Craig Buntin (MBA’13) represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, but during the lead-in to the 2010 Games in Vancouver, the pairs figure skater sustained torn ligaments in his shoulder that would prevent him from competing on home ice. It was a setback, but he ably pivoted toward the next chapter. Buntin went on to complete an MBA at Desautels, and is now the CEO of SportLogiq, a Montreal-based company that uses standard sports game footage to track players and generate automated game statistics.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni
Published on: 22 Jul 2022

Russia’s attack on Ukraine was not unexpected, but its scale surprised many. “There was a common expectation of escalation in the East and the South,” says Mykhaylo Petechuk (MBA’13), who has worked for McKinsey & Company in Ukraine. “But no one expected the launch of missiles into every region of the country.”

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization (C), Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni
Published on: 8 Jun 2022

To celebrate the Class of 2022, McGill University will award 14 inspirational individuals⁠ honorary degrees — the highest order it can bestow — at the Spring 2022 convocation. Desautels alumnus Lawrence S. Bloomberg, C.M., O.ONT (MBA’65) will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.) during the Faculty’s ceremony on June 1, 2022.

Classified as: Desautels alumni, Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni, Convocation
Published on: 9 May 2022

Emily Gogarty (MBA'22) has been named one of Poets&Quants’ “2022 Best & Brightest MBA”!

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni
Published on: 2 May 2022

Involved in community service since as early as high school, Mariel Langlois (MBA’20) worked in advertising and media for years before enroling in the Desautels’ MBA program to pivot her career as she developed a growing interest in sustainability and social impact.

Now, as an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Consultant at Millani, Mariel advises both corporate issuers and institutional investors on integrating ESG into their strategies.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Sustainability, MBA Alumni
Published on: 2 May 2022

Gabriel Gervais (MBA’08) has been named the President and CEO of Club de Foot (CF) Montréal, the city’s Major League Soccer team. Between 2002-08, Gervais was a player for the Montréal Impact, a predecessor of CF Montréal that played in the United Soccer League and later, the North American Soccer League. After his playing career, Gervais completed his MBA at McGill Desautels, and went to become a partner at Deloitte.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni
Published on: 7 Apr 2022

In the summer of 2020, the financial crisis in Lebanon deepened when a major explosion rocked the port of Beirut, causing extensive property damage and loss of life. By that time, Lebanese students studying at McGill were already in a bind – banking restrictions were limiting the ability of their families to access savings, and provide financial support. Jade Dagher (BSc’89, DipManTour’92, MBA’98) wanted to do something to help.

Classified as: MBA Alumni, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Published on: 29 Mar 2022

Resilience. Caring. Integrity. These are the habits that Arshad Ahmad (MBA’81, PhD’2000) seeks to instil in his students. They can make an immediate impact on students’ career – and a positive impact on the people in their lives. Ahmad has been named the International Educator of the year by Academy of International Business (AIB), an organization of international business and management. He is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan, and an EMBA professor at McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business.

Classified as: MBA Alumni, PhD Alumni, Master of Business Administration (MBA), PhD Program in Management
Published on: 29 Mar 2022

Black leaders carry extra burden. Organizations often expect them to take on advocacy roles in equity, diversity and inclusion, but that should be everyone’s responsibility, argued panelists at the Desautels Faculty of Management’s Black History Month virtual event. Moderated by Lysie Salomon (BCom’17), the panel considered authenticity, leadership, and allyship in the workplace. It featured Dr.

Classified as: equity, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Patricia Hewlin, bertrand cesvet, Martin Laguerre, Desautels Global Experts, BCom Alumni, MBA Alumni, Sustainability
Published on: 17 Mar 2022

For International Women's Day last week, Poets and Quants spoke with a number of female business school graduates who have successfully started their own enterprises. Aurélie Hélouis (MBA’16), Founder and CEO of infinityQ, a quantum analog computing start-up, shared how her time at Desautels helped her discover how to apply the skills she acquired as a former senior officer and CTO in the French Navy to her entrepreneurial endeavours and develop her own business.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni, alumni, entrepreneurship, Women in Business
Published on: 15 Mar 2022

On International Women’s Day we highlighted some of the outstanding and accomplished women within the Desautels community, who positively impact our students through their teaching, research, guidance, or mentorship. 

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Nadia Marley, Marie Josée Lamothe, Desautels Global Experts, MBA Alumni, BCom Alumni, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), alumni, Women in Business, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship
Published on: 10 Mar 2022

Tony Guglielmin (BA’82, MBA’84) praises Desautels’ diverse, forward-thinking environment for helping propel him to success in business. As the SVP and Chief Financial Officer at Ballard Power Systems, he encourages future generations of McGill students to pursue lifelong learning and embrace change throughout their professional journey.

 

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni, alumni
Published on: 4 Feb 2022

In a new report supported by the Women's Entrepreneur Knowledge Hub out of Ryerson University, Prof. Patricia Hewlin and former Integrated Management fellows Sandra Urbina Chang (MBA’19), Fiorella Rojas Vizarreta, (MBA‘19) and Hoaran Wang (BCom’20) outline a two-part study on perceptions and attitudes towards supplier diversity.

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), BCom Alumni, MBA Alumni, equity, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Research EDI, Patricia Hewlin, Organizational Behaviour (T), Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF), Sustainability, Sustainability (R)
Published on: 2 Dec 2021

Jaquelynn Mateluna (MBA'21) is leveraging her background in biology, plant sciences, and business to help her clients develop environmentally, financially, and socially sustainable production practices in the food, agriculture and energy industries. As she builds her career as a strategy consultant at EY Parthenon, she expresses gratitude for the ongoing support she receives from her professors and former classmates at the Desautels Faculty of Management.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni, alumni, Sustainability
Published on: 22 Nov 2021

Scott Jones, MBA’91, headed the rebirth and expansion of his father’s steel manufacturing company after the company went bankrupt under different owners in 2009. He credits his time at McGill Desautels with equipping him to manage every aspect of the corporation, from marketing and sales to accounting and organizational change. Jones’ experience inspired him to give back to the McGill community through a company-backed monetary award for students who demonstrate stellar leadership, academic scholarship, and innovative thinking.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni
Published on: 15 Nov 2021

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