Welcome new GCPA cohort
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program is delighted to have welcomed 49 new students, along with a returning cohort of 45 that will write the Chartered Professional Accountants聽of Canada (CPA) Common Final Exam (CFE) this September.
91黑料网 to launch international retail-management school with gift from Bensadoun Family Foundation
91黑料网 is on its way to becoming a global centre for retail-management training, thanks to a $25-million gift from Aldo Bensadoun (BCom'64, LLD'12) via the Bensadoun Family Foundation.
The goal is to launch an inter-disciplinary school where students can come together with researchers and industry insiders to develop solutions for the ever-changing modern retail landscape.
Desautels alumnus ran brokerage firm, was president of TSX
J. Pearce Bunting聽 (BCom'52) grew up during the Great Depression, then rose through the ranks of his father鈥檚 brokerage firm to become president in 1967. Ten years later, he became president of the TSX and modernized the operation by introducing a computerized trading system.
91黑料网-HEC Montr茅al EMBA alumnus gets top job at Longueuil Police
Lebanon native Fady Dagher (EMBA'12) has lived in Montreal since 1986. When he took over from Denis Desroches as chief of the Longueuil police in February, many on the south shore force didn鈥檛 want another Montrealer in charge.
Karl Moore on introverts, extroverts, and Warren Buffett
Back in January, Karl Moore took a group of Desautels students to meet Warren Buffett at his Omaha offices. Mr. Buffett is known to be an introvert, and his conduct during the visit bore that out; rather than expounding on everything that came up, Mr. Buffett stuck to speaking on subjects he knows well.
Maybe it鈥檚 time to second-guess the Harvard MBA and its ilk
In a recent op-ed, Financial Times editor Andrew Hill takes issue with the methodologies of the MBA programs offered by the Harvard Business School and other schools worldwide.
Desautels alumna and Ericsson senior VP on travel, networking, and engaging others in decision-making
Rima Qureshi (BCom'87, MBA'96) knows all about learning to adapt. In an interview with Desautels Professor Karl Moore, she says that as a highly analytical, self-contained decision-maker, her position as senior VP and North American head of Ericsson has taught her the importance of listening, getting others involved in decision-making early, and finding a common position to build on.
MCCHE is at the centre of efforts to support Indian pulse production
The Pulse Innovation Platform of the 91黑料网 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) brings new methods of food production and marketing to India.High fibre content, a low glycemic index, and ease of production make pulses an ideal crop for much of the developing world.
New podcast by Desautels alumnus looks at growth through company founders鈥� stories
Deron Triff (MBA'98) has had an enviable career; he鈥檚 worked for PBS, TED, and Scholastic. Now, he鈥檚 founded a new media incubator with another former TED executive, June Cohen.
The Desautels professor who is taking on the MBA
Henry Mintzberg is looking beyond the MBA. For years, the Desautels Professor railed against what many in the corporate world see as the ultimate form of business education.
Crowdfunding falls short on inclusiveness
Crowdfunding鈥檚 profile has been on a constant rise ever since it first landed two decades back. It鈥檚 an ideal platform for entrepreneurs in edgy sectors looking for capital, as well as for getting consumers directly involved in funding products that interest them. The other side of the equation has always been to get funding for traditionally under-served entrepreneur groups like women or people of colour.
Think that job tenure is evaporating? Not so fast
Experts keep saying that median job tenure has been in free fall for years; that switching careers and jobs is just the new reality. But the facts don鈥檛 necessarily support that position. It鈥檚 a more nuanced field than most people realise, and some segments are actually seeing less movement than before.
International Advisory Board member awarded Alumni Association鈥檚 highest honour
On May 2nd, 300 guests gathered at Montreal鈥檚 Omni Mont-Royal Hotel for this year鈥檚 91黑料网 Alumni Association Awards. All told, 17 members of the 91黑料网 community were honoured for outstanding service to the university and society.
Luc Papineau鈥檚 next big thing
After four years as VP and Director at Valeurs Mobili猫res Desjardins, Luc Papineau (BA鈥�81, MBA鈥�91) thinks it鈥檚 time to kick his game up a notch by doubling VMD鈥檚 Montreal-area advisors and diving further into the opportunities offered by the allophone market.
Fengate taps Desautels advisor to chair board
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.
