3147221-1&amp;h=2047693576&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbce.ca%2Fabout-bce%2Fleadership-team%2Fboard-members%2Fjennifer-tory&amp;a=Jennifer+Tory\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Jennifer Tory<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3147221-1&amp;h=3214383391&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbce.ca%2Fabout-bce%2Fleadership-team%2Fboard-members%2Fcornell-wright&amp;a=Cornell+Wright\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Cornell Wright<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to the Board. Mrs. Tory was Chief Administrative Officer for Royal Bank of Canada until her retirement in 2019. Mr. Wright is Chair of the Corporate Department at law firm Torys and will become President of Wittington Investments at the end of this year. <\/p>\n<p>Following the Annual Meeting, <span class=\"xn-person\">Barry K. Allen<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert E. Brown<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Thomas E. Richard<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Paul R. Weiss<\/span> retired from the BCE Board with our gratitude for their dedicated service to BCE&#8217;s shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3147221-1&amp;h=3172311053&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bce.ca%2Fabout-bce%2Fleadership-team%2Fboard-members&amp;a=BCE.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BCE.ca<\/a>\u00a0for complete Director biographies.\u00a0Information regarding all matters subject to a vote during BCE&#8217;s Annual Meeting is available on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3147221-1&amp;h=3144132513&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedar.com%2F&amp;a=SEDAR.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SEDAR.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About BCE <br \/><\/b>BCE is Canada&#8217;s largest communications company, providing advanced Bell broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business communications services alongside the country&#8217;s premier content creation and media assets from Bell Media. To learn more, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3147221-1&amp;h=3396191277&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bell.ca%2F&amp;a=Bell.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bell.ca<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3147221-1&amp;h=1839426636&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bce.ca%2F&amp;a=BCE.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BCE.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bell supports the social and economic prosperity of our communities with a commitment to the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. We measure our progress in increasing environmental sustainability, achieving a diverse and inclusive workplace, leading data governance and protection, and building stronger and healthier communities. This includes confronting the challenge of mental illness with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3147221-1&amp;h=87314893&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbell.ca%2Fletstalk&amp;a=Bell+Let%27s+Talk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bell Let&#8217;s Talk<\/a>\u00a0initiative, which drives mental health awareness and action with programs like the annual Bell Let&#8217;s Talk Day and Bell funding for community care, research and workplace programs nationwide all year round.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Media inquiries:<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Marie-Eve Francoeur<\/span><br \/>\n        <br \/>514-391-5263\u00a0 <br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:marie-eve.francoeur@bell.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">marie-eve.francoeur@bell.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Investor inquiries:<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Thane Fotopoulos <br \/>514-870-4619 <br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=MO61164&amp;sd=2021-04-29\" \/> View original content:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/bce-announces-election-of-directors-301280689.html\">http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/bce-announces-election-of-directors-301280689.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-person\">Bell Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=MO61164&amp;Transmission_Id=202104291600PR_NEWS_USPR_____MO61164&amp;DateId=20210429\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire MONTR\u00c9AL, April 29, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8211;\u00a0BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) today announced that shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth by BCE at the company&#8217;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders today, including the election of the Directors by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy: Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld Mirko Bibic 344,565,474 98.95% 3,661,338 1.05% David F. Denison 342,148,007 98.25% 6,078,238 1.75% Robert P. Dexter 334,085,514 95.94% 14,140,503 4.06% Ian Greenberg 343,802,874 98.73% 4,423,143 1.27% Katherine Lee 346,446,607 99.49% 1,779,638 0.51% Monique F. Leroux 335,672,234 96.39% 12,553,783 3.61% Sheila A. Murray 334,076,539 95.94% 14,149,478 4.06% Gordon M. 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