Laura (Williamson) Hearn (BCom) and her husband Aubrey are delighted to announce the birth of their first child. Emily Karen Mary was born at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, on Oct. 16, 2010, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. Laura works in marketing at TELUS, but is currently enjoying “a wonderful year-long maternity leave.”
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Josh Heller (BCom) and wife Kylie Robb welcomed their first child, Alexander Zachary, on June 3.
Published in: Summer 2009
Michael Hennesy, EMBA’03, has been appointed CEO of customer communications management and engagement technology provider Doxim. Michael has been with the firm since 2017.
Published in: Spring 2024
Heather (Moon) Hook (BCom) married Paul Hook (BA, RMC’02) on May 1, 2004. Heather enjoys being a stay-at-home mother to their wonderful daughter Megan, born May 28, 2005. They are living in Oromocto, NB, and expecting their second child in July. With one year left in their military posting to the Maritimes, they hope to be posted back to Ontario, where Paul will continue his career as a Captain (Armoured) with the Royal Canadian Dragoons at CFB Petawawa.
Published in: Summer 2008
George Jeffrey, EMBA’03, Ed’92, took over as the CEO of Canadian Orthodontic Partners (COP) in September 2023. “I have always focused on delivering smiles inside and outside of the organizations for which I’ve worked. The only difference is that now it’s official. I’m joining a team that builds self-esteem, one beautiful smile at a time,” he says.
Published in: Spring 2024
Nick Dillon (BCom) moved back to Canada in May after living in Belgium for five years and working in strategy consulting for Bain & Company. After some time off in Toronto and South America, Nick has started working for Bain in their Toronto office.
Published in: Winter 2009
Branika Macias-Brusin (BCom) and husband Daniel welcomed a baby daughter, Maya Katarina Macias-Brusin, on May 25.
Published in: Winter 2009
Christopher MacIntyre (BCom) has gone global in a major way. In February he was named Vice President, Corporate Development, for Lara Exploration Ltd. His responsibilities include corporate and project finance, strategic development and corporate communications. He is also VP Corporate Development for Reservoir Capital Corp., a renewable energy development company in Southeast Europe, and Executive Director of Reservoir Minerals Inc. Lara is a prospect generator dedicated to the identification, acquisition and exploration of precious and base metal deposits and other resource opportunities in South America. Chris splits his time among residences in Belgrade, Serbia and Toronto.
Published in: Summer 2011
Karen Matthey (BCom) never thought she’d still be overseas, seven years after graduation! Last February she resigned from her post in derivative sales with HSBC in London, UK, and took a three month break to travel and visit her family. She has since returned to London and joined Goldman Sachs as Executive Director in the Pensions Advisory Team – Investment Banking.
Published in: Winter 2011
Samir Shah, MBA, co-founder and partner of the Deetken Group, has been instrumental in the launch of the Deetken Impact Fund, a fund that focuses on delivering strong financial returns while making a social and environmental impact in the communities it invests in. The fund focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean, and invests in projects such as renewable energy, affordable housing and women’s entrepreneurship. Deetken Impact received the MaRS Social Finance Impact Investor of the Year Award for 2017.
Published in: Winter 2018