The achievements of International Master’s Program for Managers alumnus Damiano Baj (IMPM’16) were recognized with the European Chief Information Officer Award at the Wealth Briefing Awards in London on March 21, 2024. “Anyone who meets Damiano is immediately struck by both his accomplished expertise and thoughtful philosophy of management and how this connects to his theory of business,” says Martin Brigham, an associate professor at Lancaster University in the UK and the worldwide academic director of IMPM.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2024
Congratulations to Ronald Ajavon (IMPM’15) for receiving one of Francopresse’s 2021 Canadian Francophone Influential Personalities Awards. As the Director General of the Council of Fransaskois Schools, Ajavon spearheads social and political efforts to raise up new French-speaking schools throughout Saskatchewan.
Published on: 11 Jan 2022
Ron Foss (IMPM’99) has rallied a team of tradespeople and vintage automobile experts to recreate the first gas-powered car in Canada, the ‘Fossmobile.’ In the late 1800s, Foss’s grandfather, George Foote Foss, was a bike mechanic and blacksmith in Sherbrooke, Quebec, who began constructing the Fossmobile to see if he could improve upon the electric car he encountered on a trip to Boston. If all goes as planned, his grandson will reimagine the Fossmobile in time for its 125th anniversary next year.
Published on: 16 Apr 2021
With nearly 15 years of professional consulting experience under his belt, Rick Heinick (IMPM’09) decided to return to the classroom in 2009 to earn a master’s degree. After graduating from McGill at age 44, he founded the Boston-based pharmaceutical company Tear Clear, where he still serves on the Board of Directors. While Heinick believes that there is no wrong age to earn a graduate degree, he views prior experience as a major asset, not a liability.
Published on: 26 Feb 2021
Desautels alumnus Jens Bischof (IMPM’02) has been appointed as the next CEO of German airline Eurowings. Set to take the reins in March 2020, Bischof will bring to the role his extensive experience in international airline leadership, most recently as CEO of Turkish airline SunExpress.
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Published on: 13 Dec 2019
IMPM graduate Sharon Cohen, Vice President, Fairmont Brand Management, AccorHotels shares how the program shifted her focus on management and the tools that she continues to use in her current role.
Published on: 16 Jan 2019
Discover what drove Lili Hall (IMPM’13), Founder, President & CEO of KNOCK Inc., to enrol in the International Masters Program for Managers, what she found most rewarding about her experience, and the strides she has made since graduation.
Published on: 8 Jan 2019
After 22 years of leading a company, Isabelle Graveline (IMPM’17) attended the International Masters Program for Managers at Desautels to broaden her perspectives on management.
She discusses the importance of gaining hands-on experience in companies that operate in different countries and the lack of female representation in prominent positions.
“By working in the golden bubble of a single country, one ends up seeing things from a single clouded point of view.”
Published on: 23 Jan 2018
Arianne Phosphate Inc. has named Dominique Bouchard (IMPM’00) as executive chair of its board of directors. Mr. Bouchard has been a member of the company’s board since 2013 and his new position follows his previous role as executive vice-chair.
Mr. Bouchard has also been vice-rector of Resources between 2014 and 2017 at the Université du Quebec in Chicoutimi, and has acquired 33 years of experience in Alcan and Rio Tinto organizations, having most recently served as president of Rio Tinto Quebec Iron & Titanium until his retirement in May, 2013.
Published on: 19 Dec 2017
Damiano Baj è Head of IT and Operations alla BSI Bank di Singapore. Ha 40 anni ed è via dall’Italia da quasi 15, da quando, con in curriculum una laurea in ingegneria gestionale del Politecnico di Milano e alcuni mesi di lavoro nel mondo della business intelligence e dei big data, è entrato alla Banca della Svizzera Italiana di Lugano come project manager nel settore IT.
Read full article (in Italian): Nuvola, October 11, 2015
Published on: 26 Oct 2015
Heralding significant positive change, the Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, introduced his first Cabinet at Government House today.
... Hon. Steve Kent, Member for Mount Pearl North
Mr. Kent holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and Certificate in Public Administration from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a Masters degree in Management from McGill University.
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Published on: 2 Oct 2014
Wearable devices are just starting to take off and global electronics companies are racing to release smartwatches ahead of rivals to capture a bigger slice of the emerging next-generation market.
... LG plans to introduce a smartwatch jointly developed with Google. The G Watch will be released sometime between April and June this year. President Park Jong-seok (IMPM'07) of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company said that the opportunity to work with Google "was the perfect chance for LG to really pull out all stops in both design and engineering."
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Published on: 24 Mar 2014
LG Electronics (LG) today announced 44 executive appointments, among them three new company presidents. Among the promotions are new executives to lead the Home Entertainment (HE) Company and Global Sales and Marketing Office. New positions are effective December 1, 2013 with promotions taking effect on January 1, 2014.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2013
Few people have the confidence to apply for a job - especially a high-level position - without meeting the main criteria for the role. But John Varley (IMPM'00) did and was offered the job.
He then suffered two or three sleepless nights agonising over whether to accept it.
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Published on: 26 Apr 2013
