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A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI SUMMER 2014

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WORLD Also in this issue THE CHANGING ROLE CHANGERS OF THE CIO Alumni like Mark Shuper, HBA’92, and are ﬁnding innovative ways to build THE CLASS a brighter future OF 2014 Intouch Features

WORLD CHANGERS | Page 12 Despite the inducements of well-paid private sector jobs, many Ivey grads are choosing to use their skills and creativity in the non-proﬁt world. And in true Ivey fashion, they’re ﬁnding innovative ways to make a difference.

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: THE CLASS OF 2014 | Page 18 Along with everything else they learn at Ivey, recent graduates get extensive international experience. They’re ready to take on the world.

FROM MAINFRAME TO BOARDROOM: THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE CIO | Page 24 CIOs used to be people with arcane technical knowledge and pocket protectors. Now they’re helping other senior leaders set direction and create value. And the role continues to evolve.

Russ Bruch, HBA ’85, EMBA ’10, Senior VP and CIO at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, believes the role of his team is to “be partners in helping the business be the best it can be.”

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LEFT TURN | Page 10 The unique art of Tracey Lawko, MBA ’83, glows with the colours and textures of nature— a reflection of her idyllic studio on the Niagara escarpment.

DUET | Page 4 PASSIONS | Page 9 GIVING TO IVEY | Page 30 Mark Vandenbosch, HBA ’84, and Rob Tanya Moryoussef, HBA ’12, is a huge The visionary alumni who helped fund Klassen, MBA ’89, are taking their hot fan of the popular CBC radio series on the creation of the Ian O. Ihnatowycz seats as Associate Deans responsible marketing, “Under the Influence.” When Institute for Leadership are themselves for programs, faculty development and she approached the show’s creator Terry exemplars of the critical role of character research. Both are Ivey to the core, and O’Reilly with a plea to get involved, he took in leadership. both have ambitious plans for their her on as a research analyst. Now she’s portfolios. helping to shape the shows and getting the YOUR IVEY NETWORK | Page 33 urge to go on air herself. Who’s doing what, where and with whom? IVEY BUZZ | Page 6 This section, which includes your very own What’s happening around the School Class Notes, is dedicated to accelerating and and around the world. amplifying the beneﬁts of the Ivey network and connecting you to one another. Dean’s Message

History and business have collided. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the subsequent opening of Communist countries, combined with policy liberalization in China, S

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O to global opportunities for growth. As the global H P economy opened up, most large firms have seen international sales and investment commitments grow much faster than those in domestic markets. But operating in international markets carries costs as well as benefits. When an organization starts operating across national borders, new tools and frameworks are required. Accounting and finance functions must deal with multiple currencies and tax regimes. Marketing and HR functions must cope with cultural, language, and regulatory differences. So, while the benefits of globalization are potentially high, the costs and risks are as well. Global firms are looking to business schools for guidance on how best to seize global opportunities, and how to manage costs and risks. And all firms are looking to recruit people who have this global perspective. The phrase often used to define this new breed of student is “global cosmo- politan” and it ably describes the students you’ll meet in this issue. Ivey is in the fortunate position of having a very strong international business group, which includes some of the top business scholars in the world. Among them are: Professor Paul Beamish, a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in International Management and the Donald L. Triggs Chair in International Business, Shi-Fen Chen, a thought leader on business issues in China, > INTOUCH ON THE WEB Jean-Louis Schaan, a renowned educator and leading thinker on strategic www.ivey.ca/alumni/intouch/magazine alliances and project management, and LETTERS > [email protected] Andreas Schotter, who is Academic Director of Ivey’s CEMS Masters in > Management program and a well-known scholar on developing global INTOUCH leadership capabilities. Acting Editor-in-Chief: Terri Garton > Ivey complements its strength in research with real-world execution. In 1988, Editorial Board: Stephanie Brooks, HBA ’93; we were the first Western business school to open a campus in greater China. We also Lucie Cousineau, MBA ’89; Peter Furnish, HBA ’92; Terri Garton; Jay Hamilton, HBA ’08; have an extensive suite of international experiences for our students—the LEADER Sharon McAuley, EMBA ’04; Luke Sklar, HBA ’78; Project, international study trips, and case teaching opportunities for students in Africa. Mary Weil; Jeff Weiss, HBA ’86, MBA ’91 My own background includes stints as a consultant for Global 50 organizations, Editor: Pat Morden, Morden Communications a private equity investor in Poland, and as Director of the Michigan Ross School’s global Creative and Art Direction, Design: Greg Salmela, Sabrina Xiang, Aegis (Toronto) initiative. This experience resonates with Ivey’s approach—strength in both academic Contributing Writers: Pat Morden, Max Morden and practical research, deep engagement with organizations and a commitment to Production Co-ordinator: Rachel Condie educating the next generation of global leaders. I’ve learned that success in global Research: Sarah McCarthy markets, and particularly emerging economies, depends on rigorous training Production Assistant: Michelle Bonofiglio combined with practical knowledge. I’ve witnessed numerous firms blow up Intouch is published by the Department of Advancement at the Ivey Business School, Western University, because they didn’t understand how functional frameworks and “tools” change London, Ontario, Canada N6G 0N1. when you cross a national border. Intouch welcomes input from all alumni for letters I am pleased with the international topics we are addressing at Ivey. to the editor or ideas on themes. Please send all address My challenge is to ensure the School continues to build on these strengths, changes to Advancement, Ivey Business School, Western University, London, ON, Canada N6G 0N1, solidifies its reputation as a globally elite destination and continues to produce via email to [email protected] or over the web at high-quality students. www.ivey.ca/Alumni/stay-connected/update.htm Copyright 2014—Ivey Business School. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. G

