EMBA alumna joins ranks of Hammerson as CEO
EMBA alumna Rita-Rose Gagn茅 (EMBA鈥�12) will be joining real estate investment trust company Hammerson as CEO and executive director at the end of this year.
Gagn茅 has most recently served as president of growth markets for real estate company Ivanho茅 Cambridge, where she was responsible for $7.6 billion of real estate assets across Asia Pacific and Latin America.
MBA alumnus Philip Jenkins pays it forward with leadership and diversity scholarship
鈥淭alent is equally distributed across the population but unfortunately opportunity is not,鈥� says Phil Jenkins, a 平特五不中 Engineering and MBA graduate who established the Philip Earle Jenkins MBA Leadership & Diversity Award in 2018 to create more business and management education opportunities for visible minorities.
MMA students support Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital during pandemic
Students from the 平特五不中 Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) program recently teamed up with the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital to analyze telehealth services and plan personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies. As part of the program鈥檚 MMA Gives initiative, Omar Chehab, Katia Sory, Victoria McKeown and Kyle Gomes (MMA鈥�20) gained meaningful experience helping the hospital plan and adapt to their new reality brought on by COVID-19.
Desautels alumni appointed CFO of Patriot One Technologies
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.
Challenging systemic racism through entrepreneurship
Professor Karl Moore interviews Frantz Saintellemy (EMBA鈥�20), the co-founder and chairperson of the Board of Groupe 3737, an organization set up to help members who identify as visible minorities start their own business. Saintellemy shares how he is challenging systemic racism through business incubators.
EMBA graduates named in Poets and Quants鈥� Best & Brightest
Two recent graduates from the 平特五不中-HEC Montr茅al EMBA program, Frantz Saintellemy and Lindsey Kettel, have been named in Poets and Quants鈥� 2020 Best & Brightest EMBAs.
EMBA student partners with Netflix to amplify voices of Black filmmakers
Fabienne Colas (EMBA鈥�21), president and CEO of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, has announced new support for the Being Black in Canada program from presenting sponsor Netflix, in collaboration with National Bank, and the support of Canada Media Fund.
In conversation with valedictorian Elizabeth Chima
The 平特五不中 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 平特五不中 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.
C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence awarded to GCPA student
Erin Janna (BCom'19, GCPA'20), student of the Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among her graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.
Police departments in need of reform, says EMBA alumnus
Protestors across the world are calling for the dismantling of the police force, but for Longueuil police chief and Desautels alumnus Fady Dagher (EMBA鈥�12), police departments need to be reformed to develop a culture of proximity within their communities.
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$1-million gift accelerates student mental health effort at Desautels
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.
New Montreal company joins race to produce reusable masks
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 honoured by the Association des femmes en finance du Qu茅bec
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.
National Bank appoints EMBA alumna as Chief Information Officer
EMBA alumna Julie L茅vesque (EMBA鈥�16) has been promoted to Chief Information Officer at National Bank. L茅vesque brings an abundance of experience to the table, having held various executive roles in IT at National Bank and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board across her extensive career.
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Protecting our frontline health workers
In an interview with Professor Karl Moore, Dr Joanne Liu (IMHL'14) campaigns for the protection of frontline health workers, emphasizing the need for more personal protective equipment, psychological support, and transparency from government officials.
