BCE Inc. appointed Mirko Bibic COO of the company and Bell Canada.

Bibic will continue to lead legal and regulatory strategy for BCE and the Bell group of companies, according to an Oct. 4 news release.

Also, Bell tapped Wade Oosterman to be vice chair of BCE and Bell Canada. Oosterman has assumed a senior advisory and oversight role on the Bell executive team, in addition to his existing leadership of Bell Media as group president and his role as Bell's chief brand officer.

Canada-based BCE provides advanced Bell broadband wireless, TV, internet and business communications services alongside content creation and media assets from Bell Media Inc.