Welcome to the 47 new members of the McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA family
The 11th cohort of the McGill-HEC Montréal Executive MBA program started their adventure on September 12th. They will complete their studies at the end of 2019 and receive their diploma (bearing the seals of McGill University, HEC Montréal, and the Université de Montréal) in the spring of 2020.
These 47 new participants all leaders in their respective industries (more than 20 industries are represented in the class) are enthusiastic about this opportunity to acquire new tools and new perspectives on the business world, on their own organizations and on themselves. Throughout the program, they will rise to the challenge of juggling their busy professional lives, their personal and family lives, and the McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA workload, which is approximately four days of classes per month and about twenty hours of readings, preparation and paper per week.
Profile of the Class of 2020
There is no ideal profile in the McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA program. On the contrary, work, management and life experience, as well as diversity, are the main criteria when selecting candidates. Indeed, one of the main values of the McGill and HEC Montréal Executive MBA is peer learning, because learning from people who are different from you is a great way to expand your views and enlarge your horizons.
Here is a statistical portrait of this cohort of leaders, entrepreneurs, women and men ready challenge themselves and to be challenged:
Average years of experience | 17 years |
Average years of experience, management | 11 years |
Male / Female | 51% / 49% |
Students born outside Canada | 27% |
From outside Montreal | 23% |
Speaking more than two languages | 33% |
VP or higher | 31% |
Entrepreneurs | 25% |
From Left to Right:
- Ian Routhier, Co-président, Krōps Imports Inc.
- Dany Chamoun, VP Operations, Emyode
- Luc Poirier, Président, POIRIER
- Jonathan Douville, Chef de produits principal, Walter Technologies pour surfaces
- Alexandre Côté, Directeur, Ressources humaines, SAQ
- Constance Venne, Vice-President, Credit, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Company
- Saad Sakhaf, Head of Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Officer, International Air Transport Association
- Jean-Frédéric Pépin, Président du Conseil d’administration, Co-Propriétaire, franchisé, entrepreneur, Aubainerie
- Catherine Patry, Directrice, Communication et marketing, École nationale de l’humour
- Patrick Parent, Vice President of Operations & Human Resources, Moosehead Breweries Ltd
- Marie-Hélène Bourduas, Director, ENOVIA Sales Enablement, Dassault Systèmes
- José Mafra, Eastern Sales Manager, Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide
- Christian Bastien, Propriétaire et administrateur, Pharmacie Christian Bastien inc.
- Anne Joyal, Propriétaire, Strom spa nordique
- Michael Rodrigues, Director, Ticketing Strategy and Digital Development, evenko
- François Champagne-Pelland, Executive producer, Ubisoft
- Livia Arrigoni, Director, Enterprise Assurance Solutions, PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers)
- Yves Christian, Lokossou, Directeur Principal Ingénierie Logicielle, Intact
- Christina Maurice, Fazio Senior National Business Development Manager, Home Trust
- Sebastien Letendre, VP Pièces et Finance, Kenworth Maska, Ressorts Maska, Centre du Ressort TR
- Kim Vo, Chef de département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Notre-Dame
- Elsa Desjardins, Directrice, Développement des affaires, évènements et projets de financement, Fondation de l’Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal
- Ignace Mouzannar, Head of Technical Operations & Security, Smooch Technologies Inc.
- Monika Ille, Directrice exécutive de la programmation et de la grille, APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Televison Network – Réseau de télévision des peuples autochtones)
- Candice Archer, Surety Manager, Intact Insurance Company
- Sharlinee Maharaj, Director of Human Resources, SSENSE
- Ross Jacobs, Investment Advisor, CIBC Private Wealth
- Geneviève Cimon, Director, Music Education and Community Engagement, National Arts Centre
- Sarah Gheriani, Account Executive, Salesforce / Owner, Thierry Horse and Home Co
- Laurent Vivier, Surintendant – Entretien mine, Glencore Mine Raglan
- Natalia Kourant, Manager, Appraisal Services – Eastern Canadam, RPS Real Property Solutions
- Marie-France Bélanger, National Senior Sales Consultant for Automation and Genomicsm, Beckman Coulter Life Science
- Louis Coulombe, Avocat d’affaires et Conseiller Stratégique
- Gérard Mulimbi, Managing Director, Global Trade Corporation
- Aldana Martin, PMO Manager, Senior Manager, Enablon a Wolters Kluwer business
- Yanira Adade, Supply Chain Director, Nestlé Gabon SA
- Jonatan Bédard, Manager, Department of National Defence
- Marie-Ève Tremblay, Assistant Judge Advocate General – Eastern Region Office of the Judge advocate general, Canadian Armed Forces
- Caroline Mirault, Directrice opérations, Parkland fuel corporation Groupe Mirault
- Richard Lacombe, Directeur des technologies de l’information, HEC Montréal
- Mathi Selvasundaram, Commercial Account Manager, Business Development, Royal Bank of Canada
- Lindsey Kettel, VP Business Processes, Chantier Davie Canada Inc
- Julie Poirier-Longpré, Directrice, connaissance des membres/clients, Mouvement Desjardins
- Kenny Suss, Assistant to the President, J. Suss Industries
- Frantz Saintellemy, Founder and CEO, Groupe 3737
- Laurent Andriot, Director Software Development & Architecture, Evolocity Financial Group
- *Absente de la photo: Marjolaine Tshernish, Directrice générale, Institut Tshakapesh