捆绑SM社区 Desautels Faculty of Management - BCom News /desautels/channels_item/5 en MIPC 2024: Students tackle global finance challenges with innovation and leadership /desautels/node/1708451 <p>The <strong>捆绑SM社区 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) </strong>2024 was held in November and drew a record 99 teams from 47 universities across 17 countries, cementing its reputation as a premier global finance competition. This year鈥檚 focus on building inclusive retirement systems for gig workers and those facing income uncertainty sparked innovative solutions from participants. A standout addition was the inaugural Women in Buy-Side Panel, addressing gender disparities in finance.</p> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:43:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alum to oversee operations and drive growth at Insurity /desautels/node/1604687 <p><strong>Jonathan Victor (BCom鈥99)</strong> has been appointed COO of Insurity, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for insurance carriers, brokers, and managing general agents. He undertakes this new role with extensive experience at Insurity, where he has previously held roles such as CIO and EVP of Customer Success. In his expanded capacity, Victor will oversee cloud operations, customer success, enterprise security, system integrator operations, and professional services, ensuring streamlined processes and integration across the company.</p> Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:55:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 MBA alumna to lead Ottawa International Airport Authority /desautels/node/1587216 <p><strong>Susan Margles (BA鈥88, MBA鈥91</strong>) has been appointed President and CEO of the Ottawa International Airport Authority. Like other airports, Ottawa鈥檚 suffered during the pandemic, but it鈥檚 bouncing back with major infrastructure projects, like a new hotel and a connection to the city鈥檚 light rail transit system. Margles joins the Airport Authority after nearly two decades at Canada Post, where she鈥攁mongst other roles鈥攕erved as chief people and safety officer and was responsible for human resources, labour relations and government affairs.</p> Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:13:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Undergraduate alum named Deputy Chancellor of 捆绑SM社区 /desautels/node/1555858 <p><strong>Cynthia Price Verreault</strong> (BCom鈥82) has been appointed 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 first Deputy Chancellor. In this new role, she will support the Chancellor, President, and Board of Governors. Throughout her two-year term, Price Verreault will offer counsel and play a key role in representing the University at events and high-level meetings.鈥淲e are delighted that someone with as deep a knowledge of the institution as Ms. Price Verreault has will be working alongside our new Chancellor, Pierre Boivin,鈥 says Maryse Bertrand, Chair of the 捆绑SM社区 Board of Governors.</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:46:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom graduate named Rising Star 2024 by The Bermudian /desautels/node/1524927 <p>For<strong> Ashley Farrington (BCom鈥21)</strong>, short-term sacrifices are worth it if they pay out as long-term gains. The 24-year-old auditor with KPMG in Bermuda has earned some early career returns for her efforts and was recently named a Rising Star by The Bermudian. She aims to become an empathetic leader who is both approachable and decisive. 鈥淚 want to be someone who has wedged her foot in the door to bring other women up with her,鈥 says Farrington.</p> Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:35:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alum is advocating for work-life balance from the C-suite /desautels/node/1524835 <p>When working for a Big Four accounting firm early in her career,<strong> Sheila Vokey (BCom鈥84)</strong>鈥攏ow President and CEO of the responsible investing firm Central 1鈥攕aw senior managers struggle to balance work and family life and decided on a different approach. After stints at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the Bank of Canada, and Payments Canada, Vokey headed west to Vancouver to become CFO at Central 1, where she has been an advocate of remote work and work-life balance ever since.</p> Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:33:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Three 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumni celebrated at 2024 MAA Honours & Awards /desautels/node/1363427 <p><big>Each year the 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association (MAA) recognizes alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff whose commitment has had a significant impact on alumni life, the University and/or the community. This year, three 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumni were among those honoured for their contributions to the 捆绑SM社区 community.</big></p> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:20:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alum trades in a career in marketing to become a firefighter /desautels/node/1352529 <p><strong>Lesly Yao (BCom鈥18)</strong> isn鈥檛 your stereotypical small-town Quebec firefighter. Born in Tahiti, the Bachelor of Commerce grad was growing disillusioned with her work at a marketing firm when a Canadian Forces recruitment advertisement caught her eye鈥攁nd her imagination. But because Yao was not a citizen at the time and a job with the Forces was not in the cards. 鈥淚鈥檇 always had it in the back of my mind to become a firefighter,鈥 she says. 鈥淚 watched shows about firefighting, and it appealed to me, but it also seemed unattainable.</p> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:26:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alum credits networking with helping Sports Illustrated app off the ground /desautels/node/1319618 <p>In Canada, ice time is at a premium and the nearest rink might not be able to accommodate your beer league team. But in large cities, there鈥檚 often ice available somewhere, and <strong>Jonathan Azouri </strong>(BCom鈥16) spotted an opportunity. The co-founder and CEO of CatchCorner by Sports Illustrated, an app that allows users to book sports facilities, launched it in Toronto in 2019 and is now making it available in markets like New York, Los Angeles, and Boston.</p> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:04:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence awarded to two GCPA students /desautels/node/1194666 <p><strong>Alyssa Abruzzese</strong> (BCom鈥23, GCPA鈥24) and <strong>Vivian Ly</strong> (BCom鈥22, GCPA鈥24), students of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, have been selected among their graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipients of the<strong> C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.</strong></p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:42:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Two 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students named McCall MacBain International Fellows /desautels/node/1194665 <p>McCall MacBain Fellowships offer students at select universities an opportunity to spend a year abroad. Valued at up to $30,000 and awarded by the McCall MacBain Foundation, Fellows spend one term studying a language, one term pursuing academic studies, and one term in a job placement or internship. This year, 捆绑SM社区 students earned the honour. <strong>Mayra Baca El Hachemi</strong>, who is majoring in marketing at 捆绑SM社区 Desautels and will be travelling to Japan. <strong>Monique Machioudi</strong>, who is studying for a minor in management, will travel to Taiwan and learn Mandarin.</p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:40:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom graduate and swimmer wins bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics /desautels/node/1194664 <p>Swimmer <strong>Cl茅ment Secchi </strong>(BCom鈥22) has become the first 捆绑SM社区 graduate to reach the podium at the Summer Olympics since 2008. The 24-year-old management graduate from Aix-en-Provence, France, earned bronze for his native country on Sunday as part of the men's 4x100 medley relay. A four-time All-Canadian at 捆绑SM社区, the 5-foot-11, 157-pound butterfly specialist was a three-time recipient of the Forbes Trophy as the University's male athlete of the year.</p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:35:51 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Fr茅d茅ric Perron leads internet service provider Cogeco during time of potential growth /desautels/node/1194545 <p><strong>Fr茅d茅ric Perron </strong>(BCom鈥97) was serving as the Chief Commercial Officer for Vodafone Poland when he was asked to return to Canada to become the new president and CEO of Cogeco, an internet service provider. Although Cogeco鈥檚 corporate offices are in Montreal, Perron鈥檚 position is based in Burlington, Ontario. That puts him closer to the company鈥檚 US customers, some of which are in nearby Ohio. Americans make up about half of Cogeco鈥檚 business, and as the US government makes major investments in connectivity, there remains room for growth in the United States.</p> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:15:49 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Two 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students named McCall MacBain International Fellows /desautels/node/1194544 <p><br /></p> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:13:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Jordan Cowie (BCom鈥24) reflects on journey as 捆绑SM社区 Desautels valedictorian /desautels/node/1192490 <p><strong>Jordan Cowie</strong>, 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Faculty of Management鈥檚 2024 valedictorian, spoke with the 捆绑SM社区 Reporter about her student experience and shared her insights upon completing her degree. Graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce in Labour-Management Relations and Human Resources, Jordan chose 捆绑SM社区 for its affordability and proximity to her family in Westchester, N.Y., and for her strong affinity to Montreal鈥檚 urban and natural beauty.</p> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:32:03 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Kanuk adapts jackets to milder winters, eyes international markets /desautels/node/1180194 <p>Kanuk jackets are made for Quebec winters鈥攂ut Quebec winters aren鈥檛 as cold as they used to be. <strong>Bertrand Cesvet</strong> (BA鈥86, MBA鈥88) wants to make Kanuk jackets more versatile. Cesvet led a group of investors who recently bought the Montreal winter wear company from Champlain Financial, a private equity group. Cesvet shares with La Presse the company鈥檚 plans to sell jackets that are more suited to temperature fluctuation, making its products more appropriate for markets where it plans to expand, such as the United States.</p> Tue, 21 May 2024 17:20:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 ESG investing helped prepare Gillian Stein to become CEO of Henry鈥檚 /desautels/node/1180192 <p><strong>Gillian Stein</strong> (BCom鈥00)鈥檚 great-grandfather founded the Toronto-headquartered electronics business Henry鈥檚 in 1909, but she never envisioned becoming the company鈥檚 CEO. Growing up, she had seen how stressful running the company could be for her father Andrew, who had a heart attack at the age of 47. 鈥淚 always had a ton of respect and passion and admiration for the business but it wasn鈥檛 something I wanted for myself,鈥 says Stein. 鈥淚 changed and the business changed.</p> Tue, 21 May 2024 17:11:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom Wins McCAIS Undergraduate Research Award 2024 /desautels/node/1140475 <p>Bachelor of Commerce student <strong>Nikki Tye</strong> is the recipient of the 捆绑SM社区 Collaborative for AI &amp; Society (McCAIS)鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Award (McURA) for Summer 2024. The $8,700 award, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary AI research in society, recognizes Nikki's project on "Protecting the Amazon Forest from Illegal Activity through Image Recognition and Operations Research: A Partnership with JungleKeepers and Peruvian Indigenous Communities."</p> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:51:24 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Desautels grad to compete in Paris Olympic Games /desautels/node/1140362 <p>2024 is shaping up to be a big year for<strong> Fran莽ois Cauchon </strong>(BCom鈥22). Cauchon will be representing Canada at the summer Olympic Games in Paris. "It is a surreal feeling," Cauchon, who battled through knee, back and ankle injuries before being named to Canada鈥檚 14-member fencing team, tells CBC. "For every amateur and professional athlete, The Olympics is the holy grail of sports."</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fencing-olympics-quebec-athletes-history-paris-1.7184867">Learn more</a></div> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:58:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom students selected for CEOx1Day program /desautels/node/960774 <p>The CEOx1Day program offers some of Canada鈥檚 top students the opportunity to learn directly from executives at some of the country鈥檚 most prominent companies. Hosted by the <strong>Odgers Berndtson Canada consultancy</strong>, candidates undergo a rigorous selection process and shadow the CEOs of organizations like Bombardier, Canadian Blood Services and the Royal Canadian Mint. This year, two 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Bachelor of Commerce students made the cut.</p> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:33:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 MMR student shares how L'Or茅al Brandstorm led to internship /desautels/node/754180 <p>Last year, after months of hard work and 'brandstorming', two 捆绑SM社区 Desautels teams took the podium at the 31st annual L'Or茅al Brandstorm competition, competing against top teams from across Canada! Madison Laxer and her fellow <strong><a href="/desautels/programs/master-management-retailing-mmr">Master of Management in Retailing (MMR)</a></strong> teammates, Aditi Bali and Supreet Kaur, took third place. Madison reflects on her experience participating in the case competition and how it even led to an internship.</p> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:41:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 GCPA guest lecturer Michael Richardson receives teaching excellence award /desautels/node/591647 <p>Congratulations to Michael Richardson (GCPA'18, 2018 CFE Honour Roll and Gold Medal in Quebec) on receiving the <b><a href="/desautels/programs/gcpa">Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)</a></b>Teaching Award for Guest Lecturers for the second time!</p> <p>This award recognizes excellence in teaching by guest GCPA lecturers. Excellent teaching can be demonstrated through a well-designed course, engaging in-class activities and materials, use of innovative teaching strategies, and a commitment to improving one's courses through feedback.</p> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:28:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 2023 CFE Honour Roll for GCPA Participants /desautels/node/591646 <p><b><a href="/desautels/programs/gcpa">Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)</a> </b>Tian Cheng Huang (BCom鈥22, GCPA鈥23) and Kyra Swift (BCom UOttawa鈥21, GCPA鈥23) have been named to the Honour Roll of the <a href="https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/become-a-cpa/cpa-certification-program-evaluation/common-final-examination-honour-roll" target="_blank">Common Final Exam</a> (CFE) for their outstanding results.</p> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:23:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Suggestion that out-of-province students don鈥檛 contribute to Montreal鈥檚 dynamism false /desautels/node/591549 <p><strong>Brett Miller (BCom鈥86)</strong> moved to Montreal to study at 捆绑SM社区, but he has made the city his home and become a leader in Quebec鈥檚 business community. Now the CEO of the real estate development company Canderel, Miller is concerned about the Quebec government鈥檚 plan to double tuition for out-of-province students beginning in Fall 2024. 鈥淭o suggest that out-of-province students don鈥檛 contribute to the dynamism of the city is such a false message to send.</p> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:38:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alum鈥檚 paper on the financial literacy of immigrants an FCAC finalist /desautels/node/553781 <p>捆绑SM社区 Desautels graduate <strong>Avneet Bhabra</strong> (BCom鈥23)鈥檚 research paper 鈥23% and Counting, but Not 鈥極ne Size Fits All鈥: Helping Canada鈥檚 Immigrants Strengthen Their Financial Knowledge鈥 has been published by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) on Canada.ca. Focusing on financial literacy amongst immigrants in Canada, the paper was selected as a finalist in the undergraduate category of the FCAC鈥檚 2023 Building Better Financial Futures Challenge.</p> Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:33:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 BCom team wins honourable mention at EDI case writing competition /desautels/node/381358 &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Tue, 03 Oct 2023 18:42:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Two BCom students selected for the National Bank Financial Young Women Student Mentorship Program /desautels/node/353095 <p>Selected from over 220 applicants, two 捆绑SM社区 Desautels undergraduate students will be joining the National Bank Financial (NBF) Young Women Student Mentorship Program鈥檚 2023-24 cohort.</p> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:30:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom student鈥檚 TEDx捆绑SM社区 talk on retaining Gen Z employees promoted globally /desautels/node/132749 <p>Amidst the struggle to retain young talent, Generation Z's distinct workplace preferences come to the forefront. In his TEDx捆绑SM社区 talk "Retaining Gen Z talent - An Insider's Perspective," 捆绑SM社区 Desautels third-year BCom student <strong>Andrei Adam</strong> leverages personal experiences and research to offer actionable insights for organizations striving to retain their Gen Z employees. His talk went on to be recognized by TED and selected amongst the handful that receive global promotion, being recommended toTEDx鈥檚 34 million subscribers.</p> Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:37:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students among EDC 2023 Scholarship Recipients /desautels/node/107952 <p>Export Development Canada (EDC) has unveiled the recipients of its 2023 Youth Education Program scholarships, awarding $135,000 to 27 post-secondary students who excel academically and exhibit a dedication to community service. Among the recipients are two Bachelor of Commerce students from 捆绑SM社区, <strong>Jennifer Shi</strong> and <strong>Quynh Huynh</strong>, who received the prestigious International Business Scholarship.</p> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:55:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 GCPA student, Jennifer Nguyen, awarded prestigious C. Douglas Mellor Prize /desautels/node/107949 <p>Jennifer Nguyen (BCom鈥22, GCPA鈥23) student of the <a href="/desautels/programs/gcpa">Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)</a> program, has been selected among her graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.</p> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:10:40 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcing the Inaugural Recipients of the Arthur D Ruby Prizes in Management /desautels/node/107948 <p>Congratulations to Lo茂c Brassard (BCom鈥22), Tian Cheng Huang (BCom鈥22), Kyra Swift (BCom UOttawa鈥21), Sandra Gagnon (BCom鈥21), Arielle Gregoire (BCom鈥22), Gabriel Ouellet (BCom鈥22), John-Anthony Salvo (BCom鈥22), Louis-Philip Massicotte (BCom鈥22), Claudia Guay (BCom Concordia鈥21) and Evelyne Jean (BCom鈥22) who were awarded the Arthur D Ruby Prizes in Management by the <a href="/desautels/programs/gcpa">Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program</a>.</p> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:06:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Indigenous Graduate Spotlight: Leon Picha (BCom鈥23) /desautels/node/107826 <p>"I want there to be a day where there鈥檚 more than just two red scarves [at the Faculty of Management convocation] and that鈥檚 what I鈥檓 going to continue to work to achieve," says <strong>Leon Picha (BCom鈥23)</strong>.</p> Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:47:32 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom student headed to South Korea as McCall MacBain International Fellow /desautels/node/107781 <p>As part of the fourth cohort of <strong>McCall MacBain International Fellows</strong>, eight 捆绑SM社区 students have been selected to spend a fully funded year abroad to study, live and work in a new country, including BCom student <strong>Jennifer Shi</strong>. Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Shi, who serves as Co-President of the Junior Hong Kong-Canada Business Association, a Junior Team Canada Ambassador at Global Vision, and a member of the Canada China Forum, will be spending a year learning Korean in South Korea.</p> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:09:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Desautels offices lead the way in Sustainable Workplace Certification /desautels/node/102448 <p>Three more teams at the 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Faculty of Management have been recognized for their exceptional commitment to sustainable workplace practices. The IT Customer Service department and the Bachelor of Commerce program have both earned Bronze Certifications, while the 捆绑SM社区 Executive Institute earned a Silver Certification. Eleven teams across 捆绑SM社区 joined the Sustainable Workplace Certification program hosted by the 捆绑SM社区 Office of Sustainability, five of which are from the Faculty of Management.</p> Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:08:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Graduates and Outstanding Achievements Celebrated at Spring Convocation 2023 /desautels/node/98717 <p>The 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Faculty of Management proudly celebrated its Spring 2023 Convocation on Wednesday, May 31. The event served as a special recognition for the exceptional accomplishments of students who have successfully completed their degrees in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs during the academic year of Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. Addresses were made bt 捆绑SM社区 Principal <strong>Deep Saini</strong>, Chancellor <strong>John H. McCall MacBain</strong>, Faculty Dean <a href="/desautels/yolande-e-chan"><strong>Yolande E.</strong></a></p> Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:23:13 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert Daniel Dupont uses patience to ride out market turbulence /desautels/node/97166 <p>When oil prices went negative in 2020, <a href="/desautels/daniel-dupont"><strong>Daniel Dupont</strong></a>聽(BCom鈥01) bought in. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 need to be smart to know it would go back up,鈥 says Dupont, Portfolio Manager at Fidelity Investments and a <strong><a href="/desautels/about/about-desautels/global-experts">Desautels Global Expert</a></strong>.</p> Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:25:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcing the 2023 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients /desautels/node/88984 <p>Congratulations to <b>Simon Tardif</b> (BCom鈥22), <b>Talar Dimitian</b> (BCom鈥22), <b>Kyra Swift </b>(UOttawa BCom鈥21), <b>Kar Yan Chin</b> (BCom鈥22), <b>Tian Cheng Huang</b> (BCom鈥22), and <b>Khal毛l Fung</b> (BCom鈥22) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the <b><a href="/desautels/programs/gcpa">Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (CGPA)</a> </b>program.</p> Thu, 25 May 2023 16:12:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Nabil Anouti is the Desautels valedictorian at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Spring 2023 Convocation /desautels/node/88980 <p>Humanity has the skill to solve our most pressing problems, but cooperation is our greatest challenge, says <strong>Nabil Anouti</strong>, who is 捆绑SM社区 Desautels鈥 valedictorian for the Spring 2023 Convocation. But Anouti is optimistic, and this view has been shaped by a Desautels education.</p> Thu, 25 May 2023 15:53:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Several 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumni honoured at 2023 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association Awards and Honours /desautels/node/88831 <p>On May 4, members of the 捆绑SM社区 community gathered at Maison Manuvie for the 2023 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association Awards and Honours, which recognize alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff who stand out for their impressive contributions and achievements in service to 捆绑SM社区, the MAA and in their respective communities. This year, six awards were given to members of the 捆绑SM社区 Desautels community. A huge congratulations to all of this year鈥檚 honourees!</p> Wed, 24 May 2023 13:53:08 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Desautels undergrads take 2nd at Baylor University鈥檚 Negotiation Competition /desautels/node/88798 <p>捆绑SM社区 Desautels undergraduate students <strong>Aaron Anandji</strong> (BCom鈥25) and <strong>Zacharie Faucillion</strong> (BCom鈥23), Co-Executive Directors of 捆绑SM社区 Ventures, took second place at Baylor University鈥檚 Hankamer School of Business鈥 National Undergraduate Negotiation Competition (NUNC) this April.</p> Tue, 23 May 2023 18:57:21 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom graduate Julia Ayim named Black Grad 2023 valedictorian /desautels/node/88487 <p>One of this year鈥檚 three Black Grad valedictorians, <strong>Julia Ayim</strong> (BCom鈥23) has just completed a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Strategic Management and Organizational Behaviour at the Desautels Faculty of Management. She and fellow graduates were celebrated at the annual Black Grad gala on April 30, a sold-out event organized by the Black Students鈥 Network of 捆绑SM社区 (BSN).</p> Fri, 12 May 2023 16:02:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Anita Nowak鈥檚 book Purposeful Empathy helps reviewer understand generation gaps in climate crisis impact /desautels/node/88481 <p>To understand the impact of the climate crisis on younger generations, empathy is a place to start. It is a necessary part of confronting, but on its own, it is not enough. Desautels lecturer <strong>Anita Nowak </strong>(BA'97, BCom'97, PhD'11) recently published her book聽<em>Purposeful Empathy, </em>which is described as聽an inspiring and powerful read by Quebec MNA D茅sir茅e McGraw in a review for Policy Magazine. 鈥淭his is a book that helps middle-aged people like me understand, collaborate and ultimately innovate with the next generation of Millennials and Gen Z,鈥 McGraw says.</p> Thu, 11 May 2023 13:35:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels African Business Initiative features alumni panellist Sekou Coulibaly /desautels/node/88408 <p>Each year, the 捆绑SM社区 Desautels <strong>African Business Initiative (DABI)</strong> brings together attendees, panelists and guest speakers for an opportunity to learn, network and engage in stimulating discussions about the future of business in Africa. This year鈥檚 panelists included <strong>Sekou Coulibaly</strong> (BCom鈥03), who was executive director at L鈥橭r茅al before launching a sustainable, made-in-Africa luxury clothing brand called SEKBI Bogolan in 2020.</p> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:50:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 takes 2nd and 3rd place at L'Or茅al Brandstorm Canada 2023 /desautels/node/88280 <p>After months of hard work and 'brandstorming', two 捆绑SM社区 teams took the podium at the 31st annual L'Or茅al Brandstorm National Competition in Canada, competing against top teams from across the country.<strong> BCom students</strong> Laetitia Doumet, Jo-Esther Abou Haidar and Andrea Salem (far right) placed 2nd, while <strong>Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) </strong>students Madison Laxer, Aditi Bali and Supreet Kaur (far left) took 3rd place.</p> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:47:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 students earn podium finish in leading global case competition /desautels/node/88261 <p>捆绑SM社区 Desautels continues its hot streak in the case competition arena with another podium result, placing 2nd overall in the prestigious 2023 Copenhagen Business School Invitational Case competition. 12 schools flew to Copenhagen and were challenged to help Vestas, a leading company in wind power plant solutions, leverage its position to create new businesses in hydrogen technologies and develop a strategy for 2030.</p> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:06:18 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alum record label achieves critical successes /desautels/node/88219 <p>For<strong> Jim West</strong> (BA鈥79) and<strong> Justin West</strong> (BCom鈥04), the music industry is a family affair. From a young age, Justin accompanied his father to industry conferences, and during his teenage years, he spent the summers working for his father鈥檚 record label: Justin Time Records. The younger West graduated from Desautels with a degree in accounting, but ultimately followed in his father鈥檚 footsteps. In 2006, he launched a label called Secret City Records.</p> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:41:28 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Experiential Learning: 捆绑SM社区 Desautels gives rise to discovery /desautels/node/88162 <p>In 2021, thanks to the generosity of alumnus Don Lewtas, we saw the launch of the <a href="/desautels/about/lewtas-office-experiential-learning">Lewtas Office of Experiential Learning</a>. Since the office鈥檚 inception, the team at the Lewtas Office,聽led by Leigh Korey, PhD, has been hard at work creating powerful hands-on learning opportunities that play a vital role in the student journey.</p> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:00:24 +0000 捆绑SM社区 43rd Desautels Management Achievement Awards celebrates industry 鈥渄isruptors鈥 /desautels/node/88163 <p>On Friday, February 3, the Desautels Faculty of Management hosted the 43rd edition of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards, a student-run initiative which brings the global Desautels community together to celebrate the achievements of industry leaders who have demonstrated a career of great achievement and commitment of responsible business.</p> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:25:25 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Faculty alumnus and Provincial Finance Minister now responsible for relations with English-speaking Quebecers /desautels/node/88142 <p>Quebec鈥檚 Finance Minister,<strong> Eric Girard</strong> (BCom鈥89) recently added the portfolio of Minister Responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers to his responsibilities. This makes him a key voice on Bill 96, the French-language bill passed by the Coalition Avenir Quebec government in 2022. 鈥淔rench is in decline in Canada, Quebec, Montreal, so the numbers are undeniable,鈥 says Girard, who has met with groups and individuals from the English community to understand their concerns. 鈥淏y now I understand a few things where we can do better.</p> Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:12:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels places first at Queen's I.C.B.C. Case Competition /desautels/node/88078 <p>Congratulations to the 捆绑SM社区 Desautels accounting team for their first-place win at the I.C.B.C. case competition. The team consisting of <strong>Thomas Wakeham</strong> and <strong>Francois Kik</strong> was coached and assisted by <strong><a href="/desautels/julia-scott">Julia Scott</a></strong> and <strong>Peg Brunelle</strong>. The <a href="https://icbcqueens.com/">Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.)</a> is one of the oldest case competitions in the world, held annually at the Smith School of Business at Queen鈥檚 University.</p> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:14:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels undergraduates bring home podium finishes at prestigious Jeux du Commerce /desautels/node/88069 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Desautels BCom students</strong> for their outstanding performance at the <strong>Jeux du Commerce (JDC) 2023</strong>! Hosted by HEC Montreal on January 6-9, it brought together 1,100 participants from 14 universities, and is the largest student case competition in Eastern Canada.</p> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:41:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Maya Azouri and Jonathan Azouri named to 2023 Forbes 30 under 30 /desautels/node/88035 <p>Finding available ice time or sports fields to book can be a challenge, but CatchCorner aims to change that. The app, which has been compared to OpenTable for sports facilities by Forbes, allows users to find and reserve fields and facilities that meet their needs. Co-Founders <strong>Maya Azouri</strong> (BCom鈥17) and <strong>Jonathan Azouri </strong>(BCom鈥16) have recently partnered with Sports Illustrated to become CatchCorner by Sports Illustrated.</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:44:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 High profile Verizon executive Rima Qureshi maintains strong connection to Desautels /desautels/node/88033 <p>Rima Qureshi鈥檚 (BCom鈥87, MBA鈥96) career has taken her to Stockholm, Dallas and New York, but she retains strong connections to Montreal and 捆绑SM社区. Now the Executive Vice President and Strategy Officer at Verizon in New York, Qureshi began her career with Ericsson, and helped the company integrate thousands of new employees when it acquired parts of Nortel. Qureshi returns regularly to Montreal to spend time with family and mentors MBA students at Desautels.</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:34:35 +0000 捆绑SM社区 2022 Cundill History Prize recognizes the work of Harvard鈥檚 Tiya Miles /desautels/node/87969 <p>Harvard鈥檚 Tiya Miles won the 2022 Cundill History Prize for her book All that she carried: The journey of Ashley鈥檚 sack, a Black family keepsake.聽 The prize was launched by <strong>Peter Cundill </strong>(BCom鈥60) in 2008, and is administered by 捆绑SM社区. It awards $75,000 each year to a book that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality and broad appeal.鈥疶he Cundill History Prize awards an additional $10,000 to two other award finalists.</p> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 18:37:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 CFE Honour Roll for GCPA Participant /desautels/node/87947 <p><b><a href="/desautels/programs/gcpa">Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)</a> </b>participant <strong>Megan Robertson </strong>(BCom'21, GCPA'22) has been named to the Honour Roll of the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cpacanada.ca%2Fen%2Fbecome-a-cpa%2Fcpa-certification-program-evaluation%2Fcommon-final-examination-honour-roll&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cangela.l.williams%40mcgill.ca%7C068ff6cccd2f42063bb508dacf267d74%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638050061452134991%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoi&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;"></a></p> Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:27:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels management student named RSEQ rugby all-star /desautels/node/87900 <p>The R茅seau du Sport 脡tudiant du Quebec (RSEQ) named its rugby all-star teams for 2022, and Desautels鈥 <strong>Martin Laval</strong> was among the selections. Laval is a third-year management student, and was named to the Second Team All-Stars. He was one of seven 捆绑SM社区 players recognized for their play this season, and ranked ninth in the league in scoring, with 36 points in seven games. Congratulations, Martin!</p> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:29:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels team represents at Lazaridis International Case Conference聽Competition /desautels/node/87859 <p>Coached by Senior Faculty Lecturer <strong><a href="/desautels/niels-billou">Niels Billou</a></strong>, BCom students<strong> Marc Ransom</strong>, <strong>Amy Pag茅</strong>, <strong>Izabella Tyc</strong> and<strong> Hosseyn Al-Moussawi Wasserman</strong> traveled to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WilfridLaurierUniversity/?__tn__=kK*F">Wilfrid Laurier University</a> in Waterloo, Ontario, to compete at the Lazaridis International Case Conference Competition.</p> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:58:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Desautels undergraduate team wins ethics case competition /desautels/node/87858 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Karen Zhuang</strong>, <strong>Lara Landauro</strong>, <strong>Ma毛 Vernet</strong>, and<strong> Thanh Nguyen</strong> who won the $2500 first place prize in the 2022 Scotiabank Ethics in Action Case Competition (undergrad track) hosted by Dalhousie University. The team, coached by Dr.</p> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:38:39 +0000 捆绑SM社区 FemTherapeutics applies AI to an unmet need in women鈥檚 health /desautels/node/87742 <p>Vaginal prosthetics known as pessaries are a critical tool for the maintenance of pelvic health in women. They are used as a first-line treatment for pelvic organ prolapse, a common condition that occurs when the muscles of the pelvis weaken, causing organs to drop into the vagina. But these devices are badly in need of an upgrade. Their failure rate is high, and the designs have changed little in the last 70 years.</p> Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:51:32 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Montreal鈥檚 new professional women鈥檚 hockey team will feature Desautels alum Ann-Sophie Bettez /desautels/node/87597 <p>Montreal is getting a new team in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), a professional women鈥檚 hockey league 鈥 and it will have Desautels representation. <strong>Ann-Sophie Bettez </strong>(BCom鈥11) is a forward for the team, and was the 2011-12 CIS Player of the Year. The Montreal Force will be playing its home games across Quebec this year, and Montreal, Gatineau, Quebec City, Rimouski, Rivi猫re-du-Loup, Saint-Jerome, and Sept-Iles are all possible host cities.</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:46:42 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 team wins honourable mention at EDI case writing competition /desautels/node/87485 <p>Congratulations to 2023<strong> <a href="/desautels/programs/bcom">BCom </a>Jaslie Denault</strong> and<a href="/desautels/programs/mba-programs/mba"> <strong>MBA</strong></a>s<strong> Alfonso Rodriguez Gomez</strong>, <strong>David Iacono</strong> and <strong>Kriti Pradhan</strong>, in collaboration with Faculty Lecturer <a href="/desautels/category/tags/tatiana-gauvin"><strong>Tatiana Gauvin</strong></a>, for their honourable mention at the annual DEI Global Case Writing Competition for their submission <i>Diversity, Equity an</i></p> Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:40:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence awarded to GCPA student /desautels/node/87466 <p><strong>Daniel Powell </strong>(BCom'21, GCPA'22), student of the <strong>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)</strong> program, has been selected among his graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.</p> <p>The prize, which is valued at $2,750, is named after Douglas Mellor, the first Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Quebec, now the Ordre des comptables agr茅es du Qu茅bec, and is awarded each year to honour Mellor鈥檚 enduring contributions to both 捆绑SM社区 and his profession.</p> Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:18:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom graduate recognized by PRME as Global Students Regional Leader in North America /desautels/node/87461 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Alice F茅lix da Silva</strong> (BCom鈥22) on being recognized by Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), the United Nations' largest initiative to advance responsible management education in the world, for her outstanding contributions while representing 捆绑SM社区 Desautels as the 2021/22 PRME Global Students (PGS) Regional Leader in North America!</p> Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:47:43 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Montreal named top Canadian city for students /desautels/node/87410 <p>After naming 捆绑SM社区聽<a href="https://click.mailsender05.com/ct/1173/2588416/776592996/6ddf40ee2b189a373fe8e607ccbc50ed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://click.mailsender05.com/ct/1173/2588416/776592996/6ddf40ee2b189a373fe8e607ccbc50ed">Canada鈥檚 top university</a>聽earlier this month, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has ranked Montreal as the most desirable Canadian city to be a student, and one of the most sought-after and praised destinations for international students in the world.聽</p> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:09:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Forbes names Desautels鈥 2022 Valedictorian one of top 11 purposeful women leaders positively impacting the world /desautels/node/87408 <p><strong>Th茅adora Sauv茅</strong> (BCom鈥22) believes that the power of the Law can be a powerful tool in making peace. The 2022 Valedictorian has plans to study Law at 捆绑SM社区, and was recently named one of 11 purposeful women leaders who are positively impacting the world. Sauv茅 has taken on a leadership role with Million Peacemakers, a youth initiative that seeks to co-create a culture of peace. To promote conflict resolution, the organization plans to work with other youth-led organizations and educational institutions.</p> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:35:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 CEO 脡ric Lachance is guiding 脡nergir toward a greener future /desautels/node/87382 <p>The future of energy needs to be flexible, according to <strong>脡ric Lachance</strong> (BCom鈥96), the CEO of 脡nergir. The company is seeking to replace natural gas with renewable energy generated by hydro, solar and wind. But the alternatives need to fit the situation. Quebec鈥檚 short winter days could make wind a better option than solar, says Lachance.</p> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:08:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Louis Morissette鈥檚 career combines business training with comedic instincts /desautels/node/87381 <p>When <strong>Louis Morissette </strong>(BCom鈥95) was studying at Desautels, he was also performing in comedy shows. And when he went to the 脡cole Nationale de l鈥檋umour, he found himself wondering what the business plan for comedy could be.</p> <p>In the years since then, he鈥檚 figured it out. Morissette is the co-founder and President of the production company KOTV and has been an actor and producer for television and film.</p> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:04:12 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Ann-Sophie Bettez inducted into 捆绑SM社区 Sports Hall of Fame /desautels/node/87380 <p>The 捆绑SM社区 Sports Hall of Fame is honouring Desautels graduate <strong>Ann-Sophie Bettez</strong> (BCom '11) as part of its Class of 2022. Bettez鈥檚 induction follows a decorated university hockey career in which she was named the CIS rookie of the year as a first-year student, and Canadian university hockey player of the year as a senior. That same year, Bettez was also 捆绑SM社区's top female athlete and won the BLG Award as Canada鈥檚 top female student-athlete.</p> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:01:22 +0000 捆绑SM社区 After more than forty years with the IOC, Dick Pound is retiring /desautels/node/87378 <p>While he was still a law student, <strong>Dick Pound</strong> (BCom鈥62, BCL鈥67) competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome. But that was only the beginning of the Desautels alumnus鈥 decades-long involvement in the Olympic movement. Pound was elected to the International Olympic Committee in 1978, and is now its longest-serving member. He has been the IOC鈥檚 Vice-President and the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and as he approaches retirement, he credits his success to a no-nonsense approach and an ability to get the job done.</p> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:52:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Th茅adora Sauv茅 named valedictorian for Spring 2022 Convocation /desautels/node/87364 <p><strong>Th茅adora Sauv茅</strong>鈥檚 classmates pushed her to become a better student, and Sauv茅鈥檚 hard work was be recognized at the Spring 2022 Convocation, where she gave the valedictory address. The Bachelor of Commerce grad is preparing to study law at 捆绑SM社区, but when she came to university, this path was not yet clear. Sauv茅 initially studied psychology, but switched to Desautels after taking an Organizational Behaviour class taught by <a href="/desautels/chantal-westgate"><strong>Chantal Westgate</strong></a>, a Senior Faculty Lecturer.</p> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:18:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcing the 2022 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients /desautels/node/87354 <p>Congratulations to <b>Justin McGregor</b> (BCom鈥21), <b>James Akkaoui</b> (BCom鈥21), <b>Megan Abellera</b> (BCom鈥21), <b>Juliette Lapointe</b> (BCom鈥21), <b>Guillaume Ouimet</b> (BCom鈥21), and <b>Marie-脠ve St-Jacques</b> (BCom鈥21) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the <b>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (CGPA) </b>program.</p> <p>In the memory of Lionel Pelham Kent, CA, this scholarship was established in 1998 to recognize academic excellence and strong communication skills among students entering the final year of the GCPA program.</p> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:26:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus is accelerating accessibility at Procter & Gamble /desautels/node/87349 <p><strong>Thibault Trancart </strong>(BCom'15), Desautels Faculty of Management's first blind graduate, is helping make one of the world鈥檚 biggest consumer goods companies more accessible. Trancart is a Manager in Responsible Beauty for Europe Hair Care at Procter &amp; Gamble, and has become one of its Accessibility Champions. 鈥淥riginally, I didn鈥檛 want to be the blind guy working on accessibility,鈥 he says. But Trancart, intrigued by the practicality of the work, now addresses the challenges he personally faces. 鈥淚鈥檓 80-90% on accessibility and can鈥檛 see myself doing anything else.鈥</p> Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:46:13 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Welcoming a new cohort of GCPA students /desautels/node/87287 <p>The second week of May marks the start of the <strong>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) Program</strong> for a new cohort of <b>50</b> students. Forty-five of the incoming students are 捆绑SM社区聽<strong>Bachelor of Commerce</strong> graduates, while the remaining join the program from other Canadian Universities.</p> Wed, 11 May 2022 14:59:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Alumni create digital platform that helps businesses collect unpaid bills /desautels/node/87273 <p>When customers don鈥檛 pay their bills, it can be a major drain on a business. To collect unpaid bills, creditors have long relied on credit control specialists who use techniques like outbound phone calls. But that鈥檚 20th-century technology, and <strong>Dimitri Raziev</strong> (BCom鈥09) spotted an opportunity to modernize the approach.</p> Wed, 04 May 2022 15:17:18 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Psychological safety in the workplace /desautels/node/87256 <p>In a two-part series in Forbes, Prof. <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> and <strong>Lainie Yallen</strong> (BCom鈥18) explore psychological safety in the workplace.</p> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:18:42 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Canadian university champion swimmer to represent France at World Swimming Championships /desautels/node/87250 <p>In March, <strong>Cl茅ment Secchi</strong> earned All-Canadian honours at the Canadian university swim championships. Now, Secchi has qualified to represent France at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest this June. The fourth-year management student won the 100m butterfly at the French Elite Championships with a personal best time, and will swim the butterfly leg of the 4x100 metre for the country鈥檚 medley relay team.</p> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:48:32 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna advocates for low carbon energy in Washington, DC /desautels/node/87249 <p><strong>Abigail Hunter</strong> (BCom鈥16) wants to usher in the clean energy revolution. She represents the Government of Quebec as an attach茅e in Washington, DC, where she works to help lawmakers understand the benefits of working with Qu茅bec 鈥 like how its hydroelectricity and energy storage can supplement less predictable solar and wind energy generation. While at Desautels, Hunter learned about impact investing, social enterprise and advancing ethical, social and governance standards. She credits this education with helping her choose a career path.</p> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:44:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom students win Case Competition /desautels/node/87216 <p>Congratulations to BCom students <strong>Idir Hamrioui</strong>, <strong>Marc-Antoine Millaire</strong>,<strong> L茅o Tousignant</strong> and <strong>Anthony Ladal</strong>, who won the 2022 Van Berkom Small Cap Case Competition hosted by JMSB March 25 and 26. In the final round the team of four was up against 8 other teams including another from Desautels. The team keeps up a winning tradition, as a delegation from Desautels won last year's edition of the competition.