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A conversation with two Ivey professors whose relationship reflects the School’s unique collaborative and collegial environment.

Rob Klassen and Mark Vandenbosch step into School leadership roles

How did your research and I believe it’s my responsibility on which to compete. But the interests develop? to leave it better for the next crowd. market continues to change, and Vandenbosch: Marketing has two Klassen: For me, the emphasis we have to adjust accordingly. source disciplines—economics and for the past 20 years has been on What is your vision for the impact psychology. I started very much research driven by my own personal you will have in these positions? on the economics side, working agenda. This is an opportunity Vandenbosch: When I was HBA on game theory and related topics. to take on a new challenge, work director, we started the process of But over time, through teaching toward a different set of goals, and growing the program, and some executive education here at Ivey, contribute to the School as a whole. alumni were concerned that we I came across situations that didn’t What are the major challenges in were changing it. I told them that necessarily fit the game theory your new administrative areas? the HBA is dramatically different model. Now I spend a lot of from when they went to school— Klassen: Continuing to grow a time doing research looking at and also exactly the same. In other high-quality faculty. We have competitive-oriented activities. My words, there was renewal in what outstanding people, and we want to research is based on taking real- we were offering and how we were reinforce and support what they’re world problems and studying them offering it, but at the same time doing. Especially with pre-tenure from an academic perspective. we kept the core ideas, values and Klassen: With an undergraduate faculty members—and we have a process constant. If I achieve my degree in engineering, operations large number of them—we need goals, a lot will be different in five management was a natural move. to provide strong systems to help years, but the core of the School When environmental issues began them build their research careers will still be the same. and teaching capabilities. to hit the radar in the 1980s, it Klassen: I would extend that to made sense to me to bring together Vandenbosch: Business education faculty. What we value in our faculty the ideas behind engineering, is a global industry and there is no members is what we have valued process management and product other industry in the world where for many years—a strong research design with public policy issues. the largest player has less than reputation, contributions to the At the time any environmental two percent market share. The body of academic and managerial research in business schools was business education market is knowledge, and a capacity to work on the regulatory side. Now of incredibly fragmented, with many effectively with our students wher- course that’s all changed and different programs and platforms. ever they are in their development. there’s a big focus on sustainability. A lot of sub-markets are becoming But the way faculty members do it I would love to say I saw it coming, mature. To compete we have to is changing rapidly. We need to sup- but I was just fortunate to be look- differentiate ourselves while port them in the change process. ing at these issues as they emerged. balancing the needs of multiple Vandenbosch: I always ask alumni You’ve both taken on significant stakeholders, including potential one question—where did you sit administrative responsibilities. Why? candidates, current students, and on the first day of class? Virtually Vandenbosch: I’ve reached a stage recruiters. It won’t be easy. everyone can go and point out the in my career where I feel I could Klassen: Ivey set some important seat. To me that symbolizes the have a positive impact on the School. directions with our new strategy in impact that Ivey can and does Ivey is bigger than any one person, 2005, and that gave us a platform have, and that won’t change.

