Loretta Rogers died

Martha Rogers, Loretta's daughter, announced the news in a tweet, saying 'a beautiful soul left us today. She was a one of a kind spirit who spread love ...

In a recent interview with The Globe, Quebecor’s chief executive, Pierre Karl Péladeau, said he has “the highest amount of esteem for the Rogers family.” After a six-year courtship, the couple was wed on Sept. 25, 1963, at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, in London. Soon after, Ms. Rogers convinced her father to advance her $450,000 from her inheritance to fund her husband’s business ventures. It is unclear how, or whether, Ms. Rogers’s spot on the 10-person advisory committee to the Rogers Control Trust will be filled. Lisa sits on the advisory committee but not on the board. The investment made her a co-founder and earned her a seat on the board of the fledgling cable empire. We plan to honour and build upon her many invaluable contributions in business, charity and community,” the statement said, adding that the family is asking for privacy during this time. The new board then fired Mr. Natale and replaced him with Mr. Staffieri. A beautiful soul left us today. In lieu of flowers there’s many charities Loretta preferred getting support. Martha Rogers, Loretta’s daughter, announced the news in a tweet, saying “a beautiful soul left us today. Late last year, Ms. Rogers told The Globe in an exclusive statement that she was “very confident and excited about the future of Rogers under Joe Natale’s stewardship, and that of his leadership team.” Last fall, Ms. Rogers backed her daughters Melinda and Martha, as well as a majority of the company’s independent directors and its CEO at the time, Joe Natale, in a dramatic boardroom battle that erupted when her son Edward Rogers, the company’s chair, attempted to oust Mr. Natale.

Loretta Rogers served as a director of Rogers Communications since 1979, which was founded by her late husband, Ted Rogers, who died in 2008.

She was a quiet, warm, strong woman who Ted Rogers often relied upon when challenging times came about, and there were many over the years,” he said. The Rogers family, including Loretta, was embroiled in a divisive battle for control of their namesake company last fall. “She was basically his partner for most of it … her and Ted built this incredible firm,” he said. It also highlighted her charitable donations including founding the Loretta A. Rogers Chair in Eating Disorders at Toronto General andWestern Hospital. She lived a full and vibrant life and we, like all those who knew her, will deeply miss her leadership and guidance,” he said. “The Rogers Family is profoundly saddened by our mother’s passing.

Loretta Rogers, the Rogers family matriarch who co-founded the Canadian telecommunications company of the same name, died on Saturday at the age of 83.

The 83-year-old died Saturday, according to a statement her daughter Martha posted on Twitter.

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Loretta Rogers, the matriarch of the Rogers family and long-time director at telecom giant Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 83.

She was one of several family members at the centre of a struggle for control of the company last fall that began when her son Edward Rogers, the company's chair, attempted to oust its chief executive. Loretta Rogers was the widow of company founder Ted Rogers, who died in 2008, and served as a director on the corporate board. VANCOUVER - Loretta Rogers, the matriarch of the Rogers family and long-time director at telecom giant Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 83.

Rogers Communications Inc's Loretta Rogers who served as a corporate director for over fifty years and the wife of company's late founder Ted Rogers, ...

read more The Rogers family was in a dispute when Edward Rogers attempted to drop Joe Natale as CEO in September last year. "A beautiful soul left us today.

The matriarch of the Rogers family and co-founder of Rogers Communications Inc. has died. Loretta Rogers, the longtime director of the company and wife of ...

Loretta Rogers was a member of that 10-person family trust, and it is ultimately unclear who will replace her on its advisory committee, or when. The matriarch of the Rogers family and co-founder of Rogers Communications Inc. has died. Sister Martha Rogers also expressed her feelings on Twitter, stating “a beautiful soul left us today.