</p> Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:57:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Commerce student Haris Elezovic named to U Sports All-Rookie team /desautels/node/87214 <p>First-year Bachelor of Commerce<strong> Haris Elezovic</strong> helped the 捆绑SM社区 Redbirds win this year鈥檚 Quebec men鈥檚 basketball championship, and was named to U Sports All-Rookie team for his efforts. In his first year with the team, Elezovic averaged 11.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and was the only player from a Quebec university to earn the All-Rookie honour.</p> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:44:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels management student Clement Secchi wins four gold medals at U Sports Swimming Championships /desautels/node/87213 <p>Desautels鈥 <strong>Clement Secchi </strong>excelled at the 2022 U Sports Swimming Championships, earning four gold medals and two silvers. Secchi led the 捆绑SM社区 Redbirds to a third-place overall finish, and set three national swimming records in the process. The fourth-year management student from was named swimmer of the year at the event, and was the most decorated individual male swimmer of 2022.</p> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:40:51 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Authenticity and allyship in the business world /desautels/node/87145 <p>Black leaders carry extra burden. Organizations often expect them to take on advocacy roles in equity, diversity and inclusion, but that should be everyone鈥檚 responsibility, argued panelists at the Desautels Faculty of Management鈥檚 Black History Month virtual event. Moderated by <strong>Lysie Salomon</strong> (BCom鈥17), the panel considered authenticity, leadership, and allyship in the workplace. It featured <strong><a href="/desautels/patricia-faison-hewlin">Dr.</a></strong></p> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:03:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Tackling delinquent payments using machine learning /desautels/node/87140 <p>Delinquent payments are a major challenge for small businesses 鈥 but collecting each individual debt is a difficult and thankless task. To make it easier, <strong>Dimitri Raziev </strong>(BCom鈥10) co-founded Kolleno. This fintech start-up helps businesses manage their accounts receivable by sending customers email and text reminders to settle unpaid bills, and directing them toward a payment portal. Kolleno uses machine learning to determine which approaches will yield results - from the method of contact to the tone of voice.</p> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:01:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Celebrating accomplishments of women within the Desautels community /desautels/node/87068 <p>On International Women鈥檚 Day we highlighted some of the outstanding and accomplished women within the Desautels community, who positively impact our students through their teaching, research, guidance, or mentorship.聽</p> Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:18:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Global Experts program fosters partnerships between students and alumni /desautels/node/87062 <p>The <a href="/desautels/about/about-desautels/global-experts"><strong>Desautels Global Experts</strong></a> program connects current students with alumni experts across industries, providing valuable learning and networking opportunities to help students thrive in their academic and professional careers.</p> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:33:58 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Celebrating the 42nd Desautels Management Achievement Awards /desautels/node/87039 <p>Congratulations to the five recipients of the 42nd Desautels Management Achievement Awards, including three accomplished alumni: Meagan Prins (BCom鈥17), Maria Eitel (BA鈥84), and Monika Ille (EMBA鈥20) as well as聽Patrick Odier and Brian J. Porter. During the virtual celebration earlier this month, Desautels students had the opportunity to network with the recipients and hear their words of advice.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/desautels/article/bcom-program/industry-leaders-celebrated-42nd-dmaa">Learn more</a></div> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:31:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels delegation takes Canadian final of Accuracy Business Cup /desautels/node/87027 <p>On Friday, Feb. 11, the Desautels delegation emerged victorious in the Canadian final of the Accuracy Business Cup for the second year in a row, advancing to the International final set to take place in Paris this March.</p> Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:07:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom students place third at Melbourne case competition /desautels/node/87007 <p>Congratulations to BCom students <strong>Sarah (Zeshi) Wang</strong>, <strong>Pragna Patel</strong>, <strong>Alex Buisson</strong> and <strong>Yurou Zhang</strong> for their third-place finish at the Melbourne Meets 2022 Virtual International Case Competition last week hosted by the University of Melbourne (AU).</p> Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:22:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 DMCC takes third place at Financial Open /desautels/node/86973 <p>On February 5, the <strong>Desautels Management Competition Committee</strong> took third place at the 14<sup>th</sup> annual Financial Open, the largest Finance and Accounting base case competition in Eastern Canada. The BCom students competed against their peers from 14 other universities, securing 4 podiums, including first in financial accounting and stock market simulation, good for third place overall. Congratulations to all the delegates who represented 捆绑SM社区 Desautels at this event!</p> Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:03:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The true meaning of the Olympic Games /desautels/node/86972 <p>Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> sits down with <strong>Dick Pound</strong> (BCom鈥62) to discuss the politics and athleticism behind the Olympic Games. A former Olympian and a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1978, Pound says audiences should focus on celebrating exceptional athletes rather than the drama of political boycotts.</p> Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:58:09 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus David Laidley donates $5 million to create new Laidley Centre for Business Ethics /desautels/node/86960 <p>Thanks to alumnus <a href="/desautels/david-laidley"><strong>David Laidley</strong></a> (BCom鈥67), the Desautels Faculty of Management will soon unveil a<em> </em>Laidley Centre for Business Ethics. Endowed by Laidley鈥檚 gift of $5 million, the Centre will carve out a space for 捆绑SM社区 researchers across disciplines to advance ethics in the workplace through academic programming, leading-edge research, and public engagement. The Centre will also have a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion.聽</p> Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:12:13 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Driven by empathy /desautels/node/86948 <p>Midway through her doctoral thesis research at 捆绑SM社区, <strong>Anita Nowak</strong> (BCom鈥97, PhD鈥11) discovered a deep passion for supporting social and environmental innovators. With the encouragement of former faculty member Dr. Michael Hoechsmann, she zeroed in on empathy as the driving force for entrepreneurial success and developed a 鈥淧edagogy of Empathic聽Action.鈥 This early research continues to inform her work as a global expert in empathy and adjunct lecturer at Desautels.</p> Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:30:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom student leads charge toward sustainable business /desautels/node/86947 <p>As a current BCom student majoring in Managing for Sustainability, <strong>Maxime Lakat </strong>embodies Desautels鈥 commitment to integrate sustainability into all facets of business. In only a short time at 捆绑SM社区, Lakat has already rallied students around the cause through founding the Desautels Sustainability Network (DSN) and the Canadian Business Youth Council for Sustainable Development.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/born-manage-sustainably" target="_blank">Learn more</a></div> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:27:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The business of hockey /desautels/node/86946 <p><strong>Mathieu Darche</strong> (BCom鈥00) turned down an NCAA Division 1 hockey scholarship to study business management at 捆绑SM社区, but he never strayed far from the ice. As the current Director of Hockey Operations for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Darche is grateful to Desautels for equipping him with the tools he needed to turn his dual passion for hockey and business into a successful career.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/made-teamwork-and-hard-work" target="_blank">Learn more</a></div> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:24:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Blazing a trail for women in medicine /desautels/node/86945 <p><strong>Susan Riddell-Fitzpatrick</strong> (BCom鈥61) was one of only three women to graduate from 捆绑SM社区 with a Commerce degree in 1961. She went on to become Chair of the Montreal Neurological Hospital Board from 1993 to 1995. Looking back, Riddell-Fitzpatrick is grateful for the space 捆绑SM社区 has given her and her family members to make history and pursue their dreams.</p> Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:20:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels finishes strong at 2022 ICBC /desautels/node/86887 <h5>Five BCom case teams made the finals at the 44th annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) hosted virtually by Queen's University from January 13 to 16, 2022 with the Finance and Ethics teams each taking first place.</h5> <hr /> <h4>Winning teams:</h4> <p><em><strong>Finance:</strong> </em><strong>Julia Jin</strong> and <strong>Lucy Chen</strong>, coached by Mo Chaudhury</p> <p><strong><em>Ethics: </em>Karen Zhuang</strong> &amp; <strong>Anish Umasuthan</strong>, coached by Melissa Sonberg and <a href="/desautels/julia-scott">Julia Scott</a></p> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:31:00 +0000 捆绑SM社区 New scholarship honours Devon Haye /desautels/node/85092 <p>A new scholarship has been launched in honour of<strong> </strong><strong>Devon Haye</strong> (BCom鈥20), who passed away after a long and courageous battle with lymphatic cancer.</p> Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:46:21 +0000 捆绑SM社区 GCPA guest lecturer Michael Cohen receives teaching excellence award /desautels/node/84553 <p>Congratulations to <b>Michael Cohen</b> (BCom鈥15, GCPA'16) on receiving the <a href="/desautels/programs/gcpa">Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting</a> Teaching Award for Guest Lecturers.</p> <p>This award recognizes excellence in teaching by guest GCPA lecturers. Excellent teaching can be demonstrated through a well-designed course, engaging in-class activities and materials, use of innovative teaching strategies, and a commitment to improving one's courses through feedback.</p> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:25:09 +0000 捆绑SM社区 GCPA participants named on the CFE Honour Roll /desautels/node/84468 <p>Two <b>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) </b>participants <b>Elizabeth Roy</b> (BCom'20, GCPA'21) &amp; <b>Arye Richards</b> (BCom鈥20, GCPA'21) have been named to the Honour Roll of the <a href="https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/become-a-cpa/cpa-certification-program-evaluation/common-final-examination-honour-roll">Common Final Exam</a> (CFE) for their outstanding results.</p> Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:22:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Students on the frontlines of climate change /desautels/node/83111 <p><strong>Maxime Lakat</strong> (BCom鈥21) is the executive director of the Canadian Business Youth Council for Sustainable Development. Together with peers from 捆绑SM社区 and other universities, Lakat is spearheading a campaign for Canadian business schools to increase student representation on governance boards and actively integrate sustainability and climate change into their course curricula.</p> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:45:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 William Shatner to make 鈥淪tar Trek鈥 role a reality /desautels/node/81276 <p>In a prime example of life imitating art, <strong>William Shatner </strong>(BCom鈥52, DLitt鈥11) will channel Captain Kirk, the character he plays in "Star Trek,鈥 as he blasts off into space aboard Jeff Bezos鈥 Blue Origin rocket.</p> <p>In a record-breaking occasion, the 90-year-old actor will become the oldest person ever to visit space. He will join Bezos, a NASA engineer, and a software company co-founder on the two-pilot, 10-minute flight beyond Earth鈥檚 atmosphere.</p> Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:36:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 2021 MAA Honours and Awards recipients /desautels/node/81200 <p>We are pleased to announce that three Desautels alumni have been selected to receive 2021 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association (MAA) Awards. This year鈥檚 recipients will be honoured at a <a href="https://www.alumni.mcgill.ca/aoc/events-travel/EventDetails.php?id=NDMyMzk=">special virtual ceremony</a> on Thursday, September 30 at 5:30 PM (EDT).</p> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:06:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Raising the bar for real-world learning in analytics and retail /desautels/node/81199 <p>KPI Digital entrepreneur <a href="/desautels/benny-cohen">Benny Cohen</a> (BCom鈥82) shares business acumen and scholarship support with students in 捆绑SM社区鈥檚<strong> Master of Management in Analytics (MMA)</strong> and <strong>Master of Management in Retail (MMR)</strong> programs.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="/desautels/article/benny-cohen-raising-bar-real-world-learning-analytics-and-retail" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:30:28 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Introducing the Lewtas Experiential Learning Office /desautels/node/81198 <p>Thanks to the generosity of <a href="/desautels/donald-w-lewtas"><strong>Don Lewtas</strong></a> (BCom鈥75), students will soon benefit from the Lewtas Experiential Learning Office.</p> <p>In collaboration with Desautels Career Management, the new Office will help students connect with companies and campus departments that can provide on-the-job experience in their respective fields of study.</p> <p>It will also serve as a main point of contact between faculty instructors and business leaders who are looking to recruit student talent.</p> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:23:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Endowed prize honours Richard G. Donovan /desautels/node/81196 <p>Professor Richard G. Donovan passed suddenly on August 3, 2019, but the legacy he left behind continues to this day. Through generous donor support, the $50,000 Richard G. Donovan Prize in Case Excellence is awarded to graduating students who have excelled in case competitions in their time at 捆绑SM社区. Now, Desautels is raising funds to endow the prize in order to support students for generations to come.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="/desautels/article/case-competition-professor-remembered">Learn more about award </a></p> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:49:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Integrating business and beauty /desautels/node/81182 <p><strong>Anastasia Bezrukova </strong>(BCom鈥12) is the founder and CEO of Minori, a beauty brand based in San Francisco. She credits her time at Desautels, especially her courses in finance and entrepreneurship, with helping her understand how a degree in business could meld with her passion for the beauty industry.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/made-beauty" target="_blank">Read more in 捆绑SM社区 Giving</a></div> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:29:32 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Motivating a lifetime of discovery /desautels/node/81181 <p>From climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to interacting with penguins in Antarctica, <strong>Ron Calderoni </strong>(BCom鈥66) has embraced a life of adventure and ambition. The Deloitte auditing partner expresses gratitude to 捆绑SM社区 for instilling in him a profound curiosity about the world around him and an enduring commitment to working hard for everything he has.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/made-lead-example" target="_blank">Read more in <em>捆绑SM社区 Giving</em></a></div> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:28:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 student shines in Bourstad simulation challenge /desautels/node/81180 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Elisabeth Massicotte</strong> (BCom鈥22), one of 17 grand prize winners for the <strong>Bourstad Challenge 2021</strong>. First launched in 2016, the stock simulation challenge awards $33,000 in prize money to outstanding high school and university students who compete in financial performance, portfolio management, and responsible investment categories. Massicotte earned a 1st grand prize in portfolio management and responsible investment.</p> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:15:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Supporting Desautels student leadership aspirations /desautels/node/81123 <p>While leading a pharmaceutical company, <strong>Samira Sakhia</strong> (BCom鈥90, DPA鈥94, MBA鈥01) is also volunteering her expertise in the broader 捆绑SM社区 community and supporting students in realizing their leadership potential through the Samira Sakhia MBA Leadership Award.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="/desautels/article/bcom-program-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-mba-stories-supporting-desautels/samira-sakhia-taking-helm-knight-therapeutics-and-supporting-desautels-student-leadership" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:17:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 New bursaries to support BCom undergraduates /desautels/node/81010 <p>Inspired by the academic talent he sees in his students, Professor <a href="/desautels/gregory-vit"><strong>Gregory Vit</strong></a> is committed to eliminating any financial barriers that might stand in the way of pursuing a <strong>Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)</strong> degree. With the support of generous alumni and friends of 捆绑SM社区, he has launched two endowed funds dedicated to BCom students: The Professor Gregory Vit Entrance and In-Course Bursaries.</p> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:04:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence awarded to GCPA student /desautels/node/80940 <p><b>Elizabeth Roy</b> (BCom'20, GCPA'21), student of the <strong>Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA)</strong> program, has been selected among her graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.</p> <p>The prize, which is valued at $3000, is named after Douglas Mellor, the first Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Quebec, now the Ordre des comptables agr茅es du Qu茅bec, and is awarded each year to honor Mellor鈥檚 enduring contributions to both 捆绑SM社区 and his profession.</p> Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:02:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Three BCom students accepted into Women in Financial Markets Internship Program /desautels/node/80934 <p><span>Congratulations聽to BCom students <strong>Julia Jin</strong>, <strong>Jasmine Liu</strong>, and<strong> Izabella Tyc</strong>, who have all been accepted to the 12th Women in Financial Markets Internship Program hosted by National Bank. Each student will receive a $5,000 scholarship to complete a summer internship with National Bank鈥檚 Montreal-based Corporate and Investment Banking team.</span></p> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:49:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Going the distance /desautels/node/80932 <p><a href="/desautels/dan-park"><strong>Dan Park</strong></a>, BCom鈥03, is redefining the used car sales industry with his start-up, Clutch Canada, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling cars without the hassle and uncertainty usually associated with the process. Clutch Canada gives customers the option to shop for a car from the comfort of home and have it delivered directly to their driveway.</p> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:40:42 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcing the 2021-22 CPA Foundation Scholarship Recipients /desautels/node/80929 <p>Congratulations to BCom students <strong>Antoine Bertrand, Andrew Hong, Kara L'Ecuyer</strong> and <strong>Etienne Pouliot</strong> who were awarded the 2021-2022 Undergraduate Scholarships by the CPA Foundation.</p> <p>Every year, the Foundation supports almost 190 students from across Quebec by offering over $310,000 in scholarships and awards. Thanks to its various scholarship programs, the Foundation helps underprivileged youth achieve success, encourages social involvement and highlights the excellence of future CPAs.</p> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:59:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Sean McNally crowned valedictorian at Desautels /desautels/node/80921 <p><span>Congratulations聽to <strong>Sean McNally </strong>(BCom鈥21), this year鈥檚 valedictorian at the Desautels Faculty of Management, for his academic achievements and contributions to the Desautels community. As McNally moves on to a </span>management consulting role at Oliver Wyman in Montreal<span>, he reflects on his time at Desautels and his intention to continue cultivating personal and communal growth in every stage of his career.</span></p> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:48:32 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Moving the ball forward /desautels/node/80865 <p><strong>Claude G茅n茅reux</strong> (BEng鈥85) and his wife, <strong>Myriam Legault </strong>(BEd鈥85), announced a donation of $1 million to the 捆绑SM社区 Athletics and Recreation. Their gift will support student athletes, both in and out of the stadium, by providing scholarships, funding community service opportunities.</p> <p>The investment will extend to聽the men鈥檚 lacrosse team,聽on which their son <strong>Louis-Charles G茅n茅reux</strong> (BCom鈥18) played when it聽won the national championship in 2015.</p> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:22:12 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Advancing financial markets across the globe /desautels/node/80864 <p>Seven years ago, <strong>Olivier Babin</strong> (BCom鈥18) won the Bourstadt Stock Market Simulation. Now, at age 25, he has his sights set on launching his own startup in the financial technology sector while continuing to build Mkono, a non-profit he co-founded to provide microcredit without interest to entrepreneurs in Kenya.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/2021-06-07/entrevue/le-laurent-duvernay-tardif-de-la-finance.php" target="_blank">Read more in <em>La Presse</em></a></div> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:14:35 +0000 捆绑SM社区 From the corporate office to live television聽 /desautels/node/80861 <p>Right out of university, <strong>Dick Irvin</strong> (BCom鈥53) enjoyed a stable career in Montreal鈥檚 finance sector.</p> <p>On the cusp of transitioning to a new role as a history teacher, he was interviewed by a CFCF television reporter for a segment about Irvin鈥檚 father, a former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. The reporter spotted Irvin鈥檚 untapped potential and offered him a job. So began Irvin鈥檚 30-year career in sports broadcasting, which took him across the country to interview icons like Wayne Gretzky and Jackie Robinson.聽</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:46:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Building the right foundation /desautels/node/80848 <p>After graduating from 捆绑SM社区, <strong>Michael Pesner</strong> (BCom鈥63) took over his father鈥檚 accounting and insolvency practice before joining a KPMG predecessor firm as a chairman and managing partner. Over the next 26 years, he navigated challenges in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and insolvency so adeptly that he was invited to serve on the KPMG board of directors. Looking back, he points to the influence of 捆绑SM社区 professors and classmates in building a foundation for success.</p> Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:06:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus publishes first novel /desautels/node/80833 <p>Daniel Aleman (BCom鈥16) landed a role at a marketing services firm immediately after earning his degree at the Desautels Faculty of Management, but it wasn鈥檛 long before he pursued a different calling as a full-time author. Now, as he promotes his first novel, he expresses gratitude for the marketing and communications skills he honed as a BCom student.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="/desautels/article/bcom-program/bcom-alumnus-leverages-experience-desautels-while-publishing-novel" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Thu, 27 May 2021 21:44:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcing the 2021 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients /desautels/node/80830 <p>Congratulations to聽<strong>Laurent聽Bri猫re-Dulude</strong>聽(BCom'20),聽<strong>Paige Doyle</strong>聽(BCom'20),聽<strong>Fran莽ois-Xavier Lord聽</strong>(BCom'20),聽<strong>David Masella</strong>聽(BCom'20),<strong>聽脡tienne Poulin-Leblanc</strong>聽(BCom'20)聽and聽<strong>Sara聽Shin</strong>聽(BCom'20) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the<strong>聽Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)</strong> program.聽</p> Wed, 26 May 2021 22:58:32 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna becomes President & CEO of Knight Therapeutics Inc.聽聽 /desautels/node/80824 <p>Congratulations to <a href="/desautels/samira-sakhia"><strong>Samira Sakhia</strong></a> (BCom鈥90, DPA鈥94, MBA鈥01), who will take on a new challenge as President and Chief Executive Officer of Knight Therapeutics Inc., a Montreal-based company focused on acquiring or in-licensing and commercializing innovative pharmaceutical products for Canada and Latin America. Sakhia brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry to the role.聽聽聽</p> Fri, 21 May 2021 17:42:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumna makes Women in Fintech Powerlist 2020 /desautels/node/80799 <p>Congratulations to Laviva Mazhar (BCom鈥15), who made the Innovate Finance鈥檚 2020 global Women in Fintech Powerlist in the investor category. For the past six years, the Powerlist has highlighted female talent with the growing FinTech sector. As an investment associate at Luge Capital, a FinTech-focused venture capital firm, Mazhar sources and evaluates investment opportunities and supports portfolio companies.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="https://www.innovatefinance.com/womeninfintech/powerlist2020/" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Thu, 13 May 2021 14:34:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Welcoming a new cohort of GCPA students /desautels/node/80763 <p>The second week of May marks the start of the <strong>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting program (GCPA) </strong>for an incoming cohort of 49 students. This year鈥檚 cohort consists of 43 of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 very own <strong>Bachelor of Commerce</strong> graduates, with the remaining students coming from other Canadian universities.</p> <p>An additional 46 students will return to the program after completing eight months of work experience. They are entering their final semester in preparation for the National Common Final Exam, which they will write in September 2021.</p> Fri, 07 May 2021 14:35:37 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom students earn CPA Quebec Assistance Towards Success Scholarships /desautels/node/80720 <p>Congratulations to Desautels BCom students <strong>Mahsa Ghazi</strong>, <strong>Yi Li</strong> and <strong>Lucas Schachtler</strong> on each earning CPA Quebec Assistance Towards Success Scholarships. The scholarships are awarded annually to students across Quebec who are active in social and extracurricular activities while achieving success in their post-secondary studies.</p> <p>Yi Li and Mahsa Ghazi will be joining the <strong>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting聽(GCPA Program) </strong>this summer.</p> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:28:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom students earn several podium finishes at Happening Marketing /desautels/node/80709 <hr /> <p>Congratulations to the 33 Desautels<strong> BCom students</strong> who competed at 2021 Happening Marketing, the largest marketing games in Canada. The 捆绑SM社区 delegation was led by <b>Marie-No毛lle Carrier</b> and <b>C茅dric Jutras</b> from the <strong>Desautels Management Case Competition (DMCC)</strong>. 捆绑SM社区 finished with a total of five podiums at the virtual competition;</p> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:16:35 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom student finishes third at L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm 2021 competition /desautels/node/80697 <p>Congratulations to Desautels BCom student <b>Rachel Wisnia</b> and her teammates from Concordia University for finishing in third place at L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm 2021. Wisnia and her team (coached by BCom Career Coach <b>Peg Brunelle</b>) tackled the topic of making shopping for cosmetics engaging in a virtual setting. A total of 149 teams took part in the competition.</p> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:01:58 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus reflects on civic engagement at 捆绑SM社区 /desautels/node/80653 <p><strong>Daniel Tenenbaum</strong> (BCom鈥88) looks back fondly at his time at 捆绑SM社区. He credits his alma mater with instilling a passion for civic engagement and laying a foundation for success in business.</p> <p>Now, as the founder of an investment company, he encourages students to find a healthy balance between work and other interests.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/made-combining-business-skills-civic-engagement" target="_blank">Read more in <em>捆绑SM社区 Giving</em></a></div> Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:54:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 William Shatner celebrates 90th birthday /desautels/node/80652 <p>Desautels alumnus<strong> William Shatner </strong>(BCom'52, DLitt'11) recently celebrated his 90<sup>th</sup>聽birthday. The actor jokingly wondered on Twitter: 鈥淲hat happens when I get to 120?鈥 A native of Montreal, Shatner returned to his alma mater in 2011 to receive an honorary doctorate. Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante reached out with warm wishes to Shatner on Twitter, and NASA also sent a birthday message to the Star Trek star.</p> Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:48:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus creates scholarship to honour father, support Iranian community /desautels/node/80624 <p>With strong familial ties to Iran, <strong>Kathy Fazel </strong>(BCom鈥91) knew she had to act when a plane was shot down in Iran, killing 176 people, including two 捆绑SM社区 students. She and her husband donated $24,000 to establish the M.A. Fazel Scholarship in support of Iranian-born students at 捆绑SM社区. The announcement marks the seventh anniversary of the passing of her father, who attended high school in Iran and encouraged his children to pursue the higher education he never received.聽</p> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:10:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumni featured in 捆绑SM社区 podcast /desautels/node/80622 <p>Four former Desautels students were recently featured in new episodes of Alma Matters, a podcast presented by 捆绑SM社区 Athletics and Recreation.</p> <p><strong>Mathieu Darche </strong>(BCom鈥00) won a Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020, while <strong>Richard Pound</strong> (BCom鈥62) is a former Olympic swimmer who currently serves as an International Olympic Committee Member.</p> <p><strong>Hubert Lacroix</strong> (MBA鈥81) has coached multiple 捆绑SM社区 sports teams, and currently works as a lawyer in Montreal.</p> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:55:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 E-commerce booms during pandemic /desautels/node/80333 <p>Since its launch in 2016, EMERGE Commerce has risen to become a leader in direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands. Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> recently spoke with EMERGE Commerce founder and CEO <strong>Ghassan Halazon</strong> (BCom鈥06) to unpack the evolving relationship between consumers and the internet during the pandemic.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2021/02/26/emerge-commerce-founder-and-ceo-on-the-niche-e-commerce-growth-opportunity/?sh=7f15e61212f3">Learn more</a></p> Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:49:37 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus pays it forward /desautels/node/80057 <p>After receiving substantial financial support to complete his BCom degree at Desautels, <strong>Pierre LeBrun</strong> (BCom鈥72) has been paying it forward for over five decades. From the time he joined RBC as summer student in 1965 to his retirement from a Senior VP position in 2000, he has steadfastly worked to give students the same opportunity he received. In 2019, LeBrun became the inaugural donor for the Desautels Dean鈥檚 Legacy Fund, which will allow him to support students even after his death.</p> Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:29:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom students honour their role models at 41st DMAA /desautels/node/80054 <p>At聽this year's 41st Desautels Management Achievement Awards, 捆绑SM社区 BCom students honoured four individuals who have made significant contributions to the Canadian economy and way of life throughout their professional careers. This was the first edition of the ceremony to be held virtually, with the organizers and honourees truly personifying the values of the DMAA - resilience, pushing ahead and innovation.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="/desautels/article/bcom-students-honour-their-role-models-41st-dmaa">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:18:12 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom team wins Canadian Finals of Accuracy Business Cup /desautels/node/79840 <p>Congratulations to BCom students <strong>Shelley Sorkin</strong>, <strong>Dixon Wong</strong>, and <strong>Angel Miao</strong> who won the National Finals of the Accuracy Business Cup case competition. The team will be representing Canada at the virtual international finals on March 12 to compete against seven other countries. Thanks to <strong>Melissa Sonberg</strong>, Desautels Professor of Practice, for coaching and mentoring the team.</p> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:29:51 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom students win National Finals of KPMG Ideation Challenge /desautels/node/79834 <p>Congratulations to Desautels BCom students <strong>Reda Ouazzani Touhami</strong> and <strong>James Xu</strong>, and their teammates from Concordia University and Western University, for winning the National Finals of the KPMG Ideation Challenge. Over 750 applications were submitted for the Canadian finals of the competition. The team will compete for the global title in April when each country will present their solution/prototype to a panel of industry judges.</p> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:00:42 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus releases financial guidebook /desautels/node/79371 <p><strong>Doug Allan</strong> (BCom鈥08) is on a mission to teach people financial tips and tricks they probably didn鈥檛 learn in high school. The Desautels alumnus recently released 鈥淎 Fighting Chance: The High School Finance Education Everyone Deserves,鈥 a 10-chapter guidebook that encourages readers to study financial literacy early in life. By discussing topics ranging from creating a personal budget to managing a credit card, Allan aspires to help young people transition into a debt-free adulthood.</p> Fri, 12 Feb 2021 22:36:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus joins Chief Outsiders executive team /desautels/node/79369 <p><strong>Mike Rosenberg </strong>(BCom鈥89) recently joined Chief Outsiders鈥 team of digital marketing executives. A recognized customer acquisition leader with expertise in business development, Rosenberg brings a wealth of digital transformation experience to the table. Chief Outsiders operates as an 鈥淓xecutives-as-a-Service鈥 firm as it facilitates operations for a group of 80 Chief Marketing Operators across the U.S.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/strategic-digital-marketing-customer-acquisition-163900453.html">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 12 Feb 2021 22:32:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Strong showing by Desautels BCom team at Financial Open /desautels/node/79355 <hr /> <p>The Financial Open Case Competition, the second largest case competition across eastern Canada, reunited over 350 participants from 11 universities to compete on accounting and finance related academic cases. Congratulations to the Desautels delegation, led by Antoine Bertrand and Bruno Provencher, who captured four podiums:</p> Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:53:58 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Online education app raises $3M under leadership of BCom alumnus /desautels/node/79006 <p><strong>Cyrus Moradian </strong>(BCom鈥12) co-founded educational platform Wize in 2017 with the goal of empowering students across North America to reach their full potential. Nearly four years later, Moradian has led his company to raise US $3 million in funding from investors. Wize will use the investment to develop new course-specific tutorials and tutoring resources for all grade levels, as well as MCAT and LSAT test preparation.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://privatecapitaljournal.com/wize-secures-us-3m-financing/" target="_blank">Read more</a></div> Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:43:58 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Stanley Cup Champion Mathieu Darche joins 捆绑SM社区 Athletics podcast /desautels/node/79001 <p>In the first episode of 鈥淎lma Matters,鈥 a new podcast from 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Athletics and Recreation department, <strong>Mathieu Darche </strong>(BCom鈥00) shares the story of his journey from 捆绑SM社区 to a Stanley Cup.</p> <p>Darche dominated collegiate hockey before becoming the 10th Redbird to represent his alma mater in the NHL. After taking home a Stanley Cup ring, Darche looks back at the ways his 捆绑SM社区 education set him up for success.</p> Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:23:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus voted Outstanding Individual at IJInvestor 2020 Awards /desautels/node/78908 <p>Congratulations to Desautels Global Expert <a href="/desautels/steven-sonnenstein"><strong>Steven M. Sonnenstein</strong></a> (BCom鈥96, DPA鈥98) for receiving IJGlobal鈥檚 prestigious Outstanding Individual Award in honour of the role he has played in redefining digital infrastructure over the course of his career.</p> Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:56:22 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom students attain nine podiums at 2021 Jeux du Commerce /desautels/node/78666 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Desautels BCom students</strong> for their outstanding performance at this year鈥檚 Jeux du Commerce (JDC), the largest student case competition in Eastern Canada. For the first time, JDC took place fully online and brought together 700 participants from 11 universities.</p> <p>The Desautels delegation of 57 BCom students was led by Guillaume Ouimet and Sonam Levasseur as part of Desautels Management Case Competitions (DMCC). 捆绑SM社区 finished with a total of nine podiums including two first place wins.</p> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:55:21 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus joins RF Capital鈥檚 Board of Directors /desautels/node/78571 <p><strong>Nathalie Bernier</strong> (BCom鈥86) was recently appointed to join the Board of Directors of RF Capital Group Inc. She brings nearly 30 years of experience as an Audit and Advisory Partner at Andersen and KPMG to her new role. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President, Strategic and Business Planning and Chief Financial Officer for The Public Sector Pension Investment Board.</p> Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:58:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus returns to his roots to launch investment fund /desautels/node/78570 <p>After spending the last fifteen years on Wall Street, <strong><a href="/desautels/aaron-stern">Aaron Stern</a></strong> (BCom鈥06) is fulfilling a longtime dream to launch his own investment fund in downtown Montreal.</p> <p>With ten current employees, five of whom are fellow 捆绑SM社区 alumni,聽Converium Capital聽has already raised over US $125 million with a plan to begin investing at the beginning of April.</p> Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:52:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus joins Resolute as Chief Financial Officer /desautels/node/78347 <p><strong>Sylvain A. Girard</strong> (BCom鈥92) will begin the next chapter of a distinguished financial career when he is appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Resolute Forest Products Inc. in March. Over the past two decades, Girard has established a proven track record of spearheading successful finance-related initiatives at General Electric and SNC-Lavalin.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://www.paperfirst.info/resolute-announces-appointment-of-sylvain-a-girard-as-chief-financial-officer/" target="_blank">Read more</a></div> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:39:28 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Jean E. Douville removes economic barriers for Finance students /desautels/node/78345 <p>As a French-speaking Catholic from small-town St. Alban, Quebec, <strong>Jean E. Douville</strong>, (BCom鈥58) overcame religious and linguistic barriers to thrive in Accounting at 捆绑SM社区. Experiencing great success in his subsequent diverse financial career, he made regular donations to his alma mater. In 2019, he funded the creation of Jean E. Douville Bursaries, which provide $60,000 in awards to students without the financial resources to pursue their education and career goals.</p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:24:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels team reaches semifinal round of impact200 /desautels/node/78141 <p>A team of Desautels students and alumni has reached the semifinal round of impact200, 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Bicentennial Sustainability Challenge for students and recent alumni. The winning team, which includes analytics <strong>BCom</strong> students, <strong>Master of Management in Analytics (MMA)</strong> students, Desautels alumni, and a software engineer student, created a platform that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance food security in Montreal. They will join 29 other teams for the semifinal round of the competition on March 16-18, 2021.</p> Sat, 16 Jan 2021 22:13:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus appointed Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Nouveau Monde /desautels/node/78000 <p><strong>David Torralbo </strong>(BCom鈥93) was recently appointed to the position of Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Nouveau Monde Graphite, a Quebec-based sustainable energy company that provides graphite-based material solutions to the lithium-ion and fuel cell markets. Torralbo moves into his new role with substantial legal experience under his belt, having specialized in corporate and securities issues as the Chief Legal Officer of Atrium Innovations Inc. and a member of the corporate group at Davies, Ward, Phillips &amp; Vineberg.</p> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:21:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 International Portfolio Challenge illustrates growing importance of impact investing /desautels/node/76724 <p>BCom student <strong>Tania Kuoh</strong>, Executive Director of the <strong>捆绑SM社区 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC)</strong>, makes the case for impact investing following the recent success of the first virtual MIPC event this year. Since 2015, the MIPC has granted students from around the world a unique opportunity to tackle the Triple Mandate through integrated asset allocation.聽<a href="http://pensionpulse.blogspot.com/2020/12/mipc-on-importance-of-impact-investing.html" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:14:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Virtual Meet 捆绑SM社区 event expands access to employers across Canada /desautels/node/76718 <p>This year鈥檚 virtual <i>Canada</i>, <i>Meet 捆绑SM社区</i> event organized by the Desautels Career Services team helped students, staff, alumni and employers connect over the Faculty Blackout Period from November 18<sup>th</sup> to 20<sup>th</sup>, 2020.</p> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:47:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 50 years of generosity /desautels/node/76714 <p>More 50 years have passed since <strong>Terry </strong>(BCom鈥69) and <strong>Bonnie Jackson</strong> (BA鈥69, BEd鈥70) graduated from 捆绑SM社区, but they maintain close ties to the 捆绑SM社区 community through their generous giving. In recent years, they played a significant role in supporting the Faculty expansion into the Donald E. Armstrong Building.</p> <p>Now, they鈥檙e responding to 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 200 for 200 Legacy Challenge by committing a legacy gift that will make an impact long after their passing.</p> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:37:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom course inspires students to negotiate $30k in savings this semester /desautels/node/76712 <p>Every fall, students enrolled in Professor <a href="/desautels/jean-nicolas-reyt">Jean-Nicolas Reyt</a>鈥檚 undergraduate Negotiations and Conflict Resolution course compete on teams to out-negotiate each other in real world situations. Through negotiating everything from phone bills to starting salaries, one of Prof. Reyt鈥檚 student sections earned a return on negotiation of more than $30,000 for a total of 209 negotiations鈥攏o small feat during a pandemic.</p> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:32:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Fashion designer leverages 捆绑SM社区 experience to make a social impact /desautels/node/76700 <p><strong>Tanya Taylor </strong>(BCom鈥07) has taken the New York fashion world by storm, designing fashions for A-list celebrities and becoming the first designer to launch a collection at New York鈥檚 Museum of Modern Art. She credits 捆绑SM社区 for equipping her to build a successful enterprise and Montreal鈥檚 thriving arts scene for sparking creative ideas. Now, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Taylor鈥檚 company has launched a #MakeAMask campaign to produce nearly 30,000 face masks for healthcare workers.</p> Mon, 07 Dec 2020 23:52:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumna appointed Interim Academic Dean of Dawson College /desautels/node/76690 <p>Congrats to <strong>Carmela Gumelli </strong>(BCom鈥87) for her recent appointment to the position of Interim Academic Dean of Dawson College in Westmount, Quebec. Gumelli joined Dawson College in 2005, rising through the ranks to become the Dean of Academic Systems in 2014.</p> <p><a href="https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/level/colleges/2/869844/carmela-gumelli-to-serve-as-interim-academic-dean.html" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:27:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Dobson Cup winner raises $4.7 million to expand operations in 2021 /desautels/node/76689 <p>A 捆绑SM社区-born event platform startup has found a way to weather the COVID-19 pandemic and raise venture financing in hopes of returning to in-person events in 2021. Co-founded by Desautels alumnus <strong>Marc-Antoine Bonin</strong> (BCom鈥19) and Emeric No毛l,聽Planned offers a unique tool for event planners to connect with a curated list of venues and suppliers in one place. This week, Planned announced that it had raised $4.7 million in venture financing led by Inovia Capital, with participation from Telegraph Hill Capital and N49P, bringing its total capital raised to $7 million.</p> Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:13:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 GCPA participant makes CFE National Honour Roll /desautels/node/76672 <p><strong>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)</strong> participant <strong>Min Park</strong> (BCom鈥19, GCPA'20) has made the National Honour Roll of the <a href="https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/become-a-cpa/cpa-certification-program-evaluation/common-final-examination-honour-roll" target="_blank">Common Final Exam</a> (CFE) for academic excellence and exceptional abilities.</p> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:42:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom among top 5 in Canada for sustainability /desautels/node/76669 <hr /> <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management鈥檚 <strong>Bachelor of Commerce</strong> program has ranked 4<sup>th</sup> in Canada in Corporate Knights鈥 inaugural Better World BComs Top 10 list. Schools were evaluated on the following criteria:</p> Tue, 01 Dec 2020 23:20:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus joins board of directors for sustainable energy company /desautels/node/76656 <p><strong>Jamie Scarlett </strong>(BCom鈥75) was recently appointed to the board of directors for Nouveau Monde Inc., a Quebec-based sustainable energy company that supplies carbon-neutral graphic-based material to the growing lithium-ion and fuel cell markets. Scarlett comes with more than 35 years of experience in senior roles at the Ontario Securities Commission, Hydro One, and Canada鈥檚 leading corporate law firms.