Three BCom students accepted into Women in Financial Markets Internship Program
Congratulations聽to BCom students Julia Jin, Jasmine Liu, and Izabella Tyc, who have all been accepted to the 12th Women in Financial Markets Internship Program hosted by National Bank. Each student will receive a $5,000 scholarship to complete a summer internship with National Bank鈥檚 Montreal-based Corporate and Investment Banking team.
Going the distance
Dan Park, BCom鈥�03, is redefining the used car sales industry with his start-up, Clutch Canada, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling cars without the hassle and uncertainty usually associated with the process. Clutch Canada gives customers the option to shop for a car from the comfort of home and have it delivered directly to their driveway.
Announcing the 2021-22 CPA Foundation Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to BCom students Antoine Bertrand, Andrew Hong, Kara L'Ecuyer and Etienne Pouliot who were awarded the 2021-2022 Undergraduate Scholarships by the CPA Foundation.
Sean McNally crowned valedictorian at Desautels
Congratulations聽to Sean McNally (BCom鈥�21), this year鈥檚 valedictorian at the Desautels Faculty of Management, for his academic achievements and contributions to the Desautels community.
Moving the ball forward
Claude G茅n茅reux (BEng鈥�85) and his wife, Myriam Legault (BEd鈥�85), announced a donation of $1 million to the 69热视频 Athletics and Recreation. Their gift will support student athletes, both in and out of the stadium, by providing scholarships, funding community service opportunities.
Advancing financial markets across the globe
Seven years ago, Olivier Babin (BCom鈥�18) won the Bourstadt Stock Market Simulation. Now, at age 25, he has his sights set on launching his own startup in the financial technology sector while continuing to build Mkono, a non-profit he co-founded to provide microcredit without interest to entrepreneurs in Kenya.
From the corporate office to live television聽
Right out of university, Dick Irvin (BCom鈥�53) enjoyed a stable career in Montreal鈥檚 finance sector.
Building the right foundation
After graduating from 69热视频, Michael Pesner (BCom鈥�63) took over his father鈥檚 accounting and insolvency practice before joining a KPMG predecessor firm as a chairman and managing partner. Over the next 26 years, he navigated challenges in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and insolvency so adeptly that he was invited to serve on the KPMG board of directors.
BCom alumnus publishes first novel
Daniel Aleman (BCom鈥�16) landed a role at a marketing services firm immediately after earning his degree at the Desautels Faculty of Management, but it wasn鈥檛 long before he pursued a different calling as a full-time author. Now, as he promotes his first novel, he expresses gratitude for the marketing and communications skills he honed as a BCom student.
Announcing the 2021 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients
Congratulations to聽Laurent聽Bri猫re-Dulude聽(BCom'20),聽Paige Doyle聽(BCom'20),聽Fran莽ois-Xavier Lord聽(BCom'20),聽David Masella聽(BCom'20),聽脡tienne Poulin-Leblanc聽(BCom'20)聽and聽Sara聽Shin聽(BCom'20) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the聽Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)
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.
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.
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 69热视频鈥檚 very own Bachelor of Commerce graduates, with the remaining students coming from other Canadian universities.
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.
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 69热视频 delegation was led by Marie-No毛lle Carrier and C茅dric Jutras from the Desautels Management Case Competition (DMCC). 69热视频 finished with a total of five podiums at the virtual competition;
