Andrew van der Gugten (EMBA) died suddenly on Aug. 7. Andrew worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years. After earning his MBA, he joined ratiopharm Canada as Head of Market Access. He later joined Cobalt Pharmaceuticals as Vice-President, Sales. His family and friends remember him as a man of character who placed a high premium on hard work and friendship.
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Jeremy Gutsche (AMBA) has published his second book, “Better and Faster: The Proven Path to Unstoppable Ideas,” which made The NY Times’ best-seller list shortly after its March publication.
Published in: Summer 2015
Deborah Hall (EMBA, Sc’98) is pleased to announce the birth of her daughter Nathalie on April 10, 2006. Deborah is a partner in a technology company that specializes in SMS aggregation & mobile application development and is based in York, ON.
Published in: Summer 2008
Joseph T. Hlady (MBA) and classmate Chris Flory have teamed up to build an information technology consulting company unique in the Calgary market. Within its fi rst six months, Aventine Consulting already boasts an impressive list of clients. Joseph says, “It’s amazing what can happen when complimentary skills come together.” Email: joseph.hlady @aventineconsulting.com
Published in: Summer 2012
John Hui, EMBAA’15, has received the Entrepreneur Award from the New Jersey Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce. John is the founder of several health-care businesses: Rendr, a large physician group dedicated to serving the underserved Asian community in New York City; and Twiage, a digital health firm and a past winner of Smith’s UPstart Venture Challenge.
Published in: Spring 2024
Mohamed Amin M. Jagani (EMBA) launched a second company, Hayyan Healthcare, in July. His previous venture, Clinetica Biosciences Inc., launched in 2006 after he won the $10,000 QSB New Venture
Competition. Hayyan Healthcare is a Clinetica company that consists of a medical clinic, wellness centre and a compounding pharmacy staffed by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. “Come visit us in Richmond Hill, ON, or check us out at www.hayyan.ca,” Mohamed suggests. Email: mjagani@clinetica.com
Published in: Winter 2012
Mohamed Amin M. Jagani (EMBA) is the CEO of Clinetica Biosciences International, Inc. a firm that he founded after being awarded the Best New Venture Prize in Queen’s EMBA program.Mohamed is happily married with two kids (Sarah and Ali) and is currently setting up a new venture in the healthcare industry in Richmond Hill, ON.
Published in: Winter 2011
Mohamed Jagani, EMBA’05, tells us he published a book, The Profit Pill, on pharmaceutical and health-care investing that’s available on Amazon. He is on the faculty at York University in the new Clinical Research program.
Published in: Spring 2022
Vincent Fung and Munir Jivraj (both EMBA) were among 2008’s outstanding young business leaders selected by CalgaryInc magazine as Alberta’s “Top 40 Under 40.” Vincent, a self-confessed “dancing geek” who owns Alberta Dancesport and has raised Calgary’s profile in the international dance community, was cited as owner, founder and CEO of Debian Information Technologies. Debian manages technology for 400 small and middle-sized businesses across Western Canada. His co-winner Munir Jivraj, a native of Tanzania and now a long-time Calgarian, earned his accolade as the Oilsands royalty planning manager for Suncor Energy Inc., handling up to $3.5-billion in projects annually.
Published in: Winter 2009
Patricia Kilshaw, EMBA’05, died Jan. 21 in Victoria, B.C. after a four-year battle with cancer. She was 49. Her career stops included BC Ferries Corporation; pharmaceutical company Aspreva; private investment company Q5; and the BC Pensions Corporation. Nini, as she was known, loved travel, reading, good wine and good food—particularly butter tarts. She is survived by her three children and her partner, John.
Published in: Spring 2022