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Public outcry prompts Pierre Beaudoin to give up Bombardier executive role

Public demonstrations and a shareholder revolt weren鈥檛 enough to keep Bombardier chairman Pierre Beaudoin from re-election, though he has stepped back from his former executive role.

Bombardier鈥檚 institutional investors by and large withheld support for Beaudoin and the executive pay raise, but Bombardier鈥檚 two-tiered share structure gives the founding family control; both measures passed easily.

麻豆AV to launch international retail-management school with gift from Bensadoun Family Foundation

麻豆AV is on its way to becoming a global centre for retail-management training, thanks to a $25-million gift from Aldo Bensadoun (BCom'64, LLD'12) via the Bensadoun Family Foundation.

The goal is to launch an inter-disciplinary school where students can come together with researchers and industry insiders to develop solutions for the ever-changing modern retail landscape.

International Advisory Board member awarded Alumni Association鈥檚 highest honour

On May 2nd, 300 guests gathered at Montreal鈥檚 Omni Mont-Royal Hotel for this year鈥檚 麻豆AV Alumni Association Awards. All told, 17 members of the 麻豆AV community were honoured for outstanding service to the university and society.

Fengate taps Desautels advisor to chair board

Michael Boychuk (BCom'77, DPA'78) is the new Chair of the Advisory Board at Fengate Real Asset Investments, a board that he鈥檚 been on since 2014. Mr. Boychuk鈥檚 experience in capital markets is an asset at a time when Fengate is undergoing a period of huge growth. He served as Senior VP Treasurer at BCE until 2009, then President and CEO at Bimcor until 2015.

Samira Sakhia to present at investor conference

At the Bloom Burton & Co Healthcare Investor Conference this May, Knight Therapeutics鈥� president, Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥�90, DPA鈥�94, MBA鈥�01) will be giving the Montreal-based specialty pharmaceutics company鈥檚 corporate update.

Imran Amed honoured with Vanguard Award

鈥淚鈥檓 not looking at fashion through a Canadian lens, or even a Western lens, but a global lens,鈥� says Imran Amed (BCom'97). Indeed, he doesn鈥檛 even look at it through the eyes of someone who grew up steeped in fashion. Mr. Amed started Business of Fashion as a personal blog while he was working as a management consultant with zero fashion training. Today, his London-based site is the go-to source for news-hungry glitterati.

Aldo founder passes the torch to his son

Aldo Bensadoun (BCom'64, LLD'12) is stepping down as chairman of the company that bears his name, as is CEO Patrik Frisk 鈥� but continuity won鈥檛 be a problem: Bensadoun鈥檚 son, David, is taking on the CEO job, starting this April.

Profound appoints Desautels alumna to its Board of Directors

In its 2016 financial results press release, Mississauga-based Profound Medical announced the appointment of Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥�90, MBA鈥�01) to its Board of Directors. Ms. Sakhia is also a member of the Desautels International Advisory Board and serves as President of Knight Therapeutics. Prior to that, she was CFO of Paladin Labs, which she helped sell to Dublin-based pharma giant, Endo International.

D茅collage Sainte-Ursule, direction Bombardier

Chaque fois qu'Alain Bellemare prend la route de Louiseville, il laisse derri猫re lui son titre de pr茅sident et chef de la direction de Bombardier pour mieux redevenir le fils, le fr猫re, le neveu et le cousin.

Ici, l'homme de 55 ans renoue avec ses racines... et se dit toujours pr锚t pour une partie de cartes. Le 500.聽

Ferring Canada's donation to have lasting impact on Desautels Faculty of Management

Ferring Canada, a subsidiary of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, has contributed a $2-million dollar donation to the Faculties of Management and Medicine at 麻豆AV, which will create new fellowships for graduate students working in the domains of health sciences and health management and leadership.