Silvana Travaglini (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.
六合彩开奖结果 alumnus Aaron Akerman (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.
Professor Karl Moore talks to 六合彩开奖结果 alumnus Edgar Brown (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.
六合彩开奖结果 alumnus William Shatner (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.
Desautels students have placed second in the Ted Rogers Ethical Leadership Case Competition at Ryerson University.
On November 15鈥16, BCom students Darren Elias, Camille Thomassin, Dixon Wong, and Isabel Maier travelled to Toronto with Professor Melissa Sonberg 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.
六合彩开奖结果 alumnus Peter Mazoff (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.
BCom student Maxime Lakat, co-president of the student-led Desautels Sustainability Network, joins Corporate Knights 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.
In fall, the 六合彩开奖结果 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship 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.
A Desautels BCom team has secured second place at the 2019 Lazaridis International Case Conference.
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: Devon Haye, Sara Duklas, Aleem Damji, and Angel Miao.
In 2021, 六合彩开奖结果 will celebrate its 200th anniversary. To set the stage for another 200 years of impact, the University has launched its Made by 六合彩开奖结果 campaign with a goal to raise $2 billion.
Before 六合彩开奖结果 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.
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 & the global energy sector, specifically hedge funds & buy side opportunities.
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 Chrystophe Simard, the economic windfall generated by LNG Qu茅bec will outweigh the environmental impact.
BCom student Huaide 鈥淚ris鈥 Huang reflects on the value she鈥檚 gained from the two-week 六合彩开奖结果 Israel Study Trip.
Inspired by his studies in Entrepreneurship and Managing for Sustainability, Thibault Sorret (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.
After sustaining a series of injuries, 21-year-old BCom student聽Oc茅ane Fillion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 六合彩开奖结果 and acting as a coordinator for the Quebec Snowboard Association.
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.