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PHOTOGRAPHER: NATION WONG Editor’s Note Ivey Buzz

What’s happening around the School and around the world

Raising the proﬁle of value investing G N O W

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O in the spring, including the 2014 principles and practices of value T O H P Value Investing Conference investing in the global context. (pictured below) and the inaugural Also on April 8, Professor Imagine this. An elegant yacht moving quietly across the water Stock Picking Competition. George Athanassakos’s article, of Hong Kong’s magniﬁcent Victoria Harbour. The skyline of The Stock Picking Competition “Value Investing: Why aren’t there skyscrapers twinkling on the horizon, with the mountains draped on April 7 pitted MBA students more like Warren Buffet and Prem behind. Dinner on the beautiful and tranquil Lamma Island. from around the world against one Watsa,” was published in the Globe Spectacular! another, for the opportunity to win and Mail. This was just one of the unique experiences during my cash prizes and free attendance at In late May the Centre held recent trip to China. It was my second time in Hong Kong, and the Centre’s conference on April 8 an academic symposium on my ﬁrst visit to Shanghai and Beijing. It was a whirlwind. and the Fairfax Financial Holdings “Intelligent Investing,” designed I attended Hong Kong Convocation, participated in an Ivey Ltd. Annual General Meeting on to encourage and support academic Ring Tradition Ceremony, launched the Partnership Program to April 9. research in areas related to value the current EMBA class, attended an EMBA graduating class dinner, Three Ivey students, Omid investing. hosted a breakfast with the Hong Kong Chapter executive, hosted Ameri, Catherine Yi, and Matt For more, visit: www.bengraham a lunch with Class Liaisons, had several individual meetings, Vines, took the top prize. investing.ca/Resources/videos.htm attended a dinner hosted by honourary degree recipient Cecilia Lau, and hosted alumni events with the Dean in each city (with a total of 115 attendees). Whew! The trip was part of Dean Bob Kennedy’s “roadshow” to meet Ivey alumni where they live and work. Since January, the Dean has attended ten alumni events. The tour ended in Calgary and Toronto in June. Bob has now connected with more than 450 alumni on the road, and met more than 110 individually. In each encounter, he quickly formed a bond with our graduates, and got a vivid sense of their commitment to Ivey. They in turn responded with enthusiasm to his vision for the School. For me, the trip was a reminder of the strength of the Ivey network. Everywhere we went, I was struck by the powerful sense of connection that our alumni have with Ivey and one another. As you’ll read in this issue, Ivey is truly an international school, both in terms of the experiences it offers students and where they end up working. As the School continues its journey, the level of alumni engagement—in China and in the other 100 countries in the world where Ivey graduates are active—will be a vital S O M component in its success. The momentum is building. There A R

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Acting Editor-in-Chief H P Director, Alumni Relations “It’s virtually impossible “Never ignore the “Having skin in the game to pick the exact bottom, fundamentals. Have a ensures my team’s interests but in general, I’d rather clear strategy and solid are aligned with my clients’ get in a little later and orientation to value interests. If you have ﬁve pay a bit more for higher investing principles. times your salary invested in quality data points.” Transparency is also the fund, you think like the —Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., CEO of important.” owner of the company.” There are many ways to follow us including on Twitter via @iveyalumni Ross & Co. LLC, who invested —George Chryssikos, —James B. Rosenwald III, or search for Ivey Alumni on Facebook or LinkedIn. For a complete list in the Bank of Ireland during CEO of Eurobank Senior Portfolio Manager, visit go.ivey.ca/social the Irish banking crisis Properties Dalton Investments

6 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 IN THE TORONTO STAR “Taxes matter but they’re not even close to the only issue that businesses think about when they make an investment.” —Associate Professor Rick Robertson, HBA ’75, MBA ’84, PhD ’87, on the claim that lower taxes will encourage investment

career with Tennis Canada, Alumnae helping to create a state-of-the- art facility at York University and receive build the Canadian Open into honourary an international sports and entertainment property. She degrees joined the Women’s Tennis Association in 2006 and became Chairman and Chief Executive Sylvia Chrominska, HBA ’75, and Ofﬁcer in 2009. Today, the WTA Stacey Allaster, EMBA ’00, received holds nearly 60 events in 33 honourary degrees from Western countries and awards more than University at Convocation $118 million in prize money. ceremonies in June. For more, including video of their Chrominska retired in May convocation addresses, visit: 2013 as Group Head, Global Human go.ivey.ca/lld-2014 Resources and Communications of Scotiabank. She joined the bank as Below: Sylvia Chrominska, HBA ’75 (top), and Stacey Allaster, EMBA ’00 a credit analyst in 1979, holding S O

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IN THE FINANCIAL POST "In many industries today, upstream activities—such as sourcing, production and logistics—are being commoditized or outsourced, while downstream activities aimed at reducing customers’ costs and risks are emerging as the drivers of value creation.” —Professor Niraj Dawar

IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 7 IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL “These key dimensions of Mr. Mandela’s character: transcendence, drive, courage, accountability, temperance, integrity, collaboration, humanity, humility, justice, coupled with the judgment to balance and integrate them, are those that we should value and use to assess and develop those who might seek our support for future leadership roles.” —Professors Mary Crossan, MBA ’85, PhD ’91, Gerard Seijts and Jeffrey Gandz Conference Welcoming new program faculty tackles future of directors

Professor David Wood, HBA ’97, and Law. His research focuses manufacturing MBA ’12, will be the new MBA on international business and Faculty Director beginning global strategy topics. He was Ontario’s once strong manufactur- continued to grow in the highly January 1, 2015. Wood recently selected by the Wall Street ing sector is still struggling to meet competitive business environment. received the David G. Burgoyne Journal as one of the top 10 the challenge of sustained interna- Research findings were reviewed Teaching Award for his impact business professors in the U.S. tional competition. Real manufac- at a conference in November 2013 on the HBA program. He is also in 2010 and 2011. turing output declined by 11% over that brought together representa- Faculty Director of the Ivey Field Professor Matt Thomson, the past decade, while the economy tives from government, academia Project. EMBA ’12, took on the role of grew by 21% overall. Ivey’s and the private sector. The strength Professor Andreas Schotter, PhD Faculty Director. Thomson Lawrence National Centre for Policy of Ivey’s response was reflected in EMBA ’04, PhD ’09, became has been the PhD co-ordinator and Management is addressing the the Ontario government’s commit- the MSc Faculty Director in July. in Marketing since joining Ivey challenge head on with the Future ment of $5 million over 10 years to Schotter has served as Faculty in 2008, and has taught nearly of Canadian Manufacturing project. support the Centre in establishing Director of the joint EMBA all Ivey’s current PhD students The first phase of the project was the Trillium Advanced program between Ivey and the in his annual Research Methods based on studying firms that have Manufacturing Network. Chinese University of Politics seminar. Below (left to right): Program faculty directors David Wood (incoming MBA), Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Andreas Schotter (MSc), Matt Thomson (PhD) Management recommendations:

FOR FIRMS Develop the expertise needed to break into foreign markets by identifying seasoned executives with international experience to act as mentors FOR GOVERNMENT Develop better collaboration among all levels of government on Good news in food investment attraction and implementation manufacturing

Canada’s food manufacturing between 2006 and 2014, the industry is going through a reor- industry overall did not experi- FOR FIRMS ganization to stay competitive and ence a net decline in employ- be a strong player on the world ment. The report generated Ensure a steady supply of the skilled stage, according to a report considerable interest, with workers needed to stay released in March by Professor coverage in the Globe and Mail competitive by partnering David Sparling and Sydney and other major media outlets. with educational institutions LeGrow, HBA ’14. The report showed that while there have been many food plant closures

IN THE CANADIAN PRESS “Start with the person. What's important to them, what are their goals, how do we help them get to those goals and mobilize the knowledge we have to help them make really good decisions?” —Anne Snowdon, Chair, International Centre for Health Innovation at Ivey, gives her prescription for health care

8 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 Passions

Tanya Moryoussef, HBA ’12, is “Under the Influence” of marketing guru Terry O’Reilly TELL US ABOUT YOUR PASSION! E-MAIL [email protected]

I sTARTed My UndeRgRAd sTUdyIng AcTUARIAl science and when I went to Ivey, I was thinking about a related field, like finance. But in my first year of university I discovered Terry O’Reilly’s show about marketing on cBc radio “Under the Influence,” and I was instantly hooked. I love the way Terry thinks so critically about the marketing we are exposed to, and then tells stories in such a captivating way. Because of Terry’s show I started taking marketing courses and fell in love with the whole field. I attended the Ivey HBA leaders Forum during my third year and the ceO of loyalty One, Bryan Parson, talked about how his company marries data and creativity. I knew it would be a perfect fit for my analytical mind and desire to have a creative outlet. Afterwards I walked right up to him and said, “I want to work for you.” I did an internship at loyalty One and then was hired back after graduation. After listening to Terry’s show for years and reading all his books, I finally sent him an email in January 2013. I said, “I don’t care how but somehow I need to be involved in the show.” He happened to be hiring for a research analyst at the time, and he offered me the position. Terry is a guru—he’s knowledgeable, incredibly creative and very charismatic. For every episode he comes up with a thesis about a marketing topic—something he’s setting out to prove to his listeners. My job is to go out and find articles and stories that help Terry support his argument. I also love to help him think about topics for the show and craft storylines. He is very open to my ideas and really makes me feel I’m a valuable contributor. With a full-time job as well, it’s very time-consuming. But when you love something, you make time for it. Being on air is my secret dream. I love to share my