</p> <p><a href="https://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item?bid=Z-C:NOU-2997497" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:13:08 +0000 捆绑SM社区 From call center agent to telecommunications president /desautels/node/76643 <p><strong>Fr茅d茅ric Perron</strong> (BCom鈥97) leads Conego Connexion with an ear to the ground. At a recent virtual business conference organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Trois-Rivi猫res, he shared his journey from call center agent to president of a major Canadian telecommunications company and reflected on the key features of successful leadership.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/affaires/le-president-de-cogeco-connexion-connecte-au-plancher-3b4a6924cd9fab25d6fd8ad9db4b085e" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:25:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 MealCare pioneers model for tackling hunger and reducing food waste /desautels/node/76641 <p>Since 2017, MealCare has diverted thousands of pounds of surplus food from cafes and cafeterias around 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 campus to nearby homeless shelters and soup kitchens in downtown Montreal.</p> <p>As co-president of the 捆绑SM社区 chapter of MealCare, which has grown into a national organization, BCom student <strong>Mathilde Ensminger</strong> joins a dedicated group of 捆绑SM社区 students who are seizing an opportunity to confront food insecurity in a challenging time.</p> <p><a href="/channels/article/tackling-food-insecurity" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:07:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna appointed Director General of Dawson College /desautels/node/76637 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Diane Gauvin</strong> (BCom'93, MBA鈥96) on her appointment to a five-year term as Director General of Dawson College. With 23 years of leadership experience at Dawson College under her belt, she is well-positioned to lead the institution through the challenges of COVID-19 and build a strong foundation for the future.</p> <p><a href="https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/category/appointments/102/867443/dawson-college-new-director-general-will-rally-the-community-to-move-forward.html" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:35:43 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Interius Farms reaches new heights in vertical farming /desautels/node/76612 <p>Desautels alumni <strong>Jonnie Lawson </strong>(BCom鈥20) and <strong>Tristan Zeman</strong> (BCom鈥17) are hard at work to make sustainable, year-round produce accessible to Canadians through indoor vertical farms. Over the summer, their innovative hydroponic growing system won first place at the annual <strong>捆绑SM社区 Dobson Cup</strong> start-up competition. As they expand into a larger growing facility in Montreal, they鈥檙e not slowing down anytime soon.</p> Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:19:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumna appointed COO of Desjardins Capital /desautels/node/76609 <p><strong>Marie-H茅l猫ne Nolet </strong>(BCom鈥94) brings more than 25 years of expertise in business governance, venture capital investment, and mergers and acquisitions to her new role as Chief Operating Office of Desjardins Capital. As Quebec鈥檚 small- and medium-sized enterprises struggle to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nolet will play a leading role in promoting and supporting their long-term growth.</p> <p><a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/marie-helene-nolet-appointed-chief-operating-officer-of-desjardins-capital-881503664.html" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Thu, 19 Nov 2020 20:41:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus makes Corporate Knights鈥 list of Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders /desautels/node/76608 <p><strong>Charles Beaudry</strong> (BCom鈥16) joins a distinguished class of changemakers on the Corporate Knights鈥 list of Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders. In the absence of a provincial plan for Quebec to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Beaudry is mobilizing more than 50 organizations through the newly created Acc茅l茅rer 2030 pour le Qu茅bec consortium.</p> <p><a href="https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/leadership/2020s-class-of-top-30-under-30-sustainability-leaders-16049232/" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Thu, 19 Nov 2020 20:39:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 New award honours Professor Richard Donovan鈥檚 legacy /desautels/node/76598 <p>Students, colleagues, friends and family of the late Professor <strong>Richard Donovan</strong> have paid tribute to his legacy with the new Richard Donovan Graduating Prize in Case Excellence at 捆绑SM社区. Veteran MMICC judge <strong>George Attar</strong> (BCom鈥82) and BCom alumna <strong>Shonezi Noor</strong> (BCom鈥14) reflect on the legacy of an inspiring colleague and professor.</p> <p><a href="/desautels/article/new-award-honours-professor-richard-donovans-legacy" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:41:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom student makes Top 30 under 30 list of leaders in sustainability /desautels/node/76578 <p><strong>Maxime Lakat</strong> (BCom鈥21) recently joined an accomplished roster of change agents on the Corporate Knights鈥 2020 list of Top 30 under 30 leaders in sustainability. In 2019, Lakat founded the Canadian Business Youth Council for Sustainable Development to bring together student organizations focused on sustainable business.</p> <p>Desautels retained its 14<sup>th</sup> place ranking on Corporate Knights鈥 2020 Better World MBA list and placed 4<sup>th</sup> on its inaugural Better World BComs Top 10 list.</p> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:35:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Olympic gold medalist and BCom alumna grateful for 捆绑SM社区 support /desautels/node/76575 <p>With multiple Olympic medals, World Championships, and World Cup titles to her name, mogul champion<strong> Jennifer Heil</strong> (BCom鈥13) is currently spearheading a new effort to support elite Canadian athletes. Heil received the 2020 Young Alumni Achievement Award at the <strong>Desautels Management Achievement Awards</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/made-olympian-grit" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:51:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus appointed Chief Financial Officer of SOCAN /desautels/node/76573 <p><strong>Robert Bennett</strong> (BCom鈥91) recently landed a new role as Chief Financial Officer of the Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). He brings to the table more than two decades of leadership in the financial services industry.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbj.ca/municipal-news/?rkey=20201105C7401&amp;filter=4784" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:46:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students honoured by Fondation des CPA du Qu茅bec /desautels/node/76267 <hr /> <p>Congratulations to the following 捆绑SM社区 students on receiving the Fondation des CPA du Qu茅bec undergraduate scholarships:</p> Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:33:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumni appointed CFO of Patriot One Technologies /desautels/node/76224 <p>Alumna <b>Karen Hersh </b>(BCom鈥88) has been appointed as CFO of Patriot One Technologies. Hersh brings to the role more than 20 years鈥 experience in finance including several senior leadership roles, most recently serving as CFO for a global private equity company focused on cybersecurity technologies.</p> Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:35:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 In conversation with valedictorian Elizabeth Chima /desautels/node/76148 <p>The <i>捆绑SM社区 Reporter</i> sits down with <b>Elizabeth Chima</b> (BCom鈥20), Valedictorian for the Desautels Faculty of Management. A recent graduate with a double major in Finance and International Management and a minor in Economics, Chima sheds light on life at 捆绑SM社区 and finishing her degree during a pandemic.</p> <p>鈥淭he Desautels Faculty of Management is a community of doers and truly a force to be reckoned with,鈥 says Chima.</p> Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:46:09 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 wins big at Retail Innovation Challenge /desautels/node/76147 <p>Hosted by the <strong>Bensadoun School of Retail Management</strong>, the first-ever <b>Retail Innovation Challenge</b> concluded on June 21 with a 捆绑SM社区 MMA student bringing home the top prize.</p> <p>Bringing together 80 teams from 20 universities across Canada, the event challenged students to aid the economic recovery of small and medium businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With a focus on the food sector, the event drew four companies from the restaurant and grocery industries.</p> Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:32:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence awarded to GCPA student /desautels/node/76137 <p><b>Erin Janna</b> (BCom'19, GCPA'20), student of the <strong>Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA)</strong> program, has been selected among her graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.</p> <p>The prize, which is valued at $3,000, is named after Douglas Mellor, the first Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Quebec, now the Ordre des comptables agr茅es du Qu茅bec, and is awarded each year to honour Mellor鈥檚 enduring contributions to both 捆绑SM社区 and his profession.</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 18:10:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 $1-million gift accelerates student mental health effort at Desautels /desautels/node/76108 <p>A generous donation from Gis猫le and <strong><a href="/desautels/neil-murdoch">Neil Murdoch</a></strong> (BCom鈥81) has accelerated student mental health efforts at Desautels, creating a new Local Wellness Advisor position in the Faculty.</p> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:46:28 +0000 捆绑SM社区 New Montreal company joins race to produce reusable masks /desautels/node/76072 <p>In the race to produce masks amid the current health crisis, Montreal brothers <strong>Mark </strong>and <strong>Jordan Owen</strong> (BCom鈥16) and friend Sean Tasse founded Bien Aller, a mask manufacturer with a sustainable edge.</p> <p>Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><b>Karl Moore</b></a> speaks to the founders of Bien Aller about forming a business during a pandemic and how their business model aims to give back to the community.</p> Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:59:51 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna honoured by the Association des femmes en finance du Qu茅bec /desautels/node/76007 <p>Desautels alumna and vice president of RBC RH&amp;N <b>Kathy Fazel</b> (BCom鈥91) has received the Inspiration-Andr茅e-Corriveau Award from the Association des femmes en finance du Qu茅bec.</p> <p>Fazel, whose finance career spans 25 years, credits her early career mentors with ensuring she never felt disadvantaged as a woman in a field still dominated by men. She is now inspired to give back through causes close to her heart.</p> <p><a href="https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/17ce1904-e164-44fb-bac1-37c4c0d597a9__7C___0.html" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:34:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcing the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients /desautels/node/75975 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Jason Binette-Adams </strong>(BCom'19), <strong>Alexandra </strong><b>Ch茅n茅 </b>(BCom'19), <strong>Sadaf Zaywari </strong>(BCom'19), <strong>Kriti Jain </strong>(BCom'19) and <strong>Saranjot Kaur </strong>(BCom'19) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the <strong>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program</strong>.</p> Wed, 27 May 2020 20:15:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 DesautelsConnect has helped me stay in touch with the Desautels community /desautels/node/75953 <p>We know that networking is crucial to career growth, and that university plays a key role in forming professional relationships. DesautelsConnect聽simplifies the networking process by making it easy for members of the #DesautelsFamily 鈥 students, alumni, staff, and faculty 鈥 to connect with one another.</p> <p><strong>Muriele Colimon</strong>聽(BCom鈥14) shares with us her experience of meeting relevant alumni in her field and staying connected with the #Desautelsfamily through DesautelsConnect.</p> Thu, 21 May 2020 21:45:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Entering the job market during the COVID pandemic /desautels/node/75891 <p>The graduating class of 2020 is facing an uphill battle as they prepare their move into a job market shaken by COVID-19. Despite this, Desautels graduating student <b>Yuliya Novosad</b> (BCom鈥20) is staying positive and devising her game plan, with support options available from the Desautels <b>Soutar Career Centre </b>and 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 <b>Career Planning Service </b>(CAPS).<b> </b></p> <p><a href="https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=2221" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 15 May 2020 18:13:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Welcoming a new cohort of GCPA students /desautels/node/75804 <p>The first week of May marks the start of the <b>GCPA program</b> for a new incoming cohort of 48 students. Joining the cohort are 37 graduates from 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 very own Bachelor of Commerce graduates, seven Concordia graduates, and four from other Canadian universities. The cohort is comprised of 25 female students and 23 male students.</p> <p>An additional 53 students will return to the program after completing eight months of work experience. They are entering their last semester in preparation for the National Common Final Exam, which they will write in September 2020.</p> Fri, 01 May 2020 14:26:25 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus named CEO and president of Maya /desautels/node/75791 <p>Maya Gold &amp; Silver Inc. has appointed <strong>Benoit La Salle</strong> (BCom鈥76) as its new CEO and president, effective immediately. La Salle brings to the role more than 25 years of experience as a corporate executive of mining companies, most recently as the founder and executive chairman of SRGGraphite Inc.</p> <p><a href="https://mayagoldsilver.com/press-release/maya-announces-new-president-and-ceo/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:19:09 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom academic leadership announcement /desautels/node/75786 <p>On May 1, 2020, Professor <a href="/desautels/patricia-faison-hewlin"><b>Patricia Faison Hewlin</b></a> will step down as Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, to assume her appointment as Omudsperson for Students at 捆绑SM社区. With the support of a strong team in the BCom Office, Professor Hewlin has been instrumental in facilitating revisions to the BCom curriculum and program policies, and transitioning the program to remote instruction and a scaled down term due to the pandemic.</p> Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:21:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 team creates COVID-19 dashboard to monitor Montreal and Quebec cases /desautels/node/75746 <p>Under the supervision of Professors <b><a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa">Juan Serpa</a>聽</b>and聽<strong><a href="/desautels/mehmet-gumus">Mehmet Gumus</a></strong>,聽a team of<strong> 捆绑SM社区 Desautels </strong>students have partnered with students from the Faculty of Engineering to develop a dashboard that tracks COVID-19 cases in Montreal and Quebec.</p> Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:51:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Professor Maxime Cohen and student Matthieu Reed publish Tableau case study /desautels/node/75745 <p>Professor <a href="/desautels/maxime-cohen"><b>Maxime Cohen</b></a> and Desautels student <b>Matthieu Reed</b> (BCom鈥20), in collaboration with Columbia Business School Professor Daniel Guetta, have created a case study entitled "Modern Retail Analytics: Data Visualization Using Tableau".</p> Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:48:22 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Two 捆绑SM社区 finance students receive CFA scholarship /desautels/node/75659 <p>Investment leader CFA Montr茅al has awarded two scholarships to Desautels students <strong>Rakan Lamy</strong> (BCom鈥20) and <strong>Xinyan Wang</strong> (MMF鈥20) for their high academic achievement and engagement in the investment community.</p> <p>The scholarship, awarded to a total of six students based in Montreal, is given to finance students who have their sights set on becoming CFA charterholders.</p> Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:22:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 An extrovert鈥檚 guide to working from home /desautels/node/75658 <p>As seasoned extroverts now navigating the challenges of working from home, Professor <b><a href="/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a> </b>and <b>Kathleen Garcia-Manjarres</b> (BCom鈥16) offers five practical suggestions to help extroverts settle into their new work environments.</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2020/03/22/help-im-an-extrovert-working-remotely/#103530bf563a" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:13:40 +0000 捆绑SM社区 From the prairies to the top of the slopes /desautels/node/75654 <p>In an interview with Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><b>Karl Moore</b></a>, Canadian freestyle skier and Olympic gold medalist <b>Jennifer Heil </b>(BCom鈥13) reflects on the determination and resilience that led her from the Canadian prairies to the Olympic podium.</p> <p>Her drive has followed her into her career off-slopes, where she wants to provide opportunities and support for others to follow their own sporting dreams.</p> Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:00:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students take second place in CBS Global Case Competition /desautels/node/75565 <p>Four 捆绑SM社区 students took home second place at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) Global Case Competition, the largest case competition in the world, over the weekend.</p> <p>BCom students <strong>Ariane Dusablon</strong>, <strong>Raphael Roel</strong>, <strong>Anne Sophie Levee</strong>, and <strong>Quentin Amaudr</strong>y represented 捆绑SM社区 in the case competition, which invited students to solve a real-life business challenge faced by Novo Nordisk, the second largest insulin producer worldwide.</p> Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:52:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Bringing life to healthy eating /desautels/node/75560 <p>In 2008, 捆绑SM社区 alumnus <b>David Segal</b> (BCom鈥04) found success with his first entrepreneurial endeavour, DavidsTea. Recognizing diet as one of today鈥檚 biggest health issues, Segal鈥檚 latest calling Mad Radish aims to elevate salads from mere side dish to an exciting, flavourful meal.</p> <p>For Segal, business is a vehicle for change, so for every order placed the company donates a serving of fresh vegetables to community food centres in Canada.</p> <p><a href="https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=2162" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:13:48 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Reflecting on DMAA 2020 /desautels/node/75547 <p>Members of the Desautels community came together on February 7, 2020 at the Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate this year鈥檚 recipients of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA).</p> <p>This year鈥檚 recipients included:</p> <p><strong>Jennifer Heil</strong>, BCom鈥13, Olympian, social innovator and activist (Young Alumni Achievement Award)</p> <p><strong>Leonard Schlemm</strong>, BCom鈥74, Entrepreneur, Chairman, Steve Nash Fitness World &amp; Sports Club (Lifetime Achievement Award)</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2020 21:22:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus Doug Allan honoured by CPA British Columbia /desautels/node/75520 <p>Congratulations to Desautels alumnus <strong>Doug Allan</strong> (BCom鈥08), who recently received聽an Early Achievement Award from the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.</p> <p>The award recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves early in their CPA careers through professional achievement and volunteer service.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bccpa.ca/news-events-publications/news/cpa-news/cpa-news-2020/cpabc-recognizes-excellence-in-membership/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Feb 2020 20:08:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Eight BCom students named as Academic All-Canadians /desautels/node/75306 <p>Congratulations to Desautels BCom students <b>Andrew Biddell</b>, <b>Hannah Boshari</b>, <b>Kasey Boyle</b>, <b>Ambre Chaillet</b>, <b>Meggie Dargis</b>, <b>Erin Janna</b>, <b>Leah Simon</b>, and <b>Sandrine Veillette</b> who were selected as Academic All-Canadians for their superior achievement in both sports and academics.</p> Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:03:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus joins Genworth MI Canada director board /desautels/node/75302 <p>捆绑SM社区 alumnus and Managing Director of Caisse de d茅p么t et placement du Qu茅bec <b>Martin Laguerre</b> (BCom鈥95) has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Genworth MI Canada Inc.</p> <p>"We're delighted to have Martin Laguerre as a new member of the Board. Martin's experience and depth of knowledge will be invaluable to our organization," said David Nowak, Chairman of the Board of Genworth MI Canada Inc.</p> Fri, 07 Feb 2020 14:49:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 team scores second place at International Youth Leadership Finance Summit /desautels/node/75253 <p>A team of five 捆绑SM社区 students secured second place at the International Youth Leadership Finance Summit, hosted by the Master of Finance program at the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance at Shanghai Jiao Tong University from January 11鈥14. The event brought together 27 teams from universities across the world, including Stanford University, Columbia University and the London School of Economics, to explore how sci-tech companies are empowered through innovation and finance.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:22:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 New Bell CEO Mirko Bibic to focus on Quebec /desautels/node/75233 <p>As a native Quebecer, the new CEO and president of Bell <b>Mirko Bibic </b>(BCom鈥89) has big plans for the province, with a three-prong strategy aimed at increasing market share.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/202001/06/01-5255886-bell-mirko-bibic-veut-avoir-un-tres-gros-impact-au-quebec-.php" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 09 Jan 2020 21:36:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Personal Finance Essentials aims to democratize education /desautels/node/75202 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management recently joined forces with RBC Future Launch and The Globe &amp; Mail to deliver the free, online <b>捆绑SM社区 Personal Finance Essentials</b> course. Philip Fine from the 捆绑SM社区 News sits down with Dean <b>Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou</b>, Professor <b>Benjamin Croitoru</b>, and <b>Caroline Paxton</b> (BCom鈥93) from RBC to share how they worked together to tackle concerns around financial literacy.</p> <p><a href="https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=2123" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:50:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Stella-Jones announces Desautels alumna as VP and CFO /desautels/node/75201 <p><strong>Silvana Travaglini</strong> (BCom鈥88; GCPA'89) is set to take over as Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of pressure-treated wood provider Stella-Jones Inc. With a proven record of driving strategic change, Travaglini will manage Stella-Jones鈥檚 financial operations and provide leadership in business planning, budgeting, accounting, and investor relations.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wicz.com/story/41462117/stella-jones-inc-announces-the-appointment-of-silvana-travaglini-as-senior-vice-president-and-chief-financial-officer" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:52:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus named CFO of Immersion Corporation /desautels/node/75200 <p>捆绑SM社区 alumnus <strong>Aaron Akerman</strong> (BCom鈥91; GCPA'93) has been appointed as the next Chief Financial Officer of Immersion Corporation, a leading developer of touch feedback technology based in California. Following a successful career in financial leadership, Akerman is looking forward to driving growth alongside a quality team.</p> <p><a href="https://www.semiconductor-digest.com/2019/12/17/immersion-appoints-aaron-akerman-as-chief-financial-officer/" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:50:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Bridging the gap between English and French-speaking startups /desautels/node/75158 <p>Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><b>Karl Moore</b></a> talks to 捆绑SM社区 alumnus <b>Edgar Brown</b> (BCom鈥19) about his path to entrepreneurship, which started at the Desautels Faculty of Management. Now co-founder and CEO of mobile fitness training company FYT, Brown suggests that bridging the gap between French-speaking and English-speaking entrepreneurs will help to diversify startups across Canada.</p> Fri, 29 Nov 2019 14:20:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus William Shatner inducted into Order of Canada /desautels/node/75143 <p>捆绑SM社区 alumnus<strong> William Shatner </strong>(BCom鈥52) has been inducted into the Order of Canada, in recognition of his 60-year acting career and philanthropic work. Presented by Governor General Julie Payette, the Order of Canada is one of the nation鈥檚 highest civilian honours.</p> <p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/video/6199327/canadian-actor-william-shatner-receives-order-of-canada">Read more</a></p> Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:58:43 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels places second at Ethical Leadership Case Competition /desautels/node/75140 <p>Desautels students have placed second in the Ted Rogers Ethical Leadership Case Competition at Ryerson University.</p> <p>On November 15鈥16, BCom students <strong>Darren Elias</strong>, <strong>Camille Thomassin</strong>,<strong> Dixon Wong</strong>, and <strong>Isabel Maier</strong> travelled to Toronto with Professor <strong>Melissa Sonberg </strong>to participate in the national invite-only competition. The case focused on aligning personal and corporate values and the ethical dilemmas faced by managers trying to balance the two.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:15:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Alumnus Peter Mazoff joins GOLO Mobile as president and CEO /desautels/node/75092 <p>捆绑SM社区 alumnus <strong>Peter Mazoff</strong> (BCom鈥96) has been named as the new president and CEO of delivery service GOLO Mobile Inc. Mazoff, who most recently served 11 years as president of online lender Thinking Capital, brings to the role more than 20 years of leadership experience and a customer-driven approach that leads to strong growth.</p> <p><a href="https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-peter-mazoff-appointed-president-ceo-golo-mobile-inc-/2019/11/12/9051454.htm">Read more</a></p> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:52:00 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students campaign for a green future /desautels/node/75060 <p>BCom student<b> Maxime Lakat</b>, co-president of the student-led Desautels Sustainability Network, joins <i>Corporate Knights </i>to chronicle the network鈥檚 efforts in bringing sustainability to the forefront of their education. The award-winning network has taken a cross-disciplinary approach to sustainability, bringing students and industry leaders together for a sustainable business conference, with plans to publish a student handbook highlighting how students can get involved in their own institutions.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:33:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Dobson startup tour showcases Desautels entrepreneurial spirit /desautels/node/74998 <p>In fall, the <b>捆绑SM社区 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship</b> went on the road as part of its annual Startup Tour. The six-week tour provided an opportunity for 10 teams to generate a buzz around their projects and network with industry experts and potential investors.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2019 19:53:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels places second at Lazaridis International Case Conference /desautels/node/74995 <p>A Desautels BCom team has secured second place at the <b>2019 Lazaridis International Case Conference</b>.</p> <p>During the week of October 13鈥19, 12 schools from around the world gathered for the event at Wilfried Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. Desautels was represented by four BCom students: <b>Devon Haye</b>, <b>Sara Duklas</b>, <b>Aleem Damji</b>, and <b>Angel Miao</b>.</p> Thu, 24 Oct 2019 20:20:13 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom100 Campaign will pave the way for future generations of students /desautels/node/74964 <p>In 2021, 捆绑SM社区 will celebrate its 200<sup>th</sup> anniversary. To set the stage for another 200 years of impact, the University has launched its Made by 捆绑SM社区 campaign with a goal to raise $2 billion.</p> <p>Before 捆绑SM社区 turns 200, the Desautels Faculty of Management will celebrate an exciting milestone in 2020: 100 years since our first class of Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) students graduated and went out into the world to leave their mark.</p> Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:02:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Join us for DesautelsConnect's first Office Hour with Farid Guindo /desautels/node/74948 <p>Join us for DesautelsConnect's first Office Hour on October 22 at 3:30 PM. Meet with Farid Guindo and up to 8 members to chat in a group setting in Montreal about investment banking &amp; the global energy sector, specifically hedge funds &amp; buy side opportunities.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:30:00 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom student champions LNG Qu茅bec project /desautels/node/74919 <p>Public opinion is split over the LNG Qu茅bec project, which would build a liquefaction plant and marine terminal to transport goods on the Saguenay River. From the perspective of BCom student <strong>Chrystophe Simard</strong>, the economic windfall generated by LNG Qu茅bec will outweigh the environmental impact.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lequotidien.com/opinions/carrefour-des-lecteurs/rendre-a-la-region-ce-qui-lui-doit-8e371c127d8d97afd185cf17be630672" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:05:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Israel study trip immerses students in startup culture /desautels/node/74916 <p>BCom student <strong>Huaide 鈥淚ris鈥 Huang</strong> reflects on the value she鈥檚 gained from the two-week <strong>捆绑SM社区 Israel Study Trip</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cjnews.com/perspectives/opinions/huang-my-reflection-on-the-2019-mcgill-israel-fintech-study-trip" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:49:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Alumnus uses sustainability education to grow urban agriculture business /desautels/node/74893 <p>Inspired by his studies in Entrepreneurship and Managing for Sustainability, <strong>Thibault Sorret</strong> (BCom鈥18) has accepted a management role at a Montreal-based urban agriculture company. Lufa Farms, co-founded by alumna Lauren Rathmell, uses hydroponics to grow pesticide-free vegetables, fruits, and other plants for 17,000 local customers.</p> <p><a href="/channels/article/rooftop-farm-table">Read more</a></p> Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:54:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom student retires from competitive snowboarding /desautels/node/74866 <p>After sustaining a series of injuries, 21-year-old BCom student聽<strong>Oc茅ane Fillion</strong>聽has officially retired from competitive snowboarding. While she vows to hit the slopes as often as she can, the former Slopestyle and Big Air champion will focus on earning a business degree at 捆绑SM社区 and acting as a coordinator for the Quebec Snowboard Association.</p> <p>At the height of her snowboarding career, Oc茅ane won a gold medal at the Canada Games in 2015 and a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in 2016.</p> Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:55:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Leading with impact in the world of management consulting /desautels/node/74830 <p>What does it take to lead one of the world鈥檚 top consulting firms? Listen in as Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> talks strategy, impact, and industry trends with <strong>Scott McDonald</strong> (BCom鈥89), President &amp; CEO of Oliver Wyman.</p> <p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/cjad800/ceo-series-142-scott-mcdonald?in=cjad800/sets/the-ceo-series" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:21:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumna tapped to invest in next generation of digital infrastructure /desautels/node/74812 <p>Alumna <strong>Genevi猫ve Maltais-Boisvert</strong> (BCom鈥05) will leverage 15 years of experience in global infrastructure funds management in her new role as Principal on the investment team of Digital Bridge Holdings, LLC. The Florida-based firm invests in companies that enable greater mobile and internet connectivity.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cityroom.com/city-guides/ft-lauderdale-palm-beach/?rkey=20190910NY66764&amp;filter=3349" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:56:49 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Alumnus Mirko Bibic named next President & CEO of Bell Canada /desautels/node/74722 <p><strong>Mirko Bibic </strong>(BCom 鈥89) will succeed George Cope as the next President and CEO of Bell Canada next January.</p> <p>Since he joined Bell Canada in 2004, Bibic has played a pivotal role in the company鈥檚 strategic acquisitions, including the largest acquisition in Canadian telecom history with the purchase of Astral Media in 2013.</p> <p><a href="http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/be98cd29-5f8a-47b2-908a-5a361b70f084__7C___0.html" target="_blank">Read more in <em>La Presse</em></a></p> Tue, 20 Aug 2019 13:47:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus ensures smooth leadership transition at Ivanho茅 Cambridge /desautels/node/74713 <p><strong>Sylvain Fortier </strong>(BCom 鈥87), Chief Investment and Innovation Officer for Ivanho茅 Cambridge, will work in tandem with newly appointed CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff to fill the void left by the company鈥檚 outgoing CEO.</p> <p><a href="https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/daniel-fournier-president-du-conseil-et-chef-de-la-direction-d-ivanhoe-cambridge-annonce-son-depart-a-la-retraite-808198687.html" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:16:24 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Andy Nulman on embracing the unknown /desautels/node/74687 <p><strong><a href="/desautels/andy-nulman">Andy Nulman</a> </strong>(BCom鈥83), Desautels Global Expert and Co-Founder &amp; Chief Executive Officer of Play the Future, dishes on what he鈥檚 learned from welcoming risk and taking on the supposed impossible.</p> <p>Read more in <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/life-at-work/andy-nulman-if-there-is-one-constant-in-my-life-its-striving-for-innovation/article31796940/" target="_blank"><em>The Globe &amp; Mail</em></a></p> Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:08:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for daycare centre /desautels/node/74659 <p>Driven to raise funds to improve the conditions of daycare centres in South Africa, <strong>Roderick Mackinnon</strong> (BCom鈥19) and <strong>Thomas Pr茅vost</strong> (BCom鈥20) have just set off on a seven-day hike up Mount Kilimanjaro. You can support their initiative by visiting their fundraising page, Kili for Kids.</p> <p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/5672810/mcgill-students-mount-kilimanjaro-daycare-fundraiser/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:13:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 How a BCom alumna found her passion for making jokes /desautels/node/74657 <p>In an interview with Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a>, <strong>Robby Hoffman</strong> speaks about being an insider-outsider and how she went from studying accounting to pursuing her comedy dreams.</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2019/07/24/robby-hoffman-from-drop-out-to-stand-up/#711d17192f4e" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:48:03 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels grad on new Starbucks-UberEats matchup /desautels/node/74631 <p><strong>Dan Park </strong>(BCom鈥03), General Manager of Uber Eats Canada, comments on the much-anticipated Canadian partnership between Starbucks and UberEats, which will give customers full access to the coffee chain鈥檚 drink menu from the comfort of their home.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2019/07/15/starbuks-uber-eats-vancouver-delivery/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:51:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna among ones to watch in FinTech /desautels/node/74630 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Laviva Mazhar </strong>(BCom鈥15), Investment Analyst at Luge Capital, who has been named among the top 50 women in FinTech for 2019 according to the Digital Finance Institute.</p> <p><a href="https://betakit.com/digital-finance-institute-names-canadas-top-50-women-in-fintech-for-2019/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:49:37 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A secret antidote to managerial favoritism /desautels/node/74616 <p>A recent blog post by <a href="/desautels/steven-kramer"><strong>Steven Kramer</strong></a> (BCom鈥97), CEO at WorkJam, explores how technology can be leveraged to avoid the pitfalls of managerial favoritism in the workplace. The benefits of doing so would be manifold, including聽improved employee engagement and retention, according to Kramer.</p> <p><a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/outside-insights/how-take-managerial-favoritism-out-play" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 09 Jul 2019 19:16:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Accounting scholarship recipients /desautels/node/74596 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Kiwon Choi </strong>(BCom鈥19), <strong>Hugo Ouimet</strong> (BCom鈥19 鈥 currently in GCPA program) and <strong>Christopher Wolf</strong> (BCom鈥20), undergraduate scholarship recipients from the Ordre des comptables professionnels agr茅茅s du Qu茅bec.</p> Tue, 02 Jul 2019 20:07:11 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus appointed VP at YouTube /desautels/node/74586 <p>YouTube has tapped <strong>Martin Kon</strong> (BCom鈥93), who has worked as a tech, media, and telecoms consultant for more than two decades, as its new VP of Strategy, effective June 24, 2019.</p> <p>Kon joins YouTube from Boston Consulting Group, where he was a senior partner and managing director in the firm鈥檚 Technology, Media &amp; Telecoms practice, based in BCG鈥檚 New York City office.</p> <p><a href="https://start.toshiba.com/news/read/category/news/article/variety-youtube_hires_consultant_martin_kon_as_vp_of_strat-rpenskemc" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:45:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels shines in finals of L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm /desautels/node/74570 <p>It鈥檚 been quite a ride for Desautels BCom students <strong>Charlotte Gaillard</strong>, <strong>Monica Gudernatsch</strong>, and <strong>Anne Sophie Levee</strong>. Over the course of this year, they have worked tirelessly under the mentorship of <strong>Peg Brunelle</strong> and BSRM Professor of Practice <strong>Marie Jos茅e Lamothe</strong> to compete in the prestigious 2019 L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm competition.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:36:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcing the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients /desautels/node/74533 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Jessica Delucilla </strong>(BCom'18), <strong>Audrey Langlois</strong>, <strong>Malcolm Sharpe</strong>, and <strong>Yu Wei Pan聽</strong>(BCom'18) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the <strong>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program</strong>.</p> <p>In the memory of Lionel Pelham Kent, CA, this scholarship was established in 1998 to recognize academic excellence and strong communication skills among students entering the final year of the GCPA program.</p> Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:13:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 AERO club soars to new heights /desautels/node/74500 <p>Desautels BCom student<strong> Alexander Gouyet</strong> and his 捆绑SM社区 Engineering peers comprising 捆绑SM社区 AERO聽placed 2<sup>nd</sup> in the Student Unmanned Aerial System Competition, securing a $5,000-prize and the prestige of being the first 捆绑SM社区 group ever to crack the top five in the competition.</p> <p><a href="https://www.pressreader.com/@Arthur_Apps/csb_wxmhdsm0xhHFIliIz7b4sCFteRnY-n7X1upR9zr6cwULuoEEBzRU-D0RIIy3U7za" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:39:49 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Fond memories and big plans from the Desautels valedictorian /desautels/node/74473 <p><strong>Corinna Ha</strong> has wrapped up her BCom degree and is gearing up to represent her graduating class as valedictorian. Sitting down with the 捆绑SM社区 Reporter before convocation, she reflects on her life-changing 捆绑SM社区 journey.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/conversations-with-valedictorians-corrina-ha-desautels-faculty-of-management/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=wn_may28_unknown&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Staff---Language-unknown&amp;utm_key=" target="_blank">Read more in the <em>捆绑SM社区 Reporter</em></a></p> Wed, 29 May 2019 15:07:39 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Building a better business through data analytics /desautels/node/74443 <p>Discover how Professor <a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa"><strong>Juan Serpa</strong></a> and a team of Desautels students are using data analytics to streamline operations for Santropol Roulant.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/building-a-better-business-through-data-analytics/" target="_blank">Read more in the <em>捆绑SM社区 Reporter</em></a></p> Tue, 21 May 2019 18:46:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 An eyewear game-changer /desautels/node/74421 <p><strong>Sophie Boulanger</strong> (BCom'03), founder of retail sensation BonLook, dishes on her mentors and mantra for success, as well as the trials and tribulations of disrupting the eyewear industry.</p> <p><a href="http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/d9c43c90-046e-4ee2-bc87-06fb7b099264__7C___0.html" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Mon, 13 May 2019 19:55:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Meet Tampa鈥檚 new director of hockey operations /desautels/node/74410 <p>Former Canadiens player and Desautels alumnus <strong>Mathieu Darche</strong> (BCom鈥00) has been announced as the Tampa Bay Lightning鈥檚 new director of hockey operations, bringing his rich experience in sports and business leadership to bear.</p> <p><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/former-canadien-mathieu-darche-joins-lightning-management-team" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 09 May 2019 18:15:35 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Impact investing for a brighter future /desautels/node/74280 <p>Set to launch in September 2019, the <strong>Montreal Social Value Fund (MSVF)</strong> is the first student-led impact investment organization mentored by professional impact investors in Quebec.</p> <p>Meet some of the Desautels students behind the fund as they share the importance of this initiative.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lesaffaires.com/blogues/diane-berard/premiere-des-etudiants-de-mcgill-deviennent-investisseurs-d-impact/609746?fbclid=IwAR0afIGnGiiWoIcrSOGicqB5HnKnTDge_RvlH98jEtizeWXN9IqMk5bEeF0" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:37:18 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A home away from home: Perspectives from a French student in Montreal /desautels/node/74279 <p>Desautels BCom student <strong>Alice Kreziak</strong> joins <i>Le Monde </i>to share what prompted her, at the age of 17, to travel across the Atlantic to study business at 捆绑SM社区.</p> <p>A big surprise for her? Much like in her native France, everyone speaks French!</p> <p><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2019/04/30/etudier-a-l-etranger-juste-apres-le-bac-une-option-qui-tente-de-plus-en-plus-de-lyceens_5456561_4401467.html" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:20:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Incoming Desautels BCom is MP for the day /desautels/node/74245 <p><strong>Rebecca Welden</strong>, an incoming Desautels BCom student, recently joined 338 young women in the Daughters of the Vote initiative, which gave her a firsthand experience of life in the Canadian Parliament.</p> <p><a href="https://thereview.ca/2019/04/22/local-student-becomes-mp-for-a-day/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:05:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 named among greenest employers /desautels/node/74227 <p>捆绑SM社区 has been named to the Canada's Greenest Employers list, a competition organized by the Canada's Top 100 Employers project.</p> <p>In many ways, sustainability is embedded within 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 DNA through program offerings like the <strong>Bachelor in Commerce in Managing for Sustainability</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-named-of-one-canadas-greenest-employers-for-2019/" target="_blank">Read more in the <em>捆绑SM社区 Reporter</em></a></p> Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:59:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students take home top prize at PRMIA /desautels/node/74218 <p>Congratulations to the <strong>Desautels Capital Management Team</strong> comprised of BCom students <strong>Ludovic Van den Bergen</strong>, <strong>Emilie Granger</strong>, <strong>Ian Jiang</strong>, and <strong>Roy Chen Zhang</strong> who won first place and $10,000 in prize money at the 2019 PRMIA Risk Management competition.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:18:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Igniting the power of data analytics /desautels/node/74213 <p>Discover how Professor <a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa"><strong>Juan Serpa</strong></a> and the 16 Desautels students comprising a new food analytics club are revolutionizing the operations of beloved NPO Santropol Roulant 鈥 and it鈥檚 all through the power of data analytics.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/igniting-data-analytics-for-community-impact/" target="_blank">Read more in the <em>捆绑SM社区 Reporter</em></a></p> Fri, 12 Apr 2019 18:51:48 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Gold, silver, bronze: Desautels students sweep accounting competition /desautels/node/74204 <p>It was a three-podium finish for <strong>Desautels BCom</strong> students who competed in the Affaire de Cas case competition for second-year accounting students. Congratulations to the following students:</p> <p>1st place</p> <ul> <li><strong>F茅lix Dumouchel</strong></li> <li><strong>Gabrielle Schilling</strong></li> <li><strong>Samuel Dubuc</strong><br /> 聽</li> </ul> <p>2<sup>nd</sup> place</p> <ul> <li><strong>Alexa Glaudemans</strong></li> <li><strong>Joshua Miglialo</strong></li> <li><strong>Jing Yi Kwok</strong><br /> 聽</li> </ul> <p>3rd place</p> Mon, 08 Apr 2019 20:09:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Catalyzing sustainable business across campus /desautels/node/74200 <p>Congratulations to the student-led <strong>Desautels Sustainability Network (DSN)</strong> who received a Catalyst Award from the 捆绑SM社区 Office of Sustainability this week under the category of Sustainability in Connectivity &amp; Governance!</p> <p>The DSN seeks to promote sustainability as a profitable opportunity for businesses. Through various events, they aim to break silos between Faculties, connecting Montreal鈥檚 professional community with students in the BCom program and beyond.</p> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:52:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A silver finish for BComs in Paris /desautels/node/74149 <p>Congratulations to <strong>BCom</strong> students <strong>Michael Amar</strong>, <strong>Tanya </strong><strong>Gandhi</strong><strong> </strong>and <strong>Babet Nieman </strong>who<b> </b>took second place in the final round of the Accuracy Business Cup, which unfolded in Paris in partnership with LVMH.</p> <p>Desautels was one of six teams out of 100 entrants who were selected to advance. Thank you to Roman Celac and Peg Brunelle who contributed as coaches.