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On Aug. 17, 2011, everything changed for Jonathan Goodman (MBA'94).

The aggressive, hard-driving executive - at the time the CEO of hugely successful drug distributor Paladin Labs Inc. - had just sealed one of Paladin's biggest acquisitions. Taking a celebratory bicycle ride with fellow employees in the hills north of Montreal, he fell off his bike and hit his head. Despite wearing a helmet, the result was a serious brain injury.

Classified as: MBA Alumni, Desautels Global Experts, Jonathan Goodman
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Published on: 25 Apr 2014

Nothing so became Herb Gray (BCom'52) than the manner in which he left the House of Commons, where he was the third-longest serving parliamentarian in our history.

... Gray was proud to be Canada鈥檚 first Jewish cabinet minister. He grew up in a Canada that was not always kind to people of his ilk, but he succeeded nonetheless, studying commerce at 捆绑SM社区 and law at Osgoode Hall.

Classified as: alumni, BCom Alumni
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Published on: 25 Apr 2014

What are the odds that a dozen of our graduates would converge at the Supreme Court of Canada arguing for different intervenors in a single, high-profile case? On March 18, 2014, those odds were good indeed.

Classified as: alumni, BCom Alumni
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Published on: 15 Apr 2014

Who's moving and shaking Canadian HR? We're showcasing this country's high achievers as the industry faces growing challenges and success.听Three EMBA alumni are featured in this list:听

Florent Francoeur (EMBA'11) 鈥 Pr茅sident-Directeur general, Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agrees (page 19)听

Giulia Cirillo (EMBA'11) 鈥 Corporate Vice President, Human Resources, Bombardier Recreational Products (page 22)听

Michel Boucher (EMBA'10) - Vice President, Human Resources and Quality Systems, EMBA 2010 (page 24)听

Classified as: alumni, EMBA Alumni
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Published on: 11 Apr 2014

Maintenant que la saison froide - et surtout la campagne 茅lectorale - est termin茅e, l'industrie immobili猫re anticipe un certain redressement du march茅 ce printemps 脿 Montr茅al.

芦On pr茅voit que le prochain trimestre sera probablement beaucoup plus fort que celui qu'on vient de vivre, l脿, maintenant que les 茅lections et l'hiver sont derri猫re nous, a fait valoir 脿 La Presse Affaires Dominic St-Pierre (EMBA'14), directeur de Royal LePage pour le Qu茅bec. Il y a des signes encourageants.禄

Classified as: alumni, EMBA Alumni
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Published on: 11 Apr 2014

Tanya Graber, a resident of Switzerland, researched fashion retailer Aldo on the Internet before her vacation to New York City.

鈥淲e saw these handbags and we wanted to buy these handbags,鈥 Graber said, gesturing to the camel-colored leather model on the checkout counter at the company鈥檚 store on Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.

... The retailer has a value of $1.7 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, making Aldo鈥檚 executive chairman, Aldo Bensadoun (BCom'64, LLD'12), a billionaire.

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Published on: 11 Apr 2014

贰苍迟谤别辫谤别苍别耻谤蝉听Jonathan Goodman (MBA'94)and Mark Beaudet built Paladin Labs Inc. from zero into a $3.2-billion international pharmaceuticals distributor in only 19 years.

Now Goodman, chairman of Paladin Labs when it was sold to Pennsylvania-based Endo Health Solutions Inc. on Feb. 28, has founded Knight Therapeutics Inc. in Montreal.

Classified as: MBA Alumni, Desautels Global Experts, Jonathan Goodman
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Published on: 2 Apr 2014

Wearable devices are just starting to take off and global electronics companies are racing to release smartwatches ahead of rivals to capture a bigger slice of the emerging next-generation market.

... LG plans to introduce a smartwatch jointly developed with Google. The G Watch will be released sometime between April and June this year. President Park Jong-seok (IMPM'07)听of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company said that the opportunity to work with Google "was the perfect chance for LG to really pull out all stops in both design and engineering."

