TED ROGERS: Relentless

As president and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc., Ted Rogers was for decades at the head of a communications and media company that operates Canada’s largest wireless carrier, its largest cable provider, 53 radio stations, 70 consumer and trade magazines, the OMNI and CityTV networks, and other properties as diverse as The Shopping Channel and the Toronto Blue Jays. Outspoken, sometimes controversial and always forward-thinking, Rogers was a legendary innovator whose brand stands among the top in Canadian business.