Rich McBee

On the verge of turning 50, Mitel looks to get ‘re-energized’ with major acquisition

Mitel names former Polycom chief Mary McDowell as new president and CEO

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Mitel is shifting its management ranks with a new president and CEO, ending Rich McBee’s eight-year tenure as head of the Kanata-based firm

Mitel chief financial officer Steve Spooner to retire

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One of Ottawa’s best-known finance men is calling it a career. Mitel announced Wednesday that Steve Spooner, the Kanata tech firm’s chief financial officer for

Rumoured Mitel-Avaya merger could create new telecom industry leader: analyst

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Ottawa-based unified communications service provider Mitel’s reported bid to acquire U.S. competitor Avaya is aimed at creating a combined entity with the heft to battle

End of an era: Terry Matthews, board members bid farewell to Mitel following $2B acquisition

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The kingpin of Mitel, and some would argue the whole of Kanata North, has left his chairman role at the company he co-founded more than 45 years

With acquisition weeks away, Ottawa’s Mitel boosts Q3 revenues 28%

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In perhaps its final report as a public company, Ottawa-based communications firm Mitel saw its third-quarter revenues jump following an acquisition of its own last

Mitel’s Steve Spooner named Ottawa’s inaugural CFO of the Year

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After initially turning down Terry Matthews’ offer to join Mitel as its chief financial officer in 2001, Steve Spooner just couldn’t say no the second

Mitel shareholders approve $2B acquisition of Ottawa firm

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Mitel shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of Searchlight Capital Partners’ proposed acquisition of the Kanata-based firm on Tuesday, marking a key approval in the $2-billion

Update: Ottawa’s Mitel to be acquired by Searchlight Capital for $2B

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A shift back to private ownership will help Mitel focus on its long-term cloud strategy, CEO Rich McBee told OBJ Tuesday after the firm announced

Think big, start small and move fast: Keys to innovation from Mitel’s McBee

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The key to innovation isn’t building a perfect product. It’s solving a customer’s problem – specifically a problem they’re willing to pay you to solve.