BCom alumnus named CEO and president of Maya
Maya Gold & Silver Inc. has appointed Benoit La Salle (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.
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BCom academic leadership announcement
On May 1, 2020, Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin will step down as Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, to assume her appointment as Omudsperson for Students at 捆绑SM社区.
捆绑SM社区 team creates COVID-19 dashboard to monitor Montreal and Quebec cases
Under the supervision of Professors Juan Serpa聽and聽Mehmet Gumus,聽a team of 捆绑SM社区 Desautels students have partnered with students from the Faculty of Engineering to develop a dashboard that tracks COVID-19 cases in Montreal and Quebec.
Desautels Professor Maxime Cohen and student Matthieu Reed publish Tableau case study
Professor Maxime Cohen and Desautels student Matthieu Reed (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".
Two 捆绑SM社区 finance students receive CFA scholarship
Investment leader CFA Montr茅al has awarded two scholarships to Desautels students Rakan Lamy (BCom鈥�20) and Xinyan Wang (MMF鈥�20) for their high academic achievement and engagement in the investment community.
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.
An extrovert鈥檚 guide to working from home
As seasoned extroverts now navigating the challenges of working from home, Professor Karl Moore and Kathleen Garcia-Manjarres (BCom鈥�16) offers five practical suggestions to help extroverts settle into their new work environments.
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From the prairies to the top of the slopes
In an interview with Professor Karl Moore, Canadian freestyle skier and Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Heil (BCom鈥�13) reflects on the determination and resilience that led her from the Canadian prairies to the Olympic podium.
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.
Desautels students take second place in CBS Global Case Competition
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.
Bringing life to healthy eating
In 2008, 捆绑SM社区 alumnus David Segal (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.
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.
Reflecting on DMAA 2020
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).
This year鈥檚 recipients included:
Jennifer Heil, BCom鈥�13, Olympian, social innovator and activist (Young Alumni Achievement Award)
BCom alumnus Doug Allan honoured by CPA British Columbia
Congratulations to Desautels alumnus Doug Allan (BCom鈥�08), who recently received聽an Early Achievement Award from the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.
The award recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves early in their CPA careers through professional achievement and volunteer service.
Eight BCom students named as Academic All-Canadians
Congratulations to Desautels BCom students Andrew Biddell, Hannah Boshari, Kasey Boyle, Ambre Chaillet, Meggie Dargis, Erin Janna, Leah Simon, and Sandrine Veillette who were selected as Academic All-Canadians for their superior achievement in both sports and academics.
Desautels alumnus joins Genworth MI Canada director board
捆绑SM社区 alumnus and Managing Director of Caisse de d茅p么t et placement du Qu茅bec Martin Laguerre (BCom鈥�95) has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Genworth MI Canada Inc.
"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.
捆绑SM社区 team scores second place at International Youth Leadership Finance Summit
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.
New Bell CEO Mirko Bibic to focus on Quebec
As a native Quebecer, the new CEO and president of Bell Mirko Bibic (BCom鈥�89) has big plans for the province, with a three-prong strategy aimed at increasing market share.
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