The Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, awarded the Sovereign鈥檚 Medal to Managing Director of Consilium Law Corporation, Franca Ciambella (叠颁辞尘鈥�84).
The medal recognizes exceptional volunteer achievements in a range of fields worldwide. Ciambella鈥檚 ongoing work, volunteer contributions and student mentorship over 25 years were recognized.
Desautels Global Expert Yalmaz Siddiqui (BCom鈥�92) has recently started an initiative to repurpose nutritional, wholesome food for the homeless, delivering it regularly and safely straight from the MGM Resort kitchens.
Working with Three Square food bank, they ensure maintenance and lengthened shelf life of the food throughout the donation process.
Montreal鈥檚 historic strip, Ste-Catherine Street, is undergoing four years of roadwork.
Charles de Brabant (BCom'83), Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative comments on its implications in the retail industry.
Ste-Catherine has been a vital part of Montreal鈥檚 culture and identity, but since businesses have already been struggling, he sees Ste-Catherine as being stuck between two extremes.
In an article published by CRWE World, Phivida announces Desautels alumnus Jon David Silverman (BCom鈥�61) as its new Chairman of the Advisory Board.
As the former Executive Vice President of Seagram鈥檚 global emerging markets division, Silverman has spent nearly forty years in the global food and beverage sector.
Desautels alumnus Brett Hickey (BCom'02) has been recognized for the excellence his firm provided in financial services.
Brett Hickey is the CEO and Founder of Star Mountain Capital, an asset management firm. Not only is the firm well recognized, but Mr. Hickey is also a sought-after leader.
Discover the many accolades received by Star Mountain Capital, LLC and Brett Hickey for their extensive work to-date.听
Suzannah Raff (BCom鈥�92) is paving the way in the beauty industry鈥檚 natural deodorant boom.
As Cleo&Coco, her aluminum-free deodorant line, reaches new heights, she recently sat down to talk about the trials and tribulations of launching a new beauty product.
Along the way, she discusses the frustrations of waiting for major brand expansion, how to survive packaging hiccups, and the importance of giving back.
Thanks to a student-led fundraiser, a group of BCom students recently presented a Catchbox to the Desautels Faculty of Management in honour of Professor Sujata Madan.
Catchbox is a soft microphone that is designed to be thrown among an audience to increase engagement and participation.
This initiative was a way for students to thank a professor who continually inspires them.
Brian Athaide (BCom鈥�89) is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-president of Human Resources/Information Technology at Andrew Peller Limited.
In a recent interview, he shares what it was like to immigrate to Canada as a child, the change of heart that led him to delve deeper into business, and his most recent role in the wine and spirits industry.
While his life and career have led him to live in twelve countries around the world, there is no place like Canada, for Athaide, who deeply appreciates its diversity and inclusiveness.
Richard Despatie听(BCom鈥�16) has been named to the National Honour Roll of the Common Final Exam (CFE). He is among the top-three writers in Ontario of the Common Final Exam.
Written in September, the CFE is a national three-day evaluation that assesses competencies including essential knowledge, professional judgment, ethics, and the ability to communicate.听
Congratulations to our 44 Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) graduates for successfully passing the Common Final Examination (CFE), and to Kai He (BCom鈥�16, GCPA鈥�17) for sharing the Gold Medal in Quebec!听Richard Despatie (BCom鈥�16) placed on the National Honour Roll.
Desautels BCom students and Montreal-based social-purpose organizations are invited to apply to the 2018 Impact Internship Program.听
Mr. James McMullan gave a guest lecture to the Honours in Investment Management (HIM) students.
He gave an overview of the credit investment process at CDPQ, a firm with over $286 billion under management. He also discussed the investment lifecycle and the importance of managing relationships beyond the exit phase of a deal.
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Since assuming the helm of HEC Paris in 2015, former Desautels dean Peter Todd (BCom鈥�83) shares some information on the School鈥檚 progress to-date, which includes innovative course offerings on entrepreneurship, as well as increased student financial aid to render business education more accessible. 听
Desautels Global Expert, Andy Nulman (BCom鈥�83), will be joining the Festival du rire de Montr茅al initiative as a consultant, bringing much of his experience as the co-founder of the Just for Laughs festival to bear.
The Festival du rire de Montr茅al aims to refresh the concept of comedy festivals, while also putting the creativity and talent of local comedians in the international spotlight.
