Doug Warren (EMBA) was on the front cover of Canadian Business franchise magazine in November 2007. He is Director of Franchising for Canada and the northeast USA for Aaron Rents, the largest lease-to-own retailer in the world.
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Marjan Oman (BCom) and his family are moving to Germany, where he has accepted a global sales position with Amer Sports in Munich. The Omans have been living in Zurich, Switzerland, and although they have gotten used to cow bells and raclette, are now moving to slightly flatter terrain.
Published in: Winter 2011
May was a big month for George Rossolatos (BCom) Toronto. On May 6, the Globe and Mail Report on Business announced that he was one of this year’s bright young “leaders of today and tomorrow” in the “Top 40 Under 40” chosen by a Caldwell Partners panel from 1,500 nominees. And then on May 14 he and his wife Zoe welcomed their first child, Nicholas, “a little big guy” weighing in at 9 lb. 3 oz. and measuring 22 inches. At 35, George is partner and co-founder of Torquest Partners, a private equity firm with $700-million of equity capital under management. The company thrives on “friendly takeovers” – acquiring, forming partnerships with, and investing in businesses that would thrive with operational support from Torquest’s 19 expert staffers. Among these partners have been Lowepro, Herbal Magic and Global Traffic Technologies. For more details, look for “Top 40 Under 40” on the Internet and follow the links to George.
Published in: Winter 2009
George Rossolatos (BCom) and his wife Zoe, along with sons Nicholas (5), and Taso (2), welcomed two new members to their family; Sofia and Alexia were born on May 2, 2013.
Published in: Winter 2014
George Rossolatos (BCom) was named Co-CEO and Director of Toronto-based Avante Security Corporation in June.
Published in: Winter 2011
Kevin Milligan (BCom, PhD), Associate Professor at UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics, has been appointed a Fellow-in-Residence at the C.D. Howe Institute. Since 2011, he has served as Co-Editor of the Canadian Tax Journal, and is also affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Published in: Winter 2015
Nicole (Hogenboom) Bridgland (BCom, Artsciâ94) was among the QSB alumni in Ottawa to receive a 2010 âForty Under 40â award from the Ottawa Business Journal. Nicole is founder and Director of the Ottawa, Kingston & Halifax Sport and Social Club.
Published in: Winter 2011
Michael Castellarin (BCom) and his wife Merianne are proud to announce the birth of their third child, Matthew, on Sept. 14 in Toronto. As shown, Matthew clearly is much loved by his big sister Rachel and big brother Connor.
Published in: Winter 2009
George Rossolatos, BCom, shares a photo of his class’s 20th anniversary reunion. A highlight was the Com’95-sponsored keg party on Earl Street at the home of a group of Commerce students. “A true Queen’s party in progress,” says George.
Published in: Winter 2016
Jeremy Blumer, BCom, became CFO of Quality Green Inc. last September. A cannabis cultivator, Quality Green is preparing to go public. During his previous tenure as CFO at Maricann Group, Jeremy took the company public on the CSE. He brings his experience as head of accounting at BlackBerry to his new role.
Published in: Winter 2020