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IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 9 Left Turn

Tracey Lawko, MBA ’83, traded a career as a consultant for life as a full-time textile artist. Her densely-stitched landscapes and richly-textured still life art are prized by collectors. MADE AN INTERESTING CAREER “LEFT TURN?” TELL US ABOUT IT! E-MAIL [email protected]

I STARTED EMBROIDERING WHEN I WAS NINE, and I have been involved in textiles and art ever since. In high school my teachers encouraged me to pursue art but I decided the more traditional route was the sensible thing to do. I went to Ivey because I was very interested in international business. After graduating, I worked with Export Develop- ment Corporation and CIBC. Eventually I moved into creativity and change management, started my own consultancy, and designed and taught a class at Ivey called “Creativity in Business.” Over time I realized that all this focus on other peoples’ creativity wasn’t allowing me time to focus on my own. I love textile art because it’s very tactile. I can create a richness and depth with fabric and thread that I couldn’t achieve otherwise. My approach is very detailed and painterly. I do an initial sketch, and cut out pieces of fabric for the major shapes and apply them to the fabric background. Then I start stitching, layering 30 to 50 colours of thread one on top of the other. It’s the equivalent of painting with a single hair brush. One piece can take several weeks or months to complete. I divide my time between my home ofﬁce in Toronto, where I look after the business, and my studio on the Niagara escarpment. The studio has a huge design wall and big windows that look out over wonderful views. My landscape art is what I see. In Canada we take for granted the beauty we have around us, and forget to take the time to appreciate it. Creating these pieces is a way of slowing down and really looking at what is there. Underlying much of my work is the sense of change—seasonal changes, or the changes wrought by human influence. For my still life art I focus on individual plans around my studio. I use the same basic techniques of stitching but the objects are structured and dimensional. A strawberry, for example, is stitched and stuffed and then applied. While my Ivey training has obviously been helpful in practical terms, I believe the most important thing I gained was G N conﬁdence. Whether in the corporate world W O

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10 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 Thought Leadership

Through rigorous research, Ivey faculty members are pushing back the frontiers of knowledge and producing actionable insights into business leadership.

help them in their next venture. But that effect dies away quite Investing in quickly. “The idea that serial entrepreneurs enjoy ever growing performance trajectories—that entrepreneurship they get better and better and bigger and bigger—just isn’t borne out by the data,” he says. Entrepreneurial cognition, the economics of entrepreneurship, the geography of This research underscores entrepreneurship, the growth of entrepreneurial ventures—these are some of the the importance of learning from topic areas that reflect the breadth of entrepreneurship research going on at Ivey. both success and failure. “It’s also important for practitioners who Entrepreneurship at Ivey flows along two parallel streams of activity. The Pierre counsel and train entrepreneurs, L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship engages in entrepreneurship outreach, to support not just people entering training, and promotion. Its work is both practical and applied—from giving students for the first time, but also those who are onto their next the skills to launch new businesses to helping entrepreneurs take their organizations businesses,” says Parker. to the next level. The Institute is active locally, regionally, and nationally, providing entrepreneurs with the tools and resources to thrive. The Entrepreneurship Cross-Enterprise Leadership Centre, Location, location, led by Professor Simon Parker, consists of five core members of location the entrepreneurship area group and other professors who are interested in entrepreneurship. The Centre does academic Assistant Professor Larry research over a broad range of entrepreneurial topics, with an Plummer recently joined the entrepreneurship group at Ivey emphasis on breadth rather than a specialized focus. Currently from the University of Oklahoma. the entrepreneurship group is expanding at Ivey, expecting Plummer focuses his research on to double over the next year. the geography of entrepreneurship —why companies start where www.ivey.ca/entrepreneurship/research they do and how those decisions affect how they perform. Right: Simon Parker, Director, Entrepreneurship Cross-Enterprise Leadership Centre Plummer says that the decision of where to locate is a Entrepreneurship very important one. Yet there’s little Babson College evidence to suggest that entrepre- training not just neurs give much thought to it. In a recent study Plummer Entrepreneurship for novices looked at more than 1,000 high tech startups in Oklahoma. He Research Conference Simon Parker studies the eco- found that the further away they nomics of entrepreneurship: why were from a metropolitan area, the people select into entrepreneur- lower their chances of receiving The Ivey Business School showcase who we are and what ship and how they perform. In venture capital funding. In the welcomed the 2014 Babson we do at Ivey,” says Simon Parker, one stream of his research he study he looked at the kinds of College Entrepreneurship Director, Entrepreneurship focuses on serial entrepreneurs— things entrepreneurs can do to Research Conference (BCERC) Cross-Enterprise Centre. people who start several make their companies look like in June, the first time in 26 years The BCERC was hosted by businesses. a “downtown company” when the prestigious conference has the Pierre Morrissette Institute It’s commonly believed that they’re not. One way, he found, been to Canada. for Entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurs get better at what is to get endorsements from The BCERC attracted over Entrepreneurship Cross-Enterprise they do as they start and sell organizations that venture 300 of the world’s leading aca- Leadership Centre. “Having the more businesses. But that’s not capitalists are likely to listen to. demics and doctoral researchers, event here at Ivey shows that we necessarily the case, says Parker. Plummer is looking forward and showcased the most recent take entrepreneurship seriously, In one of his studies Parker to working and doing research research in entrepreneurship. that we want to contribute to looked at 200 American serial with Canadian entrepreneurs. “This is the world’s longest- showcasing research, and that entrepreneurs over a period of “My long-term goal is to create running annual international we are willing to invest to make some 25 years. He found that a set of principles that will help entrepreneurship conference, and it happen,” says Parker. serial entrepreneurs do appear to any entrepreneur in any industry it gave us a great opportunity to gain some learning benefits that to pick a good location.”

