Desautels undergraduates secure competitive scholarships from OCPAQ
For another year, Desautels undergraduate students continue to shine as recipients of competitive funding from the Ordre des CPA du Québec (OCPAQ).
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded seven of the forty $1,000 scholarships: Rebecca-Emilie Abelson, Alexander D'Arienzo, Jean-Philippe Leclerc, Ariah Leroux, Guillaume Martel-Lamarre, Yu Wei Pan, Jonathan Toledano
Lending with hospitality
Canadian Western Bank Group (CWB) has launched a new division dedicated to the hospitality (hotel and restaurant) sectors across Canada, named CWB Franchise Finance, based out of Mississauga, Ontario.
FL Fuller Landau LLP appoints three new partners
FL Fuller Landau LLP, a full-service chartered professional accounting and business advisory firm, recently announced the appointment of Jaimie Auger, Budd Newton, and Uros Milekic as new Partners, effective January 1, 2017.
SITA appoints global leaders in Singapore
SITA, the air transport IT provider, today announced the appointment of Sumesh Patel as SITA President Asia Pacific. He will be responsible for developing and driving the strategic direction for SITA in the region.
Amaya CFO Daniel Sebag to step down
Amaya, a provider of services for the gaming and interactive entertainment industries, says that Daniel Sebag has advised Amaya that he will retire as CFO later this year once his successor is identified and appointed.
Desautels students meet Warren Buffett
In 2006, Professor Karl Moore led McGill students to Omaha, Nebraska to learn from legendary investment guru, Warren Buffett. Given the tremendous success of the first visit, the Desautels Faculty of Management, along with Professor Moore, gave twenty students from Desautels another opportunity to meet with Mr. Buffett on January 20, 2017, Inauguration Day in the U.S.
MBA Students awarded second place in the Business for a Better World case competition
Congratulations to MBA students, Aman Arora, Timothy Lane, Santiago Monroy, and Jose Nunez Gutierrez, who were awarded second place in the Business for a Better World case competition. The team has been working since October on designing a global equity portfolio that advances the UN’s sustainable development goals, which culminated with a presentation in Davos, Switzerland on January 19th to a panel of high-profile judges.
Kevin O’Leary’s business history back in spotlight after entering race for Conservative Party leader
Kevin O’Leary’s sales pitch for himself as Conservative Party leader revolves around one main argument: He understands business and the economy better than the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.
Is Your Government Politically Pathological?
Long before the post-election political maelstrom we’re now experiencing in the U.S. and in many countries around the world, I wrote about four types of organizational political arenas.
Metamaterial Technologies Announces Appointment of Marco Goguen as Chief Financial Officer
Metamaterial Technologies Inc. (MTI) is pleased to announce that Mr. Marco Goguen has joined the company's executive team as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He brings over 20 years of experience as an investment banker, private equity investor and entrepreneur. Prior to joining MTI, Mr.
Plus de spectacles d’humour que jamais
Durant les dernières semaines, Guy Nantel, Louis-José Houde, Réal Béland, François Massicotte et Joël Legendre ont tous annoncé la naissance d’un nouveau spectacle solo en 2017. Le Journal a fait le décompte: pas moins de 22 nouveaux spectacles d’humour prendront la route cette année, s’ajoutant à la quinzaine déjà en tournée. La compétition sera féroce.
QS ranks Desautels among ‘global elite’ business schools
McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management has earned top marks in the annual QS Global 250 Business Schools Report, putting the Faculty in the same category as institutions such as Harvard Business School and London Business School. In particular, the Faculty earned high marks for employability of its graduates, international academic reputation and research excellence.
Selling textbooks without the hassle of the haggle
As the new semester rolls in, so does a new textbook-exchanging app. Venndor, founded by recent McGill graduates Anthony Heinrich, Julien Marlatt and Tynan Davis, is a classifieds app with the goal of helping students buy and sell textbooks without the need for haggling or negotiating prices.
Business Schools Redesigned to Improve Learning
Form follows function. The philosophy that drives nature also drives business school re-design, especially in Canada. The focus? Creating student community. Why the push?
Opening doors to innovation
Chemical companies are increasingly using specialist investment arms to nurture new ideas
