Vijay Bathija, MBA, has been appointed President and CEO of John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport. He started his career in the airline industry shortly after graduation and has worked in 15 countries on five continents. Vijay arrived in Canada just two days before starting his MBA, which, he says, gave him a lot more than just a top-quality education. He thanks Queen’s, the school’s faculty and his classmates for putting him on the right path.
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Megann Willson, MBA, and her partner Steve Willson have recently relocated from Halifax to Toronto. They continue to run Panoptika, a consulting business that helps companies use customer understanding to build a better strategy. Megann also runs a social start-up, DZYN (weDZYN.ca — pronounced “we design"), which sells unique Canadian gifts and art, including UpSatchel upcycled handbags. A portion of every sale is used to fight hunger, homelessness, or illiteracy.
Published in: Winter 2016
Jim McPherson (BCom) is excited to announce that he has joined Owen Quilty, CA, to form Quilty McPherson LLP Chartered Accountants. They have two Ontario offices, one in Midland and the second (opened in March) in Wasaga Beach.
Published in: Summer 2011
George Rossolatos, BCom, has been named Fellow of CPA Ontario (FCPA). George leads the Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF), a $545-million fund that invests in growing Canadian companies.
Published in: Fall 2020
George Rossolatos, BCom, was appointed CEO of the new Canadian Business Growth Fund. With funding from Canadian banks and insurance companies, the $500-million fund plans to make minority growth-equity investments in small- and medium-sized Canadian companies.
Published in: Winter 2018
Andrew Trickett, BCom, has joined the board of directors of the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, also known as Answer the Call. Andrew is a senior partner at Safanad, an international investment management firm.
Published in: Summer 2019
Joe Vosburgh, MBA, has joined Nanotech Security Corp. in Burnaby, B.C. as vice-president of marketing. Nanotech develops anti-counterfeiting security products for such items as banknotes, tax stamps and government documents. Joe’s career has taken him to a number of companies, including Creo, Ballard Power Systems, Corvus Energy, Schneider Electric and, most recently, Igloo Innovations, where he was COO. Joe’s responsibilities at Nanotech cover strategy, product development and marketing.
Published in: Summer 2018
Megann Willson, MBA, says she is “having fun helping people right-size their homes in the Greater Toronto Area” as a real-estate agent for HomeLife/Realty One, and is always glad to hear from Queen’s grads to help them “move bravely.” Megann continues to run her consulting business, Panoptika (panoptika.ca). On a personal note, she’s adjusting to being a long-distance grandma to Sophie, who has moved with parents Richard and Aline to Montreal.
Published in: Spring 2021
Megann Willson, MBA, is celebrating PANOPTIKA’s 15 years in business. The company she co-founded with partner Steve Willson works with clients around the world to help them understand their customers; to facilitate collaboration with their customers; and to coach them in taking their careers or businesses in a new direction.
Published in: Winter 2017
Megann Willson (MBA’95) and her husband Steve have just added new online and mobile qualitative research services to the toolkit of Panoptika, the market research company they founded in Toronto in 2001. “We’re really excited,” says Megann, “about the possibilities this opens up to reach customers where they live and shop.”
Published in: Summer 2011