McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA blends online and in-person learning
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA program has introduced a bimodal learning style that allows students to choose between online courses and in-person instruction.
Fondation de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont welcomes EMBA alumna as Executive Director
Alumna Julie Desharnais (EMBA’19) recently accepted a new role as the executive director of the Fondation de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont. Desharnias spent eleven years as Deputy Director General of the Dr. Julien Foundation before rising to the position of Vice President of Canadian Strategic Initiatives at the Canadian Cancer Society. Desharnais brings a strong body of professional work and strategic expertise in the fields of health and philanthropy to her new role.
EMBA alumna promoted to Senior Vice President role at Autodesk
After two decades at Autodesk, Diana Colella (EMBA’11) has risen through the ranks to become the new Senior Vice President of Autodesk’s Media & Entertainment vertical solutions group, which oversees the collection of tools that video game developers and film and television producers use for visual effects, simulations, and rendering.
EMBA candidate makes list of Canada’s 100 most powerful women
The Desautels Faculty of Management congratulates Kate Arthur, a current EMBA candidate, on being named one of Canada’s top 100 Most Powerful 100 Women in 2020. The annual Top 100 Award Winners list released by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) recognizes Arthur in its BMO Entrepreneurs category for her inspiring leadership as CEO and founder of Kids Code Jeunesse, a nonprofit organization that empowers communities through digital skills education.
Microcredit Montréal ramps up funding for new business ventures
Led by Managing Director Indu Krishnamurthy (EMBA’15), Microcredit Montréal has loaned $5.8 million to 9,500 entrepreneurs from economically disadvantaged backgrounds since its inception. Now, with nearly $500,000 in funding from the City of Montreal, along with the Saputo Foundation, the organization is poised to contribute vital support for entrepreneurs who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
EMBA alumnus drives innovation in autonomous vehicle sector
Frantz Saintellemy (EMBA’20) has made a career out of building microprocessors that make autonomous vehicles possible. Now his company, LeddarTech, has been named one of the five future Canadian unicorns as it provides a critical component for vehicle designs.
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The power of an indigenous voice in Canadian TV
Professor Karl Moore and Wáhiakatste Diome-Deer sit down with Monika Ille (EMBA’20) to learn about her transformational 25-year career in the media industry. Ille, a member of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak in Quebec, actively promotes greater recognition of indigenous communities in Canadian society through her role as chief executive officer of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).
EMBA alumnus leads manufacturing company to success during pandemic
With José Chagnon (EMBA’11) at the helm, Quebec-based manufacturer Plasticase has reimagined its operations to meet the rising demand for medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Welcoming exceptional First Nations leaders
Since 2014, the Scholarship for Managers of Indigenous Origin has supported Indigenous students enrolled in the McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA program. La Presse speaks to two recipients, Manon Jeannotte and Robert Auclair, about how the scholarship helped them rise as leaders in their communities while bringing rich perspectives to the classroom.
Abolishing racism through systemic integration
An article by La Presse proposes the integration of Indigenous communities into economic life as a first step in abolishing systemic racism. EMBA alumnus and CEO of Société de Développement Économique de Uashat mak Mani-utenam Ken Rock (EMBA’13) comments on their economic development strategies to generate more synergies between Uashat mak Mani-utenam and Sept-Îles.
EMBA alumna joins ranks of Hammerson as CEO
EMBA alumna Rita-Rose Gagné (EMBA’12) will be joining real estate investment trust company Hammerson as CEO and executive director at the end of this year.
Gagné has most recently served as president of growth markets for real estate company Ivanhoé Cambridge, where she was responsible for $7.6 billion of real estate assets across Asia Pacific and Latin America.
McGill-HEC EMBA welcomes great leaders of tomorrow
Two new McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA participants sit down with La Presse to share what motivated them to enrich their professional lives with the McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA.
For Isabelle Langlois (EMBA’22) and Dave Bourdages (EMBA’22), the program presented an opportunity to get out of their comfort zones, adapt to their new realities, and learn from renowned professors and executives.
Challenging systemic racism through entrepreneurship
Professor Karl Moore interviews Frantz Saintellemy (EMBA’20), the co-founder and chairperson of the Board of Groupe 3737, an organization set up to help members who identify as visible minorities start their own business. Saintellemy shares how he is challenging systemic racism through business incubators.
EMBA graduates named in Poets and Quants’ Best & Brightest
Two recent graduates from the McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA program, Frantz Saintellemy and Lindsey Kettel, have been named in Poets and Quants’ 2020 Best & Brightest EMBAs.
EMBA student partners with Netflix to amplify voices of Black filmmakers
Fabienne Colas (EMBA’21), president and CEO of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, has announced new support for the Being Black in Canada program from presenting sponsor Netflix, in collaboration with National Bank, and the support of Canada Media Fund.
