Faculty Advisory Board /channels/taxonomy/term/4949/all en Éric Gosselin takes on the role of Chair of the Faculty Advisory Board /channels/channels/news/eric-gosselin-takes-role-chair-faculty-advisory-board-323014 <p>On May 1, 2020, <strong>Éric Gosselin</strong>, BScAgr’91, FAB member since 2017 and partner in the Business Law Group in Montreal for McCarthy Tetrault LLP, stepped into the role of FAB Chair for a three-year term. He took some time to answer a few questions about himself, his role as Chair and his vision for the future of the FAB.</p> <p><a href="https://publications.mcgill.ca/macdonald/2020/06/17/meet-the-faculty-advisory-boards-new-chair/" target="_blank"><strong>Read more in the June edition of the Macdonald E-Newsletter...</strong></a><br />  </p> Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:49:52 +0000 webfull 161685 at /channels Paul M. Tellier is Conference Board of Canada's 2010 Honorary Associate /channels/news/paul-m-tellier-conference-board-canadas-2010-honorary-associate-169307 <p> Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:59:07 +0000 mark.styles@ƽ岻.Ca 80565 at /channels Investissements PSP embauche un professeur et une associée de KPMG /channels/news/investissements-psp-embauche-un-professeur-et-une-associee-de-kpmg-256102 <p><strong>Guthrie Stewart</strong> est nommé vice-président et chef mondial des marchés privés. Il est présentement professeur adjoint à la faculté de gestion de l'Université ƽ岻 depuis septembre 2007, selon les informations disponibles sur LinkedIn.<br /><strong>Nathalie Bernier</strong> devient vice-présidente, planification stratégique et d'affaires, et chef de la direction financière du gestionnaire de portefeuilles.</p> Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:57:21 +0000 webfull 113297 at /channels Global Marketing Leader Mario D'Amico Joins the Nature Conservancy as Chief Marketing Officer /channels/news/global-marketing-leader-mario-damico-joins-nature-conservancy-chief-marketing-officer-239212 <p><span>The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release: The Nature Conservancy announced today that <strong>Mario D'Amico</strong>, a leading international advertising and communications executive and former Global Chief Marketing Officer for Cirque du Soleil, has joined the organization as Chief Marketing Officer. He oversees membership, digital marketing, corporate marketing partnerships, strategic communications and publishing.</span></p> Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:53:00 +0000 webfull 105580 at /channels People on the Move (October 2016 Update) /channels/news/people-move-october-2016-update-263302 <p><strong>Samira Sakhia</strong>, president of Knight Therapeutics, has joined Crescita Therapeutics Inc.’s board of directors.  Prior to her current role, she was the chief financial officer of Paladin Labs. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Accounting and a Masters of Business Administration in Strategy and Marketing from ƽ岻 and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. Additionally, Dr. Henrich Guntermann and Klaus von Lindeiner have tendered their resignations as board members of the company.</p> Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:47:48 +0000 webfull 121901 at /channels Good Samaritan restores faith, reimburses stolen Centraide money /channels/news/good-samaritan-restores-faith-reimburses-stolen-centraide-money-219259 <p>You’ve seen this year’s Centraide posters that have fitted ordinary people with stylized angel wings made from the iconic Centraide hand. The slogan simply reads “Donating is uplifting.”</p> <p>… “It was really wonderful because it was everyone – students, staff and faculty – just reaching into their pockets and giving what they could – five, ten, twenty dollars,” said <strong>Celine Junke</strong>, Development Officer at Desautels and one of the event’s organizers.</p> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:20:48 +0000 webfull 88851 at /channels Meet the Man Who Bought NHL Tickets for an NL Soccer Team /channels/news/meet-man-who-bought-nhl-tickets-nl-soccer-team-260038 <p>A Montreal man who recently treated a young Newfoundland soccer team to a surprise NHL game, including a private audience with Montreal Canadiens' star P.K. Subban, says giving back is a big part of his personal philosophy.