Rogers Communications

Mr. Joseph M. Natale, also known as Joe, is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Relay Ventures. Mr. Natale has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Rogers Communications Inc. since April 19, 2017. He is the Founder of Gibraltar Growth Corporation. He served as the Chief Commercial Officer at Telus Communications Inc and served as its Executive Vice-President and President of Business Solutions. Mr. Natale served as an Executive Officer of TELUS Corporation since August 10, 2015. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of TELUS Corporation from May 8, 2014 to August 10, 2015. He joined TELUS Corporation in 2003 as President of Business Solutions, leading a team responsible for providing comprehensive telecommunications and information technology solutions to private and public sector business customers across Canada and internationally holding a number of senior positions including President of Enterprise Solutions, President of Consumer Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer. He served as an Executive Vice President at TELUS Corporation from June 16, 2003 to May 8, 2014. and served as its President of Consumer Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer. He served as Chief Commercial Officer of TELUS Consumer Solutions, leading a national team of over 25,000 responsible for providing communications, information and entertainment solutions for consumers and businesses, as well as regulatory and government affairs team. At TELUS, he leads the national sales strategy for corporate and public sector customers and supports the continuous development of relationships with customers and partners to enhance its presence in the national marketplace. In the last 12 years, Mr. Natale has played an integral role in building a national communications company that is recognized worldwide for its financial performance, corporate social responsibility practices and commitment to putting Customers First. He has been the Telecommunications Chair for United Way Toronto's since 2014. He was architect of TELUS' Customers First strategy, the number one company-wide priority since 2010. In 1997, he joined KPMG Consulting. he co-founded, PNO Management Consultants Inc., was acquired by KPMG and he joined after it acquired the company he co-founded, PNO Management Consultants Inc., in 1997. Mr. Natale holds a BASc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. There, he held successive senior leadership roles including country leader for Canada, managing partner for the consumer and industrial markets teams and global managing director for the automotive and transportation practice. He has extensive industry and leadership experience in Central Canada and has significant operational strength. In 16 years of management consulting and entrepreneurial experience, he generated significant and sustained revenue growth and built productive relationships with many leading companies. He served as and President of Consumer Solutions at Telus Communications Inc. He served as the President of TELUS Client Solutions at TELUS Corporation since June 16, 2003. He served as Country Leader for Canada and Global Leader for the automotive and transportation markets at BearingPoint Inc. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Senior Vice President of BearingPoint and Managing Director of its Global Automotive and Transportation Practice. He served as Senior Vice-President of BearingPoint from 2001 to October 2002. He joined BearingPoint as a Partner in 1997 and was its Managing Partner of Business Transformation Services since 1999. He co-founded Piller Natale & Oh Management Consultants Inc., and served as its President. He began his career at Accenture in 1987 in strategy and transformation services. He served as Vice Chairman of Celestica Inc. from July 21, 2016 to July 26, 2017 and its Corporate Director from January 25, 2012 to July 26, 2017. He has been a Director of Gibraltar Growth Corporation since November 16, 2015 and served as its Member of Advisory Board. He has been a Director at Soulpepper Theatre Company since 2013. He has been an Independent Director of Livingston International Inc., the operating company of Livingston International Income Fund since February 11, 2002. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board at Alignvest Acquisition II Corporation. He serves as Member of Advisory Board of Altas Partners LP. He serves as a Director of CARROT Insights Inc. He has been a Trustee of Livingston International Income Fund since January 4, 2002. He serves as a Trustee of The Hospital for Sick Children. He served on the Director of KPMG Canada from 1998 to 1999. He served as a Director of TELUS Corporation since 2014 until August 10, 2015. He is a Member of Royal Conservatory of Music, Canadian Health Industries Partnership and Governing Council of Sunnybrook and Women's Health Science Centre, Toronto. He is actively involved in United Way and other charitable community initiatives. He was a recipient of Caldwell Partners International "Top 40 Under 40" award and is a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Waterloo on the subject of entrepreneurship. Mr. Natale holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (honors) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He holds Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Schulich School of Business at York University. He is a CFA.