Angelica Potes, EMBA鈥�18, accepted an Eduniversal award in Croatia on behalf of the Desautels Faculty of Management for placing among the Top-3 Business Schools in North America for 2018.
Photo: Angelica Potes (right) personally delivers the award from Croatia to Montreal to celebrate with Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou (left).
Dr. Toni Rinow (MBA 鈥�06) was recently appointed to serve as the next CEO of Pivot Pharmaceuticals, a Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company specializing in medical cannabis products.
With a doctorate in physical chemistry and 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, Dr. Rinow is well-positioned to drive global expansion in key cannabis markets in Canada, the U.S., and the EU.
Professor Karl Moore interviews alumna Laura Younger (MBA鈥�09) about her work as the executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and the practical advantages of earning an MBA.
Mirko Bibic (BCom 鈥�89) will succeed George Cope as the next President and CEO of Bell Canada next January.
Since he joined Bell Canada in 2004, Bibic has played a pivotal role in the company鈥檚 strategic acquisitions, including the largest acquisition in Canadian telecom history with the purchase of Astral Media in 2013.
Sylvain Fortier (BCom 鈥�87), Chief Investment and Innovation Officer for Ivanho茅 Cambridge, will work in tandem with newly appointed CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff to fill the void left by the company鈥檚 outgoing CEO.
To honour Professor Donovan鈥檚 legacy, the Desautels Faculty of Management has established the Richard Donovan Fund to support students. You are welcome to contribute to the fund.
Patrick Parent (EMBA鈥�2020), former vice-president at Moosehead Breweries, has been appointed President and CEO of NB Liquor and Cannabis NB, effective September 3.
Andy Nulman (BCom鈥�83), Desautels Global Expert and Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Play the Future, dishes on what he鈥檚 learned from welcoming risk and taking on the supposed impossible.
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A piece for La Presse featuring a roundup of the top vegetarian restaurants in the city mentions the popular restaurant LOV, which is founded by Dominic Bujold (贰惭叠础鈥�13).
Driven to raise funds to improve the conditions of daycare centres in South Africa, Roderick Mackinnon (BCom鈥�19) and Thomas Pr茅vost (BCom鈥�20) have just set off on a seven-day hike up Mount Kilimanjaro. You can support their initiative by visiting their fundraising page, Kili for Kids.
In an interview with Professor Karl Moore, Robby Hoffman speaks about being an insider-outsider and how she went from studying accounting to pursuing her comedy dreams.
There鈥檚 no pigeon-holing Collins Oghor, the MD-MBA graduate who is at once a global health consultant, company owner, and fashion maven. Learn more about his 9I制作厂免费 journey and his future aspirations to improve healthcare delivery in Africa.
Dan Park (BCom鈥�03), General Manager of Uber Eats Canada, comments on the much-anticipated Canadian partnership between Starbucks and UberEats, which will give customers full access to the coffee chain鈥檚 drink menu from the comfort of their home.
Congratulations to Laviva Mazhar (BCom鈥�15), Investment Analyst at Luge Capital, who has been named among the top 50 women in FinTech for 2019 according to the Digital Finance Institute.
Marie Pier Germain (EMBA鈥�16) and family dish on the attention to detail and endless hours of work that go into their thriving hotel business that spans generations.
