Desautels alumnus gets a great start in London鈥檚 investment banking scene
eFinancialCareers.com has published a list of eight young London-based investment analysts to watch, all of whom started at their respective companies in June. The high-octane London banking scene is highly competitive, but these newly-minted pros have what it takes to make a real impact.
New international sustainability test module based on Mintzberg book announced
The Sustainability Literacy Test (aka 鈥淪ulitest鈥�) is both a non-profit and a method for verifying sustainability know-how across the globe. It is the work of an international cadre of academics and business professionals alike, mandated by the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012.
Desautels alumnus on CIO鈥檚 top 40 under 40 list
Chief Investment Officer鈥檚 Class of 2017 Forty Under Forty list is out. It鈥檚 a roundup and Q&A with forty up-and-coming investment leaders from across the globe, selected by anonymous nomination.
Solving the objective-subjective reality split
Deepak Chopra and Desautels alumnus Anoop Kumar, MD (IMHL鈥�16) write for The Huffington Post about a perceived split in reality, and how to address it. Specifically, they talk about the dichotomy between objective and subjective reality; how outside forces cause subjective experience.
Natalia Aguilar Delgado Finalist for the Emerald Best International Dissertation Award
The dissertation of Desautels PhD alumna Natalia Aguilar Delgado was selected as finalist for the Emerald Best International Dissertation Award of the Academy of Management 2017. 聽
Professor Paola Perez-Aleman was the supervisor of her research.
Natalia graduated in June 2017 and is currently an Assistant Professor of International Business at HEC Montreal.聽
Jose Carlos Marques Finalist for 2017 AOM SIM Dissertation Award
The dissertation of Desautels PhD alumnus Jose Carlos Marques (PhD'17) was selected as one of the three finalists for the Academy of Management Social Issues in Management Best Dissertation Award 2017.
Desautels alumnus named CFO of Colonial Coal
According to StockWatch, Vancouver-based resource company Colonial Coal International Corp. has appointed Matthew James Anderson聽(BCom'05) to the roles of CFO and secretary, replacing the retiring William Filtness. Mr Anderson draws on a lifetime of experience in financials for the resources sector, including serving as CFO for I-Minerals, VirtualArmour International, Search Minerals and Callinex Mines.
Microservices are a boon for adaptability-focused firms
Author Ronnie Mitra writes in The New Stack about how businesses are focussing on adaptability like never before, and how that is weighing heavy on tech teams. It looks more and more like the answer lies in microservices.
Soho Square appoints Desautels alumnus CCO and Chairman
Best Media Info reports that long-time Ogilvy & Mather exec Sumanto Chattopadhyay聽(MBA'90) is moving over to Soho Square as CCO and Chairman. At Ogilvy, Mr Chattopadhyay helped bring many brands to prominence in India, including Dove, Pond鈥檚, and The Economist. He also helped re-brand a bank and grow Ogilvy鈥檚 own business.
Ambiverts and success, Karl Moore鈥檚 advice
Desautels professor Karl Moore writes in Forbes that, in-between extroverts and introverts, the ambivert pulls benefits from both social situations and alone time, giving them the best of both worlds.
Being able to talk and listen naturally makes ambiverts great at jobs where the give-and-take of a normal conversation plays into success.
GCPA student awarded C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence
Kaihua He, student of the Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among the graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.
John Dobson Foundation donates $2 million to support entrepreneurship at 91黑料网
Montreal, Quebec, July 18, 2017 - The John Dobson Foundation has announced a donation of $2 million 鈥� its largest gift to 91黑料网 yet 鈥� to fund the 91黑料网 X-1 Accelerator program run by the 91黑料网 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship. The gift will support the X-1 program, now in its third year, as it grows to support and promote entrepreneurship across 91黑料网.
91黑料网 X-1 Accelerator: fifth week at a glance
Product Development was the overall theme for week five of the 91黑料网 X-1 Accelerator. On the agenda was a talk by GrandeSlam Product VP Saad Benryane on adopting a customer-centric approach, followed by a networking talk by Desautels Director of Advancement Alexander King.
Desautels alumnus appointed director at Quantum
According to Stockwatch.com, Quantum International Income Corp. has announced that Red Cloud Klondike Strike CEO and Desautels alumnus Chad Williams (BEngr鈥� 89, MBA鈥�93) has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr. Williams has plenty of experience to draw on: he鈥檚 on the Board at Denver Gold Group, and has worked in senior management at Victoria Gold, Blackmont Capital and TD bank.
Desautels BCom student on her two months in South Africa
Desautels BCom student Thao Nguyen is finishing up a two-month internship with South African non-profit Aluwani, where she and fellow Desautels student Marie-Christine Bourgie helped set up a crowdfunding campaign for an early childhood development centre.
