The Quebec Press Council has elected Caroline Locher (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.
Published on: 25 Jul 2017
Desautels professor Karl Moore and actor-cum-management consultant Kat Garcia (BCom'16) recently appeared on ABC Radio in Australia to talk about skills that CEOs can borrow from actors to improve their own performance.
Published on: 25 Jul 2017
eFinancialCareers.com 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.
Published on: 24 Jul 2017
Chief Investment Officer鈥檚 Class of 2017 Forty Under Forty list is out. It鈥檚 a roundup and Q&A with forty up-and-coming investment leaders from across the globe, selected by anonymous nomination.
Published on: 19 Jul 2017
Deepak Chopra and Desautels alumnus Anoop Kumar, MD (IMHL鈥�16) write for The Huffington Post about a perceived split in reality, and how to address it. Specifically, they talk about the dichotomy between objective and subjective reality; how outside forces cause subjective experience.
Published on: 19 Jul 2017
The dissertation of Desautels PhD alumna Natalia Aguilar Delgado was selected as finalist for the Emerald Best International Dissertation Award of the Academy of Management 2017. 聽
Professor Paola Perez-Aleman was the supervisor of her research.
Natalia graduated in June 2017 and is currently an Assistant Professor of International Business at HEC Montreal.聽
Published on: 18 Jul 2017
The dissertation of Desautels PhD alumnus Jose Carlos Marques (PhD'17) was selected as one of the three finalists for the Academy of Management Social Issues in Management Best Dissertation Award 2017.
Professor Paola Perez-Aleman聽and Professor Henry Mintzberg were the co-supervisors of his research.
Published on: 18 Jul 2017
According to StockWatch, Vancouver-based resource company Colonial Coal International Corp. has appointed Matthew James Anderson聽(BCom'05) to the roles of CFO and secretary, replacing the retiring William Filtness. Mr Anderson draws on a lifetime of experience in financials for the resources sector, including serving as CFO for I-Minerals, VirtualArmour International, Search Minerals and Callinex Mines. Colonial Coal develops coal mines in British Columbia, and dovetails nicely with Mr Anderson鈥檚 expertise.
Published on: 18 Jul 2017
Best Media Info reports that long-time Ogilvy & Mather exec Sumanto Chattopadhyay聽(MBA'90) is moving over to Soho Square as CCO and Chairman. At Ogilvy, Mr Chattopadhyay helped bring many brands to prominence in India, including Dove, Pond鈥檚, and The Economist. He also helped re-brand a bank and grow Ogilvy鈥檚 own business. Mr Chattopadhyay was named one of Asia鈥檚 top 10 advertising creatives by Media Magazine, and brings an enviable reputation, as well as his industry chops, to his new job.
Published on: 18 Jul 2017
According to Stockwatch.com, Quantum International Income Corp. has announced that Red Cloud Klondike Strike CEO and Desautels alumnus Chad Williams (BEngr鈥� 89, MBA鈥�93) has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr. Williams has plenty of experience to draw on: he鈥檚 on the Board at Denver Gold Group, and has worked in senior management at Victoria Gold, Blackmont Capital and TD bank. He also founded Westwind Capital and Agilith Capital, as well as his current company, which specializes in mining-sector growth financing and investment.
Published on: 18 Jul 2017
The seed of the International Society for Humor Studies was planted at a small meeting in Wales three decades ago. Today, the organization hosts a yearly conference, where serious scholarship about funny business gets discussed, and where outstanding graduate students in the field are recognized before their peers.
Published on: 13 Jul 2017
Actor, stage director and 污污草莓视频-HEC Montr茅al EMBA alumnus Serge Postigo (EMBA'15) is a household name in Quebec, and with good reason. He made waves with Mary Poppins last year, so he was under pressure to really hit one out of the park this time around.
Published on: 13 Jul 2017
Desautels alumnus John Snisarenko (BSc鈥�86 and MBA鈥�91) has been appointed Group VP of the Ophthalmology Business Unit for Shire US. He comes to Shire from Genentech, where he was VP Sales and Marketing. Before that, he worked on long-term strategy for Novaris Pharma Canada and started an ophthalmology division for CIBA Vision. He has also worked for Alcon Canada and Allergan Canada.
Mr. Snisarenko is filling the spot left vacant by Robert Dempsey, who has moved up to VP of Global Ophthalmics.
Published on: 11 Jul 2017
It鈥檚 been a rough ride for Bombardier鈥檚 management, workforce, and stock prices; but VP Investor relations Patrick Ghoche says that the company has navigated through the worst of it and is now delivering on its plan to be at the break-even point by late next year.
Published on: 7 Jul 2017
Lester Fernandes (MBA鈥�82) has been appointed to lead the audit committee of Montreal-based human-capital manager Rideau Recognition Solutions. The company is in full-on expansion mode; according to CEO Peter Hart, Mr. Fernandes鈥� experience will help the company hit its goals. And that experience is extensive: he鈥檚 been senior VP and CFO at Pivotal Payments since 2001. Before that, he spent a decade at BMO. He was also on the board of Castle Resources until 2016.
Published on: 7 Jul 2017
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