International consulting firm names Desautels alumnus as senior VP
Desautels alumnus Fadi Kassatly (BCom'95) has been promoted to senior VP for the Middle East and North Africa area of management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. He brings two decades鈥� worth of experience to the role, having worked previously as principal and VP at Booz, and as a management consultant at Deloitte. He also mentors B-School students and young entrepreneurs in the Middle East.
First Nations activist gets an honorary degree from U of Winnipeg
Cindy Blackstock (MMGMT'03) held Ottawa鈥檚 feet to the fire over the treatment of native children on reserves for almost 10 years. Last week, Dr Blackstock鈥檚 dedication and work on native issues resulted in an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Winnipeg, a degree she dedicated to a young native boy who died in hospital in 2005.
Two Desautels alumni among 2017 inductees in 涩里番 Sports Hall of Fame
The 2017 inductees into the 涩里番 Sports Hall of Fame have been announced. Since the Hall鈥檚 inauguration in 1996, there have been 139 inductees named; this year鈥檚 slate of six includes two Desautels alumni.
The future of retail, according to a Desautels alumna
Jaclyn Ling (BCom鈥�14) writes for Betakit.com that the future of retail looks entirely different, and you can glance at what鈥檚 happening in the chatbot space to see where we鈥檙e headed. She points to chat apps with added payment functionality, as well as the development of brand-specific shopping chatbots, for proof that the future of shopping is mobile.
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For recession-wary restaurateurs, specialised customer service is the key
In a recent piece for Food NewsFeed, Desautels alumnus Josh Ostrega (BCom'98) says that today鈥檚 slumping full-service restaurant scene needs to get its groove back. Pressured on one side by fast-casual eateries and on the other by home-delivery apps, the traditional sit-down restaurant is in an uncertain place.
Desautels alumna is new Concordia controller
The former senior project director for Finance and Administration at the 涩里番 Faculty of Medicine, Gracie Pardillo (BCom'89, DPA'91) is the new controller at Concordia University, replacing outgoing interim controller Lyne Bouret as of August 7. She comes to the job with almost 30 years鈥� experience in management, including over a decade in post-secondary education. She is a chartered professional accountant and certified as a fraud examiner and internal auditor.
How employers must change to suit Generation Z
In a recent piece for Retail TouchPoints, WorkJam鈥檚 Joshua Ostrega (BCom鈥�98) discusses the difference between millennials and Generation Z, and how employers should be prepared to mould their management style to suit this important and emerging workforce.
How to keep showrooming from killing your business
Salesfloor CEO and Desautels alumnus Oscar Sachs (BA鈥�96, MBA鈥�99) knows his stuff when it comes to showrooming and the retail overhaul. His company specializes in helping retailers transition into a new paradigm that merges e-commerce with a personalized on-site shopping experience.
Introducing our newest Global Experts
The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomes Darshan Jain (MBA鈥�88) and Harsha Rajamani (BCom鈥�06) as its latest Desautels Global Experts.
Liberty Leaf names Desautels alumnus as CFO
Jamie Robinson (BCom'03) is in as the new CFO of Liberty Leaf Holdings, and is replacing outgoing CFO and Director P. Joseph Meagher.
Mr. Robinson is a chartered accountant with experience in auditing and financial analysis at Deloitte, Whistler Blackcomb, and Corinex Communications. He is joining a company that supports the cannabis sector on several fronts, including growing, research and supply-chain solutions.
Medical marijuana company moves closer to TSX listing
Cannabis company INDIVA Corporation is actively navigating the process of becoming licensed to cultivate medical marijuana. As part of its business activities, the company has entered into a reverse-takeover deal with Rainmaker Resources Ltd., which includes equity funding of $15 million that is partly earmarked for helping INDIVA expand its production facilities.
Desautels alumnus appointed Managing Partner at major law firm
Philippe Johnson (BCom'92) is a newly-minted Managing Partner at the Montreal offices of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg. But he could easily have gone down the business route.
In fact, he did: A love of finance first landed him at Desautels as an undergraduate, then moving on to work for HSBC in Vancouver.
So how did that turn into a law degree and a high-profile job at a key Canadian business law firm?
Desautels student wins world championship in debating
A two-person team from Quebec has brought home first place at the annual Championnat de d茅bat francophone at the 脡cole Normale Superieure in Paris.
One of the team members is Desautels student Djavan Habel-Thurton (BCom'17), who was VP of the First Year Council 2014-2015, as well as President of the Jeux du Commerce 涩里番 in 2016.
After a varied career, an EMBA alumna sets her sights on investment advising
Marie-Lou Dorval (EMBA鈥�15) has done almost everything: She鈥檚 been a filmmaker, she鈥檚 been the president of an agricultural business, and she鈥檚 run a restaurant.
Since graduating from the 涩里番-HEC Montr茅al EMBA program, Ms. Dorval has changed her course completely, becoming an investment advisor at Raymond James Ltd 鈥� and it鈥檚 a job she doesn鈥檛 see herself leaving any time soon!
