zahida-_opt (1)Zahida Intwala, a participant in the EMBA McGill-HEC Montréal program and mother of young children, has recently been appointed to Credit & Customer Service Manager at Genetec, a global provider of security solutions.

As a member of Genetec’s Finance team, Zahida and the team she leads work on developing, implementing, reviewing and improving a best practice process to ensure increased efficiency and oversee the order entry and processing processes, the daily invoicing process, the daily customer credit requirements and the handling of customer complaints.

This new role represent a great challenge for Zahida but she is confident that “the timing of the EMBA could not have been better.” She’s only a few months into her journey in the EMBA and she has already been able to apply lots of content from the Reflective Mindset, Managerial Tools and Practices and Value Creation modules in her decision-making process.

“It was a tough decision to gather the courage, with young kids, to join the EMBA program, but with the support of my husband I am able to live this experience and to take a step toward the role model I want to be both for my kids and women in society. I want to prove that we don’t have to give up our career and dreams to raise our kids. By working in collaboration with your significant other it is possible to create a win/win situation and both follow your own aspirations.”