Alexandra Conliffe was a judge for the semi-final round of the 2017 91黑料网 Dobson Cup鈥檚 Social Enterprise track. She is the Policy Innovation Director for the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, and used to be VP Operations for Engineers Without Borders Canada.
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Published on: 11 Jul 2017
As students, young extroverts love to talk, to bounce their ideas off of colleagues and to be the centre of attention. But as energetic gen-Y-ers enter the workforce, a whole new set of rules comes into play, rules that don鈥檛 always reward an extrovert鈥檚 style.
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Published on: 11 Jul 2017
Desautels alumnus John Snisarenko (BSc鈥�86 and MBA鈥�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.
Mr. Snisarenko is filling the spot left vacant by Robert Dempsey, who has moved up to VP of Global Ophthalmics.
Published on: 11 Jul 2017
Budding startups all over 91黑料网 will be delighted to see that the schedule for next year鈥檚 91黑料网 Dobson Cup is out.
As they do every year, startups will be competing across four categories: Innovation Driven Enterprise, Small & Medium Enterprise, Social Enterprise, and Health Sciences.
Teams need to have at least one founder with a 91黑料网 connection; be it a student, staff or faculty member, or a recent graduate.
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Published on: 11 Jul 2017
It鈥檚 been a rough ride for Bombardier鈥檚 management, workforce, and stock prices; but VP Investor relations Patrick Ghoche says that the company has navigated through the worst of it and is now delivering on its plan to be at the break-even point by late next year.
Published on: 7 Jul 2017
A Charity Times piece explores a research paper partly authored by Desautels Professor DaHee Han.
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Published on: 7 Jul 2017
Lester Fernandes (MBA鈥�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鈥� experience will help the company hit its goals. And that experience is extensive: he鈥檚 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.
Published on: 7 Jul 2017
According to BNN.ca, 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 Jon Hountalas (BCom鈥�84, MBA鈥�91), bumped up to Group Head, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, Canada from his previous role of running the company鈥檚 commercial banking arm. This comes as CEO Victor Dodig announces that some 40 junior executives are being moved around as well.
Published on: 7 Jul 2017
The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomes Nadia Marley (BA鈥�99, MBA鈥�03), Director of Credit Solutions, Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets, as its latest Desautels Global Expert.
Published on: 6 Jul 2017
After a year as Deputy Executive Director of ACEM 鈥� Microcredit Montreal, Indu Krishnamurthy (EMBA鈥�15) has been promoted to full Executive Director.
As a student of the 2015 91黑料网-HEC Montr茅al EMBA program, Ms. Krishnamurthy was recipient of that year鈥檚 EMBA Scholarship for Non-profit Organization Manager, which reflects her long experience in the field. She has been with ACEM since 2008, fulfilling roles, such as project coordinator and credit counsellor. Before that, she was an account manager at BDC.
Published on: 5 Jul 2017
Desautels Professor Karl Moore writes for Thinkers50 that introverts and extroverts in leadership roles must, on occasion, take on one another鈥檚 characteristics as a form of game-face.
The traditional leadership wisdom has it that leaders are mostly extroverts, but he calls that 鈥渧ery much an out-of-date view,鈥� pointing to his own interviews with CEOs and senior execs, which show that there is a huge number of introverts in corporate C-Suites.
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Published on: 5 Jul 2017
BoxKnight is a new kind of delivery service. For an extra few dollars, consumers can have their packages delivered while they鈥檙e home in the evening. A text message lets them know that their goods are at BoxKnight鈥檚 warehouse, and asks when they鈥檇 like it delivered. Right now, it only works for online purchases at four Montreal-area retailers, but the company is already looking at expansion beyond the city limits.
Published on: 5 Jul 2017
After two years as Director General, Corporate Comptroller at Quebec telecoms giant Vid茅otron, Antoinette Noviello (BCom'91, DPA'93) has been promoted to VP. She brings massive experience to the role: she has been a CPA Qu茅bec member for 20 years, and has served as Financial Services Director General at Qu茅b茅cor, VP Finance at Lelys Group, and VP Finance at PVA Consulting. Ms. Noviello is also a lecturer at 91黑料网鈥檚 School of Continuing Education. In her new job, Ms. Noviello will oversee the entirety of Vid茅otron鈥檚 accounting and finances.
Published on: 4 Jul 2017
The FreeWheel Council for Premium Video has been a thought-leadership player in North America since 2015, educating stakeholders on the differences and benefits of premium video, from marketing to monetization. The company recently opened a European division to tackle the unique perspectives and issues present in that market.
Published on: 4 Jul 2017
Frederick Chenel (BCom'04) has big plans for CFA Montreal. As the Association鈥檚 new president, his goal is to up its exposure, both at home and on the world stage. He鈥檒l be doing this by bringing industry heavyweights to Montreal to speak at the Association and by forging partnerships with major finance organisations. You can also expect to see Mr. Chenel promoting the city at conventions and other events.
Published on: 4 Jul 2017
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