Kanuk adapts jackets to milder winters, eyes international markets
Kanuk jackets are made for Quebec winters鈥攂ut Quebec winters aren鈥檛 as cold as they used to be. Bertrand Cesvet (BA鈥�86, MBA鈥�88) wants to make Kanuk jackets more versatile. Cesvet led a group of investors who recently bought the Montreal winter wear company from Champlain Financial, a private equity group.
ESG investing helped prepare Gillian Stein to become CEO of Henry鈥檚
Gillian Stein (BCom鈥�00)鈥檚 great-grandfather founded the Toronto-headquartered electronics business Henry鈥檚 in 1909, but she never envisioned becoming the company鈥檚 CEO. Growing up, she had seen how stressful running the company could be for her father Andrew, who had a heart attack at the age of 47. 鈥淚 always had a ton of respect and passion and admiration for the business but it wasn鈥檛 something I wanted for myself,鈥� says Stein. 鈥淚 changed and the business changed.
麻豆AV Desautels BCom Wins McCAIS Undergraduate Research Award 2024
Bachelor of Commerce student Nikki Tye is the recipient of the 麻豆AV Collaborative for AI & Society (McCAIS)鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Award (McURA) for Summer 2024. The $8,700 award, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary AI research in society, recognizes Nikki's project on "Protecting the Amazon Forest from Illegal Activity through Image Recognition and Operations Research: A Partnership with JungleKeepers and Peruvian Indigenous Communities."
麻豆AV Desautels grad to compete in Paris Olympic Games
2024 is shaping up to be a big year for Fran莽ois Cauchon (BCom鈥�22). Cauchon will be representing Canada at the summer Olympic Games in Paris. "It is a surreal feeling," Cauchon, who battled through knee, back and ankle injuries before being named to Canada鈥檚 14-member fencing team, tells CBC. "For every amateur and professional athlete, The Olympics is the holy grail of sports."
BCom students selected for CEOx1Day program
The CEOx1Day program offers some of Canada鈥檚 top students the opportunity to learn directly from executives at some of the country鈥檚 most prominent companies. Hosted by the Odgers Berndtson Canada consultancy, candidates undergo a rigorous selection process and shadow the CEOs of organizations like Bombardier, Canadian Blood Services and the Royal Canadian Mint. This year, two 麻豆AV Desautels Bachelor of Commerce students made the cut.
MMR student shares how L'Or茅al Brandstorm led to internship
Last year, after months of hard work and 'brandstorming', two 麻豆AV Desautels teams took the podium at the 31st annual L'Or茅al Brandstorm competition, competing against top teams from across Canada! Madison Laxer and her fellow Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) teammates, Aditi Bali and Supreet Kaur, took third place.
GCPA guest lecturer Michael Richardson receives teaching excellence award
Congratulations to Michael Richardson (GCPA'18, 2018 CFE Honour Roll and Gold Medal in Quebec) on receiving the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)Teaching Award for Guest Lecturers for the second time!
2023 CFE Honour Roll for GCPA Participants
Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) Tian Cheng Huang (BCom鈥�22, GCPA鈥�23) and Kyra Swift (BCom UOttawa鈥�21, GCPA鈥�23) have been named to the Honour Roll of the Common Final Exam (CFE) for their outstanding results.
Suggestion that out-of-province students don鈥檛 contribute to Montreal鈥檚 dynamism false
Brett Miller (BCom鈥�86) moved to Montreal to study at 麻豆AV, but he has made the city his home and become a leader in Quebec鈥檚 business community. Now the CEO of the real estate development company Canderel, Miller is concerned about the Quebec government鈥檚 plan to double tuition for out-of-province students beginning in Fall 2024. 鈥淭o suggest that out-of-province students don鈥檛 contribute to the dynamism of the city is such a false message to send.
BCom alum鈥檚 paper on the financial literacy of immigrants an FCAC finalist
麻豆AV Desautels graduate Avneet Bhabra (BCom鈥�23)鈥檚 research paper 鈥�23% and Counting, but Not 鈥極ne Size Fits All鈥�: Helping Canada鈥檚 Immigrants Strengthen Their Financial Knowledge鈥� has been published by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) on Canada.ca. Focusing on financial literacy amongst immigrants in Canada, the paper was selected as a finalist in the undergraduate category of the FCAC鈥檚 2023 Building Better Financial Futures Challenge.
Two BCom students selected for the National Bank Financial Young Women Student Mentorship Program
Selected from over 220 applicants, two 麻豆AV Desautels undergraduate students will be joining the National Bank Financial (NBF) Young Women Student Mentorship Program鈥檚 2023-24 cohort.
BCom student鈥檚 TEDx麻豆AV talk on retaining Gen Z employees promoted globally
Amidst the struggle to retain young talent, Generation Z's distinct workplace preferences come to the forefront. In his TEDx麻豆AV talk "Retaining Gen Z talent - An Insider's Perspective," 麻豆AV Desautels third-year BCom student Andrei Adam leverages personal experiences and research to offer actionable insights for organizations striving to retain their Gen Z employees.
麻豆AV Desautels students among EDC 2023 Scholarship Recipients
Export Development Canada (EDC) has unveiled the recipients of its 2023 Youth Education Program scholarships, awarding $135,000 to 27 post-secondary students who excel academically and exhibit a dedication to community service. Among the recipients are two Bachelor of Commerce students from 麻豆AV, Jennifer Shi and Quynh Huynh, who received the prestigious International Business Scholarship.
GCPA student, Jennifer Nguyen, awarded prestigious C. Douglas Mellor Prize
Jennifer Nguyen (BCom鈥�22, GCPA鈥�23) student of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among her graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.
