VANCOUVER –
Loretta Rogers, the mother of the Rogers family and longtime director of telecommunications giant Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 83.
Her daughter, Martha Rogers, confirmed her death in a tweet released on Saturday, calling her mother a “beautiful soul” who “possessed an incredible strength of character” .”
Loretta Rogers is the widow of company founder Ted Rogers, who died in 2008, and served as a director on the company’s board.
She was among the family members at the center of a struggle for control of the company last fall, which began when her son Edward Rogers, the company’s chairman, attempted to oust the director. its operating.
She and her two daughters, who are also board members, oppose the move, saying it goes against the company’s governance practices.
But Edward Rogers went ahead with his plan after the BC Court affirmed his right to do so.
This Canadian Press report was first published on June 11, 2022.
