Alumni Notes

Paul Mochrie, AMBA, has been appointed Vancouver’s city manager. Paul joined Vancouver City Hall in 2011 as general manager of human resources and in 2015 became deputy city manager. As city manager he oversees a $1.6-billion municipal operating budget and 7,700 employees.

Field ID, the start-up led by co-founders Somen Mondal, MBA’06, and Shaun Ricci, was acquired by Master Lock Canada Inc. in February in a deal reportedly worth tens of millions. Since the company’s full-time launch in 2007, it has amassed a roster of more than 300 clients. Field ID offers safety inspection and compliance management software, with iPad and mobile device-based field use applications, to help inspectors, auditors and safety managers perform their jobs. Master Lock is the world’s largest manufacturer of padlocks and related security products for consumers and industry. Its acquisition of Field ID marks its entry into the software market. The cover story in our spring 2010 issue recounted Field ID’s early growth and the involvement of angel investors Greg Cochrane, MBA’74, and former [inaugural] QSB Entrepreneur-in-Residence Paul Hyde, among others. Somen and Shaun were also featured in our winter 2013 issue after they were honoured at Ernst & Young’s prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards in the “Emerging Entrepreneurs” category. The pair will continue to operate Field ID independently from its Toronto headquarters, with Somen as Vice President, Sales & Marketing and Shaun as Vice President, Technology and Product. “We’ll continue to focus on growing the business, as we have been doing,” Somen explains. “There will be an emphasis on recruitment of new staff and ramping up our offerings, with most of the integration with Master Lock taking place on the sales and marketing sides, effectively doubling our resources in these areas.” Somen and Field ID are definitely going places, so stay tuned for more updates and follow their progress at fieldid.com

Daniel O. Monehin (AMBA) was awarded the designation Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada (FCMA) in October 2009. This is a prestigious national designation awarded to Certified Management Accountants who, through their outstanding achievements, bring distinction to the management accounting profession and serve as role models for others. Daniel is the first Canadian of African descent to be named a Fellow. As VP and Regional Finance Officer at MasterCard Canada, he is responsible for all aspects of strategic financial management, analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and taxation for the Canada region. He lives in Mississauga, ON, with his wife, Helen Ola, and son David.

Mike Schauch (MBA) kicked off 2010 with 11 other community leaders by climbing 5,895 meters to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Mike, a Director of UBS Bank (Canada) in Vancouver, was the expedition leader and is a ‘Power to Be’ Adventure Therapy Volunteer. The objective of the climb was to raise funds and awareness for this charity that provides outdoor recreation programs that enrich the lives of disadvantaged children, young adults and their families. The climb raised more than $165,000, and Mike and his wife Chantal are now planning their next adventure.

Jeremy Wilson (BCom) is happy to announce his marriage to Heather Klarer (BA’06) at the University Club in Kingston on Nov. 15, 2008. Heather and Jer met when both were pipers in Queen's Bands.They currently reside in Toronto.