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Vice-Chairman, Telecommunications
Leonard (Len) Katz
LEONARD (LEN) KATZ was appointed Acting Chairman on January 25, 2012 and Vice-Chairman, Telecommunications, on October 12, 2007.
He joined the Commission in 2005 as Executive Director, Telecommunications, before assuming his most recent position of Executive Director, Broadcasting and Telecommunications. Mr. Katz has over 30 years of experience working in the private sector. From 2002 to 2005, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Digimerge Technologies Inc., a distribution company supplying digital security products and services throughout North America.
Prior to assuming those responsibilities, he spent 17 years within the Rogers Group of Companies, where he held various positions in the regulatory, intercarrier services and business development fields of wireless and cable services. This experience led to the position of President, Rogers Business Solutions, which he occupied until 2001. From 1974 to 1985, he acted in increasingly senior capacities at Bell Canada, including as Assistant Director of Policy Development and Regulatory Affairs.
Mr. Katz has been involved in numerous industry and not-for-profit initiatives, including Founder and Chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Clearinghouse for wireless carriers. He holds an MBA degree from McGill University and a B.Sc. (Honours Statistics) from Sir George Williams (Concordia) University.
His term ends on October 11, 2012.
