Leading with impact in the world of management consulting
What does it take to lead one of the world鈥檚 top consulting firms? Listen in as Professor Karl Moore talks strategy, impact, and industry trends with Scott McDonald (BCom鈥�89), President & CEO of Oliver Wyman.
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BCom alumna tapped to invest in next generation of digital infrastructure
Alumna Genevi猫ve Maltais-Boisvert (BCom鈥�05) will leverage 15 years of experience in global infrastructure funds management in her new role as Principal on the investment team of Digital Bridge Holdings, LLC. The Florida-based firm invests in companies that enable greater mobile and internet connectivity.
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Alumnus Mirko Bibic named next President & CEO of Bell Canada
Mirko Bibic (BCom 鈥�89) will succeed George Cope as the next President and CEO of Bell Canada next January.
Since he joined Bell Canada in 2004, Bibic has played a pivotal role in the company鈥檚 strategic acquisitions, including the largest acquisition in Canadian telecom history with the purchase of Astral Media in 2013.
BCom alumnus ensures smooth leadership transition at Ivanho茅 Cambridge
Sylvain Fortier (BCom 鈥�87), Chief Investment and Innovation Officer for Ivanho茅 Cambridge, will work in tandem with newly appointed CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff to fill the void left by the company鈥檚 outgoing CEO.
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Andy Nulman on embracing the unknown
Andy Nulman (BCom鈥�83), Desautels Global Expert and Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Play the Future, dishes on what he鈥檚 learned from welcoming risk and taking on the supposed impossible.
Desautels students climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for daycare centre
Driven to raise funds to improve the conditions of daycare centres in South Africa, Roderick Mackinnon (BCom鈥�19) and Thomas Pr茅vost (BCom鈥�20) have just set off on a seven-day hike up Mount Kilimanjaro. You can support their initiative by visiting their fundraising page, Kili for Kids.
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How a BCom alumna found her passion for making jokes
In an interview with Professor Karl Moore, Robby Hoffman speaks about being an insider-outsider and how she went from studying accounting to pursuing her comedy dreams.
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Desautels grad on new Starbucks-UberEats matchup
Dan Park (BCom鈥�03), General Manager of Uber Eats Canada, comments on the much-anticipated Canadian partnership between Starbucks and UberEats, which will give customers full access to the coffee chain鈥檚 drink menu from the comfort of their home.
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Desautels alumna among ones to watch in FinTech
Congratulations to Laviva Mazhar (BCom鈥�15), Investment Analyst at Luge Capital, who has been named among the top 50 women in FinTech for 2019 according to the Digital Finance Institute.
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A secret antidote to managerial favoritism
A recent blog post by Steven Kramer (BCom鈥�97), CEO at WorkJam, explores how technology can be leveraged to avoid the pitfalls of managerial favoritism in the workplace. The benefits of doing so would be manifold, including聽improved employee engagement and retention, according to Kramer.
Accounting scholarship recipients
Congratulations to Kiwon Choi (BCom鈥�19), Hugo Ouimet (BCom鈥�19 鈥� currently in GCPA program) and Christopher Wolf (BCom鈥�20), undergraduate scholarship recipients from the Ordre des comptables professionnels agr茅茅s du Qu茅bec.
BCom alumnus appointed VP at YouTube
YouTube has tapped Martin Kon (BCom鈥�93), who has worked as a tech, media, and telecoms consultant for more than two decades, as its new VP of Strategy, effective June 24, 2019.
Kon joins YouTube from Boston Consulting Group, where he was a senior partner and managing director in the firm鈥檚 Technology, Media & Telecoms practice, based in BCG鈥檚 New York City office.
Desautels shines in finals of L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm
It鈥檚 been quite a ride for Desautels BCom students Charlotte Gaillard, Monica Gudernatsch, and Anne Sophie Levee. Over the course of this year, they have worked tirelessly under the mentorship of Peg Brunelle and BSRM Professor of Practice Marie Jos茅e Lamothe to compete in the prestigious 2019 L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm competition.
Announcing the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients
Congratulations to Jessica Delucilla (BCom'18), Audrey Langlois, Malcolm Sharpe, and Yu Wei Pan聽(BCom'18) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program.
成人VR视频鈥檚 AERO club soars to new heights
Desautels BCom student Alexander Gouyet and his 成人VR视频 Engineering peers comprising 成人VR视频 AERO聽placed 2nd in the Student Unmanned Aerial System Competition, securing a $5,000-prize and the prestige of being the first 成人VR视频 group ever to crack the top five in the competition.
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