Darren Entwistle
Encyclopedia
Thomas Darren Entwistle is a Canadian
business man, currently president and chief executive officer
of TELUS
, a Canadian telecommunications company.
Entwistle joined TELUS in 2000 and shortly after initiated the company’s wireless and data growth strategy with the $6.6 billion purchase of Clearnet
, one of the largest acquisitions in Canadian telecommunications history.
in the United Kingdom
- including being named president in 1999. Under Entwistle’s decade-long incumbency as CEO, TELUS has nearly doubled in size, from $5.7 billion in revenue to $9.6 billion. He has spent 30 years in the telecommunications industry. Entwistle is on a number of boards, including the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and McGill University. He has also sat on the boards of TD Bank Financial Group, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and the Leading Edge Endowment Fund. Darren also served as Chair of the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Capital Campaign and was a Director for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games bid committee.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
business man, currently president and chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of TELUS
TELUS
Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...
, a Canadian telecommunications company.
Entwistle joined TELUS in 2000 and shortly after initiated the company’s wireless and data growth strategy with the $6.6 billion purchase of Clearnet
Clearnet
Clearnet may refer to:*Clearnet Communications, a mobile telecommunications company that mergered with Telus in 2000*Clearnet, a MVNO launched by Telus in 2011*ClearNET, the UK NHS clearing system...
, one of the largest acquisitions in Canadian telecommunications history.
Career
Before joining TELUS, Entwistle spent seven years as an executive at Cable & WirelessCable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Cable & Wireless specialises in providing communication networks and services to large corporates, governments, carrier customers and resellers...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
- including being named president in 1999. Under Entwistle’s decade-long incumbency as CEO, TELUS has nearly doubled in size, from $5.7 billion in revenue to $9.6 billion. He has spent 30 years in the telecommunications industry. Entwistle is on a number of boards, including the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and McGill University. He has also sat on the boards of TD Bank Financial Group, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and the Leading Edge Endowment Fund. Darren also served as Chair of the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Capital Campaign and was a Director for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games bid committee.
Professional recognition
- January 2003 - Awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee MedalQueen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee MedalThe Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II...
, which recognizes Canadians who have made outstanding and exemplary contributions to the community and Canada as a whole.
- February 2007 - Honoured by McGill UniversityMcGill UniversityMohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, Desautels Faculty of Management, with the McGill Management Achievement Award for making significant and valuable contributions to business and the community.
- February 2008 - Recognized by Investor Relations magazine for Best Investor Relations by a CEO.
- March 2009 - Received the British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
Community Achievement Award for his contribution to philanthropic projects in British Columbia.
- November 2010 - Named Philanthropy Business Leader of the Year Award by the David Foster Foundation.
- March 2011 - Named the 30th Recipient of the Canadian Business Leader Award from the Alberta School of BusinessUniversity of Alberta School of BusinessThe Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1916, it is a research-intensive publicly funded institution....
, University of AlbertaUniversity of AlbertaThe University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
. This award recognizes achievements by entrepreneurs, leaders and pioneers of progress in the Canadian business world.
TELUS recognition (partial list)
- July 2007 - Named to Business Week's 2007 Info Tech 100.
- November 2008 - Eighth straight year and only North American telco named to the Dow Jones Sustainability IndexDow Jones Sustainability IndexLaunched in September 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are a family of indexes evaluating the performance of the world’s leaders in sustainability. They are the longest-running global sustainability benchmarks worldwide and have become the key reference point in Sustainability Investing...
.
- July 2008 - Recipient of Information Technology Association of Canada Corporate IT Hero Award.
- January 2009 - One of nine Canadian companies across all sectors to be named among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the World by Corporate KnightsCorporate KnightsCorporate Knights is a quarterly Canadian magazine dedicated to the promotion of responsible business practices within Canada and the advancement of social and environmental sustainability worldwide....
.
- October 2009 - Recognized one of as Canada's Top 100 EmployersCanada's Top 100 EmployersCanada's Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions and progressive human resources policies. Winners are...
for 2010.
- April 2010 - Named most Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
- February 2011 - Named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers by Maclean'sMaclean'sMaclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
, recognizing the nation’s leaders in creating diverse and inclusive workplaces.