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Elizabeth Roy (BCom'20, GCPA'21), student of the Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among her graduating class as this year’s recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.

The prize, which is valued at $3000, is named after Douglas Mellor, the first Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Quebec, now the Ordre des comptables agrées du Québec, and is awarded each year to honor Mellor’s enduring contributions to both º«¹úÂãÎè and his profession.

Classified as: Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA Program), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 5 Jul 2021

°ä´Ç²Ô²µ°ù²¹³Ù³Ü±ô²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²õÌý³Ù´Ç 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’s Montreal-based Corporate and Investment Banking team.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 28 Jun 2021

Dan Park, BCom’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.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Desautels Global Experts, Dan Park, Sustainability
Published on: 28 Jun 2021

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.

Every year, the Foundation supports almost 190 students from across Quebec by offering over $310,000 in scholarships and awards. Thanks to its various scholarship programs, the Foundation helps underprivileged youth achieve success, encourages social involvement and highlights the excellence of future CPAs.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), cpa
Published on: 22 Jun 2021

°ä´Ç²Ô²µ°ù²¹³Ù³Ü±ô²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²õÌý³Ù´Ç Sean McNally (BCom’21), this year’s valedictorian at the Desautels Faculty of Management, for his academic achievements and contributions to the Desautels community. As McNally moves on to a management consulting role at Oliver Wyman in Montreal, he reflects on his time at Desautels and his intention to continue cultivating personal and communal growth in every stage of his career.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Convocation
Published on: 17 Jun 2021

Claude Généreux (BEng’85) and his wife, Myriam Legault (BEd’85), announced a donation of $1 million to the º«¹úÂãÎè Athletics and Recreation. Their gift will support student athletes, both in and out of the stadium, by providing scholarships, funding community service opportunities.

The investment will extend to the men’s lacrosse team, on which their son Louis-Charles Généreux (BCom’18) played when it won the national championship in 2015.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, º«¹úÂãÎè Giving
Published on: 10 Jun 2021

Seven years ago, Olivier Babin (BCom’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.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Social Entrepreneurship
Published on: 10 Jun 2021

Right out of university, Dick Irvin (BCom’53) enjoyed a stable career in Montreal’s finance sector.

On the cusp of transitioning to a new role as a history teacher, he was interviewed by a CFCF television reporter for a segment about Irvin’s father, a former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. The reporter spotted Irvin’s untapped potential and offered him a job. So began Irvin’s 30-year career in sports broadcasting, which took him across the country to interview icons like Wayne Gretzky and Jackie Robinson. 

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 8 Jun 2021

After graduating from º«¹úÂãÎè, Michael Pesner (BCom’63) took over his father’s 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. Looking back, he points to the influence of º«¹úÂãÎè professors and classmates in building a foundation for success.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, º«¹úÂãÎè Giving
Published on: 3 Jun 2021

Daniel Aleman (BCom’16) landed a role at a marketing services firm immediately after earning his degree at the Desautels Faculty of Management, but it wasn’t 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.

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Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 27 May 2021

Congratulations to ³¢²¹³Ü°ù±ð²Ô³ÙÌýµþ°ù¾±Ã¨°ù±ð-¶Ù³Ü±ô³Ü»å±ðÌý(µþ°ä´Ç³¾'20),ÌýPaige DoyleÌý(µþ°ä´Ç³¾'20),ÌýFrançois-Xavier Lord (µþ°ä´Ç³¾'20),ÌýDavid MasellaÌý(µþ°ä´Ç³¾'20), Étienne Poulin-LeblancÌý(µþ°ä´Ç³¾'20)Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý³§²¹°ù²¹Ìý³§³ó¾±²Ô (BCom'20) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) ±è°ù´Ç²µ°ù²¹³¾.Ìý

Classified as: Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA Program), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 26 May 2021

Congratulations to Samira Sakhia (BCom’90, DPA’94, MBA’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. Sakhia brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry to the role.   

Classified as: Samira Sakhia, Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board, BCom Alumni, MBA Alumni, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Women in Business
Published on: 21 May 2021

Congratulations to Laviva Mazhar (BCom’15), who made the Innovate Finance’s 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.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Published on: 13 May 2021

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.

Yi Li and Mahsa Ghazi will be joining the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA Program) this summer.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA Program)
Published on: 22 Apr 2021

Congratulations to the 33 Desautels BCom students who competed at 2021 Happening Marketing, the largest marketing games in Canada. The º«¹úÂãÎè delegation was led by Marie-Noëlle Carrier and Cédric Jutras from the Desautels Management Case Competition (DMCC). º«¹úÂãÎè finished with a total of five podiums at the virtual competition;

Classified as: Case Competitions and Challenges, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Sustainability
Published on: 16 Apr 2021

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