Women in Communications and Technology celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gala event that recognized the contributions of leaders who have championed women in Canada鈥檚 innovation industries. Among those honoured at the event was Liette Vigneault (EMBA鈥18), who received the WCT Leader award, which recognizes exceptional contributions to the organization.
When The Producers launched on Broadway in 2001, it took home the Tony Award for Best Musical. Its French adaptation repeated the feat at this year鈥檚 Moli猫re awards, which recognize achievement in live French theatre. In Les Producteurs, Serge Postigo (EMBA鈥15) plays the lead role of Max Bialystock, a theatrical producer who seeks to get rich by convincing investors to back a play that鈥檚 all but certain to flop 鈥 only to find himself with an unexpected hit on hands.
Th茅adora Sauv茅鈥檚 classmates pushed her to become a better student, and Sauv茅鈥檚 hard work was be recognized at the Spring 2022 Convocation, where she gave the valedictory address. The Bachelor of Commerce grad is preparing to study law at McGill, but when she came to university, this path was not yet clear. Sauv茅 initially studied psychology, but switched to Desautels after taking an Organizational Behaviour class taught by Chantal Westgate, a Senior Faculty Lecturer.
Russia鈥檚 attack on Ukraine was not unexpected, but its scale surprised many. 鈥淭here was a common expectation of escalation in the East and the South,鈥 says Mykhaylo Petechuk (MBA鈥13), who has worked for McKinsey & Company in Ukraine. 鈥淏ut no one expected the launch of missiles into every region of the country.鈥
Congratulations to Justin McGregor (叠颁辞尘鈥21), James Akkaoui (叠颁辞尘鈥21), Megan Abellera (叠颁辞尘鈥21), Juliette Lapointe (叠颁辞尘鈥21), Guillaume Ouimet (叠颁辞尘鈥21), and Marie-脠ve St-Jacques (BCom鈥21) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (CGPA) program.
In the memory of Lionel Pelham Kent, CA, this scholarship was established in 1998 to recognize academic excellence and strong communication skills among students entering the final year of the GCPA program.
Joanne Liu聽(MDCM'91, IMHL'14, DSc'16) is no stranger to health emergencies. The physician and former International President of M茅decins sans Fronti猫res is leading McGill鈥檚 efforts to prepare for future health emergencies. As the director of the Pandemic and Health Emergency Readiness Lab, Liu is seeking to develop solutions to current crises and prepare for future ones. There is an acceleration of local epidemics becoming pandemics, and that is somewhat linked to pressure on our environment, Liu told Desautels Prof.
The Canadian Business Hall of Fame honours more than 200 of Canada鈥檚 most illustrious business people, and this year, three McGill alumni were added to the list. At a ceremony in Toronto in early May, Power Corporation Chairman Paul Desmarais, Jr. (OC, BCom鈥77, LLD鈥12) and Deputy Chair Andr茅 Desmarais (OC, OQ, LLD鈥12) were inducted alongside their father Paul Desmarais, Sr. (OC, OQ, LLD鈥92), who passed away in 2013. Desmarais Sr.
The second week of May marks the start of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) Program for a new cohort of 50 students. Forty-five of the incoming students are 香蕉视频聽Bachelor of Commerce graduates, while the remaining join the program from other Canadian Universities.
To celebrate the Class of 2022, 香蕉视频 will award 14 inspirational individuals鈦 honorary degrees 鈥 the highest order it can bestow 鈥 at the Spring 2022 convocation. Desautels alumnus Lawrence S. Bloomberg, C.M., O.ONT (MBA鈥65) will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.) during the Faculty鈥檚 ceremony on June 1, 2022.
Involved in community service since as early as high school, Mariel Langlois (MBA鈥20) worked in advertising and media for years before enroling in the聽Desautels鈥 MBA program to pivot her career as she developed a聽growing interest in sustainability and social impact.
Now, as an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Consultant at Millani, Mariel advises both corporate issuers and institutional investors on integrating ESG into their strategies.
In a two-part series in Forbes, Prof. Karl Moore and Lainie Yallen (BCom鈥18) explore psychological safety in the workplace.
Abigail Hunter (BCom鈥16) wants to usher in the clean energy revolution. She represents the Government of Quebec as an attach茅e in Washington, DC, where she works to help lawmakers understand the benefits of working with Qu茅bec 鈥 like how its hydroelectricity and energy storage can supplement less predictable solar and wind energy generation. While at Desautels, Hunter learned about impact investing, social enterprise and advancing ethical, social and governance standards. She credits this education with helping her choose a career path.
What can be done when healthcare leaders say that they simply can't work anymore? On Delve鈥檚 The "New Normal" podcast, Dr. Martin A.
Marie-Jos茅e Desrochers (EMBA鈥14) moved to Montr茅al to study music when she was just sixteen years old, and has spent most of her career working in the arts. Desrochers spent two decades with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montr茅al, and decided to take on a mid-career McGill-HEC Montr茅al Executive MBA. She credits the experience with helping her evolve as a leader and giving her the confidence to take decisions in times of crisis. Since 2019, she鈥檚 been putting those skills to use as the CEO of Soci茅t茅 Place des Arts.
Technology is always evolving, and keeping up with the pace of change is an ongoing challenge for business leaders. Companies can be vulnerable to competition from entirely different sectors鈥攃onsider how Apple made a MP3 player called the iPod and killed the compact disc forever. It was the first time the computer hardware company had even ventured into the music business.