MBA alumnus soars to new heights
Craig Landry (MBA鈥�00), currently Vice President, Marketing at Air Canada, has been appointed President of the Air Canada Leisure Group.
In his new position, Mr. Landry will be responsible for the integrated leisure group, which consists of the Air Canada Vacations tour operator business and the leisure airline Air Canada rouge.
Igniting the power of data analytics
Discover how Professor Juan Serpa and the 16 Desautels students comprising a new food analytics club are revolutionizing the operations of beloved NPO Santropol Roulant 鈥� and it鈥檚 all through the power of data analytics.
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Here comes the (introverted) bride
With wedding season ramping up, Adrienne Jung (BA'10, MBA'15) and Professor聽Karl Moore share tips on how introverted brides-to-be can make it through their big day, when all eyes will be on them.
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MBA students take third spot in Milan
Congratulations to MBA students Kirill Gusev, Fiorella Rojas, and Sonia Torres who secured a third- place finish out of 11 international teams in the SDA Bocconi 5th Annual International Finance Competition in Milan, Italy.
A finalist finish in Bangkok
Congratulations to MBA students Paulo Caputo and Bryant Holt who were one of four聽finalists and the winners of the best presentation in the Bangkok Business Challenge, organized by the Sasin School of Management.
Insights from the CEO of Yahsat
Masood Mahmood (MBA鈥�06), CEO of Yahsat, a Middle Eastern satellite producer, joins CEO Magazine to discuss his plans for expansion into Africa and Brazil, as well as his approach to empowering his employees.
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Bringing home the Net Impact Sustainability trophy
Team gREen, comprised of MBA students Heena Chhatlani, Mehreen Haider and Fang Yang earned a first-place finish in the Net Impact Sustainability Challenge, coming in victorious over 12 teams from MBA programs across Canada and the US. Haider was further recognized with the Best Speaker Award.
MBA alumnus on finding the FinTech wave
In conversation with Professor Karl Moore, Eytan Bensoussan (MBA鈥�09), Co-founder and CEO of NorthOne, reflects on the importance of investing in yourself and the journey of finding your true course.
鈥淵ou always want to be Michael Jordan on the basketball court, not Michael Jordan on the baseball field,鈥� he says.
Longevity means adaptation: Leadership insights from a Pratt & Whitney Senior VP
Maria Della Posta (BCom鈥�85, MBA鈥�91), Senior Vice President of Pratt & Whitney Canada visited the Desautels Faculty of Management on February 19 to share her perspective on corporate leadership, the importance of adaptation amid technological advancement, and the rise of analytics in a business setting.
Why big law firms are failing at retaining millennials
Joint Law-MBA graduate Aly Haji (BCL/LLB鈥�18, MBA鈥�18) shares his take on why the traditional values and incentives that underpin operations in major law firms do not appeal as strongly to millennial lawyers.
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Desautels MBA鈥檚 score second place at Ivey
Congratulations to MBA students Julio Casta帽eda and Daniel Franco who were awarded 2nd place out of 18 local and international teams in the MBA Business Plan Competition.
Hosted by Ivey Business School, Casta帽eda and Franco were recognized for their solution involving the digitalization of small grocery stores in Latin America.
MBAs return home after experience of a lifetime in Dubai
MBA students: Tegan Boaler, Jessica Erdman, Aakash Gopalakrishnan, Robson Lazzarotto, and Duy Nguyen were recently in Dubai to participate in the World Government Summit 2019 Global Universities Challenge 鈥� an experience that was transformative in many ways.
Why love blossoms in business school
On this Valentine鈥檚 Day, hear from a roster of happy couples, including Andrew Maxwell and Helen Leighton (MBA鈥�81), as they share how their love stories blossomed during their MBA studies.
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Blakes hires MBA alumnus
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP has appointed Hubert T. Lacroix (BCL鈥�76, MBA鈥�81), former president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, as its strategic counsel.
Lacroix will take on the new role of strategic counsel and will assist clients with the development of business strategies, governance, long-term planning and major deals.
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And the coveted cup goes to...
Congratulations to Desautels MBA students: Hindul Bharadwaj, Paulo Caputo, Amelia Hirst, and Radhika Rana who won the 2019 Desautels Cup on February 1.
The team came in victorious over seven other teams comprised of MBA, MMA, and MMF students.
