Paul Latour, EMBA, died on Nov. 10 at age 70. Paul spent his career with the Public Service of Canada, retiring after 25 years with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Marlene, and his brother, John.
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Adam Poyntz (BCom) married Shannon Phillips (NSc’00) on Nov. 3, 2007, at Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville, ON, in the company of many Queen’s alumni. They live in Toronto, and by the time this issue is published, they expect to be celebrating the birth of their first baby.
Published in: Winter 2009
Frances Maizen (BCom) and husband Neil are pleased to introduce their son Elliott Adam, born April 26, 2009. Elliott and big sister Ashley keep their parents busy, but Neil reports they’re enjoying every moment.
Published in: Spring 2010
Chris Bendl, MBA, was named CEO and President Director of Zurich Topas Life as well as Country Manager for Zurich Indonesia. Before joining Zurich, Chris spent 23 years with Manulife and AIG in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He lives in Jakarta, is married to Rossy, and has four children.
Published in: Winter 2018
Darren McCaugherty (BCom, AMBA’07) and Niki Hunter (BA’00) are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter Avery on June 13, 2007. They are still in Kingston, ON, where Darren is an Associate Director with Queen’s Executive MBA programs.
Published in: Summer 2008
Lorne McGee (EMBA) died on Jan. 9, 2014 at the age of 59 in Calgary, Alta. He was a longtime member of the Holstein Association and recently retired from Farm Credit Canada after more than 35 years of service. Lorne was also an avid hockey fan. He is survived by his wife Christine (Graves); children Elaine and Shaun; and grandchildren Talia and Jack; all of Calgary; and sisters Leona McGee, Dianne Harris, and Pauline Ingram.
Published in: Summer 2014
Kerry Munro (EMBA) has been appointed Group President, Digital Delivery Network, a newly created role at Canada Post based in North York, ON. Most recently he was Chief Operating Officer at Syncapse Corp., a global leader in social media management.
Published in: Summer 2012
It’s an unorthodox use for a Commerce degree, but ’97 graduate Jeff Norton has drawn on his QSB experience to create a fictional, futuristic world in his new young adult novel, MetaWars (from the UK publishers of the megapopular Twilight saga). “Constructing a convincing future started with extrapolating today’s economic trends,” explains Jeff, now based in London, UK, founder of Awesome Media and Entertainment Ltd., a creative incubator he launched in 2010. “In MetaWars, today’s tech wars have escalated into an all-out battle for control over a future internet, a global online virtual world called ‘The Metasphere.’ The underlying premise is that in a future world where oil supply has peaked, whoever controls the web controls the world.” While economics may underpin the narrative, Jeff insists that “at its heart, MetaWars is a coming-of-age story about self-discovery, about two young people growing up and discovering the complex wider world—not unlike the Queen’s student experience!” he laughs. Described by reviewers as “The Hunger Games meets The Matrix”—a pretty good formula for attracting teen readers back to books, MetaWars has already been launched in the UK and Australia by the Hachette Book Group and will roll out globally in 2013-14. Meanwhile, his company has 11 titles slated for publication within the next 18 months.
Published in: Winter 2013
Jeff Norton (BCom) and his wife Sidonie are thrilled to share news of the arrival of baby boy Caden Jackson Kingsmill-Norton, born Nov. 1, 2009. The proud parents have enjoyed several “Caden firsts”: first Christmas, first smile, and yes, even a first black tie dinner (see photo). In professional news, Jeff has left Chorion after three years to pursue his own creative projects. He plans to focus on originating, developing and writing original concepts for books, TV, and film. His Skate School book series has just been optioned for TV, so fingers are crossed for a green-light in 2010. While based in London, UK, the family is on an extended “babymoon” to southern Portugal to escape the London drizzle and enable Jeff to explore his “creative mojo.” May will be spent in LA, and a return to Toronto is planned for June.
Published in: Spring 2010
Adam Poyntz (BCom) and Shannon (Phillips), NSc’00, are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Avery Alyson Poyntz, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto on Oct. 13.
Published in: Spring 2009