VC and Ex-Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed Dies at 69

Nadir Mohamed in 2013.Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

Nadir Mohamed, the man who followed founder Ted Rogers as Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Communications Inc., has died. He was 69.

Edward Rogers, executive chair of the company, mourned Mohamed’s death in a statement Friday. “Nadir was an exceptional leader, a deeply respected executive and a generous person who led Rogers during an extraordinary time of change for our company and industry.”