Supremex announces addition of Desautels alumnus as CFO
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.
Desautels alumnus featured in new sports series鈥� debut episode
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.
From class project to the Grit Prize: one Dobson Cup team鈥檚 journey
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Leadership, management and a false dichotomy
In a letter to Malaysia鈥檚 The Star Online, management consultant Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi takes issue with the widely-held distinction between managers and leaders. Though many theorists draw a line between effectiveness (the bailiwick of leaders) and efficiency (a manager鈥檚 wheelhouse), Dr.
Movies that MBAs can learn from: professors have their say
Poets and Quants recently asked business educators to name their top picks for films from which MBAs could learn a lesson or two. The range of movies mentioned was wide, and included some films that do not, at first, seem to be obvious choices. So, while films like The Wolf of Wall Street, 1986鈥檚 Gung-Ho, and Margin Call show up on the list, some professors give the nod to movies like Zootopia and The Godfather.
Spotlight on 91黑料网 X-1 Accelerator
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Desautels alumnus to speak at emerging managers roundtable
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.
Dobson Cup winners announced
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Diversity is big on campus
As the world becomes ever more diversified and globalized, it鈥檚聽 time for the C-suite to reflect that reality. At the head of the pack, the joint 91黑料网-HEC Montr茅al EMBA program has aimed to keep its classes as diverse as possible. There is a fellowship in place for nominations from the non-profit space, and another for aboriginals. The program also takes advantage of conferences to reach out to women and entrepreneurs.
CEOs, academics and how to run a restaurant
Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore was recently interviewed on The Grilled Podcast to discuss his development as a businessman and academic, collaboration and bringing CEOs in to speak to his classes. He then interviews those CEOs on his podcast, The CEO Series.
Eytan Bensoussan on mentoring, entrepreneurship and modern business banking
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.
Metaphor, literacy and 鈥榝ake news鈥�
Desautels Professor Reuven Brenner writes in a recent Asia Times op-ed that, as societies become literate, earlier metaphors become codified as literal truths, much to the detriment of those societies and the cultures that exist within them.
As feds unveil pot legalization plans, producers鈥� shares slip
Ottawa has released its plan to legalize marijuana, and the hit on big cannabis shares has been heavy. Concerns about how fast the government is moving to squeeze out illegal producers, a law-enforcement-heavy public announcement and a feeling that the government is stepping back from its plans for an industrial-scale market are leaving investors with questions.
At the CAFAs, glitz and glitterati are on parade
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.
A call to curb cabotage in Australia
In the Australian coastal shipping reform efforts, the discussion has come down to whether or not cabotage (the practice of using foreign companies for domestic shipping) should be promoted or limited.
