Jim Shaw, former CEO of Shaw Communications, dead at 60

[taco.vidal]

Jim Shaw, the former CEO and vice chairman of Shaw Communications, died Wednesday at age 60.

The telecommunications company, which has its headquarters in Calgary, said in a statement that Shaw passed away after a brief illness.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/c...dies-1.4472210

[Kjesse]

Colourful, controversial guy.

Rachel Notley had this to say today via tweet. Quite respectful: Jim Shaw was a pioneer in business who changed the telecommunications landscape. He was a philanthropist who made an enormous difference in his community.

A Globe and Mail article from 2011 when he retired:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...article567977/

A life of privilege cut short. He did start as a cable installer, and quickly rose to the top job before leaving.

RIP.

[Northendzone]

did he take a close look at his cable bill and that was it?