/channels/taxonomy/term/8570/all en /channels/channels/news/montreal-place-be-desautels-mba-student-270674 <p>Desautels MBA student, <strong>Moises Meza</strong>, originates from Venezuela, but has lived all over the world. After working for five years in consulting, Meza always envisaged pursuing his MBA studies in a vast metropole like New York.</p> <p>Montreal, however, has far exceeded his expectations thanks to its unique multiculturalism and multilingualism, as well as its work-life balance and reputation as a hub for innovation.</p> <p><a href="http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/da16fb53-da2b-461a-a84f-efe730162c8d%7C_0.html" target="_blank">Read more in<em> La Presse</em></a></p> Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:09:22 +0000 webfull 131499 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumnus-and-sustainable-construction-boss-interviewed-canadian-business-journal-270224 <p><strong>Jason Wood</strong>’s (MBA’94) construction company, Diamond Head Development, has been a going concern in Squamish, BC for over 10 years now. He sat down with <em>Canadian Business Journal</em> to talk about his development as an entrepreneur, his work history, his company’s dual role as a builder and a developer, and building sustainability into new construction projects.</p> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:21:12 +0000 webfull 130996 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumnus-bring-video-hockey-analysis-soccer-270193 <p><strong>Craig Buntin </strong>(MBA’13) is a Desautels alumnus, a former figure skating champion, and the CEO of hockey analysis company Sportlogiq. The company’s software uses video and machine learning to track what players are doing on the ice, and help them up their game.</p> <p>The software is being used by 22 NHL franchises; Mr Buntin’s team has just raised $5 million towards improving the system and expanding into soccer, with five teams in North America and Europe already signed on.</p> Fri, 08 Sep 2017 20:09:41 +0000 webfull 130964 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumnus-interviewed-about-his-new-job-ceo-soho-square-270053 <p><strong>Sumanto Chattopdhyay </strong>(MBA’90) recently sat down with <em>Impact</em> to discuss his new job as Chairman and CEO of Indian marketing powerhouse Soho Square. The former Ogilvy & Mather Creative Director has only been at the job for a month, but he has already taken steps to set the tone in terms of the corporate culture and the corporate vision.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2017 20:37:05 +0000 webfull 130811 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumnus-appointed-chair-mcgill-board-governors-269979 <p><strong>Ram Panda </strong>(MEng’71, MBA’77) is the new chair of the 黑料不打烊 University Board of Governors. He came to Canada from his native India in 1968 to study electrical engineering at 黑料不打烊, and never left. In 1978, he co-founded metal-industry software maker Invera Inc., which rapidly became a major player in its market.</p> Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:19:10 +0000 webfull 130729 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumnus-new-director-royal-victoria-regional-health-centre-269770 <p>According to a piece at <em>BarrieToday.com</em>, <strong>Dr. Mark Kotowycz </strong>(MBA’01, MDCM’04) is moving from the Windsor Regional Hospital to the new Advanced Cardiac Centre at the Royal Victoria Health Centre as Director of Advanced Cardiac Care / Catheterization Labs. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role, having worked at Toronto’s University Health Network and Northumberland Hills Hospital.</p> Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:03:18 +0000 webfull 130443 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumnus-and-global-expert-rebuilds-after-major-biking-accident-269230 <p><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/jonathan-goodman"><strong>Jonathan Ross Goodman</strong></a>?(BA’89, MBA/LLB’93) is the CEO of Montreal-based pharmaceutical company Knight Therapeutics and a Desautels Global Expert. He is also a textbook case of how to overcome adversity: A 2011 biking accident left him in a coma for weeks and caused massive brain damage. Even today, his short-term memory is poor and he has trouble eating. But Mr. Goodman is also still a CEO and a leader in the pharma trade.</p> Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:40:08 +0000 webfull 129500 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumnus-named-group-vp-shire-268904 <p>Desautels alumnus <strong>John Snisarenko </strong>(BSc’86 and MBA’91) has been appointed Group VP of the Ophthalmology Business Unit for Shire US. He comes to Shire from Genentech, where he was VP Sales and Marketing. Before that, he worked on long-term strategy for Novaris Pharma Canada and started an ophthalmology division for CIBA Vision. He has also worked for Alcon Canada and Allergan Canada.</p> <p>Mr. Snisarenko is filling the spot left vacant by Robert Dempsey, who has moved up to VP of Global Ophthalmics.</p> Tue, 11 Jul 2017 13:30:01 +0000 webfull 129195 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumnus-appointed-board-rideau-268863 <p><strong>Lester Fernandes</strong> (MBA’82) has been appointed to lead the audit committee of Montreal-based human-capital manager Rideau Recognition Solutions. The company is in full-on expansion mode; according to CEO Peter Hart, Mr. Fernandes’ experience will help the company hit its goals. And that experience is extensive: he’s been senior VP and CFO at Pivotal Payments since 2001. Before that, he spent a decade at BMO. He was also on the board of Castle Resources until 2016.</p> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:18:15 +0000 webfull 129144 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumnus-promoted-cibc-268862 <p>According to <em>BNN.ca</em>, changes are afoot at CIBC: a shakeup of the management team has two department heads leaving the company, as well as a couple of promotions. One of those promotions sees Desautels alumnus <strong>Jon Hountalas </strong>(BCom’84, MBA’91), bumped up to Group Head, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, Canada from his previous role of running the company’s commercial banking arm. This comes as CEO Victor Dodig announces that some 40 junior executives are being moved around as well.</p> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:14:52 +0000 webfull 129143 at /channels /channels/channels/news/conversation-mcgill-dobson-cup-judge-kelly-megyery-268766 <p>Desautels alumna <strong>Kelly Megyery </strong>(MBA’92) was one of the Health Sciences judges at the <strong>黑料不打烊 Dobson Cup 2017</strong>. She is a partner at Pivot Strategic Transformation, where she works on healthcare policy and life sciences. Previously, she was at Sanofi, where she led efforts around wellness and prevention.</p> Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:40:04 +0000 webfull 129000 at /channels /channels/channels/news/elite-students-tackle-mbas-and-mds-180114 <p> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:04:23 +0000 mark.styles@黑料不打烊.Ca 82392 at /channels /channels/channels/news/la-vague-rose-poursuit-son-chemin-224641 <p>Il y a une décennie, les femmes étaient encore peu nombreuses dans les cohortes de MBA au Québec. Depuis quelques années, elles représentent en moyenne de 25 à 35 % des étudiants dans ces programmes.</p> <p>La présence des femmes dans les classes de MBA pour cadres en exercice est appelée à cro?tre au cours des prochaines années.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:48:58 +0000 webfull 94358 at /channels /channels/channels/event/hult-prize-mcgill-231501 <p>The Hult Prize is a global competition that brings together the brightest college and university students from around the world to solve the world’s most pressing issues.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:41:13 +0000 webfull 99767 at /channels /channels/channels/news/erdos-city-e-er-duo-si-shi-horde-wasnt-235451 <p><b><i>Usman W. Chohan</i></b><i>?(</i>楚浩云<i>) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on Economics and Urbanization Trends in China, for the China Roots Seminar II (Industry & Society) at the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.</i></p> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:11:58 +0000 webfull 102579 at /channels