Jean C. Monty

Jean C. Monty began his career at Bell Canada in 1974 and held numerous positions within the BCE group. He joined Nortel Networks Corporation in October 1992 as President and Chief Operating Officer before being nominated President and Chief Executive Officer in March 1993. On April 24, 2002, Mr. Monty, then Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.), retired after a 28-year career. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Bombardier Inc. from 1998 until 2017 and Alcatel-Lucent S.A. from December 2008 until January 2016, as well as its Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee. From January 2016 to June 2018, Mr. Monty served on the Board of Directors of Nokia Corporation and he was also a member of its Personnel Committee. Mr. Monty is a member of the Board of Directors of DJM Capital. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of HEC Montréal. He was appointed a member of the Order of Canada for his contribution to business, public interests and community affairs. In recognition of these achievements, he was elected Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year for 1997. In addition, he was inducted into the Académie des Grands Montréalais.

Mr. Monty holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Collège Sainte-Marie of Montréal, a Master’s degree of Arts in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, and a Master’s degree of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.