John Watson

Group President, Business Markets, AI and Ateko

John is an executive with over 29 years of experience in the communications sector, with 25 years at the Executive Officer level. Previous experience includes consumer packaged goods and healthcare/pharma with large multinational companies, as well as management consulting.

As Group President of Bell Business Markets (BBM), AI, and Ateko, John leads the largest enterprise communications business in Canada, helping businesses across the country and internationally with their digital transformation goals through solutions across cloud, cybersecurity and digital workflow automation, backed by managed and professional services. His leadership of Bell’s core communications offerings for enterprises encompasses traditional network solutions, IoT capabilities, voice and collaboration services.

John also leads Bell's Data Engineering and AI organization, providing AI advisory services to enterprise clients, as well as Bell’s AI Fabric sovereign, advanced AI data centres across the country. Additionally, he supports Bell subsidiaries Ateko, with expertise in multi-cloud managed services, cloud consulting, and digital workflow solutions, and Stratejm, a leading cybersecurity managed services provider.

John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University. He is an original Board Member with Sanctuary AI, a highly innovative Canadian company with the mission to create the world's first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots.