McGill to launch international retail-management school with gift from Bensadoun Family Foundation

Published: 12 May 2017

McGill University is on its way to becoming a global centre for retail-management training, thanks to a $25-million gift from Aldo Bensadoun (BCom'64, LLD'12) via the Bensadoun Family Foundation....

Ferring Canada's donation to have lasting impact on Desautels Faculty of Management

Published: 9 September 2016

Ferring Canada, a subsidiary of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, has contributed a $2-million dollar donation to the Faculties of Management and Medicine at McGill University, which will create new...

Public outcry prompts Pierre Beaudoin to give up Bombardier executive role

Published: 15 May 2017

Public demonstrations and a shareholder revolt weren’t enough to keep Bombardier chairman Pierre Beaudoin from re-election, though he has stepped back from his former executive role....

Aldo founder passes the torch to his son

Published: 8 March 2017

Aldo Bensadoun (BCom'64, LLD'12) is stepping down as chairman of the company that bears his name, as is CEO Patrik Frisk — but continuity won’t be a problem: Bensadoun’s son, David, is taking on...

Desautels Dean on retail changes and opportunity

Published: 6 June 2017

In a recent op-ed for the Montreal Gazette, Desautels Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou discussed the seismic changes that have affected the retail sector over the past thirty years....

Imran Amed honoured with Vanguard Award

Published: 11 April 2017

“I’m not looking at fashion through a Canadian lens, or even a Western lens, but a global lens,” says Imran Amed (BCom'97). Indeed, he doesn’t even look at it through the eyes of someone who grew...

Fengate taps Desautels advisor to chair board

Published: 4 May 2017

Michael Boychuk (BCom'77, DPA'78) is the new Chair of the Advisory Board at Fengate Real Asset Investments, a board that he’s been on since 2014. Mr. Boychuk’s experience in capital markets is an...

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