Execs from Google, Amazon, & WebMD Join Practice Fusion
Practice Fusion, a cloud-based EHR platform for doctors and patients, today announced the hiring of four new members to its leadership team:聽Matt Ackleyas Chief Marketing Officer;聽Dorothy Gemmell聽as Senior Vice President, Life Science Practice and Strategic Partnerships;聽Tim Rauschenbach聽as Vice President, Customer Service and Support; and聽Dave Caldwell聽as Senior Vice President, Ente
Prime City One Announces Change in Directors and Officers
Prime City One Capital Corp.聽has accepted the resignations of three directors and officers namely,聽John Lorenzo,聽R.J. Stapell聽and聽Anton Ayoub聽and appointed three new directors and officers.聽
How Davids Tea Is Trying to Make Tea Cool
David Segal was 27 years old when he opened his first tea shop in Toronto in 2008. He didn't want the space to have the stuffy, pretentious look and feel so many other traditional tea shops he'd been to had鈥攖he kinds of places that seemed designed for tea connoisseurs. "You felt like you had to know something to go into these stores," says Segal.
Archival Yearbooks Reveal Early Show-biz Aspirations of Martin Short, William Shatner
According to the 1951 捆绑SM社区 yearbook, future Star Trek captain William Shatner was already showing leadership as president of 捆绑SM社区's Radio Workshop, and his yearbook records also show him to be a member of both the Players鈥� Club and the Red & White Revue musical theatre clubs.
Canamex Announces Appointment of Michael Pesner to Board of Directors
Canamex Resources Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Pesner, CPA, CA to the board of directors of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Pesner is currently the President of Hermitage Canada Finance Inc., a corporation specializing in financial advisory services, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and restructuring. Mr. Pesner spent 26 years as a partner at KPMG and predecessor firms.
Raptor Pharmaceutical Appoints Gregg Lapointe and Georges Gemayel to Board of Directors
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (RPTP) today announced the appointment of Gregg Lapointe and Georges Gemayel, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2015. As previously disclosed, they will be joining Julie Anne Smith, President and CEO-Designate as she succeeds Christopher Starr, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer and joins the Board effective January 1, 2015.
Alderon Appoints Interim CFO
Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (TSX: ADV) (NYSE MKT: AXX) (鈥淎lderon鈥� or the 鈥淐ompany鈥�) announces the appointment of Mr. Anthony Glavac as Interim Chief Financial Officer (鈥淐FO鈥�) of the Company effective December 29, 2014. Alderon鈥檚 current CFO, Mr. Francois Laurin, is taking an executive position outside of the mining sector in the New Year and is committed to ensuring a seamless transition of his responsibilities to Mr. Glavac.
Harper gets new security adviser amid major shuffle of senior public service
Richard Fadden, the deputy minister of National Defence and former spymaster, became the prime minister鈥檚 national security adviser as part of a sweeping shakeup at the senior ranks of Canada鈥檚 bureaucracy. ... Kelly Gillis, the senior assistant deputy minister at Industry Canada responsible for Spectrum, information technologies and telecommunications, is moved up to associate deputy minister at Industry.
Appointment of Cristiane Tinmouth as Interim Assistant Vice-Principal, Financial Services
Cristiane Tinmouth (DPA'87) has agreed to serve as Interim Assistant Vice-Principal, Financial Services 鈥� effective June 2, 2014, following the departure of Albert Caponi.
eXplorance Named in Gartner鈥檚 鈥淐ool Vendors in Education, 2014鈥� Report
Providing course evaluation and Learning Experience Management tools, eXplorance is being designated by Gartner as innovative, intriguing and impactful in the arena of adaptive learning.
... 鈥淲e are proud to be recognised by Gartner, a globally renowned analyst firm, as a Cool Vendor. We are committed to assisting academic leaders in improving the teaching and learning experience,鈥� says Samer Saab (MBA'96), eXplorance鈥檚 CEO.聽
The Amazing Mace
When Richard III was frantically canvassing Bosworth Field for a horse, the mace was still feared as a 鈥渂ruising iron of wrath.鈥澛�
In Haiti, Making Social Sustainability Essential to Apparel Factory Life
Threads 4 Thought, Boxercraft, Arcade Fire and OSP Group are just a few of the customers placing production with Industrial Revolution II (IRII), and if you asked them why they chose the Port-au-Prince, Haiti-based apparel factory, they'd surely point to its high quality knit tops and bottoms, competitive pricing and proximity to North American markets, but there's another reason these companies are drawn to IRII: because of its social mission.
5N Plus Holds Its Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Appoints New Chairman of the Board
5N Plus Inc., the leading producer of specialty metal and chemical products, held its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders yesterday in Montreal, Quebec.聽
CEO Relearns, Rebuilds After Brain Injury
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.