</p> Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:58:12 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Reflecting on the Hot Cities Tour /desautels/node/74147 <p>Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> and <strong>Kenza Bennis</strong> (BCom鈥19) share takeaways from the eleventh edition of the Hot Cities of the World Tour, which brought 捆绑SM社区 students and alumni to Japan and Thailand to study business trends in the Far East.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wamc.org/post/mcgill-universitys-annual-tour-global-economic-centers-returns-asia" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:51:09 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus promoted to court judge /desautels/node/74145 <p><strong>Howard Leibovich</strong> (BCom鈥90, BCL/LLB鈥94) Director of the Crown Law Office 鈥 Criminal, at the Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto, has been appointed as Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, and a Judge ex officio of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.</p> <p><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/03/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-ontario0.html" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:46:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 鈥淣o one ever says you can create your own job鈥: Catalyzing women鈥檚 big ideas /desautels/node/74120 <p>Randi Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media recently spoke at Place des Arts in Montreal about empowering fellow women to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions without qualms, particularly in the tech sector.</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:32:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 An Olympian鈥檚 quest for gender equality /desautels/node/74118 <p>Celebrated Canadian Olympian<strong> Jennifer Heil</strong> (BCom鈥13) knows very well the positive impact that sports can have on a girl鈥檚 confidence, personal growth, and success.</p> <p>As VP Sport Development at viaSport, she is on a mission to ensure that stereotyping and discrimination are a thing of the past for women athletes.</p> <p><a href="https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/2019/03/10/why-olympian-jennifer-heil-is-mobilizing-for-gender-equality/#.XJOZiihKi71" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:00:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The ABC鈥檚 of victory /desautels/node/74116 <p>Over a dozen 捆绑SM社区 students participated in Accuracy鈥檚 Business Cup (ABC) this semester, with one team of <strong>Desautels BCom</strong> students winning the Canadian final.</p> <p><strong>Babet Nieman</strong>, <strong>Michael Amar</strong>, and <strong>Tanya Gandhi </strong>are headed to Paris this week for the international final that will feature representation from six countries.</p> Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:52:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Getting real about entrepreneurship with BCom alumna /desautels/node/74103 <p>Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> interviews <strong>Anna Chif</strong> (BCom鈥12), Co-founder and COO of Dialogue, as she shares more about her entrepreneurial roots, her drive to connect people with better care, and the value of creativity in her role.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/careers/management/article-anna-chif-be-intellectually-rigorous-and-never-settle-for-anything/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:38:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A landmark gift recognizes the value of visual arts /desautels/node/74095 <p><strong>Leslie Raenden</strong> (BCom鈥86, DPA鈥87), stepdaughter of the late Peter N. Thomson, a financial investor and co-founder of the Power Corporation of Canada, has made a $5.6-million gift to support Concordia鈥檚 Fine Arts Department and its emerging artists.</p> <p>Raenden has made the gift to fulfill Thomson鈥檚 last wishes to support deserving artists and their creative endeavours.</p> <p><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/concordia-announces-largest-quebec-gift-ever-for-a-university-based-fine-arts-program" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:26:51 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Embarking on a global leadership program /desautels/node/74085 <p><strong>Simon Marcotte L茅gar茅 </strong>(BCom鈥11, MBA鈥15), Senior Director, Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - Corporate Financing at Raymon Chabot Grant Thornton has been selected by his organization to participate in the Grant Thornton Global Leadership Program, which will provide him with unique learning opportunities in Germany, Japan and Mexico next year.</p> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:41:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom students take the competition by storm /desautels/node/74060 <p>Desautels BCom students <strong>Charlotte Gaillard, Monica Gudernatsch,</strong> and <strong>Anne Sophie Levee </strong>are the Canadian finalists in the 2019 L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm competition, coming in victorious over 125 participating teams.</p> Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:49:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students unite to reward sustainable business /desautels/node/74054 <p><strong>Paulo Caputo </strong>(MBA - Global Strategy &amp; Leadership), <strong>Sandra Chang </strong>(MBA - Finance, Global Strategy &amp; Leadership), <strong>Aditya Chinnakonda </strong>(MBA - Business Analytics),<strong>聽Lo茂c Eloy </strong>(BCom - Managing for Sustainability),<strong> Maxime Lakat </strong>(BCom - Managing for Sustainability), <strong>Mari Claire Paoli </strong>(BCom - Economics),<strong> </strong>and<strong> Priscille Raynaud </strong>(B Arts - Political Science)<strong>聽</strong>recently participated in the Finance &amp; Sustainability Initiative (FSI) Awards Ceremony</p> Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:54:41 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Which local universities are attracting the very best? /desautels/node/74036 <p>As university admissions deadlines loom, <i>La Presse </i>looks at which programs attract the top student talent in Quebec, with 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Bachelor of Commerce having the highest entrance standards among undergraduate management programs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/chroniques/francis-vailles/201902/25/01-5216116-qui-attire-les-etudiants-les-plus-brillants.php" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:27:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Longevity means adaptation: Leadership insights from a Pratt & Whitney Senior VP /desautels/node/74025 <p><strong>Maria Della Posta</strong> (BCom鈥85, MBA鈥91), Senior Vice President of Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada visited the Desautels Faculty of Management on February 19 to share her perspective on corporate leadership, the importance of adaptation amid technological advancement, and the rise of analytics in a business setting.</p> <p>In conversation with four Masters of Management in Analytics (MMA) students, Della Posta also shared takeaways on the manufacturing industry and the future career landscape.</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:36:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom student becomes CEO for the day /desautels/node/73991 <p>Congratulations to BCom student <strong>O鈥橬ell Agossa</strong>, a finalist in the CEOX1Day competition, who got to spend the day learning from Montreal鈥檚 mayor, Val茅rie Plante.</p> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 19:55:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Scoring big in sports and academics /desautels/node/73946 <p>Congratulations to the following <strong>BCom students</strong>聽who were honored for their superior standing in their respective sport, while also maintaining a high academic average.</p> <p>Each student was presented with a certificate signed by the Governor-General of Canada.</p> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:54:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Spreading the power of financial know-how /desautels/node/73933 <p>Leaders of the youth financial literacy program PennyDrops, <strong>Victoire聽Gekas</strong> (BCom鈥18) and <strong>Antoine Francoeur</strong> (BCom鈥18), join <i>Salut Bonjour</i> to share the strides they are making with their new French program, Jeunesse Enrichie.</p> <p><a href="https://videos.tva.ca/details/_5996938087001" target="_blank">Skip ahead to 1:09:00 to watch.</a></p> Fri, 01 Feb 2019 15:56:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 PSP Investments: Powerful networks and opportunities /desautels/node/73932 <p><strong>Viktoria Machanova </strong>(BCom鈥99) joined PSP Investments in 2008 as a private-equity analyst and has since moved up to manager of private equity.</p> <p>She sits down with the <i>Montreal Gazette</i> to shed light on her life working for one of Canada鈥檚 largest pension investment managers.</p> <p><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/top-employers/psp-investments-fuels-powerful-networks-of-people-and-opportunities" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 01 Feb 2019 15:53:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Talking fashion with BCom alumna /desautels/node/73896 <p>With the launch of her latest Spring collection, Toronto-born聽designer<strong> Tanya Taylor</strong> (BCom鈥07) talks about her inspirations and future brand directions.</p> <p>Taylor's collections are inspired by her travels and feature a colorful spectrum of fabrics. Color is often mixed with another favorite: bold prints, which first begin as a hand-painting.</p> <p><a href="https://www.jupitermag.com/style-file/fashion-designer-tanya-taylor-talks-her-clothing-companys-colorful-spring-collection" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:58:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A Desautels BCom鈥檚 musical mission /desautels/node/73885 <p><strong>Desautels BCom</strong> student <strong>Jillian Blair</strong> has a talent for songwriting and singing with plenty of determination to boot.</p> <p>With an album release on the horizon, she sheds light on her musical journey so far.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cjnews.com/culture/entertainment/out-of-day-school-and-into-the-music-world" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Mon, 21 Jan 2019 19:24:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A glowing victory at JDC 2019 /desautels/node/73868 <p>Congratulations to Desautels <strong>BCom students</strong> who secured two 1<sup>st</sup> place wins and five 2<sup>nd</sup> place finishes at this year鈥檚 Jeux du commerce. 捆绑SM社区 finished 2<sup>nd</sup> academically overall among 13 other universities.</p> <hr /> <h4>1st place Strategy</h4> <p>Noah Tomas Petkau, Tamara Belair, Rachel Seo</p> <h4>1st place International Business</h4> <p>Aleem Damji, Noemi Holczer, Laurie Carmichael</p> <h4>2nd place Debate</h4> <p>Jean-Philippe Roch, Raphael Roel, Zhao Kang Chen</p> Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:35:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Alumnus recognized for decades of community impact /desautels/node/73857 <p><strong>Bernard Stotland</strong>聽(BCom鈥57), President of the Jewish General Hospital Board of Directors from 2009 to 2011, has been honoured with a 150th Anniversary Medal by the Senate of Canada, in recognition for his achievements as a leader at the hospital and his support for arts and cultural organizations in Montreal.</p> <p><a href="http://jghnews.ciussswestcentral.ca/senate-bestows-150th-anniversary-medal-on-bernard-stotland/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:52:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Indigo Books chooses BCom alumnus as next CFO /desautels/node/73846 <p>Indigo Books, Canada's largest book, gift and specialty toy retailer, has announced the appointment of<strong> Craig Loudon </strong>(BCom鈥94) as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective February 5, 2019.</p> <p>In accepting his new role, Mr. Loudon leaves his previous position as Indigo's Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer.</p> <p><a href="https://web.tmxmoney.com/article.php?newsid=7190326091232923&amp;qm_symbol=IDG" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:51:41 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Nine retail predictions that might surprise you /desautels/node/73799 <p>With 2019 on the horizon, <i>Forbes</i> has compiled a list of nine emerging retail trends to look out for; one of which will include the rise of the circular economy across operations, according to <a href="/desautels/aldo-bensadoun"><strong>Aldo Bensadoun</strong></a> (BCom鈥64), Executive Chairman and Founder of The Aldo Group Inc.</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanpearson/2018/12/12/9-off-the-radar-retail-predictions-for-2019/#74efe17462cf" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:42:23 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus takes lead at Canderel /desautels/node/73772 <p><strong>Brett Miller</strong> (BCom鈥86) has been appointed CEO of Canderel, effective February 18, 2019. Miller succeeds Jonathan Wener, founder and CEO for the past 44 years.</p> <p>Miller has nearly 30 years of international experience in real estate and entrepreneurial businesses. Since 2012 he has served as CEO of JLL Canada, one of Canada's fastest growing real estate companies.</p> <p><a href="http://www.lesaffaires.com/secteurs-d-activite/general/de-bonne-source---brett-miller/606921" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:59:18 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Reflecting on MIPC 2018 /desautels/node/73769 <p><i>Avantages </i>reports on the 2018 <strong>捆绑SM社区 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC)</strong>, which saw 90 teams from around the world compete for a $25,000 grand prize.</p> <p>Organized by Desautels <strong>BCom </strong>students under the guidance of Prof. <a href="/desautels/sebastien-betermier"><strong>Sebastien Betermier</strong></a>, this year鈥檚 MIPC addressed the severe underfunding of U.S. state pensions 鈥 a grand challenge that presents no simple solution.</p> Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:50:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom alumnus takes Berlin startup competition by storm /desautels/node/73758 <p><strong>Khaled Kteily</strong> (BCom鈥10) and his startup Legacy won the coveted $50,000 prize at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin for their stigma-free approach to addressing infertility- an issue that affects 1 in 7 couples globally.</p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/30/legacy-wins-startup-battlefield-at-disrupt-berlin-2018/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:47:43 +0000 捆绑SM社区 GCPA participants score top marks on CFE /desautels/node/73750 <p><strong>Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) </strong>participants <strong>Liane Brick</strong> (BCom鈥17) and <strong>Michael Richardson</strong> have placed on the National Honour Roll for their results on the Common Final Examination (CFE), with Richardson earning a gold medal for placing 1st among the six Quebec students who made the list.</p> <p>This marks the second consecutive year that a GCPA student wins the gold medal for Quebec.</p> Mon, 03 Dec 2018 19:27:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A BCom alumnus鈥 fight to make the world a better place /desautels/node/73746 <p>Discover <strong>Amol Mehra</strong>鈥檚 (BCom鈥06) journey from Desautels <strong>BCom </strong>student to being front and centre in the fight against the shadowy world of human trafficking, child labour, and modern slavery.</p> <p>Of the defining moments in his life, Mehra cites Professor <a href="/desautels/paola-perez-aleman"><strong>Paola Perez-Aleman</strong></a>鈥檚 course on strategic management in developing countries as a transformative experience that helped place him on his current path.</p> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:22:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Students to the rescue of a U.S. pension system in peril /desautels/node/73745 <p>The U.S. pension plan shortfall has the makings of a perfect storm 鈥 so who is heeding the call to help remedy a seemingly insurmountable problem?</p> <p>Enter Professor <a href="/desautels/sebastien-betermier"><strong>Sebastien Betermier</strong></a>, a group of Desautels <strong>BCom </strong>students and the <strong>捆绑SM社区</strong> <strong>International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC)</strong>.</p> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:19:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 What鈥檚 in store for the future of retail /desautels/node/73740 <p><i>Breakfast Television</i> speaks with <strong>Bensadoun School of Retail Management</strong>鈥檚 <a href="/bensadoun-school/team/marie-josee-lamothe" target="_blank"><strong>Marie Jos茅e Lamothe</strong></a> and Desautels BCom student <strong>Charlotte Gaillard</strong> about the changes unfolding in the global retail industry and how 捆绑SM社区 is shaping the future of this vital economic sector.</p> <p><a href="https://www.btmontreal.ca/videos/the-changing-face-of-quebecs-retail-industry/" target="_blank">Watch video</a></p> Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:24:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels well-represented at prestigious conference /desautels/node/73718 <p>Desautels BCom students <strong>Jessica Adler</strong> and <strong>Maxime Lakat</strong> were invited to the 44<sup>th</sup> edition of the International Conference in New York City (Nov. 18-20). Out of 4,000 applicants worldwide, Adler and Lakat were among 150 individuals who were selected to attend.</p> Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:43:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The timely introduction of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management /desautels/node/73711 <p>On the occasion of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management鈥檚 inauguration, <a href="/desautels/aldo-bensadoun">Aldo Bensadoun</a> (BCom鈥64) sits down with <i>BNN Bloomberg</i> to explore how retailers can better serve today鈥檚 consumer, as well as the interdisciplinary approach that the new school will take to respond to challenges in the retail world.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canada/video/mcgill-launches-school-of-retail-management~1542101" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:48:48 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A new retail school at 捆绑SM社区, a game-changer for the world /desautels/node/73710 <p>The inauguration of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management took place on November 16, 2018.</p> <p>In the presence of the School鈥檚 founding partners, government dignitaries, and leadership from 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 community, <a href="/desautels/aldo-bensadoun">Aldo Bensadoun</a> (BCom鈥64) shared his vision for the school as one that will reinvent the playbook for retailers worldwide.</p> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:43:00 +0000 捆绑SM社区 What the Bensadoun School of Retail Management will bring /desautels/node/73702 <p>With the official launch of the<strong> Bensadoun School of Retail Management (BSRM)</strong>, <i>The Business of Fashion</i> explores how the new school will address the dramatic shifts in the retail landscape through a highly interdisciplinary approach.</p> <p>鈥淭he school will give a new playbook to the retailer in order to win,鈥 said <a href="/desautels/aldo-bensadoun"><strong>Aldo Bensadoun</strong></a> (BCom鈥64). 鈥淎nd today, I think every retailer needs a new playbook.鈥</p> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:01:48 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Startup co-founded by BCom alumnus tops Forbes list /desautels/node/73690 <p>Athena Club, co-founded by <strong>Charles Desmarais </strong>(BCom鈥15), has made the 2019 edition of the <em>Forbes </em>30 Under 30 list in the Retail &amp; Ecommerce category, alongside other trailblazing young entrepreneurs from Canada and the U.S.</p> <p>Together with聽his co-founders Allie Griswold and Maria Markina, Desamarais has built a lean, organic tampon delivery startup that costs 40% less than other subscriptions.</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2019/retail-ecommerce/#1ad455045f83" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Wed, 14 Nov 2018 21:52:13 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Say yes to discomfort, live a fuller life /desautels/node/73677 <p><i>捆绑SM社区 News </i>sits down with the YouTube sensation Yes Theory, comprised of 捆绑SM社区 graduates like <strong>Thomas Brag</strong> (BCom鈥15), as they share why they are determined to push themselves 鈥 and everybody else 鈥 to expand their boundaries and live outside of their comfort zone.</p> <p>For the Yes Theory team, the most rewarding aspect is when discomfort transforms itself into a聽profoundly聽moving experience.</p> <p><a href="http://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=2000" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:28:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 It鈥檚 victory for Desautels undergrad at Coop茅rathon /desautels/node/73674 <div> <p>Desautels BCom student <strong>Antoine Marchal </strong>won the Finance Track of the 2018 Desjardins Coop茅rathon, securing $5,000 from Desjardins and mentorship from FormFintec for his startup GoodforChange.</p></div> Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:07:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Why a retail management school? Why now? /desautels/node/73666 <p><i>La Presse </i>interviews Desautels professor of practice <strong>Marie Jos茅e Lamothe</strong> and BCom student<strong> Fran莽oise Dondo</strong> as they share how the new <strong>Bensadoun School of Retail Management </strong>will equip students with the skills needed to thrive in the ever-changing retail industry.</p> <p>As Lamothe makes clear, consumers will always need to make purchases, but the way in which they do so will be fundamentally different moving forward thanks to new technologies. Future retail leaders must, therefore, know how to adapt, and quickly.</p> Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:51:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Universities heed call for socially responsible investing /desautels/node/73636 <p>As universities are increasingly turning toward socially responsible investment (SRI), an article cites the new SRI fund under <strong>Desautels Capital Management (DCM)</strong> as an 鈥渋nspiring example.鈥</p> <p>Through the SRI fund, students working as analysts at DCM will be able to factor environmental, social, and governance issues into their investment decision-making process.</p> Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:11:39 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna is seeing double /desautels/node/73600 <p><strong>Sophie Boulanger</strong> (BCom'03), founder of eyewear retail sensation Bon Look, has her sights set on doubling their stores across Canada by the end of next year.</p> <p>Founded in 2011, Bon Look employs 300 employees across the country.</p> <p><a href="http://www.lesaffaires.com/dossier/les-recettes-de-croissance-des-300/bonlook-voit-grand-et-loin/605889" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:39:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Journeying through a global career and life /desautels/node/73593 <p>In conversation with Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a>, Chairman of Global Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank and Desautels International Advisory Board member <a href="/desautels/mark-hantho"><strong>Mark Hantho</strong></a> (BCom'81) shares insights into the fast-paced evolutions of the finance industry, why a global mindset is essential and his views on China as an economic partner.</p> Wed, 24 Oct 2018 18:52:23 +0000 捆绑SM社区 McCall MacBain International Fellowships for undergraduate students to study abroad for a year /desautels/node/73572 <p>McCall MacBain Foundation partnered with 捆绑SM社区 to award 10 McCall MacBain International Fellowships for the academic year 2019-20.</p> <p>Valued at up to CAD $23,500 each, these fellowships enable undergraduate students to spend a year abroad studying a foreign language, doing an academic exchange, and pursuing an internship.</p> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:38:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Terry Jackson recognized for exceptional volunteerism /desautels/node/73552 <p>Desautels alumnus and former International Faculty Advisory Board member <strong>Terry Jackson</strong> (BCom鈥69) received the Sovereign鈥檚 Medal for Volunteers on September 24. Presented by the Governor General of Canada, the award honors the exceptional volunteer achievements of Canadians in a wide range of fields.</p> <p>鈥淚鈥檓 just honoured and delighted to receive this. Being recognized for the work that you do is very nice,鈥 said Jackson.</p> Tue, 09 Oct 2018 17:39:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Your one-stop guide to better money management /desautels/node/73516 <div> <p>In her new book entitled, <i>Good Money: Understanding Your Choices, Boost Your Financial Wellbeing,</i> <strong>Nathalie Spencer</strong> (BCom鈥01) has created a comprehensive guide to managing and growing your finances.</p> <p>From examining how cashless transactions affect our spending, to decoding the principles of why a bargain draws you in, readers will instantly become more aware of everyday trends.</p></div> Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:40:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 ALDO Group mixes shoes and social justice /desautels/node/73503 <p>With shoe stores in more than 100 countries, ALDO Group is the first fashion footwear company to offset all of its carbon emissions - and is proud of it.</p> <p>CEO David Bensadoun traces the company鈥檚 strong social conscience back to his father, <a href="/desautels/aldo-bensadoun"><strong>Aldo Bensadoun</strong></a> (BCom鈥64) who founded the company decades ago.</p> <p><a href="https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/were-in-a-street-fight-why-aldos-ceo-thinks-a-climate-strategy-will-help-him-win">Read more</a></p> Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:49:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Accelerating efforts in refugee education /desautels/node/73498 <p><strong>Amelie Fabian</strong> (BCom鈥18) joined representatives from refugee hosting states, donor governments, and multilateral institutions to explore how to improve the delivery of quality education to refugees.</p> <p>The High-Level Meeting was hosted at the Unicef House in New York, NY on September 26 and was live-streamed.</p> <p><a href="https://www.actionforrefugeeeducation.net/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:35:25 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus challenges Will Smith 鈥 and he accepts! /desautels/node/73488 <p><strong>Thomas Brag</strong> (BCom鈥15), a member of the hit YouTube channel Yes Theory, challenged Will Smith to conquer his fear of heights and jump out of a helicopter attached to a bungee cord to mark his 50<sup>th</sup> birthday. The actor has bravely accepted and the jump will be live-streamed on Smith鈥檚 YouTube channel tomorrow.</p> <p>Yes Theory upholds the motto that life can be as fulfilling as you wish if you鈥檙e willing to live outside of your comfort zone.</p> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:12:41 +0000 捆绑SM社区 All in the family: A BCom alums entrepreneurial journey /desautels/node/73255 <p><strong>Neil Cuggy</strong> (BCom鈥10), President and COO of Goodfood, comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and credits his success to an unceasing drive to overcome obstacles, as they will inevitably arise in any business venture.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.makegoodfood.ca/the-entrepreneurial-experience-with-neil-cuggy-president-coo/?utm_source=March%C3%A9+Goodfood&amp;utm_campaign=096e881b89-footo_sept_en_client_09_07_2018&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_4d3c646c63-096e881b89-350776105&amp;mc_cid=096e881b89&amp;mc_eid=acc2420684" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Wed, 12 Sep 2018 18:50:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The starship captain on artistic entrepreneurship /desautels/node/73210 <p><strong>William Shatner</strong> (BCom'52, DLitt'11) dishes on what it means to be an artist entrepreneur, his unconventional approach to learning while in university, and the importance of failure.</p> <p><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2018/09/10/world/william-shatner-still-captain-his-entrepreneurial-ship" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:49:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students investing in a better world /desautels/node/73002 <p>This fall, the Desautels Faculty of Management will introduce a new fund dedicated to Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) under <a href="https://www.desautelscapital.ca/">Desautels Capital Management</a> (DCM) 鈥 a student-run, registered investment management firm.</p> <p>Established in 2009, DCM presently comprises three funds totaling $5 million that students enrolled in the Honours in Investment Management and Masters of Management in Finance (MMF) programs have the chance to manage as analysts.</p> Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:03:25 +0000 捆绑SM社区 TeamMTL: A winning standout at Solar Decathlon China competition /desautels/node/72485 <p>TeamMTL, a collaboration between students and faculty from 捆绑SM社区 and Concordia University, competed against 22 international teams to construct the best solar-powered house.</p> <p>Setting a winning record, the team won first prize in three categories, including Market Appeal, to which <strong>Roman Celac</strong> (BCom 鈥18) and<strong> Jiawei Lin</strong> (MBA 鈥18) were instrumental.</p> Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:17:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 How early-career introverts can shine quietly /desautels/node/70529 <p>Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a></strong>, in collaboration with <strong>Rachel Burk</strong> (BCom鈥17), have compiled advice from young, self-professed introverts on how they are forging ahead in the workplace and getting noticed for their quiet accomplishments.聽聽</p> <p>As one interviewee points out: 鈥樷淲hen you are the 鈥榪uiet one鈥 in a group, your contributions can be overlooked, but it doesn鈥檛 mean they aren鈥檛 there 鈥 it just means that sometimes you need to be the one to point them out.鈥</p> Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:25:39 +0000 捆绑SM社区 How a BCom alumnus upturned the fashion world from behind the keyboard /desautels/node/69846 <p>From the comfort of his Notting Hill flat,<strong> Imran Amed </strong>(Bcom鈥97) started the Business of Fashion blog, which has very quickly become the undisputed source on the inner workings of the fashion world.</p> <p>In a recent interview, he credits much of his success to Montreal and his alma mater.</p> <p><a href="http://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=1942" target="_blank">Read more in <em>捆绑SM社区 News Alumni Magazine</em></a></p> Thu, 05 Jul 2018 17:31:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 MBA Next 50 Celebration /desautels/node/69168 <h2>The Desautels community has come together for an amazing achievement.聽</h2> <p>Thanks to incredible donor support, Desautels has a new home for our Masters programs - and extra space for our BCom students.聽</p> <p>Donors also created 34 new MBA awards for the <a href="/desautels/channels/news/financial-times-ranks-desautels-mba-1-canada-284224">#1 MBA Program in Canada</a> and named more than 140 MBA Lockers.</p> Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:17:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Takeaways from a marketing guru and Dobson Cup judge /desautels/node/69024 <p>Tylenol, Band-Aid, and Neutrogena are just some of the brands that <strong>Jill Selick </strong>(BCom鈥02), Founder of Rubix Marketing and 捆绑SM社区 Dobson Cup judge has helped market.</p> <p>She sits down with <em>The Dobson Chronicles</em> to share the insights she has gathered from her career so far, including some advice聽for fresh graduates.</p> <p><em>Read more in聽<a href="https://dobsonchronicles.com/2018/06/16/mentor-spotlight-jill-selick-rubix-marketing/" target="_blank">The Dobson Chronicles</a></em></p> Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:54:25 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus leverages potential of blockchain /desautels/node/68839 <p>As the Founder of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Cryptocurrency Club, Desautels graduate <strong>Michael Gord</strong> (BCom鈥16) continues to follow his interest in the blockchain industry as the Founder and CEO of MLG Blockchain Consulting.</p> <p>Over the next few years, Gord is looking to steer the highly-scrutinized blockchain industry into the mainstream by backing some of the most promising business ventures.</p> <p><a href="https://www.insightssuccess.com/mlg-blockchain-consulting-building-decentralized-applications-using-blockchains/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:40:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Canada Goose sets up shop in China /desautels/node/68754 <p>Canada Goose, the upscale outerwear brand, announced that it will open two locations this fall in China: a Hong Kong flagship outlet in October, followed by a store in Beijing the following month.</p> <p>In light of this news, <strong>Charles De Brabant</strong> (BCom'83), Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, posits that the history of counterfeiting Canada Goose products in China might have contributed to their massive market appeal.</p> Fri, 01 Jun 2018 16:46:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus promoted at one of largest Canadian law firms /desautels/node/68746 <p>The Partnership Board of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) announced that effective July 1, 2018, <strong>John G. Murphy</strong> (BCom鈥86) will assume the role of National Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer.</p> <p>鈥淢y focus continues to be on client service, collaboration and building a forward-looking team across BLG鈥檚 five offices. I will continue to drive these priorities in line with our commitment to deliver value to our clients,鈥 said John Murphy, BLG鈥檚 new National Managing Partner and CEO.</p> Tue, 29 May 2018 20:05:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Canadian finance community honors BCom alumna /desautels/node/68722 <p><strong>Nathalie Bernier</strong> (BCom'86), Senior Vice President, Strategic and Business Planning, and Chief Financial Officer, Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) has been named Canadian Financial聽Officer of 2018.</p> <p>For 16 years, the Canadian CFO of the Year Award has honored senior financial executives who have contributed to the Canadian business community with their skills, insight and integrity. The award is presented annually by DFI Canada, PwC Canada and Robert Half.</p> Tue, 22 May 2018 18:34:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Alumnus Terry Jackson鈥檚 Wildlife Photography Brings Life to Armstrong Building /desautels/node/68717 <p>Desautels students in the newly opened Donald E. Armstrong Building are already making use of Room 050, officially named the Terry and Bonnie Jackson Room. A modern study space, it is recognizable by the wildlife photography that adorns its walls, which were taken by Desautels alumnus and former <a href="/desautels/industry/advisory">International Faculty Advisory Board</a> member <strong>Terry Jackson</strong> (BCom鈥69). The images capture the beauty of a variety of wildlife from around the world and elevate what would otherwise be an ordinary working area.</p> Tue, 22 May 2018 14:58:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A Q&A with William Shatner /desautels/node/68711 <p>Iconic actor <strong>William Shatner</strong> (BCom鈥52, DLitt鈥11) talks about his favorite pastimes, including his love of horses and philanthropy, along with other fun facts you might not already know, like who his favorite villain is and the imminent release of his Christmas album, which he promises will not disappoint.</p> <p><a href="https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2018/05/16/willam-shater-njpac-wrath-kan/613540002/">Read more</a></p> Thu, 17 May 2018 18:26:33 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcing the 2018 SEI Impact Internship Cohort /desautels/node/68678 &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Fri, 04 May 2018 14:52:32 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna takes world of children鈥檚 toys by storm /desautels/node/68664 <p>Montreal native <strong>Sydney Wiseman</strong> (BCom鈥11) has risen to the helm of children鈥檚 toy products through her successful venture, Fingerlings.</p> <p>Named children鈥檚 toy of the year a few months ago, Fingerlings has flown off the shelves of retailers around the world, selling more than 100,000 products in its first week in the U.S. market.</p> <p>Wiseman sits down with <em>La Presse</em> to chat about her recipe for success and product inspiration.</p> Tue, 01 May 2018 13:34:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Some of Desautels鈥 very best honored by MAA /desautels/node/68649 <p>This year鈥檚 <strong>捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association (MAA)</strong> awards ceremony recognized the accomplishments of many leading members of the Desautels community, including <a href="/desautels/donald-w-lewtas"><strong>Donald Lewtas</strong></a> (BCom鈥75), Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg">Henry Mintzberg</a></strong>, and <strong>Shawn Errunza</strong> (BEng鈥10, MDCM).</p> Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:30:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Hot Cities 2018: From a student鈥檚 perspective /desautels/node/68628 <p>BCom student <strong>Genevi猫ve C么t茅</strong> shares with<em> The 捆绑SM社区 Reporter </em>the sights and learnings that dazzled her on this year鈥檚 Hot Cities of the World Tour led by Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a></strong>.</p> <p>On the itinerary this year were Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi.</p> Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:28:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Mobilizing soccer fans for the love of sport /desautels/node/68619 <p>Three young entrepreneurs, including <strong>Yassine Chaabi</strong> (BCom鈥16), are the creative minds behind Spotfields, an innovative app that unites Montreal soccer players of all levels and helps them form teams and compete.</p> <p>With already 200 subscribers, Spotfields is taking all the questions out of finding a team and a venue at which to play, making the thrill of soccer more accessible to all.</p> <p><a href="http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/03/27/un-match-au-bout-des-doigts" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:23:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Dreams come true for a Desautels student /desautels/node/68590 <p>From a refugee camp to 捆绑SM社区, follow Desautels student <strong>Amelie Fabian</strong>鈥檚 journey to Canada after being selected by the World University Service Canada to attend university as part of the Student Refugee Program.</p> <p>Amelie comments, 鈥淭his is a privilege to say the least. For most of my peers and myself included, it is the first time we have belonged to a country.鈥</p> <p><a href="https://www.unhcr.ca/news/refugee-camp-mcgill-student/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:30:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Montreal merchants are not alone /desautels/node/68586 <p>Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative, <strong>Charles de Brabant</strong> (BCom'83), has been selected to be a part of a committee organized to devise a commercial development plan for Montreal and strategy for the local merchants.</p> <p>The committee will study how other cities are dealing with the global issues and challenges that are also prevalent in Montreal鈥檚 retail sector.</p> <p><a href="http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/plante-makes-announcement-about-commercial-plan" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:13:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Marketing Campaign: Who's behind Desautels? /desautels/node/68585 <h2>What makes our students so passionate about their studies?</h2> <p><strong><a href="/desautels/about/whos-behind-desautels/honours-investment-management">Learn more</a></strong> about how Desautels has one of the most personalized undergraduate business programs.</p> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:00:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels wins big at trading competition /desautels/node/68555 <p>Marking the sixth year of participating in the <strong>2018 Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC)</strong>, a team of Desautels鈥 students took 1st place in the MATLAB Options Volatility Case. The team consisted of BCom students <strong>Matei Popescu</strong>, <strong>Jasmine Chi</strong>, and <strong>Percy Ahn</strong>; Masters of Management in Finance students <strong>Zacharie LeBlanc </strong>and <strong>Joanie Grimard</strong>; and PhD candidate <a href="/desautels/chengyu-zhang"><strong>Chengyu Zhang</strong></a>.</p> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:24:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A BCom alumna talks career, life and inspiration /desautels/node/68530 <p>Since graduating from Desautels, <strong>Debra Kelsall </strong>(BCom鈥15, Honours in Investment Management) has achieved great success as an associate in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in London, where she works in debt capital markets and corporate risk management.</p> <p>She recently sat down with Professor <strong>Karl Moore</strong> to talk about her journey so far, including what it鈥檚 like to relocate to a foreign country and the work culture of Goldman Sachs.聽</p> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 21:26:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 From the NHL to the world of business /desautels/node/68529 <p>If <strong>Mathieu Darche </strong>(BCom'00) accomplished his life-long dream of playing hockey in the NHL years ago, his current experience as Vice-President, Sales and Marketing (Canada) for Delmar International is no less thrilling.</p> <p>He recently sat down<em>聽</em>with <em>Le Journal de Montr茅al</em> to talk about his current career aspirations, how his 捆绑SM社区 degree continues to serve him well, and his personal life as a family man.聽</p> <p><a href="http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/03/17/mathieu-darche-a-sa-dose-dadrenaline-en-affaires" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 21:22:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Recognizing members of the Desautels community /desautels/node/68507 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management is delighted to recognize members of its community who have recently received awards of excellence.</p> <p>Please join me in congratulating them for their continued and inspiring commitment to Desautels and 捆绑SM社区.</p> <p><a href="/desautels/about/message-dean"><strong>Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou</strong></a><br /> Dean &amp; Professor of Finance<br /> Desautels Faculty of Management</p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:58:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 HIM Guest Lecture: Ian Shaffer /desautels/node/68504 <h2>Ian Shaffer, BCom鈥96, President and CEO at Galliant Advisors</h2> <h3>Tuesday, March 13th, 2018</h3> <p>Mr. Shaffer guest lectured with our Honours in Investment Management students. He discussed his career path since graduating from 捆绑SM社区 and his decision to found Galliant Advisors.</p> <p>He talked about his firm鈥檚 investment approach and their expertise in US stock picking. Finally he gave a few investment examples including; Wyndham Worldwide, McDonald鈥檚 and Amazon.</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:34:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: Sarah Neilson /desautels/node/68501 <h2>Sarah Neilson, MBA鈥04, Portfolio Manager at RBC Global Asset Management</h2> <h3>Monday, March 12th, 2018</h3> <p>Guest Lecture with MBA students in Modern Corporate Finance and BCom students in Corporate Finance 鈥 both with <a href="/desautels/sujata-madan">Sujata Madan </a></p> Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:04:03 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Guest Lecture: Benny Cohen /desautels/node/68481 <h2>Benny Cohen, BCom鈥82 , President and CEO, KPI Digital Solutions &amp; Lewise Hiltz, Head of Digital Marketing at KPI Digital Solutions</h2> <h3>Thursday, March 1st, 2018</h3> <p>Guest Lectures in Customer Insights (MRKT 657) with Prof. Ash Mukherjee</p> <p><span>Mr. Cohen &amp; Ms. Hiltz guest lectured in Customer Insights with the MBA students here at 捆绑SM社区. Their presentation focused on the power of data but more importantly, how to analyze and effectively develop business solutions through proper use and understanding of data.</span></p> Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:24:39 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: Steven Kramer /desautels/node/68478 <h2>Steven Kramer, BCom鈥97, President &amp; Chief Executive Officer of WorkJam</h2> <h3>Thursday, March 1, 2018</h3> <p>Guest Lectures in Technological Entrepreneurship with Prof. Michael Avedesian</p> Tue, 06 Mar 2018 16:51:49 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Retail is not on its last breath, but alive and well /desautels/node/68436 <p>Despite popular misconceptions that the retail industry is in cataclysmic decline, Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative,<strong> Charles De Brabant </strong>(BCom'83), sheds light on why this could not be further from the truth.</p> <p>Retail, as he explains, is in the midst of transformation, not on the brink of demise.</p> <p><a href="https://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2018/2/the-state-of-retail-in-2018-turbulent-transformative-but-surprisingly-healthy" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:04:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Six BCom students awarded CPA Quebec scholarships /desautels/node/68435 <p>Congratulations to the six Desautels undergraduate students who were awarded scholarships by the Foundation of CPAs of Quebec.</p> <p>The scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, recognize academic excellence and community involvement among students in Quebec who are interested in pursuing accounting.</p> <p>This year鈥檚 recipients are: Nicole Butkowsky; Chaeyoung Lee; Shannon Levy; Sateesh Pararajasingham; Nathalie Shen-Picotte and Elizabeth Tkach.</p> Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:00:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna recognized as children鈥檚 toys influencer /desautels/node/68404 <p><strong>Sydney Wiseman</strong> (BCom'11), brand manager of WowWee, a leading manufacturer of hi-tech consumer robotic and entertainment products, was named the Wonder Woman in Toys Creator of the Year for her work with the Fingerlings children鈥檚 toy.</p> <p>Winners of the 2018 Wonder Women Awards were announced on Sunday, February 18 at the 14th Annual Wonder Women in Toys, Licensing, &amp; Entertainment Awards Gala in New York City.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/prnewswire/press_releases/New_York/2018/02/19/MM17613">Read more</a></p> Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:40:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Marketing Campaign: Who's behind Desautels? /desautels/node/68381 <h2>Why are our students so hungry for change?</h2> <p><strong><a href="/desautels/about/whos-behind-desautels/ramzi-cotran">Learn more</a></strong> about how Desautels students are behind some of the most significant charitable initiatives.</p> Mon, 19 Feb 2018 15:42:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumni weigh in on Canada-Russia altercation /desautels/node/68359 <p><strong>Eric Myles</strong> (EMBA鈥11), executive director for sport for the Canadian Olympic Committee, and <strong>Richard Pound </strong>(BCom'62, LLD'09), former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, discuss the aftermath of the incident involving Canada and Russia in the Olympic Village.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/sports/olympics-canada-russia-apology.html?rref=collection%2Fnewseventcollection%2Fwinter-olympics-2018">Read more</a></p> Fri, 09 Feb 2018 20:15:58 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: Michael Handelsman /desautels/node/68344 <h2>Michael Handelsman, BCom鈥04, Principal &amp; Founder, Paddock Consulting</h2> <h3>Tuesday, February 6, 2018</h3> <p>Guest Lecture聽in Strategic Management with Ms. Imane Tabbara</p> Wed, 07 Feb 2018 16:07:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom alumnus is a new managing director /desautels/node/68328 <p>As one of 509 in the class, <a href="/desautels/harsha-rajamani"><strong>Harsha Rajamani</strong></a><strong> </strong>(BCom鈥06) has been promoted into the new class of managing directors at Goldman Sachs.</p> <p>As said by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs, selection was based on the demonstration of 鈥渁n outstanding commitment to our people, clients and culture during their tenures at the firm鈥.聽</p> <p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-new-managing-director-list-is-out-2017-11">Read more</a></p> Fri, 02 Feb 2018 20:18:48 +0000 捆绑SM社区 HIM & MMF Guest Lecture: Anil Gondi /desautels/node/68281 <h2>Anil Gondi, BCom鈥98</h2> <h3>Portfolio Manager, Balyasny Asset Management</h3> <h4>Monday, January 22, 2018</h4> <p>Anil Gondi guest lectured with both our Honours in Investment Management and Masters of Management in Finance students. Mr. Gondi gave the students an overview of their investment approach, talked about some of the promising research trends at Balyasny and gave a few stock pitches to the students.