Rogers hires new CTO following nationwide network outage
BNN Bloomberg
Rogers has appointed Ron McKenzie as the telecom giant’s new chief technology officer, less than two weeks after the company’s network went offline and left millions unable to access internet, cell phone, or television services
A Rogers spokesperson confirmed that McKenzie, formerly the president of the company’s business unit that sold telecom services to corporate clients, would take on the role effective immediately, replacing former CTO Jorge Fernandes.
“Rogers can confirm Jorge Fernandes will be stepping step down from his role as Chief Technology and Information Officer. Effective immediately, Ron McKenzie becomes Chief Technology and Information Officer,” a company spokesperson told BNN Bloomberg in an emailed statement.
The network outage on July 8 left millions of Rogers’ customers unable to access basic telecom services after what the company later described as a “maintenance update” that caused some of its routers to malfunction.
