Charles Beaudry (BCom鈥�16) joins a distinguished class of changemakers on the Corporate Knights鈥� list of Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders. In the absence of a provincial plan for Quebec to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Beaudry is mobilizing more than 50 organizations through the newly created Acc茅l茅rer 2030 pour le Qu茅bec consortium.
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Students, colleagues, friends and family of the late Professor Richard Donovan have paid tribute to his legacy with the new Richard Donovan Graduating Prize in Case Excellence at 鲍鱼直播. Veteran MMICC judge George Attar (BCom鈥�82) and BCom alumna Shonezi Noor (BCom鈥�14) reflect on the legacy of an inspiring colleague and professor.
Maxime Lakat (BCom鈥�21) recently joined an accomplished roster of change agents on the Corporate Knights鈥� 2020 list of Top 30 under 30 leaders in sustainability. In 2019, Lakat founded the Canadian Business Youth Council for Sustainable Development to bring together student organizations focused on sustainable business.
Desautels retained its 14th place ranking on Corporate Knights鈥� 2020 Better World MBA list and placed 4th on its inaugural Better World BComs Top 10 list.
With multiple Olympic medals, World Championships, and World Cup titles to her name, mogul champion Jennifer Heil (BCom鈥�13) is currently spearheading a new effort to support elite Canadian athletes. Heil received the 2020 Young Alumni Achievement Award at the Desautels Management Achievement Awards.
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Robert Bennett (BCom鈥�91) recently landed a new role as Chief Financial Officer of the Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). He brings to the table more than two decades of leadership in the financial services industry.
Congratulations to the following 鲍鱼直播 students on receiving the Fondation des CPA du Qu茅bec undergraduate scholarships:
Alumna Karen Hersh (BCom鈥�88) has been appointed as CFO of Patriot One Technologies. Hersh brings to the role more than 20 years鈥� experience in finance including several senior leadership roles, most recently serving as CFO for a global private equity company focused on cybersecurity technologies.
The 鲍鱼直播 Reporter sits down with Elizabeth Chima (BCom鈥�20), Valedictorian for the Desautels Faculty of Management. A recent graduate with a double major in Finance and International Management and a minor in Economics, Chima sheds light on life at 鲍鱼直播 and finishing her degree during a pandemic.
鈥淭he Desautels Faculty of Management is a community of doers and truly a force to be reckoned with,鈥� says Chima.
Hosted by the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, the first-ever Retail Innovation Challenge concluded on June 21 with a 鲍鱼直播 MMA student bringing home the top prize.
Bringing together 80 teams from 20 universities across Canada, the event challenged students to aid the economic recovery of small and medium businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With a focus on the food sector, the event drew four companies from the restaurant and grocery industries.
A generous donation from Gis猫le and Neil Murdoch (BCom鈥�81) has accelerated student mental health efforts at Desautels, creating a new Local Wellness Advisor position in the Faculty.
In the race to produce masks amid the current health crisis, Montreal brothers Mark and Jordan Owen (BCom鈥�16) and friend Sean Tasse founded Bien Aller, a mask manufacturer with a sustainable edge.
Professor Karl Moore speaks to the founders of Bien Aller about forming a business during a pandemic and how their business model aims to give back to the community.
Desautels alumna and vice president of RBC RH&N Kathy Fazel (BCom鈥�91) has received the Inspiration-Andr茅e-Corriveau Award from the Association des femmes en finance du Qu茅bec.
Fazel, whose finance career spans 25 years, credits her early career mentors with ensuring she never felt disadvantaged as a woman in a field still dominated by men. She is now inspired to give back through causes close to her heart.
We know that networking is crucial to career growth, and that university plays a key role in forming professional relationships. DesautelsConnect听simplifies the networking process by making it easy for members of the #DesautelsFamily 鈥� students, alumni, staff, and faculty 鈥� to connect with one another.
Muriele Colimon听(BCom鈥�14) shares with us her experience of meeting relevant alumni in her field and staying connected with the #Desautelsfamily through DesautelsConnect.
The graduating class of 2020 is facing an uphill battle as they prepare their move into a job market shaken by COVID-19. Despite this, Desautels graduating student Yuliya Novosad (BCom鈥�20) is staying positive and devising her game plan, with support options available from the Desautels Soutar Career Centre and 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 Career Planning Service (CAPS).
The first week of May marks the start of the GCPA program for a new incoming cohort of 48 students. Joining the cohort are 37 graduates from 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 very own Bachelor of Commerce graduates, seven Concordia graduates, and four from other Canadian universities. The cohort is comprised of 25 female students and 23 male students.
An additional 53 students will return to the program after completing eight months of work experience. They are entering their last semester in preparation for the National Common Final Exam, which they will write in September 2020.
