Telus Corp. Chief Executive Officer Darren Entwistle shared parting words of wisdom for his replacement, shortly before he leaves the job he’s occupied for 26 years.

Ahead of the Vancouver-based telecom company’s July 1 handover to Victor Dodig, former CEO of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Entwistle said: “Keep on building, have an appetite — a risk-infused appetite — for innovation and being different.”