Some of Desautels’ very best honored by MAA
This year’s McGill Alumni Association (MAA) awards ceremony recognized the accomplishments of many leading members of the Desautels community, including Donald Lewtas (BCom’75), Professor Henry Mintzberg, and Shawn Errunza (BEng’10, MDCM).
Hot Cities 2018: From a student’s perspective
BCom student Geneviève Côté shares with The McGill Reporter the sights and learnings that dazzled her on this year’s Hot Cities of the World Tour led by Professor Karl Moore.
On the itinerary this year were Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi.
Mobilizing soccer fans for the love of sport
Three young entrepreneurs, including Yassine Chaabi (BCom’16), are the creative minds behind Spotfields, an innovative app that unites Montreal soccer players of all levels and helps them form teams and compete.
With already 200 subscribers, Spotfields is taking all the questions out of finding a team and a venue at which to play, making the thrill of soccer more accessible to all.
Dreams come true for a Desautels student
From a refugee camp to McGill University, follow Desautels student Amelie Fabian’s journey to Canada after being selected by the World University Service Canada to attend university as part of the Student Refugee Program.
Amelie comments, “This is a privilege to say the least. For most of my peers and myself included, it is the first time we have belonged to a country.”
Montreal merchants are not alone
Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative, Charles de Brabant (BCom'83), has been selected to be a part of a committee organized to devise a commercial development plan for Montreal and strategy for the local merchants.
The committee will study how other cities are dealing with the global issues and challenges that are also prevalent in Montreal’s retail sector.
Marketing Campaign: Who's behind Desautels?
What makes our students so passionate about their studies?Learn more about how Desautels has one of the most personalized undergraduate business programs.
Desautels wins big at trading competition
Marking the sixth year of participating in the 2018 Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC), a team of Desautels’ students took 1st place in the MATLAB Options Volatility Case.
A BCom alumna talks career, life and inspiration
Since graduating from Desautels, Debra Kelsall (BCom’15, Honours in Investment Management) has achieved great success as an associate in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in London, where she works in debt capital markets and corporate risk management.
From the NHL to the world of business
If Mathieu Darche (BCom'00) accomplished his life-long dream of playing hockey in the NHL years ago, his current experience as Vice-President, Sales and Marketing (Canada) for Delmar International is no less thrilling.
He recently sat downĚýwith Le Journal de MontrĂ©al to talk about his current career aspirations, how his McGill degree continues to serve him well, and his personal life as a family man.Ěý
Recognizing members of the Desautels community
The Desautels Faculty of Management is delighted to recognize members of its community who have recently received awards of excellence.
Please join me in congratulating them for their continued and inspiring commitment to Desautels and McGill.
Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou Dean & Professor of Finance Desautels Faculty of Management
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HIM Guest Lecture: Ian Shaffer
Ian Shaffer, BCom’96, President and CEO at Galliant Advisors Tuesday, March 13th, 2018Mr. Shaffer guest lectured with our Honours in Investment Management students. He discussed his career path since graduating from McGill and his decision to found Galliant Advisors.
He talked about his firm’s investment approach and their expertise in US stock picking. Finally he gave a few investment examples including; Wyndham Worldwide, McDonald’s and Amazon.
Desautels Global Expert: Sarah Neilson
Sarah Neilson, MBA’04, Portfolio Manager at RBC Global Asset Management Monday, March 12th, 2018Guest Lecture with MBA students in Modern Corporate Finance and BCom students in Corporate Finance – both with Sujata Madan
Guest Lecture: Benny Cohen
Benny Cohen, BCom’82 , President and CEO, KPI Digital Solutions & Lewise Hiltz, Head of Digital Marketing at KPI Digital Solutions Thursday, March 1st, 2018Guest Lectures in Customer Insights (MRKT 657) with Prof. Ash Mukherjee
Desautels Global Expert: Steven Kramer
Steven Kramer, BCom’97, President & Chief Executive Officer of WorkJam Thursday, March 1, 2018Guest Lectures in Technological Entrepreneurship with Prof. Michael Avedesian
Retail is not on its last breath, but alive and well
Despite popular misconceptions that the retail industry is in cataclysmic decline, Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative, Charles De Brabant (BCom'83), sheds light on why this could not be further from the truth.
Retail, as he explains, is in the midst of transformation, not on the brink of demise.
