Sharon Bain (EMBA) has recently retired and reports that she couldn’t be happier. Her Team Winnipeg EMBA classmates helped her plan her early retirement, thanks to a financial plan they developed as one of their group assignments. She now has time to spend with her family and is also actively involved in promoting financial literacy through the CPA Canada Financial Decisions Matter Program, targeted at middle income Canadians. Contact her at baincrew@hotmail.ca.
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Kevin Hutchinson, BCom, was promoted to Partner at KPMG, in the Deal Advisory practice of its Toronto office, where he specializes in business and security valuations.
Published in: Winter 2017
Katrina Galas, BCom, is now on the business-intelligence side of sport sponsorship and consulting, having accepted the position of Account Director at Repucom Canada, based in Toronto. repucom.com
Published in: Winter 2016
Court Carruthers, EMBA’05, tells us he recently completed his doctorate in business administration at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. Court is the CEO of global packing company TricorBraun and has been living in the northern Chicago suburbs with his wife, Kirstin, and their teenage boys for the last 10 years. “Thankfully they are still fans of the Oilers and Leafs respectively!” he writes.
Published in: Fall 2023
Peter Carter (BCom) has been appointed Vice President, Engineering, at Riverstone Resources, a mining company headquartered in Vancouver, BC.
Published in: Summer 2012
Philippe Champagne (BCom) is the President of Multi-Glass Insulation, a role he’s held for more than three years. The company is a distributor of building materials. He is also a member of the Montreal chapter of the prestigious Young Presidents’ Organization. In 2013, he married a fellow Queen’s grad, Shannon Miner (Artsci’06), and the couple is expecting its firstborn in August.
Published in: Summer 2014
Bernard Chang (MBAst) and his wife are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Joseph.
Published in: Summer 2008
Karen Cole, EMBA’05, Artsci’85, discovered a new hobby after she moved to Halifax just before the pandemic: familiarizing herself with her new city and province of Nova Scotia. “I have enjoyed spending my free time searching for sea glass, walking the many beaches, golfing and taking in the sights and sounds of this beautiful province with my little teacup poodle, Redford.”
Published in: Spring 2023
Karen Cole, EMBA’05, Artsci’86, writes, “My heart and home is on the East Coast.” It is there that she has started a new position as the executive director at the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association, in Halifax. “I’m really looking forward to this next chapter of my career,” she says. “Please reach out if you are a Queen’s alumni living here.”
Published in: Spring 2022
Alain R. Desmarais (MBA) announces that Cushman & Wakefield Ottawa is now an independent commercial real estate firm. After working in a large corporation for 18 years, he purchased the Ottawa branch with his business partner, a 30-year veteran. Those interested in commercial real estate services and careers can contact him at 613-780-1566 or adesmarais@cwottawa.com
Published in: Summer 2012