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Karen Radford

For Karen Radford, industry expertise, a commitment and passion for her work and a vision to inspire others have proven to be the winning combination to her professional success.

As President of Partner Solutions, Karen leads her team in creating and executing key strategies to drive revenue growth. This position allows her to showcase her proven abilities in building customer relationships therefore providing value to Canadian, American and global service providers. She is also responsible for securing national and international off-net requirements to facilitate TELUS’ growth and market expansion.

Since joining TELUS in 1998, Karen has been recognized for her ability to lead teams to deliver exceptional results in customer care and operations. She spearheaded TELUS’ customer focused re-organization and was instrumental in the success of TELUS’ national expansion into Ontario and Quebec as Vice President, Customer Care.

With more than a decade of increasingly senior positions within the telecom industry, Karen has built a solid track record of achievements including developing and leading teams in times of change, crisis and rapid growth.

Karen began her telecommunications career at NBTel, now Aliant, where she honed her skills in marketing, sales, information solutions and operations. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from Dalhousie University as well as a Bachelor of Science from Mount Allison University. Consistent with TELUS’ values, Karen is keenly committed to her local community, engaged with youth leadership organizations and is an active speaker on strategic leadership.

Karen lives in Calgary with her husband and two sons.