�㽶��Ƶ News - Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)

Undergraduate alum named Deputy Chancellor of �㽶��Ƶ

webfull — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:46:15 +0000

Cynthia Price Verreault (BCom’82) has been appointed McGill’s first Deputy Chancellor. In this new role, she will support the Chancellor, President, and Board of Governors. Throughout her two-year term, Price Verreault will offer counsel and play a key role in representing the University at events and high-level meetings.“We are delighted that someone with as deep a knowledge of the institution as Ms. Price Verreault has will be working alongside our new Chancellor, Pierre Boivin,” says Maryse Bertrand, Chair of the McGill Board of Governors.

Published: 6 November 2024

BCom graduate named Rising Star 2024 by The Bermudian

webfull — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:35:30 +0000

For Ashley Farrington (BCom’21), short-term sacrifices are worth it if they pay out as long-term gains. The 24-year-old auditor with KPMG in Bermuda has earned some early career returns for her efforts and was recently named a Rising Star by The Bermudian. She aims to become an empathetic leader who is both approachable and decisive. “I want to be someone who has wedged her foot in the door to bring other women up with her,” says Farrington.

Published: 28 October 2024

BCom alum is advocating for work-life balance from the C-suite

webfull — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:33:20 +0000

When working for a Big Four accounting firm early in her career, Sheila Vokey (BCom’84)—now President and CEO of the responsible investing firm Central 1—saw senior managers struggle to balance work and family life and decided on a different approach. After stints at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the Bank of Canada, and Payments Canada, Vokey headed west to Vancouver to become CFO at Central 1, where she has been an advocate of remote work and work-life balance ever since.

Published: 28 October 2024

Three McGill Desautels alumni celebrated at 2024 MAA Honours & Awards

webfull — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:20:36 +0000

Each year the McGill Alumni Association (MAA) recognizes alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff whose commitment has had a significant impact on alumni life, the University and/or the community. This year, three McGill Desautels alumni were among those honoured for their contributions to the McGill community.

Published: 19 September 2024

BCom alum trades in a career in marketing to become a firefighter

webfull — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:26:46 +0000

Lesly Yao (BCom’18) isn’t your stereotypical small-town Quebec firefighter. Born in Tahiti, the Bachelor of Commerce grad was growing disillusioned with her work at a marketing firm when a Canadian Forces recruitment advertisement caught her eye—and her imagination. But because Yao was not a citizen at the time and a job with the Forces was not in the cards. “I’d always had it in the back of my mind to become a firefighter,” she says. “I watched shows about firefighting, and it appealed to me, but it also seemed unattainable.

Published: 17 September 2024

BCom alum credits networking with helping Sports Illustrated app off the ground

webfull — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:04:10 +0000

In Canada, ice time is at a premium and the nearest rink might not be able to accommodate your beer league team. But in large cities, there’s often ice available somewhere, and Jonathan Azouri (BCom’16) spotted an opportunity. The co-founder and CEO of CatchCorner by Sports Illustrated, an app that allows users to book sports facilities, launched it in Toronto in 2019 and is now making it available in markets like New York, Los Angeles, and Boston.

Published: 11 September 2024

C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence awarded to two GCPA students

webfull — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:42:38 +0000

Alyssa Abruzzese (BCom‘23, GCPA’24) and Vivian Ly (BCom‘22, GCPA’24), students of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, have been selected among their graduating class as this year’s recipients of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.

Published: 5 August 2024

Two McGill Desautels students named McCall MacBain International Fellows

webfull — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:40:06 +0000

McCall MacBain Fellowships offer students at select universities an opportunity to spend a year abroad. Valued at up to $30,000 and awarded by the McCall MacBain Foundation, Fellows spend one term studying a language, one term pursuing academic studies, and one term in a job placement or internship. This year, McGill students earned the honour. Mayra Baca El Hachemi, who is majoring in marketing at McGill Desautels and will be travelling to Japan. Monique Machioudi, who is studying for a minor in management, will travel to Taiwan and learn Mandarin.

Published: 5 August 2024

BCom graduate and swimmer wins bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics

webfull — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:35:52 +0000

Swimmer Clément Secchi (BCom’22) has become the first �㽶��Ƶ graduate to reach the podium at the Summer Olympics since 2008. The 24-year-old management graduate from Aix-en-Provence, France, earned bronze for his native country on Sunday as part of the men's 4x100 medley relay. A four-time All-Canadian at McGill, the 5-foot-11, 157-pound butterfly specialist was a three-time recipient of the Forbes Trophy as the University's male athlete of the year.

Published: 5 August 2024

Two McGill Desautels students named McCall MacBain International Fellows

webfull — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:13:38 +0000

Published: 24 July 2024