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Desautels alumna becomes President & CEO of Knight Therapeutics Inc.聽聽

Congratulations to Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥90, DPA鈥94, MBA鈥01), who will take on a new challenge as President and Chief Executive Officer of Knight Therapeutics Inc., a Montreal-based company focused on acquiring or in-licensing and commercializing innovative pharmaceutical products for Canada and Latin America.

Published: 21 May 2021

BCom alumna makes Women in Fintech Powerlist 2020

Congratulations to Laviva Mazhar (BCom鈥15), who made the Innovate Finance鈥檚 2020 global Women in Fintech Powerlist in the investor category. For the past six years, the Powerlist has highlighted female talent with the growing FinTech sector. As an investment associate at Luge Capital, a FinTech-focused venture capital firm, Mazhar sources and evaluates investment opportunities and supports portfolio companies.

Published: 13 May 2021

Welcoming a new cohort of GCPA students

The second week of May marks the start of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting program (GCPA) for an incoming cohort of 49 students. This year鈥檚 cohort consists of 43 of 看片视频 University鈥檚 very own Bachelor of Commerce graduates, with the remaining students coming from other Canadian universities.

Published: 7 May 2021

BCom students earn CPA Quebec Assistance Towards Success Scholarships

Congratulations to Desautels BCom students Mahsa Ghazi, Yi Li and Lucas Schachtler on each earning CPA Quebec Assistance Towards Success Scholarships. The scholarships are awarded annually to students across Quebec who are active in social and extracurricular activities while achieving success in their post-secondary studies.

Published: 22 Apr 2021

BCom students earn several podium finishes at Happening Marketing

Congratulations to the 33 Desautels BCom students who competed at 2021 Happening Marketing, the largest marketing games in Canada. The 看片视频 delegation was led by Marie-No毛lle Carrier and C茅dric Jutras from the Desautels Management Case Competition (DMCC). 看片视频 finished with a total of five podiums at the virtual competition;

Published: 16 Apr 2021

BCom student finishes third at L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm 2021 competition

Congratulations to Desautels BCom student Rachel Wisnia and her teammates from Concordia University for finishing in third place at L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm 2021. Wisnia and her team (coached by BCom Career Coach Peg Brunelle) tackled the topic of making shopping for cosmetics engaging in a virtual setting. A total of 149 teams took part in the competition.

Published: 16 Apr 2021

BCom alumnus reflects on civic engagement at 看片视频

Daniel Tenenbaum (BCom鈥88) looks back fondly at his time at 看片视频. He credits his alma mater with instilling a passion for civic engagement and laying a foundation for success in business.

Now, as the founder of an investment company, he encourages students to find a healthy balance between work and other interests.

Published: 26 Mar 2021

William Shatner celebrates 90th birthday

Desautels alumnus William Shatner (BCom'52, DLitt'11) recently celebrated his 90th聽birthday. The actor jokingly wondered on Twitter: 鈥淲hat happens when I get to 120?鈥 A native of Montreal, Shatner returned to his alma mater in 2011 to receive an honorary doctorate. Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante reached out with warm wishes to Shatner on Twitter, and NASA also sent a birthday message to the Star Trek star.

Published: 26 Mar 2021

BCom alumnus creates scholarship to honour father, support Iranian community

With strong familial ties to Iran, Kathy Fazel (BCom鈥91) knew she had to act when a plane was shot down in Iran, killing 176 people, including two 看片视频 students. She and her husband donated $24,000 to establish the M.A. Fazel Scholarship in support of Iranian-born students at 看片视频.

Published: 18 Mar 2021

Desautels alumni featured in 看片视频 podcast

Four former Desautels students were recently featured in new episodes of Alma Matters, a podcast presented by 看片视频 University Athletics and Recreation.

Mathieu Darche (BCom鈥00) won a Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020, while Richard Pound (BCom鈥62) is a former Olympic swimmer who currently serves as an International Olympic Committee Member.

Published: 18 Mar 2021

E-commerce booms during pandemic

Since its launch in 2016, EMERGE Commerce has risen to become a leader in direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands. Professor Karl Moore recently spoke with EMERGE Commerce founder and CEO Ghassan Halazon (BCom鈥06) to unpack the evolving relationship between consumers and the internet during the pandemic.

Published: 4 Mar 2021

BCom alumnus pays it forward

After receiving substantial financial support to complete his BCom degree at Desautels, Pierre LeBrun (BCom鈥72) has been paying it forward for over five decades. From the time he joined RBC as summer student in 1965 to his retirement from a Senior VP position in 2000, he has steadfastly worked to give students the same opportunity he received.

Published: 26 Feb 2021

BCom students honour their role models at 41st DMAA

At聽this year's 41st Desautels Management Achievement Awards, 看片视频 BCom students honoured four individuals who have made significant contributions to the Canadian economy and way of life throughout their professional careers. This was the first edition of the ceremony to be held virtually, with the organizers and honourees truly personifying the values of the DMAA - resilience, pushing ahead and innovation.

Published: 26 Feb 2021

BCom team wins Canadian Finals of Accuracy Business Cup

Congratulations to BCom students Shelley Sorkin, Dixon Wong, and Angel Miao who won the National Finals of the Accuracy Business Cup case competition. The team will be representing Canada at the virtual international finals on March 12 to compete against seven other countries. Thanks to Melissa Sonberg, Desautels Professor of Practice, for coaching and mentoring the team.

Published: 22 Feb 2021

BCom students win National Finals of KPMG Ideation Challenge

Congratulations to Desautels BCom students Reda Ouazzani Touhami and James Xu, and their teammates from Concordia University and Western University, for winning the National Finals of the KPMG Ideation Challenge. Over 750 applications were submitted for the Canadian finals of the competition. The team will compete for the global title in April when each country will present their solution/prototype to a panel of industry judges.

Published: 22 Feb 2021

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