Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2002
PETER BISSONNETTE was appointed President of Shaw Communications
Inc. in December 2000. He has overall responsibility for Shaw's
cable systems in Canada and the United States, as well as for its
satellite and uplink undertakings, StarChoice and Cancom. Prior
to this he was appointed President, Shaw Cablesystems G.P., and
Senior Vice President, Operations for Shaw Communications Inc.
across Canada in 1999 after being in various senior management
positions in Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary for 10 years. During
his role as Vice President, Operations for Toronto, Mr.
Bissonnette played a key role in the integration of approximately
$1 billion in cable assets, which Shaw acquired through the
purchase of CUC Broadcasting Ltd. and Classicom Communications
Ltd. Before joining Shaw, Mr. Bissonnette worked over 20 years in
the telecommunications industry; three years in the Royal
Canadian Air Force; 13 years in BC Telephone; and eight years in
senior management positions in the cable industry. Mr.
Bissonnette is a graduate in Business Administration from
Vancouver Community College, holds an Executive Management
Certificate from the University of British Columbia, and is a
graduate of the Executive Management Program at Queen's
University. Profile
Communications?
Mr. Bissonnette: If you go to the products that we offer, our
core business is cable television and has been for the past