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n o v e D “Ivey has given me the gift of a wonderful education. I feel good knowing that I’m using my decision-making capabilities, ﬁnancial acumen, and communication skills to address serious social and ecological challenges.”

That’s Devon Krainer, HBA ’12, who works at Social Innovation Generation (SIG—sigeneration.ca), a Toronto-based non-profit. Krainer is one of many socially aware Ivey alumni who see business as a positive force in the world. Going beyond philanthropy and volunteer leadership, they build careers in the non-profit sector, and even launch innovative non-profit and social enterprises. Like Krainer, they are committed to using the skills they acquired at Ivey to make a better world. “At one time the emphasis in business was all on your duty to the shareholder,” says Professor Nicole Haggerty, HBA ’89, PhD ’04. “That hasn’t gone away, but I think business people are more balanced today.” She credits P H O T early experiences with volunteerism and O G R A P the small world created by technology with H E R :

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aware of global issues. “Their sense of E A D L justice and humanity is being activated early E and they look for ways to construct business arrangements that account for it.” Continuous Social Innovation In late May Devon Krainer That’s certainly true of Krainer. She organized the annual SIX Summer was first introduced to the concept of social School event in Vancouver. SIX innovation—new ideas that solve social brings together leading social innovation thinkers and practitioners challenges—by Professors Oana Branzei from around the world to explore and Michael Valenti. After graduating she key issues in the field. Also in spent six months working in rural Ethiopia Vancouver in late May: Social Innovation Week, a set of gatherings with Mennonite Economic Development aimed at connecting local and Associates, helping develop local financial global social innovators. services in micro-finance and agricultural lending. Back in Canada she joined SIG, a partnership dedicated to fostering a culture of continuous social innovation. Her work includes organizing an international conference, a regional conference and regional events promoting social innovation. “At SIG we work to mobilize knowledge, and to connect people to work together for social change. We know we’re not going to get anywhere if we don’t work with one another.”

14 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 Sprouting Mark Shuper visits a Sprouts Foundation after-school program, designed to improve language skills and employability for low-income students in Hong Kong. After launching the charitable organization, Shuper left his job with Morgan Stanley to lead it on a full-time basis.

“I see a charity as something akin to a venture private equity investment. You should be in the business of eventually getting out of the business.”—Mark Shuper, HBA ’92

Although his path has been very different, Mark Shuper, HBA ’92, agrees that partnership is the key to ﬁnding innovative solutions to social problems. Shuper joined Morgan Stanley after graduation and moved with the company to Hong Kong, where he eventually ran the global telecommunications research group. Eventually he and his wife, Winnie Kwan, began to look around for a way to make a difference in their community, and the Sprouts Foundation was born (www.sproutsfoundation.org). They formed a partnership with Po Leung Kuk, one of Hong Kong’s oldest non-proﬁt organizations, and the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong Charity Committee, and in 2011, opened an after-school English program in a low-income district in the New Territories. The initial program was almost entirely funded by Shuper and Kwan, although other people have now stepped forward to support new activities. Shuper left his job to devote himself full-time to Sprouts Foundation programs, which aim to improve the life and employment skills of the poor children who participate. “I see a charity as something akin to a venture private equity investment,” he says. P H O T

