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Susan DeVore (IMHL’10), CEO of Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq: PINC), discusses health care and medical supply issues surrounding COVID-19.

Classified as: IMHL Alumni, International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL), covid-19
Published on: 9 Apr 2020

COVID-19 has been an exercise in crisis management for leaders across the global. Two EMBA graduates Monika Ille (EMBA’20) and Richard Lacombe (EMBA’20) credit the EMBA program for giving them the tools needed to lead during the crisis.

Classified as: EMBA Alumni, ۲ݮƵ-HEC Montreal Executive MBA (EMBA), ۲ݮƵ-HEC Executive MBA (EMBA), covid-19
Published on: 9 Apr 2020

A CBC interview with Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid (IMHL’14), Health Policy Researcher at McMaster University, reveals the challenges Canadians face in flattening the curve of COVID-19 infection.

Classified as: IMHL Alumni, International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL), covid-19
Published on: 9 Apr 2020

Doctors from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital share their knowledge with frontline doctors in Canada, including Dr. Peter Goldberg (IMHL’11), Chief of Critical Care at ۲ݮƵ University Health Center.

Classified as: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL), IMHL Alumni, covid-19
Published on: 9 Apr 2020

As seasoned extroverts now navigating the challenges of working from home, Professor Karl Moore and Kathleen Garcia-Manjarres (BCom’16) offers five practical suggestions to help extroverts settle into their new work environments.

Classified as: BCom Alumni, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Karl Moore, covid-19, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 26 Mar 2020

۲ݮƵ MBA alumnus Nadeem Velani (MBA’98) has been named Canada's CFO Of The Year™ for 2020. Velani has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of railway company Canadian Pacific since 2016.

This award, presented by the Financial Executives International Canada, PwC Canada and Robert Half, recognizes Velani for the strides he has made in Canadian Pacific’s financial performance, stakeholder relations, operational data usage, and sustainable growth.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni, Sustainability
Published on: 26 Mar 2020

In an interview with Professor Karl Moore, Canadian freestyle skier and Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Heil (BCom’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.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Karl Moore, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 26 Mar 2020

Alain Bellemare (MBA’93) has lost his reign as CEO of Bellemare, with Hydro-Québec CEO Éric Martel taking the top spot at the struggling company.

Professor Karl Moore, who has long followed Bellemare’s leadership at Bombardier, notes that now is the time for a new CEO to lead the company into its next chapter.

“Alain was the right CEO for the right time but it’s now a very different business,” says Professor Moore.

Classified as: Karl Moore, MBA Alumni, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 26 Mar 2020

Join us for a DesautelsConnect Office Hour on March 19 at 11:00 a.m. In a small group setting, chat with Desautels alumna Lysiane Proulx (BCom'06) about her journey from BCom graduate to healthcare IT specialist.

Classified as: DesautelsConnect, Career services
Published on: 5 Mar 2020

Members of the Desautels community came together on February 7, 2020 at the Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate this year’s recipients of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA).

This year’s recipients included:

Jennifer Heil, BCom’13, Olympian, social innovator and activist (Young Alumni Achievement Award)

Leonard Schlemm, BCom’74, Entrepreneur, Chairman, Steve Nash Fitness World & Sports Club (Lifetime Achievement Award)

Classified as: Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA), BCom Alumni, MBA Alumni, Women in Business
Published on: 19 Feb 2020

Congratulations to Desautels alumnus Doug Allan (BCom’08), who recently received 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.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 18 Feb 2020

We all know that networking can be instrumental when it comes to finding a job. According to a recent , workers are 64 per cent more likely to have found their most recent position through networking than a job listing.

Classified as: DesautelsConnect, Career services
Published on: 17 Feb 2020

On January 31, the Masters Office hosted the annual Desautels Cup. The event brought together nine teams from the MBA, Master of Management in Analytics and Master of Management in Finance programs and welcomed back MBA and Executive MBA alumni as distinguished judges.

Classified as: MBA Alumni, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Management in Finance (MMF), Master of Management in Analytics (MMA), Sustainability, Case Competitions and Challenges
Published on: 14 Feb 2020

Over the past five years, Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare (MBA’93) has faced his share of public criticism. But to people like Professor Karl Moore who have followed his every step, they see a hardworking president fighting for the future of the company.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 12 Feb 2020

۲ݮƵ University alumnus and Managing Director of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec Martin Laguerre (BCom’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.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 7 Feb 2020

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