Arshbir Malandra, AMBA, joined OSL Retail Services as the vice-president of data strategy and business analytics. She has 15 years of analytics and management experience and her career includes working at XM Satellite Radio, Unilever and Rogers Communications. She says she’s looking forward to driving OSL's data and analytics strategy forward.
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Published in: Fall 2021
Patricia McLeod, EMBA, has been appointed Chair of the Board of the Calgary Co-operative Association, one of North America's largest retail cooperatives.
Published in: Summer 2017
Patricia McLeod, EMBA, has been appointed to the boards of directors of Alberta Innovates, which invests in research and innovation in the province, and Calgary Co-op, one of North America’s largest retail co-operatives.
Published in: Summer 2016
Mukul Mehta (MBA) and his wife Charu are happy to announce the arrival of their daughter Nishaka, born Oct. 26, 2014.
Published in: Summer 2015
Mukul Mehta (MBA) rode in the 2012 Ride to Conquer Cancer, cycling from Toronto to Niagara Falls along with 4,800 other riders who raised more than $18 million for the Campbell Family Institute at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. Email: mukul.qsb@gmail.com
Published in: Winter 2013
Hector Larrazabal (MBA) has launched Adventures Nation, a publishing company focusing on travel, multiculturalism, and entrepreneurship for children. He has published his own first book for children, Indian Lemonade, which is available online and at select stores in Calgary. (See qsb.ca/magazine/startups for more.)
Published in: Winter 2014
Leigh-Ann Ottenhof (EMBA, BAH’93, Ed’94) and Edward Fingland were married Sept. 17, 2011, at the Salvation Army Citadel in Kingston. Both continue to work at Queen’s, Leigh-Ann as Director, Materials Management, Queen’s School of Business, and Edward as a PeopleSoft Administrator with Information Technology Services.
Published in: Summer 2012
Bernardo Paniagua (MFin) and his wife Monica Gireau are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Isabella, born Sept. 25, 2013, weighing 7 lbs., 4 oz. Bernardo has also recently accepted a position as a Senior Manager at Scotiabank in Toronto.
Published in: Summer 2014
Joshua Robinson, EMBAA, is a director in Ernst & Young's M&A practice in Singapore. His Asia-Pacific remit includes connecting multinationals with local companies to align with their capital agenda and acquisition strategy.
Published in: Summer 2018
Sameer Saifan, MFin’11, is living in Courtice, Ont., and tells us he’s joined Group Risk Management at RBC as an associate director. Sameer has been with RBC since 2011 and was previously a senior financing specialist at the bank.
Published in: Fall 2023