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Dave Walsh (BCom), CA, CPA, was a recipient of the ‘Forty Under 40’ award from the Ottawa Business Journal. He is a partner in Ernst & Young LLP and is proud to have achieved such a level of success with a great organization. Dave says that advising clients during the economic downturn has been a challenge, but he finds it very rewarding when he helps clients succeed through it all.
Published in: Winter 2011
Andrew Long (BCom), his wife Gina, and their children Molly, 6, and Simon, 5, have been living in The Beaches, Toronto, since 2007.
Published in: Winter 2009
Victor Pakalnis (EMBA) is President and CEO of MIRARCO Mining Innovation, a mining research company based at Laurentian University in Sudbury, ON. Vic has worked for the Ministry of Labour, Falconbridge, and the former Inco, and has taught at Queen’s in the Department of Mining as the Kinross Professor in Mining and Sustainability.
Published in: Winter 2013
Chris Asmis (BCom) and Stephanie Shambleau (BCom)
Chris Asmis (BCom) and Stephanie (Shambleau) (BCom’95) welcomed their son Ryder Elliot on Nov. 17, a brother for big sister Sydney. The family resides in Greenwich, CT, where Chris is a Finance Director at PepsiCo.
Published in: Summer 2012
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Chris Asmis (BCom) and Stephanie (Shambleau) (BCom'95) welcomed their little American girl, Sydney Ella, on Aug. 20 in Stamford, CT, where they have resided for the last five years. Chris is a director of innovation and strategic planning at PepsiCo. Stephanie traded in her sales position at Time, Inc. for motherhood and is loving every minute!
Published in: Spring 2009
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Peng-Sang Cau, BCom, married Martin Smith, Sci’93, in September 2016 in the backyard of their Kingston home. The intimate ceremony was witnessed by 75 close friends and family, including Peng’s children, who served as maid of honour and best man. At the end of the night, the newlyweds took a brave plunge into their future by jumping into their backyard pond.
Published in: Winter 2017
Paul Bozoki, BCom, became chief financial officer at Acasta Enterprises in Toronto in February. He has approximately 25 years of experience in finance, accounting and tax matters, including more than 10 years serving as chief financial officer of public companies listed on the TSX and TSXV. Acasta owns consumer-product companies Apollo Health and Beauty Care Inc.
Published in: Summer 2019

Sean Cable, BCom’94, has been appointed chief accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He leads PwC Canada’s accounting consulting services group, providing technical advice on complex accounting and financial reporting matters.

Published in: Spring 2023
David Carey (MBA, BSc’79)
David Carey (MBA, BSc’79) was this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award in investor relations presented at the IR Magazine Investor Relations Awards dinner in Toronto in February. David has also been a recent (2012) recipient of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute Award of Excellence. David, Kathy (BSc’80), Alison (BA’12), and Graeme (Sci’15) live in Calgary, where David is Senior VP, Capital Markets at ARC Resources.
Published in: Summer 2014
Michael Castellarin (BCom) has been promoted to Managing Director of Clairvest Group Inc. in Toronto. Michael joined Clairvest in 2002, previously serving as a management consultant at Monitor Company and as a marketing manager for the National Hockey League Players’ Association.
Published in: Summer 2012