Edward Rogers won full control over Canada’s largest wireless carrier on Friday when a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled that he can replace five of Rogers Communications Inc. independent directors without holding a shareholder meeting.
The ruling means Mr. Rogers is once again chair of the telecom and media giant’s board of directors, after weeks of intense conflict erupted when he attempted to unseat chief executive officer Joe Natale and other senior executives.
Mr. Rogers has been opposed in the family and boardroom drama by his mother, Loretta Rogers, his sisters Martha Rogers and Melinda Rogers-Hixon and five former independent directors.
