Nadir Mohamed looks set to take over at Rogers Communications, according to a report in The Globe and Mail that says the 52-year-old telecom exec has been tapped as the new CEO of the Toronto TV and wireless giant.

Mohamed, long considered a frontrunner for the top job at Rogers, will fill the position left vacant last December by the passing of Ted Rogers, according to the paper, though a spokesperson for the company would not confirm the appointment.

Spokesperson Jan Innes also would not comment on what she characterized as ‘rumors and speculation,’ adding that the decision is up to a committee of the board of directors. There’s no official word on when the company will make an announcement. Company chairman Alan Horn has been acting CEO since October.

Mohamed joined the media giant in 2000 and shortly after was named president and CEO of Rogers Wireless — a lucrative division that represents the bulk of Rogers’ business. Under Mohamed’s watch, Rogers Wireless struck an agreement with Apple to bring its popular iPhone to Canada, an investment that boosted the company’s third-quarter revenue by 84% in 2008.

According to reports, Rogers’ son Edward Rogers — the other main candidate for the CEO role, who currently heads up the cable division — will have a strategic role within the family-controlled company, though it is not clear what his title will be. His sister Melinda Rogers is currently the company’s senior vice-president of strategy and development.

Ted Rogers died on Dec. 2 at the age of 75 of heart failure.

Besides the cable and wireless divisions, Rogers Communications runs 52 radio and TV outlets that include five Citytv stations and Rogers Sportsnet, plus 70 magazine titles, the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club and its home, Rogers Centre.