Alexis Ohanian is many things: a dedicated entrepreneur who is an ambassador for the prestigious Y Combinator program he graduated from; a political and social web activist; the founder of Reddit; the author of Without their Permission; and as it turns out, extraordinarily tall.
Thanks to the McHacks organizing committee, and 91黑料网鈥檚聽Desautels Faculty of Management, he came to speak to a jam-packed room in the center of Montreal.
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Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网 speaks to Canadian freestyle skier Jennifer Heil (BCom'13), one of Canada鈥檚 great Olympic athletes.
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Lili Hall (IMPM'13) came across the International Masters Program in Practicing Management (IMPM) by chance. She had considered MBA programs before, but the standard options seemed too formulaic. 鈥淓very time I looked at the curriculum, I鈥檇 get sad,鈥� she says. As the founder and CEO of KNOCK, inc., a creative agency, Hall had already enjoyed a lot of professional success. She wasn鈥檛 looking to switch industries or climb the corporate ladder. 鈥淔or me, it was very personal,鈥� she explains. 鈥淚 wanted to be challenged personally, and obviously professionally.鈥澛�
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T眉rk Telekom, the leading communications and convergence technology company in Turkey, announces the restructuring of its leadership by combining the roles of the Group CEO and the General Manager into a single CEO position. Rami Aslan (BCom'94, MBA'97), who has been serving on the board of T眉rk Telekom and as CEO of Oger Telecom, is appointed as CEO of T眉rk Telekom as of December 10, 2013. In addition to his current roles, he will be appointed as a member of T眉rk Telekom Executive Committee and member of the boards of Avea and TTNet.
Tr猫s tendance dans les organisations aujourd'hui, la collaboration est pr茅sent茅e dans les 茅coles de gestion comme un facteur de cr茅ation de valeur en entreprise, une qualit茅 essentielle pour tout gestionnaire moderne qui se respecte.
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鈥淚 left Wall Street in 2004 when I decided I had a black soul,鈥� says Stephanie Berger (MBA'06), a 91黑料网 Desautels Faculty of Management MBA alumna who is now the senior manager for corporate responsibility and environment at Bell Canada. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know much about sustainability back then, but I knew Wall Street wasn鈥檛 doing it right.鈥�
Columbus Exploration Corporation, is pleased to announce that it has strengthened its management team with the addition of Drew Clark (BCom'06) as Senior Vice President.
... Drew obtained his Bachelor's in Commerce Degree from 91黑料网 and is a CFA Charter holder.
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LG Electronics (LG) today announced 44 executive appointments, among them three new company presidents. Among the promotions are new executives to lead the Home Entertainment (HE) Company and Global Sales and Marketing Office. New positions are effective December 1, 2013 with promotions taking effect on January 1, 2014.
Montreal鈥檚 celebrated Just for Laughs festival is arguably the world鈥檚 premier showcase for international comedy.
Founded in 1983, the annual summer festival attracts over two million people, and has booked thousands upon thousands of comics, pantomimes, and acrobatic acts over the decades.
La Soci茅t茅 des alcools du Qu茅bec (SAQ) a choisi de recruter 脿 l鈥檌nterne pour remplacer le PDG sortant Philippe Duval, qui n鈥檃 pas sollicit茅 de nouveau mandat.
Alain Brunet (EMBA'11), qui est actuellement vice-pr茅sident et chef de l鈥檈xploitation de la soci茅t茅 d鈥櫭塼at, occupera ses nouvelles fonctions 脿 compter du 1er janvier prochain.
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Regado Biosciences, Inc. (RGDO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the late-stage clinical development of its first-in-class, actively controllable antithrombotic drug system, REG1, today announced the appointment of Pierre Legault (MBA'89), MBA, CA, CPA, to its Board of Directors, where he will serve as Chairman of the audit committee.
Pacific Therapeutics Ltd. (the "Company") is a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the repurposing and reformulation of existing FDA approved drugs for large markets. Mr. Doug Unwin, President and CEO of Pacific Therapeutics Ltd. (the "Issuer") is pleased to announce that the Issuer has engaged Ms. Wendy Chan (MBA'92) to fill the role as VP Strategy and Marketing on a part-time basis. The contract with Ms. Chan is for one year.