</p> Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:31:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 MMF Guest Lecture: Adam Shapiro & John Elliot /desautels/node/68280 <h3>Adam Shapiro, BCom鈥06, Senior Director, Global Equity Research at PSP Investments</h3> <h3>John Elliot,聽Senior Director &amp; Investment Analyst, Technology, Media &amp; Telecommunications at PSP Investments</h3> <h4>Wednesday, January 17, 2018聽</h4> Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:23:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: Chandra Kumar /desautels/node/68278 <h2>Chandra Kumar, MBA鈥91</h2> <h3>President of Nestle, Confectionary</h3> <h4>Monday January 22, 2018</h4> <p>Mr. <a href="/desautels/chandra-kumar">Kumar</a> gave a guest lecture in Operations Management with our BCom students. He discussed the importance of operations and how it is the backbone of any successful organization. He provided several examples of the operational difficulties that Nestle faces and their strategic initiatives to overcome those challenges.</p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:12:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: Darshan Jain /desautels/node/68277 <h2>Darshan Jain, MBA鈥88</h2> <h3>Head of Technology &amp; Operations, The Burnie Group</h3> <h4>Wednesday, January 24, 2018</h4> <p><span>Mr. </span><a href="/desautels/node/67523">Jain</a><span> gave a guest lecture in Operations Management with our BCom students. He encouraged students to consider a career in operations management and become 鈥渃hange champions鈥 in their organizations. He also provided a case example of the value chain and how they can look for areas of improving operational efficiency in any organization. </span></p> Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:58:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Awarding one of our own /desautels/node/68261 <p>The Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, awarded the Sovereign鈥檚 Medal to Managing Director of Consilium Law Corporation, <strong>Franca Ciambella</strong> (BCom鈥84).</p> <p>The medal recognizes exceptional volunteer achievements in a range of fields worldwide. Ciambella鈥檚 ongoing work, volunteer contributions and student mentorship over 25 years were recognized.</p> Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:23:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The homeless are not alone /desautels/node/68258 <p>Desautels Global Expert <a href="/desautels/node/67727"><strong>Yalmaz Siddiqui</strong></a> (BCom鈥92) has recently started an initiative to repurpose nutritional, wholesome food for the homeless, delivering it regularly and safely straight from the MGM Resort kitchens.</p> <p>Working with Three Square food bank, they ensure maintenance and lengthened shelf life of the food throughout the donation process.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&amp;v=Hln5YDlmSLc">Discover more about this initiative.聽</a></p> Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:50:49 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Taking Ste-Catherine Street into the modern age /desautels/node/68250 <p>Montreal鈥檚 historic strip, Ste-Catherine Street, is undergoing four years of roadwork.</p> <p><strong>Charles de Brabant</strong> (BCom'83), Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative comments on its implications in the retail industry.</p> <p>Ste-Catherine has been a vital part of Montreal鈥檚 culture and identity, but since businesses have already been struggling, he sees Ste-Catherine as being stuck between two extremes.</p> Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:46:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 alumnus鈥 future in the global food and beverage sector /desautels/node/68243 <p>In an article published by <em>CRWE World</em>, Phivida announces Desautels alumnus<strong> Jon David Silverman</strong> (BCom鈥61) as its new Chairman of the Advisory Board.</p> <p>As the former Executive Vice President of Seagram鈥檚 global emerging markets division, Silverman has spent nearly forty years in the global food and beverage sector.</p> <p><a href="http://crweworld.com/newsroom/prnewswire?rkey=20171228C7638&amp;filter=10284">Discover Jon David Silverman鈥檚 journey so far.</a></p> Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:41:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Applauding a Desautels alumnus鈥 excellence /desautels/node/68239 <p>Desautels alumnus <strong>Brett Hickey</strong> (BCom'02) has been recognized for the excellence his firm provided in financial services.</p> <p>Brett Hickey is the CEO and Founder of Star Mountain Capital, an asset management firm. Not only is the firm well recognized, but Mr. Hickey is also a sought-after leader.</p> <p>Discover the many accolades received by Star Mountain Capital, LLC and Brett Hickey for their extensive work to-date.聽</p> Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:16:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The future of deodorant is health-conscious /desautels/node/68180 <p><strong>Suzannah Raff</strong> (BCom鈥92) is paving the way in the beauty industry鈥檚 natural deodorant boom.</p> <p>As Cleo&amp;Coco, her aluminum-free deodorant line, reaches new heights, she recently sat down to talk about the trials and tribulations of launching a new beauty product.</p> <p>Along the way, she discusses the frustrations of waiting for major brand expansion, how to survive packaging hiccups, and the importance of giving back.</p> <p><a href="https://www.beautyindependent.com/cleo-and-coco/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:36:11 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: Jonathan Goodman /desautels/node/68164 <h2>Jonathan Goodman, BA'89, LLB'93, MBA'94</h2> <h3>President &amp; CEO, Knight Therapeutics Inc</h3> <h4>Thursday, December 7, 2017聽</h4> Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:29:25 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A token of appreciation /desautels/node/68162 <p>Thanks to a student-led fundraiser, a group of BCom students recently presented a Catchbox to the Desautels Faculty of Management in honour of Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/sujata-madan">Sujata Madan</a></strong>.</p> <p>Catchbox is a soft microphone that is designed to be thrown among an audience to increase engagement and participation.</p> <p>This initiative was a way for students to thank a professor who continually inspires them.</p> Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:11:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Life and career insights with Brian Athaide /desautels/node/68154 <p><strong>Brian Athaide</strong> (BCom鈥89) is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-president of Human Resources/Information Technology at Andrew Peller Limited.</p> <p>In a recent interview, he shares what it was like to immigrate to Canada as a child, the change of heart that led him to delve deeper into business, and his most recent role in the wine and spirits industry.</p> <p>While his life and career have led him to live in twelve countries around the world, there is no place like Canada, for Athaide, who deeply appreciates its diversity and inclusiveness.</p> Tue, 05 Dec 2017 21:35:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus named to CFE National Honour Roll /desautels/node/68150 <p><strong>Richard Despatie聽</strong>(BCom鈥16) has been named to the National Honour Roll of the Common Final Exam (CFE). He is among the top-three writers in Ontario of the Common Final Exam.</p> <p>Written in September, the CFE is a national three-day evaluation that assesses competencies including essential knowledge, professional judgment, ethics, and the ability to communicate.聽</p> Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:14:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 2017 CFE Results /desautels/node/68147 <p>Congratulations to our 44 Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) graduates for successfully passing the Common Final Examination (CFE), and to <strong>Kai He</strong> (BCom鈥16, GCPA鈥17) for sharing the Gold Medal in Quebec!聽<strong>Richard Despatie</strong> (BCom鈥16) placed on the National Honour Roll.</p> Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:25:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Applications now open for 2018 SEI Impact Internship Program /desautels/node/68141 <h2>Applications are now open for the 2018 SEI Impact Internship Program!</h2> <p>Desautels BCom students and Montreal-based social-purpose organizations are invited to apply to the 2018 <a href="/sei-iip">Impact Internship Program</a>.聽</p> Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:31:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: James McMullan /desautels/node/68140 <h2>James McMullan, MBA'88</h2> <h3>Senior Vice-President, Caisse de d茅p么t et placement du Qu茅bec</h3> <h4>Tuesday, November 28, 2017</h4> <p>Mr. <strong><a href="/desautels/james-b-mcmullan">James McMullan</a></strong> gave a guest lecture to the Honours in Investment Management (HIM) students.</p> <p>He gave an overview of the credit investment process at CDPQ, a firm with over $286 billion under management. He also discussed the investment lifecycle and the importance of managing relationships beyond the exit phase of a deal.</p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:05:48 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Peter Todd and the future directions of HEC Paris /desautels/node/68129 <p>Since assuming the helm of HEC Paris in 2015, former Desautels dean <strong>Peter Todd</strong> (BCom鈥83) shares some information on the School鈥檚 progress to-date, which includes innovative course offerings on entrepreneurship, as well as increased student financial aid to render business education more accessible. 聽</p> <p><a href="http://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/article/hec-pense-a-developper-sa-formation-par-l-apprentissage_e90c31f0-ce9e-11e7-8ec4-fc070299eb66/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 23 Nov 2017 21:53:35 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Just for Laughs pioneer to consult on new comedy venture /desautels/node/68128 <p>Desautels Global Expert, <strong><a href="/desautels/andy-nulman">Andy Nulman</a></strong> (BCom鈥83), will be joining the <strong>Festival du rire de Montr茅al</strong> initiative as a consultant, bringing much of his experience as the co-founder of the <strong>Just for Laughs</strong> festival to bear.</p> <p>The Festival du rire de Montr茅al aims to refresh the concept of comedy festivals, while also putting the creativity and talent of local comedians in the international spotlight.</p> Thu, 23 Nov 2017 21:49:58 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: Sean Brown /desautels/node/68125 <h2>Sean Brown, BCom鈥90</h2> <h3>Director of Global Communications and External Relations, Strategy and Corporate Finance, McKinsey &amp; Company</h3> <h3>Wednesday, November 22, 2017</h3> <p>Mr. Brown gave a guest lecture in Professor <a href="/desautels/myung-soo-jo"><strong>Myung-Soo Jo</strong></a>鈥檚 Management in a Global Context course. He gave the students insight into the working environment and culture at McKinsey.</p> Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:49:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Call for Integrated Management Student Fellows /desautels/node/68102 <h2><span>Are you a Desautels聽student who would like to gain experience addressing organizational and societal challenges?</span></h2> <p>The聽<a href="/mdiim">Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM)</a>聽will appoint its first cohort of <a href="/desautels/integrated-management/mdiim-initiatives/thought-leadership/im-student-fellowships">Integrated Management Student Fellows</a> in the winter 2018 term. The program provides an opportunity to hone practical skills through paid experiential learning.</p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:44:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Guest Lecture: Damon Conway /desautels/node/68100 <h2>Damon Conway, Principal, Atlas Partners</h2> <h3>Tuesday, November 14, 2017</h3> <p>Guest Lecture with Honours in Investment Management (HIM) students</p> <p>Mr. Damon Conway spoke with our Honours in Investment Management students. He broke down one of the major deals he worked on while he was with Onex Corporation, the acquisition of Husky Injection Molding Systems. He gave the students insight into the process and engaged in a back in forth discussion about the risk and opportunity with the ultimately very successful deal.</p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:35:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: Michael Novak /desautels/node/68098 <h2>Michael Novak, BSc'76, BCL'80, LLB'81, Chairman and Investor at LaunchLeap Inc.</h2> <h3>Monday, November 13, 2017</h3> <p>Guest Lectures in Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (MGPO 362) with Prof. <strong><a href="/desautels/daphne-demetry">Daphne Ann Demetry</a></strong></p> Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:19:09 +0000 捆绑SM社区 New Desautels Global Expert: Sameer Deen /desautels/node/68095 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomes <strong><a href="/desautels/sameer-deen">Sameer Deen</a></strong>, (BCom鈥98), Senior Vice President of Univision Digital, as its latest <strong>Desautels Global Expert</strong>.</p> <p>In his positions, Mr. Deen is responsible for establishing and leading the digital strategy of Univision Digital to reach new audiences by enhancing the user experience across UCI鈥檚 growing digital and mobile portfolio, expanding digital offerings and maximizing digital-linear TV integration.</p> Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:17:42 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert announcement: Miranda Keating Erickson /desautels/node/68067 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomes <strong><a href="/desautels/miranda-keating-erickson">Miranda Keating Erickson</a></strong>, Vice-President, Markets for the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), as a Desautels Global Expert.</p> Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:12:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: George Attar /desautels/node/68063 <h2>George Attar, BCom鈥82, Senior VP and Chief Technology and Information Officer at McKesson Canada</h2> <h3>Monday, November 6, 2017</h3> <p>Guest Lecture in IT in Business with <strong><a href="/desautels/diego-mastroianni">Diego Mastroianni</a></strong></p> Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:33:22 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert: Mark Taborsky /desautels/node/68062 <h2>Mark Taborsky, BCom鈥88, Managing Partner and Founder, MarkerTree Capital</h2> <h3>Monday, November 6, 2017</h3> <p>8:30 AM 鈥 10:00 AM聽Guest Lecture in Alternative Investments (FINE 455) with Prof. <strong><a href="/desautels/jan-ericsson">Jan Ericsson</a></strong></p> <p>1:00 PM 鈥 2:30 PM聽Guest Lecture in Derivatives (MMF Class - FINE 682) with Prof. Jan Ericsson</p> Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:29:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Bensadoun School of Retail Management highlighted among Quebec鈥檚 most innovative business programming /desautels/node/68057 <p>As business schools adapt their programs to address the grand challenges of our time, 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 <strong>Bensadoun School of Retail Management</strong> stands out as an initiative that will respond to the needs of a rapidly changing retail industry.</p> <p>With many programs to be created at all levels over the next few years (Undergraduate, Masters, PhD), the School aims to equip students with the tools needed to succeed in an ever-evolving retail world,聽explains <strong>Charles de Brabant </strong>(BCom'83), Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative.</p> Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:07:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels inaugurates world鈥檚 first pension portfolio challenge /desautels/node/68039 <p>This weekend, twenty-five student teams from Berkeley, Chicago, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Geneva, amongst others will participate in the final round of the <strong>捆绑SM社区 International Portfolio Challenge</strong>.</p> <p>Organized by Desautels BCom students under the guidance of Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/sebastien-betermier">Sebastien Betermier</a></strong>, this is the world鈥檚 first pension asset allocation competition.</p> Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:57:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A new role for Desautels alumna, Rima Qureshi /desautels/node/68038 <p><strong>Rima Qureshi</strong> (BCom鈥87, MBA鈥96), former president and CEO of Ericsson North America, has been named executive vice president and chief strategy officer for Verizon Communications Inc., effective November 6, 2017.</p> <p>In this role, she will take over responsibility for the development and implementation of Verizon's overall corporate strategy, including business development and strategic investments.</p> <p><a href="http://www.telecomkh.com/en/business-communications/news/9414" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Wed, 01 Nov 2017 20:45:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Who do you want to be? /desautels/node/68016 <h2>Teenagers are always asked 鈥淲hat do you want to do when you grow up?鈥.</h2> <p>At Desautels, we want to know who our students aspire to become.</p> <p>Throughout their few years at Desautels, students get to discover Montreal and 捆绑SM社区, learn from some of the best professors in the world and partake in multiple experiences that allow them to grow into who they want to become.</p> <p>Discover why our students think YOU should join the <strong>#DesautelsFamily</strong>.</p> <p><a href="/desautels/programs/bcom">Watch new BCom video</a></p> Tue, 24 Oct 2017 20:57:37 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The end of retail as we know it? Not so fast /desautels/node/68011 <p><strong>Charles de Brabant </strong>(BCom'83), Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative, says that popular perceptions of a declining retail industry are misleading; the reality is actually far more complex.</p> <p>If the industry is undergoing major transformation, it is also experiencing tremendous growth. One of the challenges, according to de Brabant, is that the change is occurring at such a fast pace. Today鈥檚 consumers are looking for efficiency and ease, along with an immersive and personalized experience; and some retailers simply do not have enough time to adapt.</p> Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:49:24 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna on her journey to hockey stardom /desautels/node/68009 <p><strong>Ann-Sophie Bettez</strong> (BCom'11) sat down to talk about her inspirations and the moments that defined her path toward becoming a professional hockey player for the women鈥檚 league of the Montreal Canadiens.</p> <p>Above all else, she cites her family as a motivational source and credits her success to a lot of hard work.</p> <p><a href="http://lenord-cotier.com/cinq-questions-ann-sophie-bettez/">Read more</a></p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:40:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna to teach the ins and outs of wine business /desautels/node/68001 <p>Plumpton College in East Sussex, UK has strengthened its wine business and production teaching team with the appointment of <strong>Lindsay Holas </strong>(BCom'12)聽as wine business lecturer.</p> <p>To this new role, Holas will bring extensive international marketing experience from her time working for Jascots Wine Merchant (UK), Domaine Select Wine Estates (USA), and Wine Intelligence (UK).聽</p> <p><a href="http://www.harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/22517/Plumpton_College_boosts_wine_team_with_new_experts.html">Read more</a></p> Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:49:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcement of Knight Therapeutics CFO resignation /desautels/node/67964 <p>Knight Therapeutics has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer, as the company鈥檚 president and Desautels International Faculty Advisory Board member, <strong>Samira Sakhia</strong> (BCom鈥90, DPA鈥94, MBA鈥01), takes on the additional responsibility of CFO.</p> <p>In doing so, Sakhia will leverage her 14 years of prior experience as CFO for Paladin Labs Inc.</p> <p><a href="https://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item.aspx?bid=Z-C%3aGUD-2514337">Read more</a></p> Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:54:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels makes mark at Unleash 2017 /desautels/node/67960 <p>In response to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) put forward by the United Nations, Unleash 2017 assembled youth from across all continents to Denmark for ten days of untethered ideation to help resolve some of the world鈥檚 most persistent issues.</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:19:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The next frontier for the Business of Fashion? Podcasts. /desautels/node/67958 <p>Podcasts have become an integral part of people鈥檚 daily media browsing, and the Business of Fashion鈥檚 Founder and Editor-in Chief, <a href="/desautels/node/67019"><strong>Imran Amed </strong></a>(BCom'97), is set to expand into this influential platform.</p> <p>The BoF podcasts will comprise new and archival conversations with a cast of designers, executives and other industry insiders whom Amed has spoken to since the blog鈥檚 inception in 2007. The six initial episodes are currently available for download, with new content to be featured weekly moving forward.</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:09:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Well Told Health aims to shake-up supplements industry /desautels/node/67946 <p>Desautels alumna and Global Expert, <a href="/desautels/monica-ruffo"><strong>Monica Ruffo </strong></a>(BCom鈥86), has launched <strong>Well Told Health</strong> to respond to an alarming gap in the market for organic supplements that are made without any synthetic ingredients.</p> <p>After considerable market research, which included partnering with a researcher at 捆绑SM社区, Ruffo has crafted supplements that are Non-GMO Project certified, vegan, and free of synthetics, fillers and isolates.</p> Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:04:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A call for greener practices in the fashion world /desautels/node/67944 <p>In the age of technology with growing emphasis on sustainable living, many in the fashion world, including <strong>Desautels Global Expert</strong>, <a href="/desautels/imran-amed"><strong>Imran Amed</strong></a> (BCom'97), have questioned the continued prevalence of paper fashion show invitations.</p> <p>It turns out that wastage permeates every facet of the fashion industry, from excessive fabric waste spurred by fast fashion, to unsustainable product packing.</p> Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:58:13 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels student wins Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 International Award /desautels/node/67916 <p>Desautels undergraduate student <strong>Sydney Kalyn</strong> achieved the gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh award, which recognizes personal development and community involvement among today鈥檚 youth.</p> <p>Recipients of the international award must demonstrate excellence in a variety of areas, including: skill, physical fitness, service, placement, volunteering, adventurous journey, and educational pursuit.</p> <p>Kalyn was among a group of 150 young adults who received their award on September 24 in the presence of Prince Harry.</p> Mon, 02 Oct 2017 19:59:11 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna appointed CFO at Loop Industries /desautels/node/67913 <p><strong>D. Jennifer Rhee</strong> (BCom鈥88, DPA鈥89) has been named Chief Financial Officer at Loop Industries, a manufacturer of environmentally responsible Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) and Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG). Ms. Rhee has over 25 years of finance, accounting, international tax and management experience, having worked, most recently, as a partner with Richter LLP since January 2007.</p> <p><a href="http://crweworld.com/article/news-provided-by-accesswire/146912/loop-industries-announces-cfo-transition" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:42:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Alibaba and future directions of retail /desautels/node/67911 <p>Alibaba hosted its Gateway鈥17 conference, which brought together an array of forward-looking retailers, along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who commented on the healthy trade relationship between Canada and China.</p> <p>Also in attendance was Aldo Group International鈥檚 Director of Business Development, <strong>Martina Gimenez-Comas</strong> (BCom鈥11) who shared that, while Aldo continues to expand into global markets, it recognises the importance of meeting business objectives, while also leaving room to dream.</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:36:22 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus and Global Expert makes Queen鈥檚 New Year鈥檚 Honours list /desautels/node/67910 <p><a href="/desautels/imran-amed"><strong>Imran Amed</strong></a> (BCom'97) has been named to the Queen鈥檚 New Year鈥檚 Honours list for his contributions as CEO of The Business of Fashion, an online news site for the fashion industry. The list recognises people in the UK who have made significant contributions to society.</p> <p>Founded in 2007, The Business of Fashion has since become one of the leading sources of news for the fashion world.</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:30:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Global Expert Monica Ruffo takes aim at the supplements market /desautels/node/67900 <p>While looking into supplements as part of her treatment for breast cancer, <strong><a href="/desautels/monica-ruffo">Monica Ruffo</a></strong> (BCom鈥86) realized something was amiss. 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 actually understand what was written on the labels,鈥 Ruffo says. Further research uncovered a lack of legal framework surrounding the use of the word 鈥渘atural鈥 in Canada and the U.S., and that most supplements labelled so are hardly natural at all. Even worse, the companies aren鈥檛 obligated to say where their ingredients are sourced.</p> Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:24:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus named to the board of Teekay Offshore Group /desautels/node/67898 <p><a href="/desautels/david-levenson"><strong>David Levenson</strong></a> (BCom'96) has been nominated to the Board of Teekay Offshore Group as news of a completed comprehensive transaction with Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is also shared.</p> <p>Mr. Levenson is a Managing Partner at Brookfield and oversees the company鈥檚 opportunistic credit initiatives, including the Brookfield Credit Opportunity Fund and Brookfield Private Credit. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructurings.</p> Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:40:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna and former Ericsson exec joins Verizon as CSO /desautels/node/67883 <p><em>Light Reading</em> reports that after leaving her position as Head of Ericsson North America, <strong>Rima Qureshi</strong> (BCom鈥87, MBA鈥96) has been hired as Verizon鈥檚 new Chief Strategy Officer. She will be working for CEO Lowell McAdam.</p> <p>Qureshi has a deep understanding of the issues involved with running a successful tech company in today鈥檚 network-heavy reality: she started at Ericsson as a system analyst in 1993, before moving up through the ranks.</p> Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:01:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna mixes dance and brand strategy /desautels/node/67874 <p>In an interview for<em> Flare Magazine</em>, Toronto-based <strong>Shereen Ladha</strong> (BCom鈥10) talks about finding success both as a brand strategist and as a busy Bollywood dancer in movies, Netflix shows, on <em>Canada鈥檚 Got Talent</em> and since 2014, on her own YouTube channel.</p> <p>Ms Ladha says that the moment she realized that she could indeed balance her day job and her side hustle was when she left work late one night to go to a video shoot for which she鈥檇 hired dancers. She worked through the stress, and the video ended up going viral.</p> Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:38:24 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna on being a woman in comedy, her big break and the value of failure /desautels/node/67873 <p><strong>Nour Hadidi</strong> (BCom鈥10) is a comedian and TV writer who grew up in a family of doctors, earned a BCom, and spent a half-decade as a financial analyst before leaving Montreal for the comedy stages of Toronto.</p> <p>In an interview with <em>Flare Magazine</em>, Ms Hadidi says that she got her big break in the form of an appearance on a CBC Radio special. That event led to other CBC appearances and gigs at comedy clubs.</p> Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:36:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Philippines-based fashion retailer sees doors opening, thanks to inclusion on BoF 500 list /desautels/node/67848 <p>Mark 鈥淛appy鈥 Gonzalez is thrilled to be included on <em>BoF 500</em>, the list of people moving and shaking the fashion industry. Mr Gonzalez says that being included on the list can only open doors, and maybe even 聽鈥渃reate a retail environment that evolves into Manila as a retail centre.鈥 After nearly thirty years of experience in Philippine shopping, he knows just what the country needs. In 1995, he brought that knowledge to life in H&amp;F Retail Concepts, which runs several stores known for impeccably curated product lines, as well as franchises for big-name labels.</p> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:31:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna on recycling cigarette butts /desautels/node/67842 <p>TerraCycle Marketing Manager <strong>Jessica Panetta </strong>(BCom鈥16) recently appeared on Toronto鈥檚 Breakfast Television to talk about recycling 鈥渘on-recyclable鈥 waste, specifically used cigarette butts.</p> <p>TerraCycle collects them, composts the tobacco and the paper, then recycles the plastic filters. Members can package their used butts in a TerraCycle box and send them in via an included UPS label, but that is not the only solution: the company has collection receptacles on street corners in several Canadian cities.</p> Fri, 08 Sep 2017 20:01:33 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus named to board at Quebec mining company /desautels/node/67825 <p><strong>Terry Kocisko</strong> (BCom鈥87) has been appointed to the audit committee and Board of Directors of Quebec-based mining company Yorbeau Resources. He comes to the job with three decades-plus of experience under his belt, as well as a degree in Accounting and Finance from Desautels. Yorbeau is a gold mining company that operates in Quebec and is currently concentrating on its Rouyn Property, which is 4 km south of Rouyn-Noranda in the Abitibi region. The 12-km property boasts promising underground gold deposits.</p> Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:17:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Under-20 cross-country champ, star student from Bermuda starts at Desautels /desautels/node/67805 <p><strong>Brianna Mendes</strong> (BCom鈥20) is no ordinary student. The Bermuda High School graduate comes to Desautels with the kind of academic background that most of us can only dream of: She received the Doris Trott Butterfield Scholarship, which awards those with the highest attainable GPA, as well as the Dudley and Deborah Butterfield Scholarship, which brings high-performing Bermudan students to study at 捆绑SM社区.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2017 20:31:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 List of stars with surprising degrees includes Desautels alumnus /desautels/node/67803 <p>Quebec celebrity news site <em>envedette.ca </em>recently posted a list of stars who hold degrees that have nothing to do with show business.聽 Some of the stars are pure over-achievers (James Franco has BA in English from UCLA, a doctorate from Yale, and has done arts and writing studies at NYU and Columbia), while others are head-scratchers (Brad Pitt quit journalism school two weeks before graduation to become an actor).</p> Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:28:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna takes charge of sustainability at Careem /desautels/node/67767 <p>A piece in <em>Breaking News Pakistan</em> announces the appointment of <strong>Nadia Rouchdy</strong> (BCom鈥09) as Head of Sustainability &amp; Social impact at Careem, the Dubai-based rideshare company. Her appointment shows the company鈥檚 interest in sustainability as a business practise. Ms. Rouchdy has experience in environmental and social development, including climate change, energy efficiency and sustainability practises.</p> Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:18:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 William Shatner: from BCom to Boston Legal /desautels/node/67751 <p><em>Canadian Jewish News</em> profiles <strong>William Shatner</strong> (BCom鈥52, DLitt鈥11) as part of its series on prominent Jewish Canadians. The Shakespearian actor鈥檚 career was catapulted into the stratosphere when he was hired to skipper the USS Enterprise on <em>Star Trek</em>. The profile traces his history from a 捆绑SM社区 BCom student through his early stage work at the Stratford Festival and Broadway before the role that changed his life forever. Mr. Shatner built on Captain Kirk to work in many TV shows, including his equally seminal <em>T.J.</em></p> Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:11:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus on labour law, social justice and driving motivation /desautels/node/67750 <p>A recent piece at <em>AdvocateDaily.com</em> looks at the career of Toronto-area labour lawyer <strong>Stefan Rosenbaum</strong> (BCom鈥10). While Mr. Rosenbaum鈥檚 Desautels education equipped him well for boardroom work, his professional development left him with a major interest in social-justice. He learned the value of unions and worker鈥檚 rights early, and continues to love working on labour-related cases.</p> Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:07:18 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Aldo Bensadoun and the company he turned into a big-league player /desautels/node/67722 <p><a href="/desautels/aldo-bensadoun"><strong>Aldo Bensadoun</strong></a> (BCom鈥64) founded Aldo Shoes as a Le Ch芒teau exclusive in 1972, then opened the first standalone ALDO store in 1987. Today, the ALDO Group is a major player in the shoe field, with locations in 95 countries. Throughout, Mr. Bensadoun has maintained an interest in corporate culture as an engine for doing good.</p> Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:46:33 +0000 捆绑SM社区 To realise your potential, be fully engaged. /desautels/node/67721 <p>A piece in <em>Forbes </em>co-authored by Desautels professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> and Sandoz executive <strong>Vincenzo Ciampi</strong> (BCom鈥94) says that it takes a sense of purpose to realise one鈥檚 career potential.</p> Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:31:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Montreal shoe giant ALDO agrees to buy the shoes and accessories part of the Camuto Group鈥檚 business /desautels/node/67719 <p>A news release at <em>canadianinsider.com</em> reveals that Montreal-based footwear giant ALDO is set to buy the shoes and accessories side of the Camuto Group. The deal plays nicely into ALDO鈥檚 expansion efforts and frees up Camuto to concentrate on its apparel unit. The ALDO Group鈥檚 ties to Desautels and 捆绑SM社区 run deep: founder <a href="/desautels/aldo-bensadoun"><strong>Aldo Bensadoun</strong></a> (BCom鈥64, LLD鈥04) is a 捆绑SM社区 alumnus and a lifetime member of the Desautels International Advisory Board.</p> Mon, 07 Aug 2017 20:56:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 After DavidsTea, Desautels alumnus goes for something new /desautels/node/67717 <p>According to a recent piece in the <em>Ottawa Business Journal</em>, <strong>David Segal</strong> (BCom鈥04) knocked one out of the park with DavidsTea, and he bets he can do it again with salad. His new venture, Mad Radish, brings premium salad to the fast-food scene, where Canadians currently spend $24 billion per year. There鈥檚 a growing hunger for healthier choices, which is why big-calorie chains like McDonald鈥檚 have started adding salads to their menus, but Mr. Segal believes that quality will make Mad Radish stand out.</p> Mon, 07 Aug 2017 20:47:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus and amateur sailor hits the high seas to make history /desautels/node/67714 <p>Clipper Round the World is an epic endurance event, a race that crosses 40,000 nautical miles and hits six continents. It鈥檚 unique in that there is no requirement to have ever stepped on a boat to crew one of the twelve 70-foot yachts. <strong>Simon DuBois</strong> (BCom鈥10) is on a mission to be the first Quebecer to complete a round-the-world yacht race. The last attempt by a Quebecer was when solo racer Gerry Roufs disappeared in 1997 while racing in the Vend茅e Globe.</p> Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:50:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A Desautels alumnus steps towards international stardom /desautels/node/67708 <p><strong>Geoffroy Sauv茅</strong>聽(BCom'10) built on his 2014 stint on Quebec鈥檚 <em>La Voix</em> music competition show to make music his full-time job and land a record contract.聽<span>But he鈥檚 not exactly a newcomer: Geoffroy worked on the music scene鈥檚 business side for a decade, and still hires composers for advertising and film work.</span></p> Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:42:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 How interviewing CEOs informed Adam Bryant鈥檚 views on leadership /desautels/node/67699 <p>According to a Financial Post article by Desautels professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> and BCom undergrad <strong>Sara Avramovic</strong>, <em>New York Times</em> journalist Adam Bryant has spent the past eight years interviewing some of the world鈥檚 biggest-name CEOs for his column, <em>Corner Office</em>.</p> Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:11:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 business grad was head of Birks for four decades /desautels/node/67696 <p><strong>George Drummond Birks</strong> (BCom鈥40) was practically destined to go into the jewellery business. Born into a family of silversmiths, he eschewed an apprenticeship in favour of a 捆绑SM社区 Commerce degree and a stint in the Black Watch Regiment during World War II, where he served well enough to get a citation for bravery. After the war ended, he joined the family business and was running it a decade later. He was a director at Standard Life and a freeman of the City of London who kept up a lifelong association with the Black Watch.</p> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:51:03 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna named Secretary General of Quebec Press Council /desautels/node/67695 <p>The Quebec Press Council has elected <strong>Caroline Locher</strong> (BCom鈥01) to the position of Secretary General, effective September 5th. Prior to her election, Ms. Locher was Executive Director of the F茅d茅ration professionelle des journalistes du Qu茅bec. A journalist by trade, she worked as a CBC Radio One producer, and as a bilingual reporter on the international stage at BBC World Service, France24 and Radio-Canada. Ms. Locher says she will continue to 鈥渄efend press freedom and the public鈥檚 right to information,鈥 and to promote the value of journalistic integrity.</p> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:48:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Karl Moore and Kat Garcia talk business and acting on Australian radio /desautels/node/67694 <p>Desautels professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> and actor-cum-management consultant <strong>Kat Garcia</strong> (BCom'16) recently appeared on ABC Radio in Australia to talk about skills that CEOs can borrow from actors to improve their own performance.</p> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:43:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus gets a great start in London鈥檚 investment banking scene /desautels/node/67678 <p><em>eFinancialCareers.com</em> has published a list of eight young London-based investment analysts to watch, all of whom started at their respective companies in June. The high-octane London banking scene is highly competitive, but these newly-minted pros have what it takes to make a real impact.</p> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:54:39 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom student on her two months in South Africa /desautels/node/67641 <p>Desautels BCom student <strong>Thao Nguyen</strong> is finishing up a two-month internship with South African non-profit Aluwani, where she and fellow Desautels student <strong>Marie-Christine Bourgie </strong>helped set up a crowdfunding campaign for an early childhood development centre.</p> Thu, 13 Jul 2017 19:47:00 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus promoted at CIBC /desautels/node/67621 <p>According to <em>BNN.ca</em>, changes are afoot at CIBC: a shakeup of the management team has two department heads leaving the company, as well as a couple of promotions. One of those promotions sees Desautels alumnus <strong>Jon Hountalas </strong>(BCom鈥84, MBA鈥91), bumped up to Group Head, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, Canada from his previous role of running the company鈥檚 commercial banking arm. This comes as CEO Victor Dodig announces that some 40 junior executives are being moved around as well.</p> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:14:48 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Evening delivery startup hopes to expand quickly /desautels/node/67609 <p>BoxKnight is a new kind of delivery service. For an extra few dollars, consumers can have their packages delivered while they鈥檙e home in the evening. A text message lets them know that their goods are at BoxKnight鈥檚 warehouse, and asks when they鈥檇 like it delivered. Right now, it only works for online purchases at four Montreal-area retailers, but the company is already looking at expansion beyond the city limits.</p> Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:20:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna appointed VP, Corporate Comptroller at Vid茅otron /desautels/node/67604 <p>After two years as Director General, Corporate Comptroller at Quebec telecoms giant Vid茅otron, <strong>Antoinette Noviello</strong> (BCom'91, DPA'93) has been promoted to VP. She brings massive experience to the role: she has been a CPA Qu茅bec member for 20 years, and has served as Financial Services Director General at Qu茅b茅cor, VP Finance at Lelys Group, and VP Finance at PVA Consulting. Ms. Noviello is also a lecturer at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 School of Continuing Education. In her new job, Ms. Noviello will oversee the entirety of Vid茅otron鈥檚 accounting and finances.</p> Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:38:03 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Why does advertising matter? FreeWheel Europe knows /desautels/node/67603 <p>The FreeWheel Council for Premium Video has been a thought-leadership player in North America since 2015, educating stakeholders on the differences and benefits of premium video, from marketing to monetization. The company recently opened a European division to tackle the unique perspectives and issues present in that market.</p> Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:34:25 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus named new president of CFA Montreal /desautels/node/67602 <p><strong>Frederick Chenel </strong>(BCom'04) has big plans for CFA Montreal. As the Association鈥檚 new president, his goal is to up its exposure, both at home and on the world stage. He鈥檒l be doing this by bringing industry heavyweights to Montreal to speak at the Association and by forging partnerships with major finance organisations. You can also expect to see Mr. Chenel promoting the city at conventions and other events.</p> Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:27:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumni included on Canada鈥檚 2017 Top 40 Under 40 list /desautels/node/67597 <p>According to a piece at <em>BNN.ca</em>, over 900 nominations have been reviewed and pared down to the final Canada鈥檚 2017 Top 40 Under 40 list. The list is a roundup of some of Canada鈥檚 most outstanding young business and medical leaders, and technologists. Goodfood CEO <strong>Jonathan Ferrari </strong>(BCom'10) is also listed, as is DAVIDsTEA co-founder <strong>David Segal</strong> (BCom'04). Interviews with the recipients will be airing on BNN Tuesday and Thursday mornings throughout the summer.</p> Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:05:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 For a Desautels alumna, the road to the Bermuda Bar was a bumpy ride /desautels/node/67593 <p><strong>Alexis Haynes</strong> (BCom'08) had a degree from Desautels and a plan. Then life got in the way: in quick succession, her sister and father both fell sick, and her mother suffered a seizure that required brain surgery. Ms. Haynes fought through the stress to finish her first year of law school in England, and though her mother gradually recovered, her father passed away from his illness. Ms. Haynes nevertheless completed a postgraduate diploma and a Masters in international legal practice with distinction.</p> Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:48:00 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus named director at Sama Graphite Inc. /desautels/node/67591 <p>Desautels alumnus <strong>Yves Grou</strong> (BCom鈥77, DPA鈥78) has been appointed to Sama Graphite Inc鈥檚 Board of Directors, effective June 14, 2017. Mr. Grou has pertinent experience, which makes him a good fit for the position: he is on the boards of several companies that operate in the energy and natural resources sectors.</p> <p>In 2013, he founded Algold Resources Ltd., where he serves as Executive Vice Chairman. Before that, he founded management consultancy firm Groupe Conseils Grou, La Salle, Inc. in 1980 and mining company Semafo in 1995.</p> Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:36:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus Peter Cundill was a Canadian Warren Buffett /desautels/node/67588 <p>According to an op-ed in <em>The Chronicle Journal</em>, Desautels alumnus <strong>Peter Cundill</strong> (BCom鈥60) was an investor鈥檚 investor. He was inspired by Benjamin Graham鈥檚 investment philosophy, and used it to become extremely successful. He eschewed market trends in favour of weighing a company鈥檚 stock value against its liquidation value; he would check out the country with the worst-performing market of any given year, then place some money there against future recoveries; he was a true value investor, with the patience required to play the long game and make a killing at it.</p> Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:27:39 +0000 捆绑SM社区 International consulting firm names Desautels alumnus as senior VP /desautels/node/67577 <p>Desautels alumnus Fadi Kassatly (BCom'95) has been promoted to senior VP for the Middle East and North Africa area of management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. He brings two decades鈥 worth of experience to the role, having worked previously as principal and VP at Booz, and as a management consultant at Deloitte. He also mentors B-School students and young entrepreneurs in the Middle East.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?id=72923&amp;t=1&amp;c=5&amp;cg=3" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:49:21 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Two Desautels alumni among 2017 inductees in 捆绑SM社区 Sports Hall of Fame /desautels/node/67563 <p>The 2017 inductees into the 捆绑SM社区 Sports Hall of Fame have been announced. Since the Hall鈥檚 inauguration in 1996, there have been 139 inductees named; this year鈥檚 slate of six includes two Desautels alumni.</p> Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:02:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The future of retail, according to a Desautels alumna /desautels/node/67555 <p><strong>Jaclyn Ling</strong> (BCom鈥14) writes for <em>Betakit.com</em> that the future of retail looks entirely different, and you can glance at what鈥檚 happening in the chatbot space to see where we鈥檙e headed. She points to chat apps with added payment functionality, as well as the development of brand-specific shopping chatbots, for proof that the future of shopping is mobile.</p> Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:33:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Now retired, world-class Canadian triathlete headed to Desautels /desautels/node/67552 <p>Montreal鈥檚 urban triathlon boasts several events set against the backdrop of the Old Port, and is one of two Canadian courses on the ITU World Triathlon Series. As a major international event, big-name competitors are sure to be there and racing for gold.</p> Thu, 15 Jun 2017 01:06:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 For recession-wary restaurateurs, specialised customer service is the key /desautels/node/67548 <p>In a recent piece for <em>Food NewsFeed</em>, Desautels alumnus <strong>Josh Ostrega</strong> (BCom'98) says that today鈥檚 slumping full-service restaurant scene needs to get its groove back. Pressured on one side by fast-casual eateries and on the other by home-delivery apps, the traditional sit-down restaurant is in an uncertain place.</p> Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:12:32 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna is new Concordia controller /desautels/node/67547 <p>The former senior project director for Finance and Administration at the 捆绑SM社区 Faculty of Medicine, <strong>Gracie Pardillo</strong> (BCom'89, DPA'91) is the new controller at Concordia University, replacing outgoing interim controller Lyne Bouret as of August 7. She comes to the job with almost 30 years鈥 experience in management, including over a decade in post-secondary education. She is a chartered professional accountant and certified as a fraud examiner and internal auditor.