It is with profound sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of John Dobson (BCom'49) at The Montreal General Hospital.
WB II AcquiÂsiÂtion Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a “three-cornered” amalÂgaÂmaÂtion agreeÂment (the “AmalÂgaÂmaÂtion AgreeÂment”) purÂsuant to the proÂviÂsions of The BusiÂness CorÂpoÂraÂtions Act (Saskatchewan) dated July 5, 2013 with Input CapÂiÂtal Corp. (“Input”) and 101235015 Saskatchewan Ltd. (“WB II Subco”), a wholly-owned subÂsidiary of WB II, whereby Input will amalÂgaÂmate with WB II Subco (the “Amalgamation”).
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Published on: 11 Jul 2013
Four national team members, including a pair of Olympians and ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ąâ€™s 1982 Redmen soccer team – which captured the Canadian championship – headline a new cast of inductees selected for the ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą Sports Hall of Fame, bringing the list of honoured members to 116 since the pantheon opened in 1996.
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Published on: 11 Jul 2013
An online social platform that accurately forecasts future sales of new products has won first place at the Desautels Faculty of Management’s entrepreneurial competition, the Dobson Cup.
... Team leader and Desautels graduate Grant Yim (BCom'03) says “It 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.”
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Published on: 11 Jul 2013
Bernard Finestone (BCom'41), a veteran of the Second World War who shared vivid stories of battle, death and loss from the front with Montreal schoolchildren, has died at age 93.
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Published on: 24 May 2013
Rien ne prédestinait la triathlète Kathy Tremblay et la joueuse de volleyball de plage Marie-Andrée Lessard à lancer une entreprise ensemble. Pourtant, c'est au coeur du village olympique des Jeux de Londres, l'été dernier, qu'une rencontre fortuite leur a permis de jeter les bases d'Équipe Altius, qui propose des services de santé aux entreprises.
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Published on: 24 May 2013
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 Brian Fetherstonhaugh (BCom'79), 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.
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Published on: 31 May 2013
History is hardly new at the Canada Air and Space Museum in Ottawa, but the eclectic display of vintage and modern aircraft was enhanced on May 30 by the presence of living history – specifically, the 2013 inductees into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF).
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Published on: 4 Jun 2013
Alderon's current CFO, Keith Santorelli, gave notice to Alderon of his intention to pursue other opportunities and is committed to ensuring a seamless transition of his responsibilities to Laurin.
Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (TSX: T.ADV, Stock Forum) announced the appointment of François Laurin (BCom'82, DPA'83) as Chief Financial Officer of the company.
... Laurin earned a graduate diploma in Public Accountancy and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2013
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą speaks to Brian Fetherstonhaugh (BCom'79), CEO and Chairman of OgilvyOne in New York City.
Read full transcript: , April 23, 2013
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Published on: 26 Apr 2013
Alan Desnoyers (BCom'85) a été promu vice-président et directeur général pour le Québec de BMO Banque privée Harris. M. Desnoyers, qui dirigera une équipe d'une centaine de personnes, sera responsable de la mise en oeuvre de la stratégie globale de cette entité qui offre aux plus fortunés des services bancaires et fiduciaires, ainsi que des services de gestion de placement, de planification successorale et philanthropiques.
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Published on: 6 May 2013
Imagine, if you can, America’s most influential celebrity telling the world that she loves you and she loves your product.
And all of this, at the low price of next-to-nothing.
... All in all, David’s Tea “hit the jackpot,” marketing expert Demetrios Vakratsas concluded Friday.
For any company, especially one that relies on word-of-mouth advertising — rather than paid advertising in traditional media — Oprah’s endorsement “is a dream placement,” the ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą, Desautels faculty of management professor, said.
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Published on: 15 Apr 2013
Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone’s life.
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Published on: 15 Apr 2013
Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG) announced that W. Brook Hamilton (BCom'78) has been named President of the William L. Bonnell Company (“Bonnell”), effective June 1, 2013. Mr. Hamilton, who currently serves as Bonnell’s Director, Business Planning, will succeed Duncan A. Crowdis, who will retire June 1, 2013.
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Published on: 12 Apr 2013
Azure Capital Partners, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage information technology and internet companies, announced today the opening of its Canadian office in Calgary, Alberta. Headquartered in San Francisco, Azure has extensive relationships in Silicon Valley, which it has leveraged by investing almost half of its funds outside of the Bay Area across North America over the past thirteen years.
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Published on: 12 Apr 2013
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