Desautels welcomes Yalmaz Siddiqui as latest Global Expert

Published: 14 August 2017

Yalmaz Siddiqui is Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at MGM Resorts International.  He started this role in May 2016 and is responsible for leading a range of environmental sustainability...

After DavidsTea, Desautels alumnus goes for something new

Published: 7 August 2017

According to a recent piece in the Ottawa Business Journal, David Segal (BCom’04) knocked one out of the park with DavidsTea, and he bets he can do it again with salad. His new venture, Mad Radish,...

Montreal shoe giant ALDO agrees to buy the shoes and accessories part of the Camuto Group’s business

Published: 7 August 2017

A news release at canadianinsider.com reveals that Montreal-based footwear giant ALDO is set to buy the shoes and accessories side of the Camuto Group. The deal plays nicely into ALDO’s expansion...

To realise your potential, be fully engaged.

Published: 8 August 2017

A piece in Forbes co-authored by Desautels professor Karl Moore and Sandoz executive Vincenzo Ciampi (BCom’94) says that it takes a sense of purpose to realise one’s career potential.

Aldo Bensadoun and the company he turned into a big-league player

Published: 8 August 2017

Aldo Bensadoun (BCom’64) founded Aldo Shoes as a Le Château exclusive in 1972, then opened the first standalone ALDO store in 1987. Today, the ALDO Group is a major player in the shoe field, with...

Karl Moore and Kat Garcia talk business and acting on Australian radio

Published: 25 July 2017

Desautels professor Karl Moore and actor-cum-management consultant Kat Garcia (BCom'16) recently appeared on ABC Radio in Australia to talk about skills that CEOs can borrow from actors to improve...

A Desautels alumnus steps towards international stardom

Published: 2 August 2017

Geoffroy Sauvé (BCom'10) built on his 2014 stint on Quebec’s La Voix music competition show to make music his full-time job and land a record contract. But he’s not exactly a newcomer: Geoffroy...

From influential to bossy, why perceived gender affects workplace authority

Published: 26 July 2017

A study partly authored by Desautels professor Laura Doering explores the broader issue of gender and jobs. The authors studied microfinance loan managers as a profession that hasn’t yet become...

Second cohort of MMF students dive right in

Published: 10 August 2017

Since starting up in July, the second cohort of the Masters of Management in Finance program is in full swing....

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