</p> Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:05:08 +0000 捆绑SM社区 How employers must change to suit Generation Z /desautels/node/67536 <p>In a recent piece for <em>Retail TouchPoints</em>, WorkJam鈥檚 <strong>Joshua Ostrega</strong> (BCom鈥98) discusses the difference between millennials and Generation Z, and how employers should be prepared to mould their management style to suit this important and emerging workforce.</p> Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:07:21 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Introducing our newest Global Experts /desautels/node/67531 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomes <strong><a href="/desautels/darshan-jain">Darshan Jain</a></strong> (MBA鈥88) and <strong><a href="/desautels/harsha-rajamani">Harsha Rajamani</a></strong> (BCom鈥06) as its latest Desautels Global Experts.</p> Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:25:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Last-minute visa approvals bring relief to graduating students /desautels/node/67528 <p>According to a CBC piece, the mothers of two graduating 捆绑SM社区 students received last-minute visa approvals at the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi so that they could attend their children鈥檚 convocation ceremonies.</p> <p>Graduating Desautels student <strong>Ach Gaddes </strong>(BCom鈥17) walked across the stage in front of his mother, Amelle Liazoghli, even though visa issues had been keeping her away. Calling it the happiest day of his life, Gaddes said that 鈥淚t鈥檚 incredible to share this moment with her.鈥</p> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 20:00:18 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Liberty Leaf names Desautels alumnus as CFO /desautels/node/67527 <p><strong>Jamie Robinson </strong>(BCom'03) is in as the new CFO of Liberty Leaf Holdings, and is replacing outgoing CFO and Director P. Joseph Meagher.</p> <p>Mr. Robinson is a chartered accountant with experience in auditing and financial analysis at Deloitte, Whistler Blackcomb, and Corinex Communications. He is joining a company that supports the cannabis sector on several fronts, including growing, research and supply-chain solutions.</p> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:54:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Medical marijuana company moves closer to TSX listing /desautels/node/67526 <p>Cannabis company INDIVA Corporation is actively navigating the process of becoming licensed to cultivate medical marijuana. As part of its business activities, the company has entered into a reverse-takeover deal with Rainmaker Resources Ltd., which includes equity funding of $15 million that is partly earmarked for helping INDIVA expand its production facilities.</p> <p>INDIVA was founded by President and CEO <strong>Niel Marotta</strong> (BCom'96) who previously served as a resource-company executive and an investment banker. The new company aims to be listed on the TSX.</p> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:49:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus appointed Managing Partner at major law firm /desautels/node/67520 <p><strong>Philippe Johnson</strong> (BCom'92) is a newly-minted Managing Partner at the Montreal offices of Davies Ward Phillips &amp; Vineberg. But he could easily have gone down the business route.</p> <p>In fact, he did: A love of finance first landed him at Desautels as an undergraduate, then moving on to work for HSBC in Vancouver.</p> <p>So how did that turn into a law degree and a high-profile job at a key Canadian business law firm?</p> Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:21:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels student wins world championship in debating /desautels/node/67516 <p>A two-person team from Quebec has brought home first place at the annual <em>Championnat de d茅bat francophone</em> at the <em>脡cole Normale Superieure</em> in Paris.</p> <p>One of the team members is Desautels student <strong>Djavan Habel-Thurton</strong> (BCom'17), who was VP of the First Year Council 2014-2015, as well as President of the<em> Jeux du Commerce 捆绑SM社区 </em>in 2016.</p> Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:46:21 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Law firm founded by Desautels alumna awarded for excellence /desautels/node/67495 <p>On May 23rd, the Malaysia Canada Business Council鈥檚 25th anniversary Business Excellence Awards Gala took place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Kuala Lumpur. This year鈥檚 awards recognized companies that have been transformative in the Malaysian market, and which have helped strengthen Malaysian-Canadian trade.</p> Fri, 26 May 2017 15:20:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Brightly-lit Jacques-Cartier Bridge ideal for the Instagram age /desautels/node/67472 <p>A <em>Montreal Gazette</em> op-ed co-authored by Just For Laughs co-founder (and Desautels Global Expert) <a href="/desautels/andy-nulman"><strong>Andy Nulman</strong></a> (BCom'83) makes the case that the new lights on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge, which were switched on for the first time on May 17th for Montreal鈥檚 375th birthday, will help remake the bridge as a city landmark on par with the Eiffel Tower or the Sydney Harbour Bridge.</p> Thu, 18 May 2017 15:01:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Andrea Courey talks about granola, entrepreneurship and compassion /desautels/node/67469 <p><strong>Andrea Courey</strong> (BCom鈥82) was newly divorced, with three kids to feed and no money in the bank when she started Grandma Emily鈥檚 Granola. She credits her BCom education with giving her the tools she needed to get through the early days of her business, but notes that real-world experience is a very different thing than classroom knowledge.</p> Wed, 17 May 2017 16:53:03 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Worried about job automation? Not so fast鈥 /desautels/node/67467 <p>Dire predictions about the impending robot-worker invasion abound. It seems like every day, academics and other thought-leaders trot out statistics about how many jobs are going to be vaporized by technology.</p> <p>Well, new research from the Information Technology &amp; Innovation Foundation suggests otherwise. While not all jobs are safe, there are many tasks that robots just can鈥檛 do 鈥 and technology also creates jobs, though admittedly not as many as it eliminates.</p> Wed, 17 May 2017 16:34:22 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Rima Qureshi leaves Ericsson North America after less than a year as boss /desautels/node/67454 <p>After less than a year at the job, Ericsson Senior VP and head of North American operations <strong>Rima Qureshi</strong> (BCom鈥87, MBA鈥96) has left the company. Chief Strategy Officer Niklas Hueveldop has stepped in on an interim basis, and the company has started the search for a permanent replacement. Ericsson is in the midst of a turnaround, streamlining operations and bumping up its investment in R&amp;D.</p> Tue, 16 May 2017 14:01:33 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus nominated for Wesdome directorship /desautels/node/67442 <p>Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. has announced the slate of 2017 director nominees to be voted on at the annual meeting, which will be in Toronto on June 21, 2017. Among the list of nominees is <strong>Charles B. Main</strong> (BCom鈥79), who has three-decades of mining and finance experience, including positions at Yamana Gold, Normandy Mining, TVX Gold and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.</p> Fri, 12 May 2017 17:43:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus ran brokerage firm, was president of TSX /desautels/node/67437 <p><strong>J. Pearce Bunting</strong>聽 (BCom'52) grew up during the Great Depression, then rose through the ranks of his father鈥檚 brokerage firm to become president in 1967. Ten years later, he became president of the TSX and modernized the operation by introducing a computerized trading system.</p> <p>The technology was immensely unpopular with old-guard floor traders, but times were changing鈥攁nd Mr. Bunting is now remembered as having been good for the exchange. Patrick Mars, who ran Bunting鈥檚 old company, said that 鈥淯nder his watch the exchange prospered and did well.鈥</p> Thu, 11 May 2017 14:28:09 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumna and Ericsson senior VP on travel, networking, and engaging others in decision-making /desautels/node/67433 <p><strong>Rima Qureshi</strong> (BCom'87, MBA'96) knows all about learning to adapt. In an interview with Desautels Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a></strong>, she says that as a highly analytical, self-contained decision-maker, her position as senior VP and North American head of Ericsson has taught her the importance of listening, getting others involved in decision-making early, and finding a common position to build on.</p> Thu, 11 May 2017 14:06:12 +0000 捆绑SM社区 International Advisory Board member awarded Alumni Association鈥檚 highest honour /desautels/node/67411 <p>On May 2nd, 300 guests gathered at Montreal鈥檚 Omni Mont-Royal Hotel for this year鈥檚 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association Awards. All told, 17 members of the 捆绑SM社区 community were honoured for outstanding service to the university and society.</p> Fri, 05 May 2017 16:38:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Fengate taps Desautels advisor to chair board /desautels/node/67409 <p><a href="/desautels/michael-boychuk"><strong>Michael Boychuk</strong></a> (BCom'77, DPA'78) is the new Chair of the Advisory Board at Fengate Real Asset Investments, a board that he鈥檚 been on since 2014. Mr. Boychuk鈥檚 experience in capital markets is an asset at a time when Fengate is undergoing a period of huge growth. He served as Senior VP Treasurer at BCE until 2009, then President and CEO at Bimcor until 2015.</p> Thu, 04 May 2017 19:35:58 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Mr. Brahm Spilfogel joins Desautels Global Experts /desautels/node/67404 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomes <strong><a href="/desautels/brahm-spilfogel">Brahm Spilfogel</a></strong> (BCom鈥91), Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Canadian Equities at RBC Asset Management Inc.,聽 as a Desautels Global Expert (DGE).<br /> 聽<br /> Mr. Spilfogel has worked in the financial-services industry since 1991. In 1993, he joined RBC, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the Private Client group and later moved to RT Investment Counsel to concentrate on portfolio management.<br /> 聽<br /></p> Tue, 02 May 2017 19:15:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautel alumna appointed CFO of Northern Sphere Mining /desautels/node/67401 <p>Northern Sphere Mining Corp. has announced that <strong>Monique L. Delorme</strong> (BCom鈥88, DPA鈥91) will be taking over from Robin Pilkey as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Delorme is already involved with Northern Sphere, having worked with the company as a consultant for the past three years.</p> <p>Aside from that, she has over 25 years of experience guiding publicly traded companies, including Maple Leaf Foods, Hollinger, and most recently, Zonetail. Ms. Delorme has both Canadian and U.S. CPA designations.</p> Tue, 02 May 2017 16:28:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Callinex Mines appoints Desautels alumnus as CFO /desautels/node/67399 <p>Vancouver-based mining company Callinex Mines Inc. has announced two new appointments to its c-suite: Jordan Butler has been made VP of Corporate Development, while <strong>Matthew Anderson</strong> (BCom鈥05) has been brought onboard as Chief Financial Officer, replacing the departing Rebecca Moriarty.</p> <p>Mr. Anderson has lots of experience in natural resource extraction: he was previously a senior consultant with Malaspina Consultants, serving as CFO of I-Minerals, Terra Nova Energy and Dynamic Oil &amp; Gas Exploration, Inc. Before that, he was an accountant at BDO Canada and EY.</p> Tue, 02 May 2017 16:23:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Announcing the 2017 SEI Impact Internship Cohort /desautels/node/67393 <hr /> Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:38:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 At the CAFAs, glitz and glitterati are on parade /desautels/node/67342 <p>In some ways, it鈥檚 the party of the year. On April 7th, Canada鈥檚 biggest fashion names gathered in Toronto for the fourth Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. The event was heavy on pizzazz, from the pre-event cocktails to the after-dinner party. The guest list was a who鈥檚 who of Canada鈥檚 glitterati, from Erdem Moralioglu to David Dixon.</p> Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:38:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels achieves second consecutive win at PRMIA /desautels/node/67329 <p>Congratulations to Desautels undergraduate students: <strong>Evan Coulter</strong>, <strong>Valentyn Litvin</strong>, <strong>Meagan Prins</strong>, and <strong>Marina Simonian</strong> who won the top prize at the prestigious PRMIA International Risk Management Challenge- marking a second consecutive victory for the Faculty at this competition.</p> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:44:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Imran Amed honoured with Vanguard Award /desautels/node/67323 <p>鈥淚鈥檓 not looking at fashion through a Canadian lens, or even a Western lens, but a global lens,鈥 says<a href="/desautels/node/67019"><strong> Imran Amed</strong></a> (BCom'97). Indeed, he doesn鈥檛 even look at it through the eyes of someone who grew up steeped in fashion. Mr. Amed started <em>Business of Fashion</em> as a personal blog while he was working as a management consultant with zero fashion training. Today, his London-based site is the go-to source for news-hungry glitterati.</p> Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:42:51 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus named Exec VP at PNG Gold /desautels/node/67310 <p>West Vancouver-based PNG Gold has announced the appointment of <strong>Wesley Marstaller</strong> (BCom'05)聽as Executive Vice President of the corporation. Before coming on board at PNG Gold, Mr. Marstaller served in several capacities at the Macquarie Group, then as COO of the Rennie Group. PNG Gold CEO Greg Clarkes praises Mr. Marstaller, saying that his expertise will help with 鈥渂uilding the management group necessary to achieve the Company鈥檚 near and long term goals.鈥</p> <p>PNG Gold is a mining company specialized in gold exploration in Papua New Guinea.聽</p> Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:42:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Northleaf appoints Desautels alumnus to its infrastructure team /desautels/node/67278 <p>Northleaf Capital Partners has brought former Goldman Sachs banking analyst <strong>Simon Bibeau</strong>聽(BCom'15) on board to perform market research and asset management duties in its infrastructure team. Northleaf Capital is a Canadian private-markets investment firm with over $9 billion in private equity and offices in Toronto, Chicago, Menlo Park and London.</p> Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:01:49 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Karl Moore talks Hot Cities /desautels/node/67266 <p>For reading week, Desautels Associate Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> took a group of students on the ninth edition of the Hot Cities of the World Tour, which is an annual trip that gives 30 捆绑SM社区 undergrads and alumni a close-up view of the cities and towns powering some of the world鈥檚 fastest-emerging economies.</p> Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:02:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Coaching and charity front-and-centre for former Desautels student /desautels/node/67265 <p>As <strong>Kevin Donovan</strong> enters his second year as head coach of a high-school lacrosse programme, he talks about his first game with the team, improving the squad鈥檚 place in the standings, and how accountability helps student athletes develop into adulthood.</p> Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:55:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 GroundIt鈥檚 CEO on her entrepreneurial journey /desautels/node/67264 <p>Business partners <strong>Audrey Bolduc </strong>and Mitalie Makhani won the 2015 Dobson Cup with their pitch to make fertilizer from used coffee grounds. Now CEO of GroundIt, Ms. Bolduc returns to judge the 2017 Dobson Cup. She sat down with <em>The Dobson Chronicles </em>to talk about her company鈥檚 all-natural fertilizer, her incredible experience as a Dobson Cup contestant, how her time at Desautels has moulded who she is as an entrepreneur, and just what possessed her to found a startup while she was still in school.</p> Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:50:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels case competition team lands unexpected prize /desautels/node/67255 <p>An undergraduate team from Desautels came home from a case competition in Portugal with an invite to go back for a month-long project aimed at making the city of Porto more attractive to startups. The prize is doubly sweet, as neither the team nor the officials saw it coming. Team member <strong>Aarushi Kumar</strong> says that 鈥淚t was not something we were expecting and it was not something the organizers were expecting to do, either.鈥</p> Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:32:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Consulting Magazine names Desautels grad a 2017 rising star /desautels/node/67247 <p><em>Consulting Magazine</em> has released its 2017 Rising Stars of the Profession 35 Under 35 list, and number 34 on that list is KPMG鈥檚 <strong>Matthew O鈥機onnell</strong>, who is named for Excellence in Financial Services. Mr. O鈥機onnell works in the company鈥檚 Forensic Advisory Services Practice, where he deals in anti-corruption, regulatory compliance and conflict minerals. He has taken point on several big-ticket investigations in a multitude of nations.</p> Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:35:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels scores win at CBS Case Competition 2017 /desautels/node/67225 <p>Congratulation to Desautels undergraduates <strong>Amir Fawzy Guirguis</strong>, 聽<strong>Charles Lavoie-Aubuchon</strong>, <strong>Maria Power</strong>, and聽 <strong>Samantha Simpson</strong> for winning the 2017 CBS Case Competition in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as to <strong>Amir Fawzy Guirguis</strong>, in particular, for securing the award for Best Speaker. The latest win at CBS coincides with Desautels鈥 record of achievement at the international case competition, first securing a win in 2015 and then coming in second the following year.聽</p> Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:32:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels alumnus to be honoured at SmartCEO Future 50 Gala /desautels/node/67205 <p><span><em>SmartCEO</em> magazine has named asset management firm Star Mountain Capital to its 2017 New York Future 50 awards list. Star Mountain founder and CEO <strong>Brett Hickey</strong> will be presented with the award at the Future 50 Gala on March 16. Mr. Hickey was previously President of Aegis Capital Group and an investment banker at Citigroup.</span></p> <p>Star Mountain Capital is an up-and-coming lower middle-market asset manager. The Future 50 Awards showcase companies that are playing a notable role in the region鈥檚 economy and future.</p> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:37:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels undergraduates secure a win at PRMIA Risk Management Challenge /desautels/node/67203 <p>Congratulations to Desautels BCom students <strong>Evan Coulter</strong>, <strong>Valentyn Litvin</strong>, <strong>Meagan Prins</strong>, and <strong>Marina Simonian</strong> for winning the聽PRMIA Risk Management Challenge, marking a third consecutive victory for the Faculty. The team will advance to the International Risk Management Challenge in London, UK on April 7th, 2017 for a chance to win the grand prize of $10,000 USD.</p> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:47:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Athenex names 捆绑SM社区 alumnus as Chief Financial Officer /desautels/node/67197 <p>Biopharm company Athenex has tapped independent consultant and 捆绑SM社区 Commerce alumnus <strong>J. Nick Riehle</strong> (BCom鈥76) to join its executive suite as Chief Financial Officer, pending Board approval. Mr. Riehle brings a lifetime of experience to the position, having previously served as CFO of Chelsea Therapeutics and Haht Commerce. Before that, he spent 17 years at Nortel Networks, and cut his teeth as an analyst at IBM from 1977 to 1979.</p> Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:59:18 +0000 捆绑SM社区 CEO of the Year Futures Fund Scholarship /desautels/node/67182 <p>Congratulations to BCom student <strong>Stephanie Ng-Lun</strong>, recipient of this year鈥檚 <strong>Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year Futures Fund Scholarship</strong>. Award recipients from across Canada were present in Toronto this week to attend a leadership session and special reception held in their honor, as well as to participate in Canada鈥檚 Outstanding CEO of the Year Award Gala Dinner, which recognized Calin Rovinescu, CEO of Air Canada.</p> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:17:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Student events and the 捆绑SM社区 context /desautels/node/67178 <p>The 捆绑SM社区 context can be a make-or-break thing when it comes to the University鈥檚 ability to take disciplinary action in the case of breach of the Code of Student Conduct at an event that is only peripherally 捆绑SM社区-related. In the latest <em>捆绑SM社区 Tribune</em>, Dean of Students Christopher Buddle points out that events held off-campus by faculty student societies (which are separate legal entities) may not be 捆绑SM社区 jurisdiction.</p> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:59:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 finishes second at RSEQ swim championships /desautels/node/67168 <p>Team captain and Desautels BCom senior <strong>Keelan Marks</strong> led a remarkable 捆绑SM社区 swim team to a second-place overall finish at this past weekend鈥檚 RSEQ championships, with 13 medals. Highlights included a sweep of the butterfly events by Samuel Wang and Kate Wist. Wang鈥檚 medal count was two golds, one silver and one bronze, while Wist claimed three golds and a personal best in the 400 free.</p> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:30:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 management student puts his best foot forward /desautels/node/67155 <p>Patara is a fairtrade, sustainably-produced shoe line made by a small factory in Thailand. It鈥檚 also the brainchild of Desautels Faculty of Management student <strong>Kilian Rosier</strong>, who got the idea while travelling in Asia 鈥 and who wanted a pair of shoes he could wear everywhere, from the beach to the caf茅. From there, it was just a small jump to the concept of a fairtrade travel shoe with the green production methods possible.</p> Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:25:12 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 alumna honoured by Mergers & Acquisitions magazine /desautels/node/67046 <p><strong>Christine Tiseo</strong>聽(BCom'95) has been named as one of the 35 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&amp;A in Mergers &amp; Acquisitions magazine鈥檚 January 2017 issue. She was also recognized in 2016, which was the list鈥檚 inaugural year.</p> <p>Ms. Tiseo is a Managing Director of the Debt Advisory Group at Chicago-based mid-market global investment bank Lincoln International, where she has worked for 12 years. She is also a chartered financial analyst who holds an MBA from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from 捆绑SM社区.</p> Mon, 30 Jan 2017 16:45:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 SCIS grooming success stories as students excel /desautels/node/67014 <p><strong>Florian Wong, Hongqiao class of 2016, IB score of 41</strong></p> <p>Wong is currently a freshman at 捆绑SM社区, Desautels Faculty of Management. He is pursuing a double major in Finance and Information Systems.</p> <p>Read full article: <em><a href="http://www.shanghaidaily.com/feature/education/SCIS-grooming-success-stories-as-students-excel/shdaily.shtml">Shanghai Daily</a></em>, January 26, 2017聽</p> Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:58:41 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Hi-Rise Capital Announces Appointment of Michael Kraft as Chief Executive Officer /desautels/node/66958 <p>Hi-Rise Capital Ltd. (鈥淗i-Rise鈥 or the 鈥淐ompany鈥), a mortgage broker and administrator focused on funding high quality real estate development projects in the聽Greater Toronto Area, is pleased to announce today that it has appointed聽<strong>Michael Kraft</strong>聽as Chief Executive Officer.</p> <p>...Mr. Kraft holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from聽捆绑SM社区聽and a Master of Business Administration degree from聽Northwestern University鈥檚聽Kellogg School of Management, graduating in both instances with academic distinction.</p> Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:51:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Indigo announces CFO鈥檚 pending departure and appointment of interim successor /desautels/node/66935 <p>Indigo Books &amp; Music Inc. (TSX: IDG),聽Canada鈥檚聽largest book, gift and specialty toy retailer has today announced the forthcoming departure of Ms.聽Laura Carr, the company鈥檚 Chief Financial Officer, who will be returning to the UK for personal reasons following the completion of the Company鈥檚 third quarter results announcement in February.</p> <p>Heather Reisman, Indigo CEO, has appointed Mr.聽<strong>Craig Loudon</strong>, Indigo鈥檚 Senior Vice President, Business Finance, to the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective聽February 9, 2017.</p> Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:53:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 In line with recent growth, FL Fuller Landau LLP Appoints Three New Partners /desautels/node/66934 <p>FL Fuller Landau LLP, a full-service chartered professional accounting and business advisory firm, is proud to announce the appointment of聽Jaimie Auger,聽Budd Newton, and聽Uros Milekic聽as new Partners, effective聽January 1, 2017.</p> Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:45:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Here are all the UK tech figures named in the Queen's New Year's Honours list /desautels/node/66915 <p><strong>Imran Amed</strong> is founder and CEO of The Business of Fashion, the online news site for the fashion industry.</p> <p>Amed started his site in 2007聽as a blog about the fashion industry, but it has become one of the leading sources of news in the fashion world. The site raised a Series A funding round in 2015 from investors including聽Index Ventures, LVMH, Carmen Busquets, and Felix Capital.</p> <p>Amed was previously a聽management consultant at聽McKinsey &amp; Co. He has an MBA from 锟糎arvard Business School and a bachelor of commerce degree聽from 捆绑SM社区.</p> Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:07:22 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Aeroports de Montreal (ADM) Appoints new presidents and CEO from within /desautels/node/66770 <p>Philippe Rainville will become the new president and CEO of A茅roports de Montr茅al (ADM) on January 1, 2017, succeeding James Cherry, who retires at the end of the year.</p> <p>Rainville holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from 捆绑SM社区 and is a chartered professional accountant (CPA).聽<br /> <br /> He started his career as an auditor and financial analyst with an accounting firm, going on to hold similar positions at Provigo (Delixo) and Pepsi-Cola.聽</p> Fri, 25 Nov 2016 17:42:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Philippe Rainville 脿 la t锚te d'A茅roports de Montr茅al /desautels/node/66769 <p>Apr猫s 15 ans 脿 la t锚te d鈥橝茅roports de Montr茅al (ADM), James C. Cherry prendra sa retraite 脿 la fin de l鈥檃nn茅e et il sera remplac茅 par Philippe Rainville, qui occupait les fonctions de vice-pr茅sident, charg茅 de gestion et de la r茅alisation du programme d鈥檌mmobilisations.</p> <p>Avant d鈥檌nt茅grer ADM, Philippe Rainville a 艙uvr茅 Molson Canada, Provigo (Delixo) et Pepsi-Cola. En plus d鈥櫭猼re comptable professionnel agr茅茅 (CPA), il est d茅tenteur d鈥檜n baccalaur茅at en commerce de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区.</p> Fri, 25 Nov 2016 17:30:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Broome Capital Inc. Enters into Option Agreement to Acquire KLR Property /desautels/node/66741 <p>Matthew Anderson holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from 捆绑SM社区 and obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 2008. Matt is a Senior Consultant with Malaspina Consultants Inc., a private company that provides accounting and administrative infrastructure to junior public companies.</p> Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:38:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 La Conference Fashion Business Uncovered: On Y Sera! /desautels/node/66706 <p>Depuis quelques ann茅es, des 茅tudiants de l鈥檜niversit茅 捆绑SM社区 ont pris l鈥檌nitiative d鈥檕rganiser des journ茅es conf茅rences permettant aux passionn茅s de la mode d鈥櫭ヽhanger sur le sujet. Au menu聽cette ann茅e: pr茅sentations, tables rondes et s茅ance de r茅seautage qui promettent d鈥檈n inspirer plus d鈥檜n! Une excellente occasion d鈥檈n apprendre plus sur l鈥檌ndustrie聽et de rencontrer des personnes cl茅s pouvant donne聽run coup de main 脿 notre carri猫re. Cette ann茅e, notre r茅dactrice en chef num茅rique (MOI聽!) fera m锚me partie d鈥檜n panel de discussion sur la mode et la technologie.</p> Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:57:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Chicago Cubs executive Rehman become first 捆绑SM社区 grad to earn World Series ring /desautels/node/66701 <p>Only three days after 捆绑SM社区 captured their third consecutive national championship in the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Association, Shiraz Rehman, an assistant general manager with the Cubs, became the first 捆绑SM社区 grad to earn a World Series championship ring.聽</p> <p>A 39-year-old native of Montreal who was raised in Blauvelt N.Y., Rehman earned a commerce degree from 捆绑SM社区 in 1999, majoring in finance and accounting. Rehman was a 6-foot-2 switch-hitting shortstop on the Redmen baseball team for four years, serving as team captain in his junior and senior campaigns.</p> Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:46:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 goeasy Ltd. Announces Senior Executive Appointment /desautels/node/66700 <p>goeasy Ltd. the leading full service provider of goods and alternative financial聽services聽that improve the lives of everyday Canadians, is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrea Fiederer to Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).</p> Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:44:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 grad Rehman earns World Series ring with Cubs /desautels/node/66698 <p>When the Chicago Cubs defeated Cleveland in Game 7 of an epic World Series in the wee hours of Thursday morning, the celebrations reverberated all the way north of the border to the campus of 捆绑SM社区 in Montreal. Only three days after聽捆绑SM社区 captured its third consecutive national championship聽in the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Association, Shiraz Rehman, an assistant general manager with the Cubs, became the first 捆绑SM社区 grad to earn a World Series championship ring.</p> Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:38:21 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Fashion 101: Valuable Career Advices from the Best in the Industry /desautels/node/66688 <p>So many young and creative people have aspired to break into the vibrant and fascinating field of the fashion industry. If you are one of these people, take your career to the next level by learning from the takeaways from a few of the best in this field like Marissa Webb, Tanya Taylor, and more. Read on to get inspiration from the past "How to Make It in Fashion" Conferences, and make your dreams come true!</p> Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:01:28 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 holds sustainability forums /desautels/node/66590 <p>Friday, September 23, marked the first of three open forum meetings that invited members of the 捆绑SM社区 community to discuss sustainability at 捆绑SM社区.</p> Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:12:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Marie Le Cannellier: President of MTL Relations /desautels/node/66588 <p><span>Meet Marie Le Cannellier, a U3 Management student who calls Chicago home. Marie recently became President of MTL Relations, an organization that aims to get you out of聽the 捆绑SM社区 bubble by making聽it easier for you to connect with students from all universities in Montreal. Read on聽if you want to聽learn more about Marie and MTL Relations!</span></p> <p><span>Read full article: <a href="http://www.hercampus.com/school/mcgill/marie-le-cannellier-president-mtl-relations">Her Campus</a>, October 4, 2016</span></p> Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:06:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Ariane Simondet On Frosh, Inclusivity and Involvement /desautels/node/66578 <p>Midterms are slowly approaching, and we cannot help but reminisce on the warm, carefree days of Frosh. Whether you were a first-year embarking on your university journey, or a frosh leader looking to get involved, we can all agree that Frosh was one heck of a time. To help you trace back to those summer days, Her Campus 捆绑SM社区 interviewed Ariane Simondet, Management Frosh's Director of Inclusivity.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.hercampus.com/school/mcgill/ariane-simondet-frosh-inclusivity-and-involvement">Her Campus</a>, September 28, 2016聽</p> Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:12:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Brett Hickey to Speak at the Southern Capital Forum's 2016 Annual Conference /desautels/node/66547 <p>Brett Hickey, CEO of Star Mountain Capital, LLC, a Specialized Asset Management Firm in New York, Will Speak at this Year's Annual Conference in Georgia.聽</p> Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:02:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 MDIIM Student Associates applications now open! /desautels/node/66487 <h3>2016-17 Student Associates applications now open!</h3> <p>Are you a full-time Desautels student looking to participate in high-profile events, interact with special guests, and engage with students around integrated management? Then聽we invite you to apply to the MDIIM Student Associates Program!聽</p> <p>Applications are now open for the 2016-17 MDIIM Student Associates Program and are聽due on聽<strong>Monday, September 26</strong>.聽<a href="/desautels/files/desautels/2016_call_for_mdiim_student_associates.pdf">Click here</a> to download the application form.聽</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:25:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A Knight is Reborn /desautels/node/66422 <p>Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: GUD) ("Knight"), a leading Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that <strong>Samira Sakhia</strong>, former CFO of Paladin Labs Inc. ("Paladin"), will be joining the Knight team as President and member of the Board of Directors. In her new role, beginning on August 31, 2016, Samira will report to <strong>Jonathan Ross Goodman</strong>, CEO of Knight.</p> Fri, 19 Aug 2016 15:10:35 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Road to Rio: Olympic fencer Joseph Polossifakis speaks about tactics, success and overcoming hardship /desautels/node/66321 <p>In this weekly series we feature an Olympic athlete who juggles work and sport. The Q&amp;As give you their insights for peak performance and top tips to help you whether you鈥檙e at work, or working out.</p> <p>...Born and raised in Montreal, Polossifakis graduated from 捆绑SM社区 in 2014 with a commerce degree. His studies focused on accounting and international business. He did an accounting internship with KPMG in the summer of 2013 and will be doing an 18-month internship, exploring a variety of roles, with Bell starting in September.</p> Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:20:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 2016 MBAs To Watch: Fatoumata Diane, Cambridge (Judge) /desautels/node/66246 <p>Fatoumata Diane</p> <p>Judge Business School, University of Cambridge</p> <p>Age:聽26</p> <p>Hometown:聽Conakry, Guinea</p> <p>Undergraduate School and Degree:聽捆绑SM社区, Bachelor of Commerce</p> <p>Where did you work before enrolling in business school?聽I started my career in Montreal in the Investment Banking Division of CIBC, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Later, I took over a Financial Analyst role at Air Canada, initially focusing on labor negotiations with major unions. Following this, I was promoted to Financial Analysis Manager.</p> Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:53:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Loyalist convocations featuring guest speakers /desautels/node/66174 <p>A quartet of special guests will be speaking at Loyalist College for the 49th Annual Convocation Ceremonies.聽The four ceremonies, which take next Thursday and Friday, recognize new graduates and celebrate their accomplishments with family and friends.</p> <p>...Later that day, at 2:30 p.m., president and chief executive officer of Cogeco Connexion, Louise St-Pierre, will speak at the School of Media, Arts + Design and the School of Continuing Education.</p> Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:37:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Global Power Announces Appointment of Two New Directors to its Board /desautels/node/66169 <p>Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (OTC:GLPW) (鈥淕lobal Power鈥) today announced it has appointed two independent directors to its Board of Directors.聽 Following this appointment, the Global Power Board of Directors now consists of 10 members.聽 The newly appointed directors are as follows:聽</p> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:38:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Diary: Lessons from Chilecon Valley /desautels/node/66156 <p>EIGHT flights, two developing countries, five cities, 25 meetings with 25 different companies in 10 different industries. If I told you that you could do this in less than 10 days, you would probably think I was crazy. And then I would tell you about the Hot Cities of the World Tour at the University of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, which has followed such a hectic schedule for the past eight years.</p> Tue, 31 May 2016 16:57:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 FAEQ deliver bursaries to Laval's Polossifakis, Lefebvre and Roy /desautels/node/66106 <p>A trio of Laval student-athletes were among the 55 deserving student-athletes who shared $184,500 in individual bursaries as part of the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ) at the Foundation鈥檚 annual Sponsorship spring cocktail party that was held in the John Molson Room in Montreal earlier this month. The FAEQ also celebrated the performances of numerous bursary recipients, who have already qualified or are in the process of qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. This year alone the Foundation has delivered nearly 1.3-million dollars to 450 student-athletes.</p> Thu, 26 May 2016 15:43:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 FAEQ awards $30,000 in bursaries to incoming 捆绑SM社区 student-athletes /desautels/node/66104 <p>Six incoming freshmen to 捆绑SM社区 have been pegged to share $30,000 and are among the 35 recipients of recruitment bursaries totalling $165,000, announced last week by the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence. The amount includes five awards of $3,000 apiece, distributed to Canadians from outside Quebec who have chosen to pursue their educational and athletic careers in a Quebec university.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2016/05/faeq-awards-30000-in-bursaries-to-incoming-mcgill-student-athletes/">捆绑SM社区 Reporter</a>, May 25, 2016聽</p> Thu, 26 May 2016 15:34:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Arctic Art has Changed, Gallery Owners say /desautels/node/66074 <p>Mark London grew up in the Elca London Gallery, of which he has been director for the past 25 years.</p> <p>鈥淭he gallery and I were conceived at the same time,鈥 says London, son of<strong> Jonas London</strong>, an office manager and 捆绑SM社区 commerce graduate, and Elca London, who held a master鈥檚 degree in psychology from 捆绑SM社区 and worked at psychiatric hospitals. His mother鈥檚 means of earning a living was about to take a creative turn when Mark was聽in utero.</p> Wed, 18 May 2016 15:54:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Walking for a cause /desautels/node/66059 <p>One day, almost 10 years ago, <strong>Christine Boutros</strong> felt something she will never forget.</p> <p>She remembers it like it was yesterday: 鈥淵ou know when you sit on your leg for too long and it feels tingling? I thought it would pass but it didn鈥檛,鈥 she explained.</p> <p>A few months later, Boutros, at the age of 45, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. 鈥淚t was kind of surreal,鈥 she said.</p> Thu, 12 May 2016 15:49:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom Students make finals at GBCC 2016 /desautels/node/66043 <p>A Desautels undergraduate student case team composed of <strong>Kangni Chen, Manuel Gobeille-Leblanc, Victoire Monnier </strong>and<strong> Alexie Morin</strong> made the finals at the <strong>18th annual Global Business Case Competition (GBCC)</strong> hosted by Foster School of Business at the University of Washington held from April 4 to 10, 2016.聽</p> Tue, 10 May 2016 15:27:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Le succ猫s de Juliette, la femme derri猫re le chocolat /desautels/node/66024 <p>Un moment en compagnie de <strong>Juliette Brun</strong> 鈥 la fameuse Juliette derri猫re Juliette et Chocolat 鈥 suffit 脿 tout comprendre; le succ猫s amplement m茅rit茅, le travail acharn茅, la passion, la gourmandise (pour le chocolat et pour la vie en g茅n茅rale), l'optimisme, la joie de vivre et la vision. Tel son produit f茅tiche qu'elle affectionne tant, la femme d'affaires se veut solide, douce, originale et r茅confortante.聽</p> Thu, 05 May 2016 15:25:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Management Students Focus on Helping Syrian Refugees /desautels/node/65996 <p><i>By Karen Seidman, Montreal Gazette,聽April 26, 2016 :</i></p> <p>"<span>Every semester, 捆绑SM社区 faculty lecturer聽Anita Nowak challenges her students to come up with projects for her social entrepreneurship and social innovation class based on a theme that she finds particularly timely and relevant.</span></p> <p>For this semester, it was helping Syrian refugees integrate into Canadian society.</p> Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:45:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom Students Win Kenneth F. Byrd Prize Entrance Scholarships /desautels/node/65945 <p>The following BCom students were awarded the Kenneth F. Byrd Prize entrance scholarships:</p> <ul> <li>Jenny Bradley-Tessier</li> <li>Nathaniel Kirsh</li> <li>James McCollough-Gilbert</li> <li>Alanna NUssbaum</li> <li>Alexander McGarry</li> <li>Kaihua He</li> </ul> <p><strong>About the Award:</strong></p> Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:42:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels wins Canadian Brandstorm for the third year in a row! /desautels/node/65871 <p>Congratulations to L茅a Fournier, Laura Gordon and Sofie Rootenberg who will be headed to Paris with their coach Peg Brunelle聽to compete at L鈥橭real鈥檚 Brandstorm finals on June 30!</p> Tue, 05 Apr 2016 20:02:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom Students Win 2016 National Investment Banking Competition /desautels/node/65864 <p>Two Desautels BCom student teams took 1st and 2nd places in the Undergraduate Division at the National Investment Banking Competition (NIBC) held on March 23 to 24 in Vancouver. Every year, the competition attracts more than 330 teams of undergraduate and graduate students from top business schools around the world. It is recognized as one of the most prestigious financial case competitions in North America.</p> Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:21:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Congratulations to the HM delegation! /desautels/node/65851 <p>Congratulations to Desautels' Happening Marketing delegation for its 5聽podium wins!</p> <p><strong>1st place</strong></p> <p><strong>B2B Marketing</strong> - Jordan Bonneville, Rachel Burk, Karen Ye</p> <p><strong>Relationship Marketing</strong> - Aarushi Kumar, Alexie Morin, Jochem Janssens聽</p> <p><strong>Marketing Strategy</strong> - Graydon Clerk, Kangni Chen, Wendy Lai</p> <p><strong>Marketing Campaign</strong> - Manuel Gobeille-Leblanc, Hayley Lim, Joshua Phoon, Maripaz Fernandez</p> <p><strong>2nd place</strong></p> Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:23:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom Students Win 2016 PRMIA Risk Management Challenge /desautels/node/65832 <p>A Desautels BCom student team defeated 116 undergraduate and graduate teams from 45 schools around the world to place 1st at the 2016 PRMIA Risk Management Challenge.</p> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:44:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability 2016 /desautels/node/65802 <p>Event Date &amp; Time:聽<br /> Mar 18 2016 - 9:00am聽to聽Mar 19 2016 - 7:00pm<br /> Location:聽New Residence</p> Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:31:28 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom students make finals at CBS CC 2016 /desautels/node/65794 <p>A Desautels undergraduate student case team composed of Jordan Bonneville, Wendelina Lai, Joshua Phoon and Luohan Wei made the finals at the 15th annual Copenhagen Business School Case Competition (CBS CC) held on February 29 to March 5, 2016.聽</p> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:33:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Neema: un voyage en chansons /desautels/node/65790 <p><strong>Neema</strong> n'a pas ch么m茅 depuis la parution de son dernier album studio,聽Watching You Think, il y a pr猫s de six ans. L'artiste montr茅alaise a beaucoup v茅cu dans ses valises, faisant pendant deux ans un tour du monde en chansons dont t茅moigne l'album live聽Leave the Light On, paru en 2014.</p> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:20:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The challenge of merging new acquisitions with company culture /desautels/node/65581 <p>There are two different kinds of acquisitions: 鈥榮cale acquisitions鈥 and 鈥榖olt-on acquisitions鈥, and we tend to focus on the latter. We like to buy a technology and 鈥榩lug it in鈥, because our sales force and distribution channel are second to none. The last six deals we鈥檝e done were all about technologies or products that we wanted to own. In these cases, some of the management team stays with us, but we鈥檙e really taking on a new product and adding it to our existing culture.</p> Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 B2ten foundation is Olympic champion Jenn Heil's legacy /desautels/node/65579 <p>Ten years ago Thursday, a pint-sized Jenn Heil stood atop the mogul field in Sauze d鈥橭ulx, Italy, with no regrets 鈥 regardless of what might have happened over the course of the next 26 seconds.</p> <p>The 22-year-old 捆绑SM社区 commerce student had a note from her psychologist tucked in her pocket that read: 鈥淚鈥檓 ready. I know it鈥檚 going to be great.鈥</p> <p>And great she was, exploding out of the gate and landing two monster jumps to win Canada鈥檚 first medal at the 2006 Olympics.</p> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:54:22 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom Student Case Competition Team Advance to International PRMIA Risk Management Challenge /desautels/node/65539 <p>A BCom student case competition team 聽won the Montreal PRMIA Risk Management challenge for the second consecutive year. The roster of the 捆绑SM社区-Desautels team includes Simon Altman, Evan Coulter, Liam Maclure, and Valentyn Litvin. They are coached by Professor Sebastien Betermier.</p> <p><span>The team will compete聽in Chicago for the International Championship early March, against 7 other finalist teams. PRMIA is the Professional Risk Managers鈥 International Association. 聽</span></p> Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:34:41 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom Students Take 1st Place at 2016 University of Auckland's Champions' Trophy /desautels/node/65529 <p>A Desautels BCom student case team composed of Rachel Burk, Maripaz Fernandez, Michael Fishman and Deven Sanon took 1st place at the 9th annual University of Auckland鈥檚 Champions Trophy held January 23 to 30, 2016.</p> Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:27:48 +0000 捆绑SM社区 L'aspect humain avant tout /desautels/node/65524 <p><strong>Christine D茅carie</strong> se destinait 脿 la comptabilit茅, mais le hasard l'a men茅e 脿 锚tre l'une des premi猫res femmes gestionnaires de portefeuille du Qu茅bec. Et son talent, qui ne doit rien au hasard, a profit茅 aux investisseurs.<br /> Vice-pr茅sidente principale, gestionnaire de portefeuille et responsable de la recherche mondiale au Groupe Investors, Christine D茅carie s'est d茅couvert une passion pour la gestion de fonds communs de placement lors de son dernier emploi d'茅t茅 d'茅tudiante, en 1986.<br /></p> Wed, 03 Feb 2016 18:46:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Lancement de la deuxi猫me 茅dition de Lait鈥檚 Go Sport /desautels/node/65496 <p>Le R茅seau du sport 茅tudiant du Qu茅bec (RSEQ) et Lait鈥檚 Go Sport sont fiers d鈥檃nnoncer le lancement de la deuxi猫me 茅dition du 芦Programme Ambassadeurs Lait鈥檚 Go Sport禄. Quatorze 茅tudiants-athl猫tes universitaires du RSEQ, provenant de sept universit茅s, repr茅senteront la marque sur leurs campus respectifs.</p> <p>...Apr猫s un processus de s茅lection, voici donc les 茅tudiants-athl猫tes qui ont 茅t茅 s茅lectionn茅s.</p> <p>...