/channels/taxonomy/term/3396/all en /channels/news/qa-diversity-brings-global-outlook-classroom-224943 <p><strong>Peter Todd</strong>, Dean,</p> <p>Desautels Faculty of Management,</p> <p>şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ University</p> <p>Q. What helps prospective MBA students stand out in their application?</p> <p>A. We're looking very carefully at work experience. I think we're looking as well at motivation and what people are after. We look at references. But beyond that, we also ask each student the question: “What do you bring to the learning experience of others?” Each student has to bring something that helps other students to learn as well.</p> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:32:55 +0000 webfull 94673 at /channels /channels/news/best-business-schools-2012-ranking-mba-rankings-219258 <p>MBA rankings are an integral part of the business school world, and like them or loathe them, the chances are you’ll take a look at them. Staff, students and alumni will be assessing the impact of their school’s standing in the global market, while potential applicants may over rely on these league tables to determine their shortlist of target schools.</p> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:18:37 +0000 webfull 88850 at /channels /channels/news/peter-todd-veut-hisser-hec-dans-le-top-10-mondial-255652 <p><span>Ne cherchez pas chez </span><strong><span name="auto_lnk_name 17">Peter Todd</span></strong><span> une envie de faire la rĂ©volution. Dans un entretien aux « Echos », le nouveau directeur gĂ©nĂ©ral de HEC Paris, arrivĂ© du Canada pour en prendre les rĂŞnes au 1er septembre, explique qu’il n’entend pas « transformer » l’école, mais « l’élever », en « allant plus loin dans l’excellence ». Derrière une volontĂ© affichĂ©e de s’inscrire dans les pas de son prĂ©dĂ©cesseur, Bernard Ramanantsoa, Peter Todd entend hisser HEC Paris parmi les dix meilleures Ă©coles de management au monde.</span></p> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:49:32 +0000 webfull 112808 at /channels /channels/channels/news/best-business-schools-2012-219265 <p>The full-time MBA ranking published last month by BusinessWeek brings the 2012 season of media rankings of business schools to a close, and the results will be met with the usual mix of joy, despair and skepticism by the business school community. Staff, students and alumni will be assessing the impact of their school’s standing in the global market, while potential applicants may over-rely on these league tables to determine their shortlist of target schools.</p> Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:33:55 +0000 webfull 88860 at /channels /channels/news/peter-todd-une-force-tranquille-la-tete-dhec-255653 <p><span>Avant l'Ă©tĂ©, son nom Ă©tait encore inconnu en France. Pourtant, d'après ses recruteurs, le Canadien </span><strong><span name="auto_lnk_name 16">Peter Todd</span></strong><span> était le mouton Ă  cinq pattes Ă  mĂŞme de succĂ©der Ă  Bernard Ramanantsoa aux commandes d'HEC : « Nous cherchions quelqu'un qui avait de l'expĂ©rience, qui soit Ă  la fois ouvert sur le vaste monde et francophone, et qui allie des capacitĂ©s de gestionnaire Ă  une culture acadĂ©mique », prĂ©cise Pierre-Antoine Gailly, prĂ©sident de la CCI Paris-Ile-de-France.</span></p> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:51:43 +0000 webfull 112809 at /channels /channels/news/young-people-stop-just-texting-me-and-give-me-call-once-while-plz-part-deux-219434 <p>This week is the 20th anniversary of the 1st text. As a middle aged person I have mixed feeling about this. I can’t decide if it’s got worst or maybe better. This week I got messages by text, email, Twitter, Facebook, voice mail, phone, cell phone, in person and a fax! The fax brought back some fond memories – it’s been a while.</p> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:48:55 +0000 webfull 89162 at /channels /channels/news/jai-tape-hec-dans-linkedin-voici-ce-que-je-nai-pas-trouve-255663 <p><span>Ă€ l'heure où </span><strong><span name="auto_lnk_name 3">Peter Todd</span></strong><span> prend la tĂŞte de HEC, avec un excellent track-record financier sur son prĂ©cĂ©dent poste Ă  şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ, c'est l'occasion de faire un point sur la prĂ©sence de HEC sur LinkedIn, rĂ©seau social oĂą sont prĂ©sents la plupart des dirigeants internationaux.</span><br /></p> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:16:38 +0000 webfull 112819 at /channels /channels/news/appeal-mba-continues-grow-219533 <p>Though the number of GMAT test-takers from UAE citizens continued it’s decline in 2012, the appeal of an MBA from one of the world’s leading business schools continues to grow across the GCC, as young professionals look to stand out in the job market.</p> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:27:58 +0000 webfull 89297 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-students-benefit-state-art-financial-markets-software-218312 <p>Students at the Desautels Faculty of Management will have access to state-of-the-art software used by financial professionals, thanks to a new agreement between the Faculty and Thomson Reuters.</p> <p>Under the five-year pact, Thomson Reuters will provide software licenses for Eikon, its flagship financial-markets platform, and will supply training and support for the desktop system. The Eikon desktops give Desautels finance students and professors access to essential news, data, analytics and trading tools.</p> Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:48:41 +0000 webfull 87355 at /channels /channels/news/quel-avenir-pour-hec-les-grandes-ambitions-du-nouveau-directeur-255699 <p><span>Depuis le 1er septembre, <strong>Peter Todd</strong> a succĂ©dĂ© Ă  Bernard Ramanantsoa, au poste de directeur gĂ©nĂ©ral d'HEC Paris. Ce Canadien, ex-doyen venu de la facultĂ© de management Desautels de l'universitĂ© de Mc Gill Ă  MontrĂ©al, compte bien donner une nouvelle dimension Ă  l'Ă©cole de Jouy-en-Josas.</span></p> <p>Read full artilcle: <a href="http://www.capital.fr/carriere-management/actualites/hec-les-grandes-ambitions-du-nouveau-directeur-1072661#" target="_blank">Capital</a>, September 15, 2015</p> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:41:51 +0000 webfull 112855 at /channels /channels/news/what-are-they-thinking%E2%80%A6-view-field-deans-office-219826 <p>Author: <strong>Todd, Peter</strong></p> <p>Read full article: <a href="/desautels/sites/mcgill.ca.desautels/files/channels/attach/todd_peter_-_what_are_they_thinking_-_a_view_of_the_is_field_from_the_deans_office.pdf" target="_blank">Data Base for Advances in Information Systems</a>, May 2012</p> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:24:45 +0000 webfull 89618 at /channels /channels/news/move-over-supertramp-219187 <p>Two very good sports sported white jackets and şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ bow ties to lead a very entertaining video in support of şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ’s Centraide campaign that went up this week. Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management <strong>Peter Todd</strong> and Michael Di Grappa, Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance), co-chairs of this year’s Centraide campaign, teamed up with TonalEcstacy, a şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ a capella singing group, for the clip, produced by Jacquie Rourke.</p> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:04:59 +0000 webfull 88747 at /channels /channels/news/meet-new-dean-hec-paris-peter-todd-255703 <p><span><strong>Peter Todd</strong> is the new Dean of HEC Paris. </span><span>He explains his vision for HEC Paris, a "great school with its great challenges" that he vows to rise to, capitalizing on the excellence of our professors and students. </span></p> <p>View the interview: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO-oT6qDUJI" target="_blank">HEC Paris</a>, September 22, 2015<br /> View the interview (in French): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMfHotz2qL0" target="_blank">HEC Paris</a>.</p> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:09:13 +0000 webfull 112859 at /channels