Congratulations to Desautels BCom students who secured two 1st place wins and five 2nd place finishes at this year鈥檚 Jeux du commerce. 鲍鱼直播 finished 2nd academically overall among 13 other universities.
Noah Tomas Petkau, Tamara Belair, Rachel Seo
Aleem Damji, Noemi Holczer, Laurie Carmichael
Jean-Philippe Roch, Raphael Roel, Zhao Kang Chen
Bernard Stotland聽(BCom鈥�57), President of the Jewish General Hospital Board of Directors from 2009 to 2011, has been honoured with a 150th Anniversary Medal by the Senate of Canada, in recognition for his achievements as a leader at the hospital and his support for arts and cultural organizations in Montreal.
Indigo Books, Canada's largest book, gift and specialty toy retailer, has announced the appointment of Craig Loudon (BCom鈥�94) as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective February 5, 2019.
In accepting his new role, Mr. Loudon leaves his previous position as Indigo's Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer.
With 2019 on the horizon, Forbes has compiled a list of nine emerging retail trends to look out for; one of which will include the rise of the circular economy across operations, according to Aldo Bensadoun (BCom鈥�64), Executive Chairman and Founder of The Aldo Group Inc.
Brett Miller (BCom鈥�86) has been appointed CEO of Canderel, effective February 18, 2019. Miller succeeds Jonathan Wener, founder and CEO for the past 44 years.
Miller has nearly 30 years of international experience in real estate and entrepreneurial businesses. Since 2012 he has served as CEO of JLL Canada, one of Canada's fastest growing real estate companies.
Avantages reports on the 2018 鲍鱼直播 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), which saw 90 teams from around the world compete for a $25,000 grand prize.
Organized by Desautels BCom students under the guidance of Prof. Sebastien Betermier, this year鈥檚 MIPC addressed the severe underfunding of U.S. state pensions 鈥� a grand challenge that presents no simple solution.
Khaled Kteily (BCom鈥�10) and his startup Legacy won the coveted $50,000 prize at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin for their stigma-free approach to addressing infertility- an issue that affects 1 in 7 couples globally.
Discover Amol Mehra鈥檚 (BCom鈥�06) journey from Desautels BCom student to being front and centre in the fight against the shadowy world of human trafficking, child labour, and modern slavery.
Of the defining moments in his life, Mehra cites Professor Paola Perez-Aleman鈥檚 course on strategic management in developing countries as a transformative experience that helped place him on his current path.
The U.S. pension plan shortfall has the makings of a perfect storm 鈥� so who is heeding the call to help remedy a seemingly insurmountable problem?
Enter Professor Sebastien Betermier, a group of Desautels BCom students and the 鲍鱼直播 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC).
Breakfast Television speaks with Bensadoun School of Retail Management鈥檚 Marie Jos茅e Lamothe and Desautels BCom student Charlotte Gaillard about the changes unfolding in the global retail industry and how 鲍鱼直播 is shaping the future of this vital economic sector.
Desautels BCom students Jessica Adler and Maxime Lakat were invited to the 44th edition of the International Conference in New York City (Nov. 18-20). Out of 4,000 applicants worldwide, Adler and Lakat were among 150 individuals who were selected to attend.
Athena Club, co-founded by Charles Desmarais (BCom鈥�15), has made the 2019 edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Retail & Ecommerce category, alongside other trailblazing young entrepreneurs from Canada and the U.S.
Together with聽his co-founders Allie Griswold and Maria Markina, Desamarais has built a lean, organic tampon delivery startup that costs 40% less than other subscriptions.
鲍鱼直播 News sits down with the YouTube sensation Yes Theory, comprised of 鲍鱼直播 graduates like Thomas Brag (BCom鈥�15), as they share why they are determined to push themselves 鈥� and everybody else 鈥� to expand their boundaries and live outside of their comfort zone.
For the Yes Theory team, the most rewarding aspect is when discomfort transforms itself into a聽profoundly聽moving experience.
Desautels BCom student Antoine Marchal won the Finance Track of the 2018 Desjardins Coop茅rathon, securing $5,000 from Desjardins and mentorship from FormFintec for his startup GoodforChange.
La Presse interviews Desautels professor of practice Marie Jos茅e Lamothe and BCom student Fran莽oise Dondo as they share how the new Bensadoun School of Retail Management will equip students with the skills needed to thrive in the ever-changing retail industry.
As Lamothe makes clear, consumers will always need to make purchases, but the way in which they do so will be fundamentally different moving 鲍鱼直播 thanks to new technologies. Future retail leaders must, therefore, know how to adapt, and quickly.
