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Consulting Magazine has released its 2017 Rising Stars of the Profession 35 Under 35 list, and number 34 on that list is KPMG’s Matthew O’Connell, who is named for Excellence in Financial Services. Mr. O’Connell works in the company’s Forensic Advisory Services Practice, where he deals in anti-corruption, regulatory compliance and conflict minerals. He has taken point on several big-ticket investigations in a multitude of nations.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 15 Mar 2017

Congratulation to Desautels undergraduates Amir Fawzy Guirguis,  Charles Lavoie-Aubuchon, Maria Power, and  Samantha Simpson for winning the 2017 CBS Case Competition in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as to Amir Fawzy Guirguis, in particular, for securing the award for Best Speaker. The latest win at CBS coincides with Desautels’ record of achievement at the international case competition, first securing a win in 2015 and then coming in second the following year. 

Classified as: Richard Donovan, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 8 Mar 2017

SmartCEO magazine has named asset management firm Star Mountain Capital to its 2017 New York Future 50 awards list. Star Mountain founder and CEO Brett Hickey will be presented with the award at the Future 50 Gala on March 16. Mr. Hickey was previously President of Aegis Capital Group and an investment banker at Citigroup.

Star Mountain Capital is an up-and-coming lower middle-market asset manager. The Future 50 Awards showcase companies that are playing a notable role in the region’s economy and future.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 3 Mar 2017

Congratulations to Desautels BCom students Evan Coulter, Valentyn Litvin, Meagan Prins, and Marina Simonian for winning the PRMIA Risk Management Challenge, marking a third consecutive victory for the Faculty. The team will advance to the International Risk Management Challenge in London, UK on April 7th, 2017 for a chance to win the grand prize of $10,000 USD.

Classified as: finance, Patrick Augustin, Sebastien Betermier, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 3 Mar 2017

Biopharm company Athenex has tapped independent consultant and ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Commerce alumnus J. Nick Riehle (BCom’76) to join its executive suite as Chief Financial Officer, pending Board approval. Mr. Riehle brings a lifetime of experience to the position, having previously served as CFO of Chelsea Therapeutics and Haht Commerce. Before that, he spent 17 years at Nortel Networks, and cut his teeth as an analyst at IBM from 1977 to 1979.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 1 Mar 2017

Congratulations to BCom student Stephanie Ng-Lun, recipient of this year’s Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year Futures Fund Scholarship. Award recipients from across Canada were present in Toronto this week to attend a leadership session and special reception held in their honor, as well as to participate in Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year Award Gala Dinner, which recognized Calin Rovinescu, CEO of Air Canada.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 23 Feb 2017

The ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ context can be a make-or-break thing when it comes to the University’s ability to take disciplinary action in the case of breach of the Code of Student Conduct at an event that is only peripherally ±«ÓãÖ±²¥-related. In the latest ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Tribune, Dean of Students Christopher Buddle points out that events held off-campus by faculty student societies (which are separate legal entities) may not be ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ jurisdiction.

Classified as: Liette Lapointe, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou
Published on: 23 Feb 2017

Team captain and Desautels BCom senior Keelan Marks led a remarkable ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ swim team to a second-place overall finish at this past weekend’s RSEQ championships, with 13 medals. Highlights included a sweep of the butterfly events by Samuel Wang and Kate Wist. Wang’s medal count was two golds, one silver and one bronze, while Wist claimed three golds and a personal best in the 400 free.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 21 Feb 2017

Patara is a fairtrade, sustainably-produced shoe line made by a small factory in Thailand. It’s also the brainchild of Desautels Faculty of Management student Kilian Rosier, who got the idea while travelling in Asia — and who wanted a pair of shoes he could wear everywhere, from the beach to the café. From there, it was just a small jump to the concept of a fairtrade travel shoe with the green production methods possible.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 15 Feb 2017

Christine Tiseo (BCom'95) has been named as one of the 35 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A in Mergers & Acquisitions magazine’s January 2017 issue. She was also recognized in 2016, which was the list’s inaugural year.

Ms. Tiseo is a Managing Director of the Debt Advisory Group at Chicago-based mid-market global investment bank Lincoln International, where she has worked for 12 years. She is also a chartered financial analyst who holds an MBA from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 30 Jan 2017

Florian Wong, Hongqiao class of 2016, IB score of 41

Wong is currently a freshman at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Desautels Faculty of Management. He is pursuing a double major in Finance and Information Systems.

Read full article: , January 26, 2017 

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 26 Jan 2017

Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX: IDG), Canada’s largest book, gift and specialty toy retailer has today announced the forthcoming departure of Ms. Laura Carr, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, who will be returning to the UK for personal reasons following the completion of the Company’s third quarter results announcement in February.

Heather Reisman, Indigo CEO, has appointed Mr. Craig Loudon, Indigo’s Senior Vice President, Business Finance, to the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective February 9, 2017.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 10 Jan 2017

FL Fuller Landau LLP, a full-service chartered professional accounting and business advisory firm, is proud to announce the appointment of Jaimie Auger, Budd Newton, and Uros Milekic as new Partners, effective January 1, 2017.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 10 Jan 2017

Philippe Rainville will become the new president and CEO of Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) on January 1, 2017, succeeding James Cherry, who retires at the end of the year.

Rainville holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and is a chartered professional accountant (CPA). 

He started his career as an auditor and financial analyst with an accounting firm, going on to hold similar positions at Provigo (Delixo) and Pepsi-Cola. 

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 25 Nov 2016

Après 15 ans à la tête d’Aéroports de Montréal (ADM), James C. Cherry prendra sa retraite à la fin de l’année et il sera remplacé par Philippe Rainville, qui occupait les fonctions de vice-président, chargé de gestion et de la réalisation du programme d’immobilisations.

Avant d’intégrer ADM, Philippe Rainville a Å“uvré Molson Canada, Provigo (Delixo) et Pepsi-Cola. En plus d’être comptable professionnel agréé (CPA), il est détenteur d’un baccalauréat en commerce de l’Université ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 25 Nov 2016

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