<strong>Fran莽ois Bourque</strong> - Redmen de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区, Basketball, Gestion (comptabilit茅)</p> Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:46:03 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Wins 8 podiums at JDC /desautels/node/65491 <p>Congratulations to Desautels' Jeux du Commerce delegation for its 8 podium wins and overall 3rd place academic ranking.</p> <p><strong>Podiums</strong></p> <ul> <li>Surprise Case - 1st</li> <li>Stock Simulation - 1st</li> <li>Human Resources - 2nd聽</li> <li>International Business - 2nd</li> <li>Debate - 2nd</li> <li>First聽Year Case - 3rd</li> <li>Finance - 3rd</li> <li>Information Systems - 3rd</li> </ul> <p>Visit their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mcgilljdc/">Facebook Page</a>.</p> Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:01:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Megan Munroe: FBU Director of Communications & Fashion Blogger Extraordinaire /desautels/node/65472 <p>Her Campus 捆绑SM社区 is pleased to present you with this week's 眉ber fabulous profile, <strong>Megan Munroe</strong>! Although her roots lie in both San Francisco and Vancouver, she has found her temporary home at 捆绑SM社区 as a U1 Management student majoring in Marketing. Along with her studies, Megan is the Director of Communications for the MUS club Fashion Business Uncovered. She also runs a seriously incredible and successful blog (that I frequent when I should be studying, but her major style gives me life), theClosetCraze.</p> Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:44:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom Students Take Two Podiums at 2016 Inter-Collegiate Business Competition /desautels/node/65470 <p>Four <strong>BCom</strong> case teams made the finals at the 38th annual<strong> Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC)</strong> held at <strong>Queen's University</strong> from<strong> January 14 to 17, 2016</strong> with the <strong>Debate team finishing second</strong> and the <strong>Ethics team taking first place</strong>.聽</p> <p>Teams:</p> <p>MIS: Camille Favreau and Mykolas Raizys;<br /> Accounting: Isabel Moreno and Tate Lin;<br /> Ethics: Alexandra Del Val and Alexander Norman;<br /> Debate: Grace Chen and Matthew Meyer.</p> Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:07:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 3 Ways IT Can Solve Retail鈥檚 Labor Challenges /desautels/node/65455 <p>Retailers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On top of growing competition, retailers now have to deal with new, challenging regulations and rising wages. Many retailers are struggling to keep up due to their heavy reliance on traditional, manual and top-down employee management processes. Luckily, retailers are starting to realize that operating with such outdated processes won鈥檛 cut it anymore, and more companies are turning to tech-driven solutions to help lower labor costs, drive increased sales and reduce employee turnover.</p> Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:47:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 In memoriam: H. Arnold Steinberg, Chancellor Emeritus /desautels/node/65424 <p>(Editor鈥檚 Note: The following is a message from Principal Suzanne Fortier.)</p> <p>Dear members of the 捆绑SM社区 community:</p> <p>It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of <strong>H. Arnold Steinberg</strong>, 捆绑SM社区 Chancellor Emeritus. Mr. Steinberg died suddenly this morning in Montreal. He was 82 years old.<br /> ... A lifelong Montrealer, Arnold graduated from 捆绑SM社区 with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1954. His education was only the beginning of his deep relationship to 捆绑SM社区.聽</p> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:52:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Who鈥檚 on the move: December 7, 2015 /desautels/node/65417 <p>Van de Water-Raymond, a family-owned 3PL logistics and management services company, appointed聽<strong>Claude Hardy</strong>聽to the role of vice-president and general manager, sales and Marketing for the Quebec market. He will take on the management of the entire sales team.<br /> <br /> Read full article:聽<a href="http://www.mmdonline.com/human-resources/whos-on-the-move-december-7-2015-142738/" target="_blank">Materials Management &amp; Distribution</a>, December 7, 2015</p> <p><br /> </p> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:57:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Esteban Galindez Aguirre is Appointed CFO of TV Azteca /desautels/node/65410 <p>TV Azteca, one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world announced today that聽<strong>Esteban Gal铆ndez Aguirre</strong>聽was appointed CFO of the company, replacing Carlos Hesles, who will become Director of Administration.<br /> <br /> Read full article:聽<a href="http://archive.skem1.com/Campaigner/Public/t.show?9bs75--68xme-12s1nex8" target="_blank">AZ Central</a>, December 3, 2015</p> <p><br /> </p> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:29:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels HIM Students Win Harvard Stock Pitch Competition /desautels/node/65399 <p>Desautels Honours in Investment Management students Drew Allen and Philippe Rich won the 2015 Harvard Financial Analysts Symposium. In this competition, students had to present a stock pitch of professional quality to a panel of industry experts. The honours students collected the top prize of $1,000 based on the merits of their investment thesis, rigorous analysis, and in-depth research.</p> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:22:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Avis de nomination : Claude Hardy est nomm茅 Vice-pr茅sident directeur g茅n茅ral, Ventes et Marketing Qu茅bec chez Van de Water-Raymond /desautels/node/65387 <p>Van de Water-Raymond, entreprise familiale de services 3PL de logistique et de gestion, est fi猫re d'annoncer la nomination de monsieur <strong>Claude Hardy</strong> au poste de Vice-pr茅sident directeur g茅n茅ral, Ventes et Marketing pour le march茅 du Qu茅bec. Il veillera, entre autres, 脿 g茅rer efficacement l'ensemble de l'茅quipe des ventes afin de permettre l'atteinte des objectifs d'affaires de la soci茅t茅.</p> <p><span>Read full article: </span><a href="http://www.lelezard.com/communique-8813302.html" target="_blank">Le Lezard</a><span>, December 1, 2015</span></p> Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:14:51 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Du sang neuf au sein de la Corporation des lieux historiques de Pont-Rouge /desautels/node/65334 <p>La Corporation des lieux historiques de Pont-Rouge vient de d茅voiler qu鈥檈lle a recrut茅 quatre nouveaux administrateurs et, selon le pr茅sident Marcellin Simard, 芦聽ces personnes poss猫dent une expertise en gestion qui permettra d鈥檃pporter une contribution significative 脿 la gouvernance et l鈥檈ssor de notre organisme聽禄.聽Au conseil d鈥檃dministration si猫ge d茅sormais <strong>Sylvie Germain</strong>. Elle est dipl么m茅e en commerce de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区 et a travaill茅 au sein de diverses soci茅t茅s d'脡tat canadiennes, dont l鈥橭ffice national du film.</p> Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:09:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Louise St-Pierre recognized as one of Canada's most powerful women - Cogeco Cable Canada's top executive is a WXN 2015 Top 100 Award Winner /desautels/node/65332 <p>Cogeco Cable Canada is proud to announce that President and Chief Executive Officer聽<strong>Louise St-Pierre</strong>聽has been named a Women's Executive Network (WXN) 2015 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner. This prestigious distinction celebrates the incredible accomplishments of聽Canada's聽top female executive talent as well as their organizations and networks.聽Louise St-Pierre聽will be honoured in the Scotiabank Corporate Executives category during a gala celebration at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on聽November 26.</p> Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:12:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Le Golden Pencil Award remis 脿 Jean Gattuso /desautels/node/65324 <p>L'homme d'affaires <strong>Jean Gattuso</strong>, pr茅sident et chef de l'exploitation d'Industries Lassonde, s'est vu d茅cerner lundi soir le prestigieux Golden Pencil Award lors d'une c茅r茅monie tenue 脿 Toronto.聽Le Golden Pencil Award est accord茅 depuis 1957 脿 des professionnels du milieu de l'alimentation s'茅tant illustr茅s. Plus de 125聽r茅cipiendaires ont d茅j脿 mis la main sur cette distinction, la plus prestigieuse remise par l'industrie alimentaire au pays, mais 脿 peine une dizaine de Qu茅b茅cois ont r茅ussi cet exploit.</p> Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:04:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Shatner beams up enough energy to fuel a starship /desautels/node/65318 <p>An Evening with <strong>William Shatner</strong> feels a lot like being beamed to another planet.聽<span>Captain Kirk took the helm at Ottawa鈥檚 EY Centre last night, in a special ticketed fan event ahead of this weekend鈥檚 Ottawa Pop Expo.聽</span><span>The energetic, eccentric 84-year-old, clad in a black leather jacket, came as advertised. Shatner looked like a man still fit for the captain鈥檚 chair. His one-man show was a stream-of-consciousness rumination on everything from Star Trek to Air Canada (鈥渁 test of your sanity鈥), from Pacific salmon to Twitter.聽</span></p> Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:22:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The Most Powerful Entrepreneurs in Canada /desautels/node/65287 <p>Who鈥檚 really calling the shots in Canada? Every year,聽Canadian Business聽compiles a list of the Power 50, the dealmakers, financiers, entrepreneurs and CEO whisperers who are shaping the way we do business now.</p> <p><strong><span>50. Imran Ahmed</span></strong><br /> Founder, Business of Fashion聽<br /> Built a huge following in a $1-trillion industry</p> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:31:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Nouveau pr茅sident 脿 la t锚te du conseil d'administration de la Fondation de l'ITHQ /desautels/node/65285 <p>Le conseil d'administration de la Fondation de l'ITHQ est heureux d'annoncer la nomination de <strong>M. Guy Lariv茅e</strong>, pr茅sident-directeur g茅n茅ral de l'entreprise Hector Lariv茅e, 脿 titre de pr茅sident du conseil.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/nouveau-president-a-la-tete-du-conseil-dadministration-de-la-fondation-de-lithq-550633231.html" target="_blank">CNW</a>, November 16, 2015</p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:14:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Nuvo Research庐 Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors /desautels/node/65218 <p>Nuvo Research Inc. (TSX:NRI) (Nuvo or the Company), a specialty pharmaceutical company with growing revenues and a diverse portfolio of topical and immunology products, today announced the appointment of <strong>Samira Sakhia</strong> to its Board of Directors.聽</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.mediawebsite.net/dallassouthnews/story/?catSetID=&amp;catID=290937&amp;nrid=339775632" target="_blank">Dallas South News</a>, November 3, 2015</p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:56:03 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Jennifer Heil inducted into Canadian Sports Hall of Fame 0 /desautels/node/65214 <p>聽The first pieces of the puzzle came together for <strong>Jennifer Heil</strong> when she was a Grade 2 student at Millgrove School in Spruce Grove. She drew the Olympic rings on a picture for her teacher Mrs. Wrangler, who responded, 鈥淚 believe you can do it.鈥</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.stonyplainreporter.com/2015/10/30/jennifer-heil-inducted-into-canadian-sports-hall-of-fame" target="_blank">Stony Plain Reporter</a>, October 30, 2015</p> Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:45:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 30 Under 30 鈥 Jesse Abrams /desautels/node/65205 <p>If one had followed聽<strong>Jesse Abrams</strong>聽on a walk through the halls of General Mills when he was the company鈥檚 digital marketing lead, they would have heard friendly calls of 鈥淭witter!鈥 and 鈥淔acebook!鈥 coming from of the cubicles.<br /> <br /> Read full article:聽<a href="http://www.marketingmag.ca/advertising/30-under-30-jesse-abrams-157537" target="_blank">Marketing Magazine</a>, October 5, 2015</p> <p><br /> </p> Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:38:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Concerned Shareholders Requisition Petrodorado Energy Ltd. Shareholder Meeting /desautels/node/65191 <p>A group of Petrodorado Energy Ltd. (鈥淧etrodorado鈥) shareholders, including Krishna Vathyam and Braans Ventures LLC (the 鈥淐oncerned聽Shareholders鈥), together owning approximately 6% of the outstanding common shares of Petrodorado, announces that they have requisitioned a special meeting of shareholders of Petrodorado (鈥淪hareholders鈥) for the purpose of reconstituting the Petrodorado board of directors (the 鈥淏oard鈥) with three (3) new directors (the 鈥淩equisition鈥).聽<br /></p> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:40:49 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Catalyst Investors Appoints Courtney Nelson and David Sack Analysts /desautels/node/65190 <p>Growth equity firm Catalyst Investors聽further expanded with the addition of two new analysts, <strong>Courtney Nelson</strong> and David Sack. Both analysts are responsible for deal origination, transaction execution, and portfolio management, as well as assisting with Catalyst鈥檚 research reports.聽</p> <p>Read full article:聽<a href="http://newyork.citybizlist.com/article/308889/catalyst-investors-appoints-courtney-nelson-and-david-sack-analysts" target="_blank">citybizlist</a>, October 21, 2015</p> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:36:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 First Past The Post /desautels/node/65187 <p>The white, bright space on the top floor of a building just north of Oxford Circus resembles the sort of office you might imagine in a creative-visualisation technique: spacious rooms filled with stylish, purposeful-looking men and women sitting around pristine work surfaces. I hazard a guess that a "no eating at your desk" policy is observed but I don't get round to asking because <strong>Imran Amed</strong> <strong>(BCom'97)</strong> is in full flight.</p> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:26:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The Siegfried Group, LLP Welcomes 11 New Professionals to Explore a Leadership Position /desautels/node/65197 <p>The Siegfried Group, LLP is proud to announce the addition of eleven new Professionals to join the second class of Siegfried's Director-Explore program. This opportunity is due to the Firm's continued success and growth.聽<br /> ... <strong>Jake </strong>joined Siegfried's NorCal Market in early 2015 as Professional Resource and now is a member of the Director-Explore program. Jake finds it "extremely exciting to be working alongside such high-quality, energetic and motivated Professionals that continue to bring out the best in you.</p> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:29:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Singapore Airlines appoints new NZ manager /desautels/node/65166 <p>Singapore Airlines has appointed聽<strong>Simon Turcotte</strong>聽as New Zealand general manager. He replaces Edwin Chiang, who heads to Jakarta on October 31 to begin his new role as general manager of Singapore Airlines Indonesia.<br /> <br /> Read full article:聽<a href="http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/singapore-airlines-appoints-new-nz-manager-179983" target="_blank">NBR</a>, October 12, 2015</p> Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:02:11 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Devenir acteur de changement /desautels/node/65138 <p>脗g茅e de 22 ans,聽<strong>Claudia Torregrosa Tomas</strong>聽s鈥檌mplique sans r茅serve afin d鈥櫭猼re un vecteur de changement et de contribuer 脿 fa莽onner une soci茅t茅 meilleure. Sp茅cialis茅e en marketing et strat茅gies pour des entreprises sociales, elle est devenue coordinatrice de l鈥檃cquisition de talents chez TandemLaunch peu apr猫s l鈥檕btention de son baccalaur茅at en commerce de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区. Depuis l鈥檃utomne 2014, elle est 茅galement b茅n茅vole chez Exeko.<br /> <br /></p> Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:49:13 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Investissements PSP embauche un professeur et une associ茅e de KPMG /desautels/node/65131 <p><strong>Guthrie Stewart</strong>聽est nomm茅 vice-pr茅sident et chef mondial des march茅s priv茅s. Il est pr茅sentement professeur adjoint 脿 la facult茅 de gestion de l'Universit茅 捆绑SM社区 depuis septembre 2007, selon les informations disponibles sur LinkedIn.<br /> <strong>Nathalie Bernier</strong>聽devient vice-pr茅sidente, planification strat茅gique et d'affaires, et chef de la direction financi猫re du gestionnaire de portefeuilles.</p> Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:57:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Simons: cap vers la modernit茅 /desautels/node/64905 <p><span>En聽1953, la soci茅t茅 nord-am茅ricaine vit la prosp茅rit茅 d'apr猫s-guerre. Pour La Maison Simons, c'est une quatri猫me g茅n茅ration qui s'installe aux commandes, avec l'arriv茅e de <strong>Donald Simons</strong>.聽</span>N茅 en 1929, le jeune homme d'alors 24聽ans d茅tient un baccalaur茅at en commerce de l'Universit茅 捆绑SM社区 (1949), et une ma卯trise en administration des affaires, avec mention honorable, obtenue 脿 l'Universit茅 Northwestern de Chicago (1950). Il acquiert de l'exp茅rience dans un grand magasin de Chicago, avant de revenir 脿 Qu茅bec prendre sa place au sein de l'entreprise.</p> Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:01:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Melissa et Gabriel, 22 ans, financiers et entrepreneurs sociaux /desautels/node/64865 <p><span>Vouloir changer le monde c鈥檈st bien.</span><br /> <span>... Plusieurs groupes 脿 travers le monde planchent sur des mesures d鈥檌mpact. Le dernier en liste est compos茅 de cinq dipl么m茅s de 捆绑SM社区:聽</span><strong>Melissa Serfaty,聽Joanna Klimczak,聽Eleonor Tsang</strong><span><strong>,</strong> Courtney Warren et聽</span><strong>Gabriel Gougaud</strong><span>. Leur projet se nomme dare2impact.聽</span><br /> <br /></p> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:12:42 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Dancing with the neighbours /desautels/node/64860 <p><span>If you lived in the Lower Plateau this summer, you may have had a stranger knock on your door asking if you鈥檇 like to take Zumba classes in her backyard. This stranger would have been<strong>聽</strong></span><strong><span name="auto_lnk_name 14">Shazia Shariff</span></strong><span>, a U4 International Management and Political Science student at 捆绑SM社区 who created Karibuni Zumba, providing five-dollar classes over the summer to neighbours looking to get active while getting to know each other.</span></p> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:55:43 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Greenock to acquire BeWhere, become tech company /desautels/node/64855 <p><span>Greenock Resources Inc. has entered into a letter of intent effective Sept. 18, 2015, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of BeWhere Inc., an arm's-length private Ontario corporation carrying on the business of inventory management and control.</span><br /><span>In conjunction with this announcement,聽</span><strong><span name="auto_lnk_name 19">Johnathan Dewdney</span></strong><span>聽has consented to replace Michael Blady as chief executive officer of Greenock Resources.聽</span></p> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:42:41 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Revelstoke Equity Inc. to Enter Into a Business Combination With Zonetail Inc. /desautels/node/64796 <p>Revelstoke Equity Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent dated September 14, 2015 to enter into a business combination with Zonetail Inc..</p> Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:42:41 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Une troisi猫me g茅n茅ration 脿 la barre du Ri么tel Matane /desautels/node/64700 <p>Ri么tel Group confirms the arrival of the third generation of the family to Rioux direction Ri么tel Matane. En effet, <strong>Marie-Fr茅d茅rik Rioux</strong> occupe maintenant les fonctions de directrice de l鈥櫭﹖ablissement. L鈥檋么tel compte 120 chambres, un spa, deux piscines, le restaurant Cargo et six salles de r茅unions compl猫tement r茅nov茅es.聽 </p> Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:34:11 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Quand le travail ne manque pas /desautels/node/64651 <p>Les 茅tudiants d鈥櫭﹖茅 se voient souvent confier de nombreux dossiers lors de leur passage au bureau. Comment g茅rer la charge de travail parfois importante et les 茅ch茅ances ? <br />...聽<strong>Sabina</strong> a compl茅t茅 sa 3e ann茅e au baccalaur茅at en droit 脿 l'Universit茅 de Montr茅al. Elle passe son deuxi猫me 茅t茅 au sein du cabinet Gowlings 脿 Montr茅al.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.droit-inc.com/article16041-Quand-le-travail-ne-manque-pas" target="_blank">Droit-Inc</a>, August 21, 2015</p> Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:32:42 +0000 捆绑SM社区 TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO: New chief executive for Nation Group /desautels/node/64646 <p><span>Port of spain ONE Caribbean Media Group chief executive Dawn Thomas has announced the appointment of <strong>Anthony Shaw</strong> to the position of chief executive at the Nation Group in Barbados, effective September 1.</span></p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.entornointeligente.com/articulo/6744022/TRINIDAD-Y-TOBAGO-New-chief-executive-for-Nation-Group-19082015" target="_blank">Entorno Inteligente</a>, August 19, 2015</p> Mon, 24 Aug 2015 13:55:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Nouveau conseiller juridique 脿 la Soci茅t茅 G茅n茅rale /desautels/node/64645 <p><span>Me聽</span><strong>Marc-Antoine La Rochelle聽</strong><span>devient conseiller juridique principal au sein de l鈥檌nstitution bancaire la Soci茅t茅 G茅n茅rale. Il se sp茅cialise en services financiers et bancaires, droit immobilier, commerce en gros, financement de franchises et d鈥櫭﹒uipement.聽<span>Dipl么m茅 en commerce de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区 en 1994 et en droit de l鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥橭ttawa en 1997, il d茅tient 茅galement un certificat en droit minier de la Facult茅 de droit Osgoode.</span></span></p> Mon, 24 Aug 2015 13:53:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 芦 Le G20 des jeunes sera un grand partage des meilleures pratiques partout dans le monde 禄 /desautels/node/64633 <p><span>Entrevue 60 secondes鈥 Vous repr茅senterez le Canada au Sommet de l鈥橝lliance des jeunes entrepreneurs du G20 脿 Istanbul, du 7 au 9 septembre prochain.聽</span><br /><span>... Dipl<span>么</span>m<span>茅</span>e en commerce de l'Universit<span>茅</span> 捆绑SM社区, <strong>St茅phanie Brisson</strong> est charg<span>茅</span>e de projet et cofondatrice de Credo, un acc<span>茅</span>l<span>茅</span>rateur de projects <span>脿聽</span>impacts sociaux, et de l'espace de travail collaboratif La Gare, situ<span>茅</span> dans le Mile-End.聽</span></p> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:19:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Reinventing the Face of Your Frontline Through Digital Recruitment /desautels/node/64632 <p>When it comes to retail, there's one aspect of the customer experience that's substantially more influential than the rest: frontline employees. Because they're often a customer's first touchpoint with a retailer and interact with customers directly on a regular basis, frontline employees act as brand ambassadors who can easily make or break the customer's shopping experience.</p> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:20:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Geoffroy en pleine ascension /desautels/node/64619 <p><span>Il y a un mois,聽</span><strong>Geoffroy</strong><span><strong>聽</strong>lan莽ait le vid茅oclip et la chanson You Say, premier extrait d鈥檜n EP qui para卯tra cet automne. La pi猫ce, fort accrocheuse, marie brillamment le folk 脿 l鈥櫭﹍ectro.聽</span><br /><br /><span>Read full artcle:聽</span><a name="journaldemontreal 2015 08 07 en pleine ascens" href="http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/08/07/en-pleine-ascension" target="_blank">Le Journal de Montr茅al</a><span>, August 7, 2015</span></p> Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:56:11 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Historic school yearbooks resurrected online /desautels/node/64614 <p><span>You probably thought (or hoped) your high school yearbook would never see the light of day again.聽</span><br /><span>... And,聽</span><strong>William Shatner</strong><span>, known for his role as cultural icon Captain Kirk, was an active member of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 theatre world in the days before television became mainstream in Canada.</span><br /></p> Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:42:58 +0000 捆绑SM社区 As铆 pod茅s participar de Abanderados de la Argentina Solidaria /desautels/node/64584 <p>Ya pod茅s participar de聽Abanderados de la Argentina Solidaria.聽Es la sexta edici贸n del Premio que busca聽homenajear聽a las personas por su servicio y entrega a los dem谩s, y empieza por el聽<em>Noticiero Trece</em>...</p> Thu, 06 Aug 2015 16:35:11 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Tirer profit d鈥檜ne activit茅 de r茅seautage /desautels/node/64582 <p>D猫s leur arriv茅 au sein de la communaut茅 juridique, les 茅tudiants sont amen茅s 脿 participer 脿 diff茅rentes activit茅s de r茅seautage. Comment tirer son 茅pingle du jeu? Voici quelques conseils...聽<strong>Sabina</strong> a compl茅t茅 sa 3e ann茅e au baccalaur茅at en droit 脿 l'Universit茅 de Montr茅al. Elle est actuellement en stage au cabinet Gowlings 脿 Montr茅al o霉 elle passe son deuxi猫me 茅t茅.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.droit-inc.com/article15911-Tirer-profit-d-une-activite-de-reseautage" target="_blank">Droit Inc.,</a> July 31, 2015</p> Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:54:18 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Execs from Google, Amazon, & WebMD Join Practice Fusion /desautels/node/64575 <p><a href="http://www.practicefusion.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Practice Fusion</a>, 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, Enterprise Solutions.聽Additionally,聽<strong>Alan Black</strong>聽has joined Practice Fusion鈥檚 Board of Directors as its newest director, and</p> Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:42:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 How Davids Tea Is Trying to Make Tea Cool /desautels/node/64569 <p><span><strong>David Segal</strong> 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.</span></p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3049236/lessons-learned/how-davidstea-is-trying-to-make-tea-cool" target="_blank">Fast Company</a>, July 31, 2015</p> <p><span></span></p> Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:21:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Archival Yearbooks Reveal Early Show-biz Aspirations of Martin Short, William Shatner /desautels/node/64567 <p>According to the 1951 捆绑SM社区 yearbook, future Star Trek captain <strong>William Shatner</strong> 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 &amp; White Revue musical theatre clubs.<br /><br /> Read full article: <a href="http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_149639/archival-yearbooks-reveal-early-show-biz-aspirations-of-martin-short-william-shatner/tv/">ET Canada</a>, July 21, 2015</p> Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:04:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels' New Programming in Managing for Sustainability Wins Page Prize Award /desautels/node/64452 <p>We are pleased to announce that the <a href="/desautels/integrated-management">Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM)</a> and Desautels faculty members were recently named recipients of the <i><a href="http://mooreschool.sc.edu/about/sustainableenterprisedevelopment/pageprize/pageprize2014.aspx">2014 Dr. Alfred N.</a></i></p> Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:13:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The first blind graduate from Mcgill Desautels Faculty of Management shares his story /desautels/node/64444 <p><span>Featuring <strong>Thibault Trancart</strong>, BCom'15 and <strong>Fiona</strong>, guide dog.<br /> <br /> View full video: <a href="http://www.btmontreal.ca/videos/4268394328001/"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Breafast Television</span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span>, June 1, 2015</p> Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:46:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Business Monday: New President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados elected /desautels/node/64443 <p><span>NEW president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB), <strong>Lisa Padmore</strong> , has promised not to shy away from continuing to voice ICAB鈥檚 opinion on matters of national importance. <br /> <br /> Read full article: <a href="http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=business&amp;NewsID=43712"><span><span><span><span><span>The Barbados Advocate</span></span></span></span></span></a></span>, June 1, 2015</p> Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:44:49 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Management Undergraduate Society raises $45 thousand for cancer research /desautels/node/63883 <h4>New initiatives contribute to increased revenues</h4> <p>by聽<a href="http://mcgilltribune.com/news/carnival-raises-45-thousand-cancer-research/" target="_blank">Cece Zhang</a></p> <p>Jan 27, 2015</p> <p>The Management Undergraduate Society (MUS) organized the Winter Carnival and the Cancer Auction, raising approximately $45,000 towards cancer research this year, a significant increase from last year鈥檚 events, which raised $30,000.</p> Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:51:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 HBO Financial Services joins Peak /desautels/node/63874 <p>Peak Financial Group is continuing to expand, as HBO Financial Services joins forces with Peak Insurance Services, after an eight-year partnership.聽Founded in 1997, by James Hindley, Larry Barakett and <strong>Boris Ozbalt</strong>, HBO is a boutique Managing General Agency, catering to a group of advisors working predominantly in the high net worth markets in Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia.<br /> <br /> Read article here: <a href="http://www.investmentexecutive.com/-/hbo-financial-services-joins-peak" target="_blank">Investment Executive</a>, February 18, 2015</p> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 21:13:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom Students Take 1st Place at CBS CC 2015 /desautels/node/63857 <p>A Desautels undergraduate student case team composed of Lara Ballantyne, Jaylen Gadhia, Rachel Kirby and Sami Zubair took 1st place at the 14th annual Copenhagen Business School Case Competition (CBS CC) held February 22 to 27, 2015.聽</p> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:45:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom students to contribute over $500,000 to facilities /desautels/node/63837 <p>BCom students will have contributed over $500,000 by 2018 towards enhancement and construction of undergraduate space in the Bronfman Building.<br /> <br /> Read full article here:聽<a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2015/02/desautels-bcom-students-to-contribute-over-500000-to-facilities/" target="_blank">Mcgill Reporter</a>, February 9, 2015</p> Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:43:42 +0000 捆绑SM社区 World Animal Protection Welcomes Priscilla Ma as its New U.S. Executive Director /desautels/node/63830 <p>World Animal Protection, formerly known as the World Society for the Protection of Animals, today announced聽<strong>Priscilla Ma</strong>'s appointment as the new Executive Director of World Animal Protection's United States office. Ms. Ma officially assumed this role on January 26, 2015.<br /> <br /> Read full article here:<a href="http://news.money.ca/2015/02/02/world-animal-protection-welcomes-priscilla-ma-as-its-new-u-s-executive-director/" target="_blank">聽Money News</a>, February 2, 2015聽</p> Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:24:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 SEI Impact Internship Program: Seeds of Change Crowdfunding /desautels/node/63823 <p>捆绑SM社区 students have incredible ideas and know how to enact positive social change. Now you can help them apply their knowledge and passion through the Impact Internship Program at the Social Economy Initiative (SEI) of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM). The program pairs top undergraduate students with social-purpose organizations (i.e. non-profits and social enterprises) for ten weeks over the summer.</p> Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:29:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels team wins Montreal Regional Risk Management Challenge /desautels/node/63794 <p>Desautels BCom students Hasan Nizami, Ishani Majumdar, Fiona Xu and Sunaina Roy Chaudhuri (coached by Professor Sebastien Betermier) won the Montreal regional PRMIA Risk Management Challenge on January 22. The team will proceed to the International PRMIA Risk Management Challenge to be held in Minneaopolis, Minnesota on March 6th, 2015.</p> &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟; Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:02:49 +0000 捆绑SM社区 One last look at 2014: 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 year in review /desautels/node/63763 <p>From naming Michael A. Meighen as the University鈥檚 new Chancellor in January to having two students earning Rhodes Scholarships in December, 2014 was yet another eventful year for 捆绑SM社区. As we head into the final weeks of 2014, the Reporter looks back on the year that was, highlighting some of the key happenings over the past 12 months in words and pictures.</p> Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:21:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Personnalit茅s humanisme et accomplissement personnel /desautels/node/63761 <p>Personnalit茅s humanisme et accomplissement personnel<br /> <strong>OLIVIER BABIN</strong><br /> En mai dernier, Olivier Babin a obtenu une note parfaite de 45/45 pour l'ensemble de ses examens finaux au Coll猫ge Jean-de-Br茅beuf. Il est le deuxi猫me 茅tudiant 脿 r茅ussir cet exploit en 30 ans d'existence du programme de baccalaur茅at international. Il poursuit ses 茅tudes 脿 la Facult茅 de gestion Desautels de 捆绑SM社区, avec un baccalaur茅at conjoint, 茅conomie et finance. Il re莽oit aussi une prestigieuse bourse Greville Smith, l'une des plus importantes bourses d'admission 脿 捆绑SM社区.<br /> <br /></p> Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:15:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels' Jeux du Commerce delegation wins 6 podiums /desautels/node/63753 <p>Congratulations to all of those who participated and supported our 2015 Jeux du Commerce delegation<br /> Winning 6 distinctive podiums, the academic teams cummulatively placed Desautels in the 3rd spot of the academic ranking:<br /> 2nd place in Debate: Djavan Habel-Thurton, Evan Weiser, Justin Kieran, and Jade Vaillancourt.<br /> 3rd place in Marketing : Manuel Gobeille-Leblanc, Rachel Burk, and Louisa Guo.<br /> 3rd place in Operations Management: Asma Diallo, Thalia Duhamel, and Francois Boisvert.<br /> 2nd place Human Resources: Graydon Clerk, Elie Lubendo, and Kangni Chen.<br /></p> Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:03:39 +0000 捆绑SM社区 How shame and guilt can be used to your advantage in marketing /desautels/node/63713 <h4>By <strong>DaHee Han</strong></h4> <p><span>There are ways to ensure marketers are not fumbling in the dark when it comes to getting the most out of using emotion in their marketing campaigns. From billboards and adverts to their company website, my research shows that emotions such as shame and guilt can be used to create a favourable response from consumers.</span></p> Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:12:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Talking Management with Karl Moore: Forget big, hairy goals. Think small instead /desautels/node/63708 <p>This is <strong>Karl Moore</strong> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区, talking management for The Globe and Mail. Today, I am delighted to speak to Andrew Shipilov from [international business school] Insead, just outside of Paris.</p> <p>When you look at alliances, trust is really important. Tell us more about this.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/video-forget-big-hairy-goals-think-small-instead/article21992851/" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail</a>, December 9, 2014</p> Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:28:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Niagara native Oxford bound /desautels/node/63700 <p><strong>Joanna Klimczak</strong> doesn't want to support poverty-reduction, she wants to end it.</p> <p>And, she's going to England to further her cause.</p> <p>...聽<span>The 23-year-old student in the faculty of management at 捆绑SM社区 applied for the prestigious scholarship last summer and learned on the weekend that she'd earned one of the coveted spots.</span></p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2014/12/03/niagara-native-oxford-bound" target="_blank">St. Catharines Standard</a>, December 3, 2014</p> Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:01:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Leaders don鈥檛 need to be extroverted /desautels/node/63698 <p><span>Many people strive to be leaders in their society so they can make a difference in the world and improve people鈥檚 lives. As many of us know, it takes just one person to create even the most significant of changes around us 鈥 this thought alone should push everyone to develop their inner leader, no matter what their personality may be.</span></p> Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:52:03 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Talking Management with Professor Karl Moore: Big doesn鈥檛 mean you aren鈥檛 nimble in business /desautels/node/63697 <p>This is <strong>Karl Moore</strong> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区 with Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to speak to Michael Jacobites from the London Business School.</p> <p>Michael, tell us about value migration.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/big-doesnt-mean-you-arent-nimble-in-business/article21887987/?page=all" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail</a>, December 2, 2014</p> Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:46:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Shameful advertising /desautels/node/63696 <p>Shame and guilt have different effects on consumer buying habits, new research from the <strong>Desautels Faculty of Management</strong> in Canada finds.</p> <p>...聽Professor <strong>DaHee Han</strong> says:</p> <div> <p>鈥淭o get the best response, a fitness club could produce an ad that induces shame and highlights the bigger picture, such as 鈥楢re you overweight? How ashamed do you feel? Stop overeating, join our fitness programme and feel healthy all the time鈥.</p></div> Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:43:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Andrew Peller Limited Announces Senior Management Change /desautels/node/63693 <p><span>聽The Board of Directors of Andrew Peller Limited (TSX: ADW.A)(TSX: ADW.B) ("APL" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that <strong>Mr. Brian D. Athaide</strong> has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Human Resources and Information Technologies of the Company effective January 5, 2015. In conjunction with this appointment Mr. Peter Patchet, Chief Financial Officer CFO and Executive Vice President Human Resources, will be retiring January 5, 2015.</span></p> Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:32:42 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Decisive Dividend Corporation Announces Proposed Qualifying Transaction /desautels/node/63692 <p>Kelowna, British Columbia: Decisive Dividend Corporation (TSX-V: DE.P) (the "Corporation"), a capital pool company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a share purchase agreement dated November 26, 2014 (the "Share Purchase Agreement") with each of Patrick C. Turner of Penticton, British Columbia, Leslie Gray Cameron of Peachland, British Columbia and Ronald Sutcliffe of Penticton, British Columbia (the "Vendors"), being all of the shareholders of PGR Ventures Inc.</p> Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:30:58 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Two new Rhodes scholars come from 捆绑SM社区 /desautels/node/63691 <p><strong>捆绑SM社区</strong> can brag about having not one, but two Rhodes scholars this year and, while they come from different backgrounds, they do share a very global vision for the world and how to solve聽its problems.</p> <p>...聽<strong>Joanna Klimczak</strong> is a graduate of the Desautels聽faculty of management at 捆绑SM社区 who developed her vision for the world at the tender age of 17 and has voraciously pursued her goals to improve sustainable development.</p> Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:26:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 FEI Canada: The 2015 "Aces of Finance" Competition is open! /desautels/node/63690 <p>The Qu茅bec Chapter of Financial Executives International Canada, an all-industry professional association for senior financial executives, is delighted to launch the 2015 "Aces of Finance" competition for a fifth year. Open to members and non-members, the competition aims to raise awareness of the role and importance of financial executives in organizations by highlighting the professional achievements and community engagement of three individuals in the following categories:聽</p> <p>... 2015 Homage Award</p> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:36:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Ontario co-op movement could use a legislative leg-up /desautels/node/63689 <p>Despite member-controlled and community-centric businesses gaining much appeal and generating billions in revenue, laws that govern co-ops in Ontario are strikingly outdated and restrictive.</p> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:32:13 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Yes, Virginia, studying literature can win you a Rhodes scholarship /desautels/node/63688 <p><span>To win a Rhodes Scholarship, perhaps the world鈥檚 most prestigious academic award, a student must demonstrate an unusual array of talents, excelling not only academically, but in extracurriculars, arts and 鈥渕oral force of character.鈥</span></p> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:29:33 +0000 捆绑SM社区 How Far Down Do You Define Deviancy in Ferguson? /desautels/node/63684 <p><span>The late Daniel Patrick Moynihan鈥檚 celebrated phrase 鈥渄efining deviancy down鈥 first appeared in a聽</span><a href="http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/41212064?uid=3739256&amp;uid=2&amp;uid=4&amp;sid=21105303974973">1993 essay</a><span>聽in聽</span><em>The American Scholar.</em><span>聽鈥淚 proffer the thesis,鈥 wrote Moynihan, 鈥渢hat, over the past generation鈥he amount of deviant behavior in American society has increased beyond the levels the community can 鈥榓fford to recognize鈥 and that, accordingly, we have been re-defining deviancy so as to exempt much conduct previously stigmatized.鈥</span></p> Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:29:02 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 student-athletes merit 17 scholarships at Quebec Foundation awards gala /desautels/node/63683 <p><a href="http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/roster.aspx?rp_id=4823" rel="smarttag">Mariam Sylla</a>,聽<strong><a href="http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/roster.aspx?rp_id=4685" rel="smarttag">Cedric McNicoll</a></strong>聽and聽<a href="http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/roster.aspx?rp_id=4646" rel="smarttag">Katia Clement-Heydra</a>聽highlighted a group of 17 athletes from 捆绑SM社区 to receive bursaries doled out Tuesday at the 29<sup>th</sup>annual Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence awards gala, held at the Sheraton Laval.</p> Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:16:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Talking Management with Karl Moore: Why communication is key for virtual teams /desautels/node/63678 <p>This is <strong>Karl Moore</strong> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区 with Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to speak to JoAnne Yates from MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Technology].</p> <p>JoAnne, what have you learned in your research about virtual teams?</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/transcript-why-communication-is-key-for-virtual-teams/article21777756/?page=all" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail</a>, November 25, 2014</p> Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:37:08 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Clothing retailer Simons to open new stores in Mississauga, B.C., Alberta /desautels/node/63677 <p><span>Mississauga will soon be home to the largest of five new Simons stores scheduled to open across Canada, marking only the second time the company has set up shop outside Quebec.</span></p> <p><span><span>Local shoppers unfamiliar with Simons can expect a family feel across the chain, said <strong>Robert Mackalski</strong>, a brand expert and faculty lecturer at 捆绑SM社区.</span></span></p> Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:34:35 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Is an MBA worth it? What business school can do for your salary in 2014 /desautels/node/63673 <p><span>Desautels, Ivey, Rotman, Sauder and Schulich all cracked the top 100 on the聽</span><i>Financial Times鈥</i><span>聽business school rankings in 2014. While FT鈥檚 list is the global standard by which programs are measured, determining the 鈥渂est鈥 business school is ultimately complicated and subjective, dependent on a plethora of metrics each individual can and should weigh differently.</span></p> Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:17:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Sugar Sammy gets last laugh with publicity stunt /desautels/node/63658 <p>One of the province鈥檚 best known stand-up comics is likely laughing all the way to the bank with a new advertising campaign.</p> <p>...聽鈥漈his is marketing 101,鈥 <strong>Robert Soroka</strong>, a marketing professor at 捆绑SM社区 said.</p> <p>The advertisement and the fallout is a well orchestrated publicity campaign that Sammy has executed perfectly.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/1685952/sugar-sammy-gets-last-laugh-with-publicity-stunt/" target="_blank">Global Montreal</a>, November 21, 2014</p> Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:35:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Neither crisis mode nor complacency /desautels/node/63648 <p>In September, the Quebec government announced that 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 operating grant would be almost $15 million less than what it had proposed in the spring 鈥 and warned that a second wave of cuts were to come. On Nov. 12,聽Quebec鈥檚 universities and CEGEPs were hit with that new round of cuts, amounting to $31.6 million. 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 share is close to $5 million. Provost Anthony C. Masi talked to the 捆绑SM社区 Reporter about this development, and the University鈥檚 ongoing underfunding situation.</p> Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:56:43 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 celebrates top teachers /desautels/node/63647 <p><span>With the highest admission standards in Canada, 捆绑SM社区 attracts many of the brightest students in the country and from around the world. Being entrusted to guide these exceptional students is a huge responsibility, which is why the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching was established in 2000 to celebrate teachers.</span></p> <p><span>...聽<span>Faculty of Management Professor <strong>Henry Mintzberg</strong> was also honoured when he became only the fifth person to be presented with the 捆绑SM社区 Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Learning.</span></span></p> Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:43:00 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Judicial appointments /desautels/node/63646 <p><span>The Judiciary today (November 19) announced 21 judicial appointments in the Magistrates' Courts.</span><br /><br /><span>The appointments include 16 Permanent Magistrates and five Special Magistrates. All appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. They will take effect from November 20, 2014.</span></p> <p><span>...聽<strong>Mr Colin Wong Sze-cheung:</strong><br /><span></span></span></p> Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:38:24 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区's dynamic duo receive Top 8 Academic All-Canadian commendation from Governor General /desautels/node/63641 <p><span>Two student-athletes from 捆绑SM社区 were among the CIS Top Eight Academic All-Canadians honoured by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada -- and former principal at 捆绑SM社区 -- at Rideau Hall in the nation's capital, Monday.聽</span>Mariam Sylla<span>, a basketball player and pharmacology student, as well as聽</span><strong>Cedric McNicoll</strong><span>, a hockey player and accounting major in the Desautels faculty of management, were representing the R茅seau du sport 茅tudiant du Qu茅bec conference at the event.</span></p> Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:09:00 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Cogeco Inc Announces Appointment of Senior VP and CFO /desautels/node/63638 <p><span>Cogeco Inc.聽and Cogeco Cable Inc.聽 today announced the appointment of Mr. <strong>Patrice Ouimet</strong> as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 17, 2014.</span></p> <p><span>...聽<span>Mr. Ouimet holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from 捆绑SM社区 and a Diploma in Accountancy from Concordia University. He is a chartered professional accountant and chartered accountant.