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Mar. 16, 2009

Rogers Communications, Canada’s largest wireless provider, will name Nadir Mohamed, Rogers’ current COO, to the position of Chief Executive Officer.

According to various sources, the decision was finalized internally and could be made public around March 30th.

Ted Rogers, the company’s previous CEO, died in December 2008. Chairman Alan Horn has been serving as acting CEO ever since.

Mohamed has been on the short list of contenders for the position along with Edward Rogers, the son of Ted Rogers who oversaw the company's cable TV and Internet operations.

Mohamed, who oversaw much of Rogers’ wireless operations, and Rogers, who headed the cable and business services divisions, were the two primary candidates for the CEO job.

Rogers Wireless is also said to be working on an arrangement that would give Edward Rogers a key title at the top of the company, striking a careful power balance between the two executives.

Sources say it is possible that the younger Rogers will be named to a position that would have oversight over strategic moves such as mergers and acquisitions.

That decision will only be made at the annual meeting in May, however.

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Source: Rogers Wireless.