Classified as: alumni, IMPM Alumni
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Published on: 24 Mar 2014

Woulfe Mining Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of听Michel Gaucher (MBA'69)听as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Gaucher replaces Hubert Marleau as CEO although Mr. Marleau remains a member of the Company's Board of Directors. The Company wishes to extend its gratitude to Mr. Marleau for his tenure as Interim Chief Executive Officer.

... Michel holds a Bachelor of Arts from College Stanislas, a Bachelor of Science from Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, an MBA from 捆绑SM社区 and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Montreal.

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Published on: 19 Mar 2014

Alexis Ohanian is many things: a dedicated entrepreneur who is an ambassador for the prestigious Y Combinator program he graduated from; a political and social web activist; the founder of Reddit; the author of Without their Permission; and as it turns out, extraordinarily tall.

Thanks to the McHacks organizing committee, and 捆绑SM社区鈥檚听Desautels Faculty of Management, he came to speak to a jam-packed room in the center of Montreal.

-Article by听Roger Huang (BCom'13)听

Classified as: alumni, BCom Alumni
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Published on: 19 Mar 2014

Ogilvy One's听Brian Fetherstonhaugh (BCom'79)听spends a lot of time thinking and talking about careers. Here, he offers a detailed plan for each stage of work life, designed with long-term success in mind.

Having spent over 35 years in business in global firms, I have seen tens of thousands of career trajectories--from the first steps of entry-level millennials to the long journeys of Fortune 500 CEOs.

Classified as: BCom Alumni, Desautels Global Experts, Brian Fetherstonhaugh
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Published on: 19 Mar 2014

T眉rk Telekom, the leading communications and convergence technology company in Turkey, announces the restructuring of its leadership by combining the roles of the Group CEO and the General Manager into a single CEO position. Rami Aslan (BCom'94, MBA'97), who has been serving on the board of T眉rk Telekom and as CEO of Oger Telecom, is appointed as CEO of T眉rk Telekom as of December 10, 2013. In addition to his current roles, he will be appointed as a member of T眉rk Telekom Executive Committee and member of the boards of Avea and TTNet.

Classified as: alumni, BCom Alumni, MBA Alumni
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Published on: 18 Dec 2013

Tr猫s tendance dans les organisations aujourd'hui, la collaboration est pr茅sent茅e dans les 茅coles de gestion comme un facteur de cr茅ation de valeur en entreprise, une qualit茅 essentielle pour tout gestionnaire moderne qui se respecte.

Classified as: alumni, EMBA Alumni
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Published on: 2 Dec 2013

Ing茅nieure en b芒timent, Nadine L茅onard (EMBA'11) a 茅t茅 promue vice-pr茅sidente r茅gionale l'an dernier chez Pomerleau. Fra卯chement install茅e 脿 Toronto, on lui a confi茅 le mandat d'y g茅rer le nouveau bureau de l'entreprise qu茅b茅coise de construction.

芦J'avais un vif int茅r锚t 脿 conqu茅rir un nouveau march茅, 脿 traverser la barri猫re culturelle pour que l'entreprise puisse prendre de l'essor et diversifier ses activit茅s, affirme-t-elle. Je venais d'ailleurs de terminer mon m茅moire de ma卯trise sur le d茅veloppement de Pomerleau en terres nord-am茅ricaines.禄

Classified as: alumni, EMBA Alumni
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Published on: 2 Dec 2013

Ivanho茅 Cambridge, la filiale immobili猫re de la Caisse de d茅p么t et placement du Qu茅bec, a embauch茅 Mario Morroni 脿 titre de vice-pr茅sident ex茅cutif, strat茅gie et allocation du capital. Il quittera ses fonctions au conseil d'administration d'Ivanho茅 Cambridge avant son entr茅e en poste le 13 janvier. M. Morroni, qui poss猫de un baccalaur茅at en administration des affaires de l'Universit茅 Concordia, est actuellement pdg de l'Association de bienfaisance et de retraite des policiers et polici猫res de la Ville de Montr茅al.

Classified as: alumni, EMBA Alumni
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Published on: 2 Dec 2013

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