Patrick Gharzani (EMBA) is now Director of International Sales at steel manufacturer SBB, where he is enjoying traveling the world to promote their products and services. Despite the constant traveling, Patrick managed to get married to Joanna Caballero in 2003. They now have a daughter, Maya (2), and a baby was due at the end of May.
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Sarah (Cates) Goel (BCom) and husband David are thrilled to announce the arrival of their son Joshua on Dec. 19. Big sister Maya loves her new role. Sarah has returned to work at EdgeStone Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Toronto.
Published in: Summer 2009
Michelle Grant, BCom, received the 2016 Association of Women in Finance (AWF) Rising Star Award, one of five AWF PEAK awards that recognize individuals in B.C. who have made exceptional contributions to advancing women in the field of finance.
Published in: Summer 2016
Jane Flower (EMBA) has joined DDB Canada, a marketing communications agency, as Group Account Director at the company’s Edmonton office.
Published in: Winter 2013
Ian Clark (BCom) has relocated to Toronto to take a Manager position specializing in CRM with PwC’s technology consulting practice. Email: Ianarclark@me.com
Published in: Winter 2012
Leslie Herr (EMBA) is pleased to announce his April appointment as President and CEO, The Empire Life Insurance Company. Leslie joined Empire Life in November 1999 as Director of Sales, Central Ontario. In July 2001, he was appointed Vice-President, Individual Sales and Distribution, and over the next five years also held executive responsibility for Individual New Business Operations, Distribution and Strategy. Last January he was appointed Senior Vice-President, Individual Products.
Published in: Summer 2008
Janet Jakobsen (EMBA) has been enjoying her first summer off after a milestone year in which she turned 50, remarried, made a major career shift and started “living out of an Ikea bag.” Her new role as a full-time Professor of Hospitality and Tourism with Niagara College entails living in Niagara-on-the-Lake during the week and returning home to Toronto on weekends (hence the need for the IKEA bag.) Fellow EMBA alums are invited to drop by and sample wines from Canada's only teaching winery.
Published in: Summer 2009
Stephen Kaladeen, EMBA, MD’88, had the honour of having his book about medical life, The Secret Life of Doctors, included on the long list (10 books) for the 2016 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour.
Published in: Winter 2017
Shahab Khan (MBA) was appointed Research Advisor in the Office of the CIO at Innovapost Inc. Previously, he spent four years creating business in the company’s consulting practise, and, prior to this, had been a key driver of Bell Canada’s Innovation Centre program. He is very engaged in the start-up community as an Entrepreneurship Advisor on Startup Canada’s National Advisory Council; as a mentor at Invest Ottawa and INcubes; and a Qvisor at QSB. He also sits on a number of advisory boards. Shahab is a married father of three, after the recent addition to the family of twins.
Published in: Summer 2014
Shahab Khan (MBA) has joined Innovapost after working at Bell Canada in Ottawa for over six years in e-business development, managed services, IP Telephony and Solution Development through their Innovation Centre. Shahab and his wife Maheen, whom he married in 2007, have a 2½-year-old son, Amaar.
Published in: Winter 2011