</span></span></p> Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:41:23 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The Government of Canada Supports CEIM's Qu茅bec Innovation Project - New partnership with the Centre d'entreprises et d'innovation de Montr茅al to help incubate and grow 捆绑SM社区-based start-ups /desautels/node/63582 <p><span>The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism, and Agriculture) was at聽</span><a href="http://www.ceim.org/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Centre d'entreprises et d'innovation de Montr茅al</a><span>聽this morning to announce a funding contribution of up to聽</span><span>$ 6.2 million</span><span>聽over the next five years to support the launch of CEIM's聽</span><i>Qu茅bec Innovation</i><span>project.</span></p> Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:17:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Universit茅 捆绑SM社区: trois nouveaut茅s en commerce /desautels/node/63580 <p><span>Cette ann茅e, <strong>le baccalaur茅at en commerce de l'Universit茅 捆绑SM社区</strong> offre trois nouveaut茅s destin茅es aux 茅tudiants d茅sireux de nourrir leur conscience sociale.</span></p> <p><span>...聽<span>Premi猫re chose 脿 noter, l'ajout de la majeure Managing for Sustainability, ou 芦g茅rer dans une optique de d茅veloppement durable禄. Celle-ci jumelle des 茅tudes en gestion avec un apprentissage des sciences environnementales et de la gestion durable. Elle est offerte conjointement avec l'脡cole d'environnement et le d茅partement de g茅ographie.</span></span></p> Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:12:07 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Eduniversal announces the 2014 Rankings of the Best 1000 Business Schools in 154 Countries /desautels/node/63542 <p><strong>捆绑SM社区 - Desautels Faculty of Management</strong> remains but shares聽N掳2 Business School in Northern America.</p> Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:16:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Human touch key to success, Marvin Corber tells graduating students /desautels/node/63541 <p><span><strong>Marvin Corber</strong> has carried a secret with him for some 60 years and on Oct. 29, he decided to tell all during the Convocation in which he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from 捆绑SM社区.</span></p> <p>鈥淭ruth be told, I don鈥檛 have an undergraduate degree from 捆绑SM社区,鈥 Corber told the graduating Class of 2014 during his address at Place des Arts.</p> Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:08:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The Most Powerful Women in Business /desautels/node/63539 <p><span>Quest for Excellence Growing up in Canada, <strong>Lubna Al Kharusi</strong> did her Bachelor's in Commerce from 捆绑SM社区. She returned to Oman because 'it was sunny, tax free and her family was here.' She joined the finance department of Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) in 1997. In her stint covering 10 years at the company she handled various responsibilities like budgeting, treasury, financial accounting, change management, investor relations, well engineering, financial services etc. She was cross posted to Shell in London from PDO.</span></p> Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:48:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Business Schools Find Own Way To Remember Lessons Of War /desautels/node/63538 <p><span>On the eleventh day of November, people around the world will again honour those who have served in the armed forces through ceremonies such as Veterans Day in the US and Remembrance Day in the UK. Those of us fortunate to have not experienced battle will doubtless give thanks because, as the Civil War general, William T. Sherman succinctly put it, 鈥淲ar is all hell.鈥 But no matter how terrible war has been and continues to be, philosophers, social scientists and, of course, business school academics have been able to extract valuable lessons from it.</span></p> Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:43:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Fabienne Cezanne, Founder of an Animal Fostering Club at 捆绑SM社区 /desautels/node/63537 <p><span>As George Eliot once said, 鈥渁nimals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.鈥 Anyone who鈥檚 ever owned a pet can attest to this truth; studies have already proven that</span><span>a furry companion can ease loneliness, reduce stress, promote social interaction, encourage exercise and playfulness, and, of course, love you unconditionally</span><span>聽(as long as you love them back).聽</span></p> Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:51:24 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Terra Nova Appoints New Chief Financial Officer and Grants Stock Options /desautels/node/63534 <p><span>Terra Nova Energy Ltd. (the Company or Terra Nova) (TSX-V: TGC OTCQX: TNVMF) is pleased to announce that it has appointed <strong>Matt Anderson</strong> as Terra Nova's new Chief Financial Officer to replace outgoing Chief Financial Officer, Robert McMorran. Mr. McMorran will continue to serve as a member of Terra Nova's Board of Directors. Terra Nova wishes to thank Mr. McMorran for his services as Chief Financial Officer.</span></p> Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:18:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 CEO Conversations: David Segal on David's Tea /desautels/node/63528 <p><strong>David Segal</strong>, co-founder of David鈥檚 Tea, was recently interviewed by <strong>Karl Moore</strong>, associate professor at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Desautels faculty of management.</p> <p>... Below is an excerpt of the conversation. For the full interview, tune into CJAD 800 AM, on Friday at 7 p.m. or Sunday at 8 p.m.</p> <p><strong>Karl Moore:</strong>聽Is David鈥檚 Tea the Starbucks of tea? Is that one way of putting it?</p> Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:48:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Talking Management with Professor Karl Moore: Need innovative ideas? Then tap into your board members鈥 expertise /desautels/node/63526 <p>This is <strong>Karl Moore</strong> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区 with Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to speak to Michael Useem [a management professor] from the Wharton Business School.</p> <p>So Mike, you do a lot of research on boards, how can boards help with innovation?</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/transcript-need-innovative-ideas-then-tap-into-your-board-members-expertise/article21355056/" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail,</a> October 28, 2014</p> Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:27:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Mathieu Darche 鈥 from the NHL to the corporate world /desautels/node/63514 <p><i><b>The Montreal native realized his boyhood dream of playing for The Montreal Canadiens. Armed with a marketing and management degree from 捆绑SM社区; Mathieu Darche is bringing that same determination to a new career in business.</b></i></p> Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:04:15 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Marvin Corber, Robert B. Winsor to receive honorary degrees /desautels/node/63507 <p>Two outstanding contributors to Montreal community organizations will be honoured at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 fall convocation ceremonies. Marvin Corber and Robert B. Winsor will both receive Doctor of Laws honorary degrees.</p> <p>The convocation ceremonies will be held Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts. Two ceremonies will take place that day, the first at 10 a.m. and the second at 3 p.m.</p> <p>...聽<strong>Marvin Corber</strong></p> Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:52:30 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Hult Prize One Million Dollar Start-up Challenge /desautels/node/63506 <p><b>Registrations are now open for the 2015聽<a href="http://hultprizeat.com/mcgill" target="_blank">Hult Prize at 捆绑SM社区</a>聽</b></p> <p>Will you be the next winner of $1 Million?聽This year's President's Challenge聽will tackle聽<b>Early Childhood Education.</b>聽The Desautels Faculty of Management of 捆绑SM社区 is proud to host a Campus Event which is part of the world's largest and most influential community! The best fact? We are all here to help you!聽</p> Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:33:25 +0000 捆绑SM社区 What size university fits you? /desautels/node/63505 <p>Big? Small? Specialized? For those considering the kind of campus they would like to attend, here are some qualities to consider, based on the experience of students who attended different types of schools.</p> <p>...聽<strong>The big school</strong></p> <p><em>Travis O鈥橣arrell, 捆绑SM社区 Class of 2010</em></p> Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:26:28 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The power of not-for-profit ventures /desautels/node/63492 <p><span><strong>Elizabeth Law</strong> FCPA first understood the power of not-for-profit ventures during her university days in Montreal, Canada, where she saw communities that were crying out for help.</span></p> Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:19:24 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The Gate-Crasher in the Front Row /desautels/node/63479 <p><span>In mid-September, during another busy day at聽</span><a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/l/london_fashion_week/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" title="More articles about London Fashion Week.">London Fashion Week</a><span>, the fashion world made its way from the Tom Ford show and a cocktail party at 10 Downing Street over to dinner.</span></p> Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:37:55 +0000 捆绑SM社区 NJBIZ CFO of the Year Awards 2014 winners announced /desautels/node/63476 <p>The NJBIZ CFO of the Year awards program on Friday celebrated New Jersey's financial executives at all levels who contribute to the success of New Jersey's economic growth and stability.</p> <p>...聽LARGE NONPROFIT (51 or more employees) 鈥 WINNER:</p> <p><strong><span>Warren Tranquada</span></strong></p> Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:40:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Disclosures: A weekly look at odds and ends from the business world /desautels/node/63469 <p>The website of the World Retail Congress, which just concluded its annual confab in France, asks 鈥淲hy Paris in 2014?鈥</p> <p>Why, indeed, British retail CEO Andy Street might have asked. The chief of department store chain John Lewis made his way to the conference last week to receive the award for Best Omnichannel Retailer (No, we don鈥檛 know what that means, either).</p> <p>...聽<strong>A big voice in philanthropy</strong></p> Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:08:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The First Year鈥檚 Guide to U0 Management /desautels/node/63461 <p><span>By <strong>Michelle Sung</strong></span></p> <p><span>You've just come off the high of graduating high school and enjoying summer. Now, you鈥檙e thrust into聽</span><span>a new city, a new school and plenty of new faces</span><span>. After the chaos of frosh and O-Week have passed, you鈥檙e eager to聽</span><span>start your management career off on the right foot</span><span>. Luckily for you, I鈥檝e compiled a guide to help you聽</span><span>survive your first year at <strong>捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management</strong>.</span></p> Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:30:17 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Guy Hachey Named to Hexcel Corporation's Board of Directors /desautels/node/63460 <p>Hexcel Corporation<span>聽(NYSE:HXL)(BOURSE:HXL) today announced that <strong>Mr. Guy Hachey</strong> will be joining its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Hachey will serve on Hexcel's Compensation Committee.</span></p> Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:23:09 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The evolution of the Quartier de l鈥檌nnovation鈥檚 entrepreneurial ecosystem /desautels/node/63446 <p><span>In light of the 2008 financial crisis, fostering entrepreneurship has increasingly moved toward the forefront of economic development and city planning. Beyond acting as an important driver of innovation, employment, and productivity growth, entrepreneurship has also been hailed by some as filling the void between wages and living standards. But when we turn to examples of spontaneous entrepreneurial successes in Silicon Valley, is there a specific set of conditions under which these start-ups thrive and attract venture capital?</span></p> Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:33:37 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Personnalit茅 de la Semaine: Olivier Babin /desautels/node/63429 <p><span>脌 19 ans, <strong>Olivier Babin</strong> poss猫de d茅j脿 une impressionnante feuille de route, o霉 foisonnent prix, mentions, bourses et honneurs. Retour sur le parcours fulgurant d鈥檜ne jeune 茅toile de la finance.</span></p> <p><span>...<span>Le jeune homme poursuit maintenant ses 茅tudes 脿 la facult茅 de gestion <strong>Desautels de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区</strong>, o霉 il est inscrit au baccalaur茅at conjoint, 茅conomie et finance. Il est le laur茅at de la prestigieuse bourse d鈥檃dmission Greville Smith, l鈥檜ne des plus importantes bourses d鈥檈ntr茅e 脿 捆绑SM社区.</span></span></p> Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:48:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Earning a Degree While Earning Gold Medals: Freestyle Skier Jennifer Heil /desautels/node/63424 <p><span>Freestyle skier and Olympian, <strong>Jennifer Heil</strong>, has had twenty-five victories at the World Championships, and earned Canada鈥檚 first Olympic gold in women's moguls, but her most recent accomplishment is graduating from the Commerce program at 捆绑SM社区. You will come across a 捆绑SM社区 alum who holds a Ph.D.</span></p> Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:57:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 How 捆绑SM社区 students created a new, more respectful Frosh /desautels/node/63399 <p><span>Mid-September: the time when universities and communities across Canada and the United States lick their wounds after yet another terrible Frosh (Freshman Orientation) season. Inappropriate behaviour, drunkenness, unruly young men and women terrorizing their neighbours, hospitalization, assaults 鈥 the tally is not for the faint of heart. We sometimes think of Frosh as we do of winter in Canada: one can only endure it.</span></p> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:38:56 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Three student lawyers get scholarship boost from MDM /desautels/node/63395 <p><span>Three young student lawyers yesterday got a $5,000 boost after top law firm Marshall, Diel &amp; Myers split its annual scholarship award between them.</span></p> <p><span>...聽<span><strong>Ms [Alexis] Haynes</strong>, who has graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from 捆绑SM社区, also Canada, later graduated from Queen Mary, University of London with a law degree and will now read for her legal practice certificate and Master鈥檚 degree in law at the University of Law in London.</span></span></p> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:33:14 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Empowering Women /desautels/node/63361 <p><span>Never underestimate the power of a woman. Now multiply that by 25 and you have the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce Business Women鈥檚 Alliance. Founded in 2006, the Business Women鈥檚 Alliance is a committee of the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce. Its mission is to empower and develop women through education, networking, mentoring and partnerships while promoting opportunities for all women throughout Citrus County.</span></p> Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:10:11 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Yamana Gold Announces Appointments to Board of Directors /desautels/node/63354 <p><span>YAMANA GOLD INC. (</span><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=yri.to">YRI.TO</a><span>)(</span><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=auy">AUY</a><span>) ("Yamana" or "the Company") today announced聽</span><strong>Christiane Bergevin</strong><span>聽and Jane Sadowsky have joined its Board of Directors ("the Board").聽</span></p> Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:41:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Coolest Classes In Canada Will Make You Wish You Were Still A Student /desautels/node/63351 <p><strong>Hot Cities of the World Tour</strong></p> <p><strong>What it's all about</strong><span>: "A once in a lifetime opportunity to travel to Mongolia and South Korea (in 2014). Amidst sightseeing to 1,200 year old temples, going on horseback excursions, and visiting a towering statue of Genghis Khan, students met with business executives from a variety of industries such as banking, technology, and food and beverage as well as with public and non-profit leaders."</span></p> <p><strong>Where</strong><span>:聽捆绑SM社区聽(but around the world)</span></p> Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:38:01 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Doobop, le chouchou d鈥橭prah et de Xavier Niel /desautels/node/63290 <p><span>On dit souvent qu鈥橭prah Winfrey a le pouvoir de faire ou de d茅faire les rois. Le business de聽</span><strong>Benjamin Bernet</strong><span>, un Fran莽ais de New York, lui doit en tout cas beaucoup.</span></p> <p><span>...聽Ce Parisien au CV sans faute (茅tudes 脿 捆绑SM社区, MBA 脿 l鈥橧nsead) 茅tait il y a peu 脿 la t锚te du marketing des parfums聽Armani chez L鈥橭r茅al, 脿 New York.聽</span><br /> <br /> <span>Read full article (in French):聽</span><a href="http://frenchmorning.com/doobop-oprah-xavier-niel-chouchou/" target="_blank">French Morning</a></p> Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:09:43 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Urquhart appointed full-time assistant coach of 捆绑SM社区 men's hockey team /desautels/node/63268 <p><strong>David Urquhart</strong><span>聽has been appointed as full-time assistant coach of the 捆绑SM社区 men's hockey team. He replaces聽Dan Jacob, who stepped down a few weeks ago to take a similar post with Blainville-Boisbriand of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.</span></p> Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:36:11 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Junex annonce la nomination de M. Henry Sauvagnat 脿 titre d'administrateur /desautels/node/63267 <p><span>Junex inc. (la 芦 Soci茅t茅 禄 ou 芦 Junex 禄) (TSX CROISSANCE:JNX) est heureuse d鈥檃nnoncer la nomination de聽<strong>M. Henry Sauvagnat</strong>聽脿 son conseil d鈥檃dministration.</span></p> Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:35:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Prominent Banker and Bill Gates Foundation Award Winner Luce Veilleux Joins the LocoMobi Board of Advisors /desautels/node/63042 <p><span>LocoMobi are pleased to announce聽<strong>Luce Veilleux</strong>聽has joined the LocoMobi Board of Advisors.</span></p> Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:56:10 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Christine D茅carie, la sp茅cialiste de Qu茅bec inc. /desautels/node/63009 <p><span>Depuis qu'elle a amorc茅 sa carri猫re de gestionnaire de portefeuille en 1990,聽</span><strong>Christine D茅carie</strong><span>聽s'est rapidement impos茅e comme la grande sp茅cialiste des titres de soci茅t茅s qu茅b茅coises.</span></p> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:03:08 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Career Moves: Scripps Networks Interactive Appoints Sameer Deen Senior VP /desautels/node/63007 <p><span>Scripps Networks Interactive, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based provider of lifestyle content in the home, food and travel categories for TV and the Web, has appointed聽</span><strong>Sameer Deen</strong><span>聽senior VP, multi-platform distribution and strategy.</span></p> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:00:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Gowlings : les stagiaires prennent la pose! /desautels/node/62991 <p><span>芦 On fait du droit mais on sait rire et 锚tre relax ! 禄 : c鈥檈st en substance le message qu鈥檃 voulu passer le cabinet聽Gowlingsavec ce projet marketing pas tr猫s ordinaire.</span></p> Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:32:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Arnold Steinberg looks back fondly on his time as 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 鈥榗hai鈥 chancellor /desautels/node/62986 <p><strong></strong><span>As 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 first Jewish chancellor, it is probably appropriate that聽</span><strong>Arnold Steinberg</strong><span>聽is 鈥渒velling鈥 about the amazing students who have built the 捆绑SM社区 brand by spreading the gospel about the Harvard of the North and wowing the world with the expertise 捆绑SM社区 instilled in them.</span></p> Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:24:09 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Groupe Bikini Village Announces Appointment of Jocelyn Dumas as Executive Chairman /desautels/node/62922 <p><span>Groupe Bikini Village inc. (</span><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=gbv.to">GBV.TO</a><span>) ("</span><span>Groupe Bikini Village" or the "Corporation") today announced that its board of directors (the "Board</span><span>") has appointed Mr.<strong>聽Jocelyn Dumas</strong>聽as the Corporation's Executive Chairman of the Board.</span></p> Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:59:36 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Talking Management with Karl Moore: Start-up Mentality: Take an Idea and Run with It /desautels/node/62761 <p>Professor聽<strong>Karl Moore聽</strong>of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区 speaks to three 捆绑SM社区 students, soon to be alumni: Sebastian Dragnea,聽<strong>Charles-Edouard Desmarais</strong>聽and聽<strong>Brian Luong (BCom'13).聽</strong><br /> <br /> Read full transcript:聽<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/startup-mentality-take-an-idea-and-run-with-it/article18766235/#dashboard/follows/" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail</a>, May 20, 2014</p> Wed, 21 May 2014 15:39:23 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association Celebrates Top Volunteers and Student Leaders /desautels/node/62750 <p>The 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association (MAA) celebrated some of its most dedicated alumni and volunteers at its annual Honours and Awards Banquet tonight. Student leaders, graduates who have had a significant impact on alumni life and the community, and volunteers with outstanding records of service to 捆绑SM社区 were honoured at a banquet held at the Omni Mont-Royal Hotel in Montreal.</p> Fri, 09 May 2014 19:20:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 CEO Series April 27th, 2014 with Andy Nulman /desautels/node/62720 <p><span>Imagine Inside the Actors Studio with top CEO's. In this four-part special series 捆绑SM社区 professor and noted author,聽</span><strong>Karl Moore</strong><span>, sits down with Montreal business leaders. Each week he asks a different CEO about their path to success, their advice to budding entrepreneurs, their work/life balance and more. This week's guest is聽</span><strong>Andy Nulman (BCom'83)</strong><span>, CEO, Just for Laughs.聽</span></p> Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:37:46 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association Awards /desautels/node/62698 <p>Eight Desautels students and alumni have been selected to receive the 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association (MAA) Awards. They will be honoured at the MAA's Annual Honours &amp; Awards Dinner.</p> <h3>Award of Merit:聽Lili de Grandpr茅, MBA鈥81</h3> <p>Lili has a long record of service as a volunteer for the MAA and the Faculty of Management, and she most recently served as Vice-Chair of the 捆绑SM社区 Board of Governors. In addition to her 捆绑SM社区 involvement she has sat on the boards of Centraide, the OSM, Y des Femmes, and the Montreal Circus School.</p> Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:28:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区's Clement-Heydra among CIS athlete of the year nominees for BLG Award /desautels/node/62697 <p>CALGARY 鈥 <b><a href="http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/roster.aspx?rp_id=4152">Katia Clement-Heydra</a></b>, a hockey player from 捆绑SM社区, is among聽eight finalists announced by Canadian Interuniversity Sport and the national law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais for the 22nd annual BLG Awards, which were established in 1993 to recognize the top female and male athletes from universities affiliated with CIS.</p> Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:07:57 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Students Made Cold Ulaanbaatar into One of the 鈥淗ot Cities鈥 of the World /desautels/node/62691 <p><span>Consent gap fillers</span></p> Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:10:41 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Reflections from South Korea /desautels/node/62683 <p>Recently, I visited South Korea and Mongolia along with a group of 捆绑SM社区 undergraduates and alumni. This trip was part of the Hot Cities of the World Tour organized by Professor <strong>Karl Moore</strong> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区. Frankly, South Korea was an incredible place to visit; especially from an economic perspective. South Korea is the world's 12th largest economy, as well as a global leader in the manufacture of automobiles and electronics. Despite these successes however, South Korea's economy does face key issues.</p> Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:15:52 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Hot Cities 2014: From Camping on the Gobi Desert to Touring the Gangnam Financial District /desautels/node/62627 <p>If a year ago someone told me I鈥檇 be spending my spring break camping in the Gobi desert, 30 degrees below zero, I probably wouldn鈥檛 believe them. Yet 鈥渆xpect the unexpected鈥 seems to be the tagline for the week we experienced during the sixth edition of the Hot Cities of the World Tour, led by Professor聽<strong>Karl Moore</strong>.</p> Thu, 03 Apr 2014 20:50:12 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Montreal Firm Formula Growth Makes Donation to Four Business Schools /desautels/node/62605 <p>Montreal-based investment firm Formula Growth Ltd. is hoping its $1.1-million gift to four business schools on Monday will inspire other private companies to help out the province鈥檚 struggling universities.</p> <p>... Four Quebec business schools 鈥 Concordia University鈥檚 John Molson School of Business, 捆绑SM社区鈥檚聽<strong>Desautels Faculty of Management</strong>, Bishop鈥檚 University and HEC Montr茅al 鈥 got a much-needed private injection of funds with the $1.1-million donation, which is intended to foster entrepreneurship and innovative learning environments.</p> Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:03:31 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom Students Finish Strong at Happening Marketing /desautels/node/62599 <p>Desautels BCom students claimed five podiums at the 22<sup>nd</sup> edition of Happening Marketing, which took place in March at Laval University in Quebec City. Happening Marketing is a interuniversity competition for all business students from eastern Canada. Gathering over 365 participants each year, the event promotes exchanges between students and the business world. Find out more about <a href="http://hm2014.com/" target="_blank">Happening Marketing</a>.</p> <p><b>2014 results for Desautels teams</b></p> Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:26:47 +0000 捆绑SM社区 What I Learned This Week: Here Are The Crayons /desautels/node/62612 <div> <p>Since January, I've been teaching a somewhat different type of course at 捆绑SM社区. While saddled with the unfortunate standard curriculum name "Marketing and Society," the class is anything but.</p> <p>... When I first put this course together, I had a discussion with two academics I respect immensely, Prof. <strong>Morty Yalovsky</strong> of 捆绑SM社区 (who used to be MY stats prof in my undergrad years) and Prof. Pete McGraw of the University of Colorado at Boulder (and co-author of the upcoming book "The Humor Code").聽</p></div> Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:19:43 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom students place 1st at Canadian L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm Competition /desautels/node/62589 <p>After competing against over聽80 teams from universities across Canada,聽BCom students <strong>Sean Finnell, Jaylen Ghadia and Thanin Tabuteau</strong> have won the national L'Oreal Brandstorm competition. Sean, Jaylen and Thanin will head to Paris to represent Canada at the international Brandstorm competition this summer.聽</p> <p>Find out more about <a href="http://www.brandstorm.loreal.com/" target="_blank">Brandstorm</a>.聽</p> Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:43:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom team places 1st in Quant at 2014 Rotman International Trading Competition /desautels/node/62587 <p>Desautels BCom students <strong>Ethan Zhang, Jeremie Guay, Chris Lim, Yusu Zheng, Nikolas Sinnhuber and Sameer Rizvi,</strong> won 1<sup>st</sup> place in Quantitative Outcry at the 2014 Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) held February 20 to 22. The RITC is an annual event hosted by the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. The competition utilizes simulated trading cases that closely mimic different aspects of real world markets and brings teams of students and faculty from universities worldwide to participate. The team was sponsored by Desjardins.聽</p> Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:02:29 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Brother-Sister Combination Strong on the Court 鈥 and in the Classroom /desautels/node/62552 <p>When it comes to combining both sport and academic achievement it is hard to top Simon and H茅l猫ne Bibeau, siblings who attend Montreal鈥檚 捆绑SM社区.</p> <p><strong>Simon Bibeau</strong>, 22, is the starting point guard for 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 men鈥檚 outfit, the two-time Quebec conference champion who will lead the sixth-ranked Redmen into the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men鈥檚 basketball championship, beginning Friday in Ottawa.</p> Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:19:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 "You've Invested Real Money. You Haven't Just Run a Virtual Portfolio" /desautels/node/62508 <p>Along Highway 401 and over the Ontario border, <strong>Tyler Maxey</strong> and some of his MBA classmates at 捆绑SM社区's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal are also learning by doing. Their modus operandi: investing other people's money. Since 2008, students have been running a registered fund management firm called Desautels Capital Management that has about $3 million in assets.</p> Wed, 05 Mar 2014 18:07:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 'Hot Cities' Business/Field Trip Expands Horizons /desautels/node/62494 <p>A 捆绑SM社区 management professor is leading students on a business field trip that will give them global experience.<br /> Called the 鈥楬ot Cities鈥 tour, professor聽<strong>Karl Moore</strong>聽is taking students to emerging and developing countries to more about other economies.</p> <p>... 鈥淚've never been to Asia and I've always wanted to explore Asia,鈥 said student聽<strong>Joseph Polossifakis</strong>. 鈥淚 know it鈥檚 an up-and-coming region.鈥</p> Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:54:35 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Seeking Out the 鈥淗ot Cities鈥 /desautels/node/62540 <p>This Reading Week, a group of students from the faculties of Management, Arts, Education, and Engineering will travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Seoul, South Korea to experience business within rapidly emerging markets. Their journey, the sixth Hot Cities of the World Tour, will be led by Desautels Professor <strong>Karl Moore</strong>.</p> Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:06:12 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom Students' Strong Showing at Financial Open /desautels/node/62485 <p>The 捆绑SM社区 delegation to the Financial Open Case Competition won a podium in four of the six disciplines, placing the school third overall.</p> Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:06:33 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Jennifer Heil Makes It a Perfect Day /desautels/node/62539 <p>Professor <strong>Karl Moore</strong> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区 speaks to Canadian freestyle skier <strong>Jennifer Heil (BCom'13)</strong>, one of Canada鈥檚 great Olympic athletes.</p> <p>Read full transcript: <a href="http://clicks.skem1.com/trkr/?c=28371&amp;g=713&amp;p=e881715cb0bd449b85c302d59661bf74&amp;u=72f1661a50346eeed265f10d857bf6f6&amp;q=&amp;t=1" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail</a>, February 18, 2014聽</p> Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:04:37 +0000 捆绑SM社区 鈥楬ot Cities鈥 Tour Takes Business Students to Mongolia /desautels/node/62444 <p>More than 40 students and alumni from the Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区 are visiting Mongolia this March, to help them understand the realities of doing business in a fledgling emerging market.</p> <p>... <strong>Mia Bernhardt</strong>, a student organiser for the trip, says:</p> Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:16:08 +0000 捆绑SM社区 New Management Concentrations Developed by Two Students /desautels/node/62459 <p><span>Starting in Fall 2014, students in the Faculty of Management will be able to major in Strategic Management.聽</span></p> <p><span>... 鈥淪ocial Business is a type of company that runs just as a normal business鈥攕elling a product, earning revenue鈥攂ut whose ultimate goal is to solve a social problem颅 as opposed to maximizing profit, like many companies aim to do,鈥 explained聽</span><strong>Joanna Klimczak</strong><span>, U3 Management, one of the two students who started the project.聽</span></p> Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:33:37 +0000 捆绑SM社区 YouTube 101: Class at 捆绑SM社区 Uses Video Site鈥檚 Creator Playbook to Teach Marketing /desautels/node/62411 <p><span>Most professors exhaust themselves trying to get their students off of social media.聽</span><strong>Andy Nulman (BCom'83)</strong><span>, however, has designed his entire class around being on it.</span></p> <p><span>In what鈥檚 believed to be the first syllabus of its kind, 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 marketing and society class uses YouTube鈥檚 Creator Playbook as its sole course book. And, in lieu of a final exam, students will be evaluated on their launch of a unique channel on the video-sharing site.</span></p> Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:20:26 +0000 捆绑SM社区 捆绑SM社区 Cancer Auction raised close to $30,000 for Cancer Society /desautels/node/62487 <p>The 捆绑SM社区 Cancer Auction Committee, co-chaired by Rosalie Lesser &amp; Lindsay Lubov,聽had a record-breaking year after its event on Friday, raising close to $30,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. This year's auction items included flight tickets, spa gift certificates and Igloofest passes.</p> Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:22:04 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom Team Wins 2014 National Investment Banking Competition /desautels/node/62360 <p>BCom students <strong>Nicholas Bigelow, Ivan Di, Mak Dori膰, and Emily Ren</strong> have triumphed over 250 teams from across North America to win the 2014 National Investment Banking Competition (NIBC) held in Vancouver from January 7-9.</p> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 16:38:23 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Pay it Forward Initiative Puts Smiles on Hundreds of Faces /desautels/node/62329 <p>Over the years, the end of final exams has inspired any number of spontaneous displays of pure happiness, including high fives, chest bumping and uncontrollable giggling. But what was up with the 100 or so students boogying in the streets at the crossroads on lower campus on Tuesday, Dec. 3 鈥 two days before finals kicked off?</p> Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:10:38 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom Students Take Two 1st Place Podiums at UPorto ICC 2013 /desautels/node/59261 <p>A Desautels undergraduate student case team composed of <strong>Brooke Freeman, Shonezi Noor, Katan Patel and Jeremy Singer</strong> not only took 1<sup>st</sup> place in the preliminary case but also placed 1<sup>st</sup> overall in the main case at the UPorto ICC 2013 hosted by the University of Porto from October 21 to 25, 2013. This was the first international case competition held in Portugal. 聽聽</p> Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:53:54 +0000 捆绑SM社区 New Internet Start-Up Hypejar Uses Social Media to Accurately Forecast Demand for Future Products /desautels/node/58973 <p>An online social platform that accurately forecasts future sales of new products has won first place at the Desautels Faculty of Management鈥檚 entrepreneurial competition, the <strong>Dobson Cup</strong>.</p> <p>... Team leader and Desautels graduate <strong>Grant Yim (BCom'03)</strong> says 鈥淚t is unique in the fact that there is nowhere else to find, in one place, information about products that have not yet been released. Also, existing market research organisations do not leverage social media, and as such their data is expensive and the sample sizes are smaller.鈥</p> Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:05:50 +0000 捆绑SM社区 What The Younger Generation Wants At Work - With OgilvyOne CEO Brian Fetherstonhaugh /desautels/node/58938 <p>One of the youngest and with-it industries is advertising and no where more so than the new media side. One of the smarest people I know is <strong>Brian Fetherstonhaugh (BCom'79)</strong>, who is the CEO of OgilvyOne, the new media part of Ogilvy, the great advertising company. So it quite interesting to talk to Brian about the younger generation and how it likes to be worked with, he has got many on his staff. Over to Brian.</p> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:50:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Talking Management with Karl Moore: Want to Keep Younger Employees? You've Got to Play by Their Rules /desautels/node/58795 <p>Professor <strong>Karl Moore</strong> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区 speaks to<strong> Brian Fetherstonhaugh (BCom'79)</strong>, CEO and Chairman of OgilvyOne in New York City.</p> <p>Read full transcript: <a href="http://clicks.skem1.com/trkr/?c=28371&amp;g=128&amp;p=e881715cb0bd449b85c302d59661bf74&amp;u=4ce3ebfa5a231660c2da9d9ec415e5f7&amp;q=&amp;t=1" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail</a>, April 23, 2013<strong> </strong></p> Mon, 06 May 2013 14:21:43 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Oprah Gives a Shout Out to David's Tea /desautels/node/58698 <p>Imagine, if you can, America鈥檚 most influential celebrity telling the world that she loves you and she loves your product.<br />And all of this, at the low price of next-to-nothing.<br />... All in all, David鈥檚 Tea 鈥渉it the jackpot,鈥 marketing expert <strong>Demetrios Vakratsas</strong> concluded Friday.<br />For any company, especially one that relies on word-of-mouth advertising 鈥 rather than paid advertising in traditional media 鈥 Oprah鈥檚 endorsement 鈥渋s a dream placement,鈥 the 捆绑SM社区, Desautels faculty of management professor, said.</p> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:45:27 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Canadian Business Students Visit St. Petersburg /desautels/node/58600 <p>Last weekend St. Petersburg hosted a group of 37 business students and alumni from 捆绑SM社区, Montreal, Canada, as part of the institution鈥檚 鈥淗ot Cities鈥 initiative.</p> <p>鈥 Speaking to the St Petersburg Times, trip leader Dr. <strong>Karl Moore</strong>, a lecturer in business leadership and strategy at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 world-renowned Desautels Faculty of Management, explained that this trip was a chance for students to experience the global business environment first-hand.</p> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:25:45 +0000 捆绑SM社区 KPMG Announces winners of the 2013 National Competition /desautels/node/58593 <p style="text-align:justify">捆绑SM社区 Desautels Faculty of Management students <strong>Jean Vianney Cordeiro, David Gao, Shirley Xu Wang</strong> and their team have won the 2013 National Ace the Case competition on March 2. Jean Vianney, David and Shirley鈥檚 team had earned the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2013 KPMG International Case Competition (KICC) in Madrid, Spain, coming up on April 2-5.</p> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:56:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom students make it to the finals at the Marshall International Case Competition 2013 /desautels/node/58557 <p>A 捆绑SM社区 Desautels case team made it to the finals at the Marshall International Case Competition (MICC) hosted by the University of Southern California (USC). This team of four BCom students, composed of <strong>Alexia Belisle, Frederick Dub茅 Fortier, Simon Hudson and Charlotte Lucas</strong>, placed top 6 out of 30 competing universities at this year鈥檚 competition which took聽place from聽February 12 to 17, 2013.</p> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:17:24 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Entertainment Management Conference Takes Desautels by Storm /desautels/node/58250 <p>Desautels鈥 Bronfman building opened its doors to the unique and competitive world of the entertainment industry by hosting the first Entertainment Management Conference (EMC) from February 1st to 2nd.</p> <p>鈥 The first day of the conference allowed the participants to learn about the different facets of the entertainment industry from some of the field鈥檚 most prestigious names. The keynote speakers included President and Co-Founder of Just for Laughs, <strong>Andy Nulman (BCom鈥83)</strong>, and CEO and Founder of INK Entertainment, Charles Khabouth.</p> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:34:44 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom Students Won KPMG鈥檚 Ace the Case Local Competition /desautels/node/57558 <p>BCom students <strong>Jean Vianney Cordeiro, David Gao and Shirley Xu Wang</strong> recently won the KPMG鈥檚 Ace the Case Local Competition. On March 2, Jean Vianney, David, Shirley Xu and their team will represent the KPMG Montreal office at the 2013 National Ace the Case competition, via video conference. The winners of the National Competition will go on to represent Canada at the International level in Madrid, Spain in April.</p> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:39:37 +0000 捆绑SM社区 A peek inside the marketing process /desautels/node/57252 <p>MONTREAL - The ad agency brief was clear: Get more people shopping at a Montreal bicycle store. The creative talent came cheap: 30 marketing students working free-of-charge for two weeks. And after an evening of pitches to a panel of judges and the selection of winners, the end game now approaches: A $10,000 publicity campaign to be launched in April.</p> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:47:19 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Talking Management with Karl Moore: Have you taken a look at your career math? It might shock you /desautels/node/56083 <p>Professor <strong>Karl Moore</strong> of the Desautels Faculty of Management, 捆绑SM社区, speaks with <strong>Brian Fetherstonhaugh (BCom鈥79)</strong>, Chairman &amp; CEO, OgilvyOne Worldwide.</p> <p>Watch interview: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/video/video-have-you-taken-a-look-at-your-career-math-it-might-shock-you/article7761424/" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail</a>, January 24, 2013</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:43:59 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The Three Phases of Careers - Where Are You and Where Should You Be? /desautels/node/56080 <p>Careers are a lot longer than people think. Most of my undergrad and MBA students are in a great rush to get on with it. And they should but they need to take the long view. I recently interviewed OgilvyOne鈥檚 CEO <strong>Brian Fetherstonhaugh (BCom鈥79)</strong> who is one of the smartest people I know. Brian separates a career into three sections, allowing for some perspective and an eye on the future.</p> <p><i>-Article by <strong>Karl Moore</strong> </i></p> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:20:05 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels BCom students take three podiums at the 2013 Jeux du Commerce /desautels/node/53007 <p>Desautels BCom students took three top 3 podiums at the聽25th edition of the Jeux du Commerce, hosted by HEC Montreal from January 4 to 6, 2013.</p> <p>Over 1,200 students from 13 Eastern-Canadian universities attended this inter-university competition. In addition to competitions that applied academic knowledge to real-life situations, there were opportunities to network with students from different universities, and connect with members of the business community. Sports and social competitions were also part of the event.</p> <p><strong><i>First Place:</i></strong></p> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:53:12 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels HR Case Team places 1st at Inter-Collegiate Business Competition 2013 /desautels/node/53006 <p>A Desautels BCom team composed of Jacqueline Crapper and Wenxi (Kathy) Kang placed 1st in the Human Resources case competition at the 35<sup>th</sup> annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) hosted by Queen鈥檚 University from January 3 to 5, 2013.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:45:34 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Montr茅al Exchange Announces the 2012 University Partnership Awards /desautels/node/47224 <p>MONTR脡AL, Dec. 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Montr茅al Exchange Inc. (MX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group Limited and Canada's derivatives exchange, today announced the winners of the 2012 University Partnership Awards. The awards ceremony was held in conjunction with TMX Group's Board of Directors reception held last evening at the MX.</p> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:51:06 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Working with China is a far more productive strategy than exclusion /desautels/node/42557 <p>Tom Velk and Olivia Gong say the West gains nothing from bashing China. Rather, it should welcome its investment in commodity-producing assets in the form of transparent partnerships.</p> <p>鈥 Tom Velk is a professor of economics and director of the North American Studies programme at 捆绑SM社区. <strong>Olivia Gong</strong> is a BCom student in finance and research assistant at 捆绑SM社区.</p> Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:47:13 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The End of Leadership 鈥 At Least as We Know It! /desautels/node/38565 <p>America is currently facing a crisis of leadership in business and in government. Yet at the same time 鈥 participation in leadership seminars and programs has never been higher. The leadership industry, with many of its roots in America, is now a $50 billion industry. If America is so good at developing leaders however, then why is America a mess? Both presidential candidates are impressive men but neither seems, at this point, to really rise to equal leaders of the past.</p> <p><i>-Article by <b>Karl Moore</b> and BCom student <b>Emma Bambrick</b></i></p> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:32:53 +0000 捆绑SM社区 International Management Networking Breakfast /desautels/node/31959 <p>On Friday September 21, the IMA was successfully re-launched with the first annual International Management Networking Breakfast. The event was sponsored by RDA Capital and hosted in Bronfman building. With 43 people in attendance including students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the IMA executive team, it was an excellent start to accomplishing the IMA鈥檚 vision to build a strong community within the International Management program.</p> Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:17:22 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students to benefit from state-of-the-art financial markets software /desautels/node/31942 <p>Students at the Desautels Faculty of Management will have access to state-of-the-art software used by financial professionals, thanks to a new agreement between the Faculty and Thomson Reuters.</p> <p>Under the five-year pact, Thomson Reuters will provide software licenses for Eikon, its flagship financial-markets platform, and will supply training and support for the desktop system. The Eikon desktops give Desautels finance students and professors access to essential news, data, analytics and trading tools.</p> Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:48:39 +0000 捆绑SM社区 My Visit with a Senior Manager at Deloitte /desautels/node/30128 <p>It鈥檚 the morning of the 29th of August and I hastily get ready for my interview with <b>Vince Spadafora (BCom鈥04)</b>, a senior manager at Deloitte. It鈥檚 already 8 am and the possibility that I may be late for my 10:30 am meeting at Place Ville Marie starts to become more and more likely. Why you ask? (or not) I haven鈥檛 decided on what to wear yet! I narrow my options down to two outfits: A black formal suit or a smart t-shirt with jeans. After a while I decide to go with both! I take the blazer from the suit and wear it with the shirt and jeans; casual yet professional. Perfect!</p> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:00:20 +0000 捆绑SM社区 The Substance of Style /desautels/node/59579 <p> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:55:33 +0000 捆绑SM社区 Maxime Lemieux s'adresse aux financiers de demain /desautels/node/59526 <p> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:54:21 +0000 捆绑SM社区 BCom grad named Mutual Fund Manager of the Year /desautels/node/60361 <p> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:14:16 +0000 捆绑SM社区