TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2019 /CNW/ - Royal Bank of
Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today
announced that Maryann Turcke will
be appointed to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2020.
Ms. Turcke is Chief Operating Officer of the National Football
League (NFL), overseeing all facets of the operation, including:
marketing, technology, social and digital media assets, brand,
global events and corporate functions, which encompasses human
resources, and public and government affairs. Before joining the
NFL in 2017 as President, NFL Network, Ms. Turcke held
progressively senior leadership roles over 12 years at Bell Canada
Enterprises (BCE), most recently as President, Bell Media. Previous to this, Ms. Turcke served
as Group President, Media Sales, Local TV and Radio, leveraging
Bell Media's properties and brands across all platforms to support
its standing in the competitive advertising marketplace. Under her
leadership, Bell Media built on its position as Canada's top multimedia company with
innovations in TV and on-demand content, as well as continued
investment in primetime programs and coverage of live events, news,
and sports on TV, radio and digital platforms.
Recognized for her breadth of leadership across industries, Ms.
Turcke was named one of Adweek's Most Powerful Women in Sports in
2018 and was inducted to the Women's Executive Network Hall of
Fame. She was also recognized as one of Toronto Life's 50 Most
Influential People of 2016, and was named 2015 Woman of the Year by
Women in Communications and Technology.
Ms. Turcke holds Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Master of
Business Administration degrees from Queen's University, as well as
a Master of Engineering from the University of
Toronto. She is an active community member of Queen's
University, serving as chair of its Smith School of Business
Advisory Board and in contributing to the leadership of the capital
campaign for its Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
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SOURCE Royal Bank of Canada