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> IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 15 Like Shuper, Alison Holder, HBA ’99, she says, “so they can stay in school, graduate Thinking about a career started her post-Ivey career on a fairly and hopefully go on to college.” in the non-profit or social conventional path—in her case, a job with Megan Dunlop, HBA ’12, is one of enterprise sector? Here are consulting firm Accenture. Then she spent several Ivey grads who are helping Lai with some words of wisdom: a sabbatical year working with a local marketing and fundraising for Wasichana. non-governmental organization (NGO) in Dunlop also participated in the service > Step out of your comfort zone. Mumbai, India as part of an international learning course in Honduras while at Ivey, Grab opportunities to travel and internship program. “That changed things for and found it changed her perspective work in developing countries. me,” she says. “From that point, I followed dramatically. “I remember sitting in an Ivey You’ll learn so much more than a path within international development, but classroom when I got back, and thinking you can on the Internet! my Ivey background helped me to carve out about the people in the community where a niche in issues related to the private sector.” I had just volunteered—people who didn’t > Listen to what you want to do, Holder moved with Accenture to have access to the basic necessities that and follow your passion. London, England and completed a Masters we take for granted every day, like running > Let go of certainty—think about in International Development at the London water and electricity. I thought, ‘I can use non-traditional career paths. School of Economics. She joined an NGO, my Ivey education to really help people Enablis, working with entrepreneurs in and make a difference.’” > Be prepared to take a risk. Africa, and subsequently, Save the Children > Be patient, nothing happens (www.savethechildren.org). She is now Head “I can use my Ivey education overnight. of Government and Rights, responsible for to really help people and make > Be relentlessly curious. advocacy, lobbying, research and policy a difference.”—Megan Dunlop, HBA ’12 development in support of children’s rights. > Consider spending time refining “I would like to see a future world where the And she did, taking a job with Global your business skills and building differences for children depending on where Brigades, the organization that organized the your reputation in the private you’re born are less stark, and opportunities service learning trip (www.globalbrigades. sector before making the leap. are more equitable,” she says. org). Global Brigades provides opportunities > But don’t leave it too late, until Children are also the focus for Jade for thousands of students in North America the “golden handcuffs” are on. Lai, HBA ’12. Lai discovered a passion for to volunteer for a week at a time in developing If the time is right now, just do it! international development when she partici- countries, doing everything from installing You’ll gain valuable experience. pated in a service learning trip to Honduras clean water supplies and building schools at Ivey. After graduating she volunteered with to creating medical clinics and a banking > Use your business degree an NGO teaching in Africa’s largest slum. system. As an employee she spent 14 and experience to differentiate There she made a discovery: adolescent girls months helping to build the Global Brigades yourself in the competitive were dropping out of school because they micro-finance program in Honduras and non-profit employment market. couldn’t afford to buy sanitary napkins. “It’s create businesses such as local bakeries > Persevere. something we take for granted here,” she says. and agricultural supply shops. Dunlop is back “I never saw how it could impact education.” in Canada working at Rogers Communication in marketing, but she remains passionate “I would like to see a future world where the differences for > children depending on where you’re born are less stark, and opportunities are more equitable.” —Alison Holder, HBA ’99 IVEY IN AFRICA She and two fellow volunteers immediately went to work, raising $1,400 Several years ago, Ivey Two years ago she developed her from friends and family back home and launched the 39 Country Service Learning in Africa course, Initiative. The Initiative enables which gives Ivey students the buying a supply of sanitary pads. That was faculty members in 39 countries opportunity to teach in several the genesis of Wasichana (www.wasichana- with per capita GDP of less than universities in East Africa for fund.org), the charity that Lai operates while $2,000 a year to use all cases three weeks in May. More than working full-time in PwC’s audit practice in from Ivey Publishing’s catalogue 60 Ivey students and 800 African Toronto. In addition to the pads, Wasichana at no charge. Thirty-two of students have participated so far. hires local women as program directors to those countries are in Africa. “My first idea was that Ivey had conduct health classes teaching fundamental More than Professor Nicole Haggerty’s something unique to offer in topics such as sanitation, feminine hygiene, father was born in Kenya, but Africa,” says Haggerty. “But I self-esteem and business. Currently serving 60 Ivey she hadn’t visited the continent quickly saw that our students also need to know what’s going three schools and over 300 girls, Wasichana’s until two years ago. A chance students & meeting at Ivey with the president on in those economies.” Africa’s goal is to expand to 20 schools by the end of 800 African of a small university in Somalia economy is growing faster than the year. By partnering with large charities helped her realize the cases the economies of every other with a similar focus, Lai hopes to spread students have were not enough—African continent, and about one-third the impact even further. “The goal is to students and faculty members of its 54 countries have GDP have an impact on as many girls as possible,” participated. needed to learn how to use them. growth of more than 6 percent.

