With strong familial ties to Iran, Kathy Fazel (BCom鈥�91) knew she had to act when a plane was shot down in Iran, killing 176 people, including two 缅北强奸 students. She and her husband donated $24,000 to establish the M.A. Fazel Scholarship in support of Iranian-born students at 缅北强奸. The announcement marks the seventh anniversary of the passing of her father, who attended high school in Iran and encouraged his children to pursue the higher education he never received.聽
Published on: 18 Mar 2021
Since its launch in 2016, EMERGE Commerce has risen to become a leader in direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands. Professor Karl Moore recently spoke with EMERGE Commerce founder and CEO Ghassan Halazon (BCom鈥�06) to unpack the evolving relationship between consumers and the internet during the pandemic.
Published on: 4 Mar 2021
After receiving substantial financial support to complete his BCom degree at Desautels, Pierre LeBrun (BCom鈥�72) has been paying it forward for over five decades. From the time he joined RBC as summer student in 1965 to his retirement from a Senior VP position in 2000, he has steadfastly worked to give students the same opportunity he received. In 2019, LeBrun became the inaugural donor for the Desautels Dean鈥檚 Legacy Fund, which will allow him to support students even after his death.
Published on: 26 Feb 2021
At聽this year's 41st Desautels Management Achievement Awards, 缅北强奸 BCom students honoured four individuals who have made significant contributions to the Canadian economy and way of life throughout their professional careers. This was the first edition of the ceremony to be held virtually, with the organizers and honourees truly personifying the values of the DMAA - resilience, pushing ahead and innovation.
Published on: 26 Feb 2021
Congratulations to BCom students Shelley Sorkin, Dixon Wong, and Angel Miao who won the National Finals of the Accuracy Business Cup case competition. The team will be representing Canada at the virtual international finals on March 12 to compete against seven other countries. Thanks to Melissa Sonberg, Desautels Professor of Practice, for coaching and mentoring the team.
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Published on: 22 Feb 2021
Congratulations to Desautels BCom students Reda Ouazzani Touhami and James Xu, and their teammates from Concordia University and Western University, for winning the National Finals of the KPMG Ideation Challenge. Over 750 applications were submitted for the Canadian finals of the competition. The team will compete for the global title in April when each country will present their solution/prototype to a panel of industry judges.
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Published on: 22 Feb 2021
Doug Allan (BCom鈥�08) is on a mission to teach people financial tips and tricks they probably didn鈥檛 learn in high school. The Desautels alumnus recently released 鈥淎 Fighting Chance: The High School Finance Education Everyone Deserves,鈥� a 10-chapter guidebook that encourages readers to study financial literacy early in life. By discussing topics ranging from creating a personal budget to managing a credit card, Allan aspires to help young people transition into a debt-free adulthood.
Published on: 12 Feb 2021
Mike Rosenberg (BCom鈥�89) recently joined Chief Outsiders鈥� team of digital marketing executives. A recognized customer acquisition leader with expertise in business development, Rosenberg brings a wealth of digital transformation experience to the table. Chief Outsiders operates as an 鈥淓xecutives-as-a-Service鈥� firm as it facilitates operations for a group of 80 Chief Marketing Operators across the U.S.
Published on: 12 Feb 2021
The Financial Open Case Competition, the second largest case competition across eastern Canada, reunited over 350 participants from 11 universities to compete on accounting and finance related academic cases. Congratulations to the Desautels delegation, led by Antoine Bertrand and Bruno Provencher, who captured four podiums:
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Published on: 12 Feb 2021
Cyrus Moradian (BCom鈥�12) co-founded educational platform Wize in 2017 with the goal of empowering students across North America to reach their full potential. Nearly four years later, Moradian has led his company to raise US $3 million in funding from investors. Wize will use the investment to develop new course-specific tutorials and tutoring resources for all grade levels, as well as MCAT and LSAT test preparation.
Published on: 5 Feb 2021
In the first episode of 鈥淎lma Matters,鈥� a new podcast from 缅北强奸鈥檚 Athletics and Recreation department, Mathieu Darche (BCom鈥�00) shares the story of his journey from 缅北强奸 to a Stanley Cup.
Darche dominated collegiate hockey before becoming the 10th Redbird to represent his alma mater in the NHL. After taking home a Stanley Cup ring, Darche looks back at the ways his 缅北强奸 education set him up for success.
Published on: 5 Feb 2021
Congratulations to Desautels BCom students for their outstanding performance at this year鈥檚 Jeux du Commerce (JDC), the largest student case competition in Eastern Canada. For the first time, JDC took place fully online and brought together 700 participants from 11 universities.
The Desautels delegation of 57 BCom students was led by Guillaume Ouimet and Sonam Levasseur as part of Desautels Management Case Competitions (DMCC). 缅北强奸 finished with a total of nine podiums including two first place wins.
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Published on: 29 Jan 2021
Nathalie Bernier (BCom鈥�86) was recently appointed to join the Board of Directors of RF Capital Group Inc. She brings nearly 30 years of experience as an Audit and Advisory Partner at Andersen and KPMG to her new role. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President, Strategic and Business Planning and Chief Financial Officer for The Public Sector Pension Investment Board.
Published on: 27 Jan 2021
After spending the last fifteen years on Wall Street, Aaron Stern (BCom鈥�06) is fulfilling a longtime dream to launch his own investment fund in downtown Montreal.
With ten current employees, five of whom are fellow 缅北强奸 alumni,聽Converium Capital聽has already raised over US $125 million with a plan to begin investing at the beginning of April.
Published on: 27 Jan 2021
Sylvain A. Girard (BCom鈥�92) will begin the next chapter of a distinguished financial career when he is appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Resolute Forest Products Inc. in March. Over the past two decades, Girard has established a proven track record of spearheading successful finance-related initiatives at General Electric and SNC-Lavalin.
Published on: 21 Jan 2021
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