Jan 4 (Reuters) - Shaw Communications Inc's SJRb.TO former chief executive, Jim Shaw, died on Wednesday at the age of 60, the Canadian telecom company said in a statement.
Shaw, who served as vice chairman since 2008, died following a brief illness, Shaw Communications said. joining the company in 1982, Shaw served as its second CEO from 1998 to 2010, before being succeeded by his brother, Bradley Shaw. Their father, JR Shaw, founded the company in 1966. http://reut.rs/2lTSqYN
Edward Rogers, chairman of rival Rogers Communications Inc RCIb.TO , commenting on Shaw's death, described him as a confident entrepreneur with a lasting impact on the Canadian cable sector.