Rima Qureshi
Rima Qureshi

Appointed to the Board in March 2025, Rima is a member of the Audit & Risk, Nominations and Responsible Business Committees. 

Experience

Rima has a wealth of operational, strategic and telecommunications industry experience. She is currently Non-Executive Director of MasterCard and Loblaw Companies Limited. From 2017 to 2024, Rima was Chief Strategy Officer & Executive Vice President of Verizon Communications. Prior to that she gained extensive experience at Ericsson, with a career spanning over 20 years, including in the latter years as President & Chief Executive of Ericsson North America. Rima was also previously Deputy Chair of GSMA between 2020 and 2022 and board member between 2017 and 2024, a Non- Executive Director of Great West Life and Wolters Kluwer, a Non-Executive Director of the Verizon Foundation between 2017 and 2024, and a Member of the Faculty Advisory Board at McGill University between 2018 and 2024.

Relevant skills and contribution to the Board

Extensive operational, strategic and telecommunications industry expertise gained over 30 years.

External appointments

Non-Executive Director of MasterCard and Loblaw Companies Limited.