</p> Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:01:46 +0000 webfull 117779 at /channels ƽ岻 Teams place 1st and 2nd at Canadian L’Oréal Brandstorm Competition /channels/news/mcgill-teams-place-1st-and-2nd-canadian-l%E2%80%99or%C3%A9al-brandstorm-competition-174113 <p> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:41:39 +0000 mark.styles@ƽ岻.Ca 81955 at /channels Bombardier’s future up in the air as Airbus deal fails /channels/news/bombardier%E2%80%99s-future-air-airbus-deal-fails-256114 <p>Reports that Bombardier Inc. approached rival Airbus Group to sell a majority stake of the CSeries aircraft program have set off fears that the company is in deeper trouble.<br /> ... “They are in trouble, and there are real cash flow issues,” said ƽ岻 business professor <strong>Karl Moore</strong>, noting that’s why <strong>Bellemare </strong>was brought in as CEO. “It’s not a trivial thing to do.”<br /><br /></p> Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:34:26 +0000 webfull 113309 at /channels The 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking /channels/news/25-most-powerful-women-banking-239716 <p>17. <strong>Alberta Cefis (MBA’79, Executive Vice-President and Head, Global Transaction Banking for Scotiabank and Desautels Faculty Advisory Board Member)</strong></p> <p><em>EVP, Head of Global Transaction Banking, Scotiabank</em></p> <p>Global transaction bankers know all about cross-border operations. So it makes sense that Scotiabank's Alberta Cefis is dedicated to breaking down barriers in her professional and philanthropic efforts.</p> Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:15:43 +0000 webfull 106103 at /channels How ‘Mr. B’ Has Built Aldo Into a Global Shoe Powerhouse /channels/news/how-%E2%80%98mr-b%E2%80%99-has-built-aldo-global-shoe-powerhouse-264580 <p>On Tuesday, Nov. 29, Footwear News will host its 2016 Achievement Awards in New York, honoring the best and brightest in the industry, including Aldo Bensadoun, the winner of the Manolo Blahnik Lifetime Achievement Award. Read on to learn more Mr. B’s accomplishments.</p> <p><strong>Read full article:</strong> <em><a href="http://footwearnews.com/2016/influencers/power-players/aldo-bensadoun-fn-lifetime-achievement-award-fnaa-shoes-280092/">Footwear News</a></em>, November 29, 2016 </p> Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:57:39 +0000 webfull 123485 at /channels Event Hall at University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management Named in Honour of Marcel A. Desautels /channels/news/event-hall-university-toronto%E2%80%99s-rotman-school-management-named-honour-marcel-desautels-227103 <p>A newly-opened event space at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management which has already hosted events with global leaders from the fields of management, politics and academics, has been named in honour of one of the School’s leading benefactors.<br /> ... The space will be known as Desautels Hall in honour of<strong> Dr.</strong> <strong>Marcel A. Desautels (LLD'07)</strong>, befitting the school’s most generous donor, who has given an extraordinary $41 million to the Rotman School.<br /><br /></p> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:58:35 +0000 webfull 97010 at /channels Innover pour ne pas mourir /channels/news/innover-pour-ne-pas-mourir-261835 <p>La Presse donne la parole aux grands dirigeants du Québec. Chaque vendredi, un patron répond à cinq questions posées par le chef d'entreprise interviewé la semaine précédente. Et ainsi de suite.</p> <p>LE PARCOURS D'ALAIN BELLEMARE EN BREF</p> <p>Âge : 55 ans</p> <p>Études : Alain Bellemare est titulaire d'un baccalauréat en génie mécanique de l'Université de Sherbrooke et d'un MBA de l'Université ƽ岻.</p> <p>En poste depuis : février 2015</p> <p>Nombre d'employés : 65 000, dont 17 000 au Québec</p> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:44:10 +0000 webfull 120039 at /channels La nouvelle MBA internationale de ƽ岻 - Marcel Desautels voulait promouvoir l'excellence de la formation en gestion /channels/news/la-nouvelle-mba-internationale-de-mcgill-marcel-desautels-voulait-promouvoir-lexcellence-de-la-forma-211672 <p> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:10:11 +0000 mark.styles@ƽ岻.Ca 83070 at /channels Bombardier ‘committed’ to troubled CSeries jet /channels/news/bombardier-%E2%80%98committed%E2%80%99-troubled-cseries-jet-256349 <p>Bombardier says it has no plans to pull the plug on the CSeries even though its efforts to secure a rescue deal from Airbus stoked fears about the future of the aircraft program and the company itself.<br /> … <strong>Karl Moore</strong>, professor at ƽ岻’s Desautels Faculty of Management, said Bombardier may sell a majority stake in its transportation division to raise funds but he’d be “astonished” if Bombardier’s new CEO Alain Bellemare bailed on the CSeries that is two years late and $2 billion over budget.</p> Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:12:26 +0000 webfull 113536 at /channels