Desautels alumnus named Vid茅otron鈥檚 Senior VP and CFO
Philippe Cloutier (MBA'02) is the new Senior VP and CFO at Vid茅otron, reporting directly to CEO Manon Brouillette. He will oversee the financial operations, procurement, and Vid茅otron鈥檚 community channel, MAtv. Previously, he had been with Mission Capital Group, VP of North American Operations for Reader鈥檚 Digest, and the President of Quad/Graphics Canada. As Mr. Cloutier takes the reins of Vid茅otron鈥檚 business plan, Ms.
A conversation with 绿帽社 Dobson Cup judge Kelly Megyery
Desautels alumna Kelly Megyery (MBA鈥�92) was one of the Health Sciences judges at the 绿帽社 Dobson Cup 2017. She is a partner at Pivot Strategic Transformation, where she works on healthcare policy and life sciences. Previously, she was at Sanofi, where she led efforts around wellness and prevention.
绿帽社 X-1 Accelerator: second week at a glance
Week 2 of the 绿帽社 X-1 Accelerator is done! From an opening session with serial entrepreneur Luc Giguere, the week progressed through a second look at Bill Aulet鈥檚 Disciplined Entrepreneurship; then design thinking with Juniper founder Mike Ross (MBA'11) who discussed a five-step approach, plus the value of in-depth customer interviews.
How to keep showrooming from killing your business
Salesfloor CEO and Desautels alumnus Oscar Sachs (BA鈥�96, MBA鈥�99) knows his stuff when it comes to showrooming and the retail overhaul. His company specializes in helping retailers transition into a new paradigm that merges e-commerce with a personalized on-site shopping experience.
Introducing our newest Global Experts
The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomes Darshan Jain (MBA鈥�88) and Harsha Rajamani (BCom鈥�06) as its latest Desautels Global Experts.
Management and the millennial challenge
A recent episode of Desautels Professor Karl Moore鈥檚 The CEO Series podcast takes a deep-dive into a subject at the top of many a manager鈥檚 mind: millennial workers, their needs, and the management styles they respond to best.
His guests were millennials Mariama Dupuis and Stefanie Kutteh, both of whom are Desautels MBA students who are simultaneously holding down careers.
Rima Qureshi leaves Ericsson North America after less than a year as boss
After less than a year at the job, Ericsson Senior VP and head of North American operations Rima Qureshi (BCom鈥�87, MBA鈥�96) has left the company. Chief Strategy Officer Niklas Hueveldop has stepped in on an interim basis, and the company has started the search for a permanent replacement. Ericsson is in the midst of a turnaround, streamlining operations and bumping up its investment in R&D.
Desautels alumna and Ericsson senior VP on travel, networking, and engaging others in decision-making
Rima Qureshi (BCom'87, MBA'96) knows all about learning to adapt. In an interview with Desautels Professor Karl Moore, she says that as a highly analytical, self-contained decision-maker, her position as senior VP and North American head of Ericsson has taught her the importance of listening, getting others involved in decision-making early, and finding a common position to build on.
New podcast by Desautels alumnus looks at growth through company founders鈥� stories
Deron Triff (MBA'98) has had an enviable career; he鈥檚 worked for PBS, TED, and Scholastic. Now, he鈥檚 founded a new media incubator with another former TED executive, June Cohen.
Luc Papineau鈥檚 next big thing
After four years as VP and Director at Valeurs Mobili猫res Desjardins, Luc Papineau (BA鈥�81, MBA鈥�91) thinks it鈥檚 time to kick his game up a notch by doubling VMD鈥檚 Montreal-area advisors and diving further into the opportunities offered by the allophone market.
Swimmer, Pharmacist and bank CEO: a Desautels alumnus鈥� journey
Barclays Bank Kenya CEO Jeremy Awori (MBA鈥�96) more or less fell into banking. He started out as a competitive swimmer, but when his Olympic dream fell apart he went to the UK on a scholarship and became a pharmacist.
After practicing for a few years, Mr. Awori opted for an MBA in Finance at 绿帽社鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, which led him into a job at Standard Chartered Bank.
EXplorance among Canada鈥檚 best workplaces for 4th year
Montreal鈥檚 eXplorance has made it onto the Great Place to Work list of the best workplaces for the 4th year in a row. EXplorance is a learning experience management specialist that has gone through huge growth and acquired a business intelligence solutions provider over the past year without losing its corporate culture.
Student-mentor programs hit their stride
As students looking to start their careers realize the value of getting sound advice, the number of student-mentor pairings in Canada is growing at a rapid rate. The growth and evolution of the Desautels mentorship program echoes that of many other schools鈥� programs. When the Desautels MBA mentorship started a decade ago, it was aimed at female students, but has since expanded to include all students and an online component.
The Desautels alumnus at the centre of a CAE/JAL joint venture
Quentin O鈥橫ahony聽is a long way from his Abbottsford, BC home. He lives, works and plays in Japan as the General Manager of CAE鈥檚 joint flight-simulator and flight training venture with Japan Airlines, a job that includes overseeing cost efficiencies, preparing the ground to expand operations, and overseeing a training centre in South Korea. He has been at it since 2015, when he helped launch the program at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
CEOs, academics and how to run a restaurant
Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore was recently interviewed on The Grilled Podcast to discuss his development as a businessman and academic, collaboration and bringing CEOs in to speak to his classes. He then interviews those CEOs on his podcast, The CEO Series.
