Mitsuhiro Jimbo (MBA’14) was recently appointed to lead CBRE Japan’s Property Management Division. Mr. Jimbo brings to the table more than 20 years of corporate real estate experience in Japan and North America.

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Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni
Published on: 5 Sep 2019

Arlene Dickinson, the CEO of Venture Communications and one of Canada’s most influential entrepreneurs, identifies the key ingredients for creating lasting success in business. Ms. Dickinson received the Desautels Management Achievement Award in 2008 in recognition of her leadership.

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Classified as: Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA)
Published on: 29 Aug 2019

Assistant Professor (Teaching) Robert Mackalski reflects on the distinctives of the Tim Horton’s brand and explains why the company is failing to overtake competitors in the U.S.

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Classified as: Robert Mackalski, Marketing
Published on: 28 Aug 2019

Vikas Ranjan (MBA’00) recently joined the Board of Directors for Carl Data Solutions, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) company founded in Vancouver in 2015. Mr. Ranjan brings more than 22 years of experience in entrepreneurship, investing, capital markets, and finance to the role.

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Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni
Published on: 28 Aug 2019

Angelica Potes, EMBA’18, accepted an Eduniversal award in Croatia on behalf of the Desautels Faculty of Management for placing among the Top-3 Business Schools in North America for 2018.

Photo: Angelica Potes (right) personally delivers the award from Croatia to Montreal to celebrate with Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou (left).

Classified as: EMBA Alumni, McGill-HEC Montreal Executive MBA (EMBA)
Published on: 28 Aug 2019

Sonder, a hospitality startup founded by former McGill student Francis Davidson, is now a billion-dollar company. Sonder competed in the 2014 McGill Dobson Cup Startup Competition, where it attracted the attention and investment of judge Tim Tokarsky (BSc ’99).

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Classified as: mcgill dobson cup, McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship
Published on: 28 Aug 2019

Professor Fahad Saleh publishes a new paper that examines the social and political impact of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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Classified as: Fahad Saleh, finance
Published on: 23 Aug 2019

Professor Karl Moore interviews Cirque du Soleil executive Davide Pisanu (MBA'13) about his efforts to navigate change and challenge the status quo in the face of uncertainty.

Each week as part of his blog on Les Affaires, Karl Moore, Associate Professor in Strategy & Organization at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management, speaks with world-class business leaders about their journey, the latest trends in business, and notably, work-life balance.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 23 Aug 2019

Professor Patricia Hewlin charts her journey from banking in New York to earning a PhD in organizational behavior and joining the Desautels faculty. Through her research on organizational barriers to authenticity, she’s on a mission to help students and leaders create a better workplace.

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Classified as: Patricia Hewlin, Organizational Behaviour
Published on: 23 Aug 2019

McGill’s International Masters’ Program for Managers (IMPM), based on the pedagogy of Professor Henry Mintzberg, takes experienced managers through 16 months of hands-on training to hone their skills. The president of BonBoss, a Quebec-based HR consulting company, joins a training module in Montreal to experience the IMPM in action.

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Classified as: International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM), Henry Mintzberg
Published on: 23 Aug 2019

Dr. Toni Rinow (MBA ’06) was recently appointed to serve as the next CEO of Pivot Pharmaceuticals, a Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company specializing in medical cannabis products.

With a doctorate in physical chemistry and 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, Dr. Rinow is well-positioned to drive global expansion in key cannabis markets in Canada, the U.S., and the EU.

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Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni, Women in Business
Published on: 23 Aug 2019

Professor Karl Moore interviews alumna Laura Younger (MBA’09) about her work as the executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and the practical advantages of earning an MBA.

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Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni, Karl Moore, Women in Business, Strategy and Organization (C), Strategy & Organization
Published on: 23 Aug 2019

The use of the word “courage” in job ads, including ads for entry-level and minimum wage jobs, doubled between 2014 and 2018. Professor Lisa Cohen points out the risks of setting the bar too high and reflects on what companies are really looking for in their employees.

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Classified as: Lisa Cohen, Organizational Behaviour
Published on: 23 Aug 2019

Mirko Bibic (BCom ’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’s strategic acquisitions, including the largest acquisition in Canadian telecom history with the purchase of Astral Media in 2013.

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Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 20 Aug 2019

In an article for The New York Times, Professor Karl Moore defends Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s effort to save Quebec jobs and speculates about the future of SNC-Lavalin.

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Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 20 Aug 2019

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