Michael Boychuk (BCom'77, DPA'78) is the new Chair of the Advisory Board at Fengate Real Asset Investments, a board that he鈥檚 been on since 2014. Mr. Boychuk鈥檚 experience in capital markets is an asset at a time when Fengate is undergoing a period of huge growth. He served as Senior VP Treasurer at BCE until 2009, then President and CEO at Bimcor until 2015.
Published on: 4 May 2017
The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomes Brahm Spilfogel (BCom鈥�91), Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Canadian Equities at RBC Asset Management Inc.,听 as a Desautels Global Expert (DGE).
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Mr. Spilfogel has worked in the financial-services industry since 1991. In 1993, he joined RBC, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the Private Client group and later moved to RT Investment Counsel to concentrate on portfolio management.
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Published on: 2 May 2017
Barclays Bank Kenya CEO Jeremy Awori (MBA鈥�96) more or less fell into banking. He started out as a competitive swimmer, but when his Olympic dream fell apart he went to the UK on a scholarship and became a pharmacist.
After practicing for a few years, Mr. Awori opted for an MBA in Finance at 91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, which led him into a job at Standard Chartered Bank.
Published on: 2 May 2017
Northern Sphere Mining Corp. has announced that Monique L. Delorme (BCom鈥�88, DPA鈥�91) will be taking over from Robin Pilkey as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Delorme is already involved with Northern Sphere, having worked with the company as a consultant for the past three years.
Aside from that, she has over 25 years of experience guiding publicly traded companies, including Maple Leaf Foods, Hollinger, and most recently, Zonetail. Ms. Delorme has both Canadian and U.S. CPA designations.
Published on: 2 May 2017
Vancouver-based mining company Callinex Mines Inc. has announced two new appointments to its c-suite: Jordan Butler has been made VP of Corporate Development, while Matthew Anderson (BCom鈥�05) has been brought onboard as Chief Financial Officer, replacing the departing Rebecca Moriarty.
Mr. Anderson has lots of experience in natural resource extraction: he was previously a senior consultant with Malaspina Consultants, serving as CFO of I-Minerals, Terra Nova Energy and Dynamic Oil & Gas Exploration, Inc. Before that, he was an accountant at BDO Canada and EY.
Published on: 2 May 2017
Montreal鈥檚 eXplorance has made it onto the Great Place to Work list of the best workplaces for the 4th year in a row. EXplorance is a learning experience management specialist that has gone through huge growth and acquired a business intelligence solutions provider over the past year without losing its corporate culture.
CEO Samer Saab (BEng'93, MBA'96) calls growth a 鈥渕ultidisciplinary challenge,鈥� saying that 鈥測ou have to constantly challenge the status quo, while sustaining your business culture.鈥�
Published on: 2 May 2017
Les Mercuriades honours excellence and talent in Quebec companies. This year, the 37th annual awards show brought the cream of Quebec鈥檚 business set out to Montreal鈥檚 Palais des congr猫s for a night not to be forgotten.
In fact, 91黑料网-HEC Montr茅al EMBAs were some of the evening鈥檚 biggest winners: Groupe Desch锚nes鈥� Fran莽ois Desch锚nes (EMBA鈥�10) won for 鈥淒茅veloppement d鈥檜ne technologie Web ou mobile鈥� in the large enterprise category, while Edelman Montreal won 鈥淓mployeur de l鈥檃nn茅e鈥� in the small and medium-sized enterprise category.
Published on: 2 May 2017
At the Bloom Burton & Co Healthcare Investor Conference this May, Knight Therapeutics鈥� president, Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥�90, DPA鈥�94, MBA鈥�01) will be giving the Montreal-based specialty pharmaceutics company鈥檚 corporate update.
The event takes place at the Sheraton Centre Hotel at 11:30 on May 1. Those who won鈥檛 be at the event, but who are still interested in the presentation, can download a copy at the company鈥檚 website ().
Published on: 27 Apr 2017
There are many parts of India where access to clean drinking water is a constant stressor. Now, a product invented by Desautels alumna Dr. Padma Venkat (IMHL鈥�14) and funded in part by a $100,000 Grand Challenges Canada grant promises to alleviate the pressure on regions with little access to clean drinking water. After extensive field testing and design refinements, the .
Published on: 26 Apr 2017
Quentin O鈥橫ahony听is a long way from his Abbottsford, BC home. He lives, works and plays in Japan as the General Manager of CAE鈥檚 joint flight-simulator and flight training venture with Japan Airlines, a job that includes overseeing cost efficiencies, preparing the ground to expand operations, and overseeing a training centre in South Korea. He has been at it since 2015, when he helped launch the program at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
Published on: 26 Apr 2017
Packaging specialist Supremex has announced the addition of Bertrand Jolicoeur to the executive team as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Jolicoeur comes off a stint as CFO and VP of rendering company Sanimax, and before that, he worked at Unican Security Systems and St Laurent Paperboard. He has also been the Corporate Controller at ABB and at Astral Media, though he got his start as an auditor at KPMG. Mr.
Published on: 25 Apr 2017
Montreal-based YouTube mega-channel Watchmojo recently launched a hockey web show through its new Watchmojo Studios division. The Lineup is part panel show and part gameshow, pitting teams of personalities against each other in a hockey-trivia battle, with each episode following a specific theme. The inaugural episode was about the all-time top 10 NHL forwards and featured Andy Nulman (BCom'83), co-founder of Play the Future and former CEO of Just For Laughs. Mr. Nulman enjoyed his experience, saying that 鈥淭he Lineup was a blast.
Published on: 25 Apr 2017
On May 3rd, Brett Hickey (BCom'02), founder and CEO of middle-market alternative asset manager Star Mountain Capital, is slated to speak at the 20th Annual Milken Institute Global Conference. He will be addressing the Emerging Manager Roundtable, which will deal with best practises, innovation, and scale.
Published on: 21 Apr 2017
Eytan Bensoussan (BSc鈥�05, MBA/LLB鈥�10) loves a challenge. He has studied math, bio-chemistry, political science and management. In his career life, he worked for McKinsey & Company, the Globe and Mail, and Ferst Capital Partners before co-founding Ferst Digital, which is a modern banking platform for small businesses and start-ups.
Published on: 21 Apr 2017
In some ways, it鈥檚 the party of the year. On April 7th, Canada鈥檚 biggest fashion names gathered in Toronto for the fourth Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. The event was heavy on pizzazz, from the pre-event cocktails to the after-dinner party. The guest list was a who鈥檚 who of Canada鈥檚 glitterati, from Erdem Moralioglu to David Dixon.
Published on: 19 Apr 2017
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