16 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 If the books are two or three editions out of date, they’re shipped to universities in Africa, where textbooks are scarce and much needed. The saleable books are sold online, and half the net proceeds are directed to Kiva, an international micro-ﬁnancing website. Eventually Janssen hopes to have a more direct involvement in micro-lending. “Through the research I did in Kenya I learned that the biggest obstacle for entrepreneurs was access to capital,” he says. “Just selling ﬁve or six textbooks is enough to make a huge impact on someone’s life.” Janssen and his partners are hoping to expand across Canada in the coming months. So what are the rewards for turning your back on a traditional business career path and becoming a world changer? Dunlop puts it well. “I remember heading to work every morning in Honduras. I’d look out the window and think, ‘This is my job, to work directly with people and help them. That’s better than any big salary could ever be.’”

Booking Micro-loans Chris Janssen (left) and colleague Tom Hartford (below) put some sweat equity into their enterprise, Textbooks for Change. The organization collects used textbooks, sells some to incoming students, donates some to universities in Africa, and invests a portion of the proceeds in micro-lending through the website Kiva. P H O T O G R A P H E R :

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about international development. “I want to see Global Brigades perfect its holistic model, strengthen its presence in existing communities and countries, and then expand to other countries.” Chris Janssen, HBA ’13, also participated in a service learning course at Ivey, teaching at a university in Rwanda for a month and then traveling to Kenya to conduct research on entrepreneurship. But it was his work as Internal Director of Ivey Connects that launched his unique social enterprise. To raise money for the Western Shinerama and the Terry Fox campaign, he had the idea of collecting old textbooks from his friends and then selling them to incoming students. It worked, and Textbooks for Change was born (www.textbooksforchange.ca). The concept is simple. Students can drop off unwanted textbooks in boxes around campus or through club collection drives.

IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 17 Global Perspective The Class of 2014

Long before it was fashionable, Ivey was committed to preparing students for business leadership in a global market- place. Today many students have extensive international exposure when they arrive at Ivey. The School provides them with an array of opportunities to experience the world during their studies. The result? Graduates who are sensitive to cultural differences, aware of the opportunities in developed and developing economies, eager to learn more, and committed to doing their part to address global challenges. In other words, ready to take on the world. Z E U G R I D R O

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R : O T A R T S L U 18 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 I Caroline Blake, HBA » Studied in Hong Kong as part of Ivey exchange » Worked as intern for Tommy Hilfiger in New York during summer 2013 My international experiences » Participated in service trips to Bhutan, have increased my communica- Peru, and Nicaragua tion and decision-making skills in uncertain environments, “Being immersed in a place like Hong Kong, and given me an appreciation you realize how small cultural differences “ I hope that with my Ivey can greatly affect business relationships. for new ways to solve problems. graduating class we can become Gestures like accepting a business card with They’ve taken me out of my a new generation of business two hands, or understanding the concept comfort zone to a point where leaders. Equipped with varied of ‘saving face,’ are things that people from I’ve had to really assess my global experiences, the power the West would typically miss. Yet observing values and objectives. “ these cultural norms can go a long way to of our professional networks, fostering stronger business relationships.” and the Ivey-instilled strategic mindset, we can create solutions “Although globalization has created more Kaleigh Killoran, HBA for a better world. of a universal business culture, significant » Served as Executive Director, differences do exist. In my opinion, the best LEADER Project way to truly understand these differences » Worked with LEADER partners in is to immerse yourself in as many cultures HBA Russia, Haiti, Macedonia, Ukraine, India, Brent Anderson, as possible. Whether this be volunteering Moldova, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Kenya » Completed exchange program for a month in Kenya, or simply watching a » Taught with LEADER in Ghana, Kenya at NUS Business School in Singapore documentary on Indonesia, gaining a broader and Ethiopia » Participated in the Hult Prize competition, understanding of the world’s cultures is » Attended the 2013 Doha GOALS a social enterprise competition sponsored extremely important, not just for business, conference in Qatar by the Clinton Global Initiative but for daily interactions.” » Visited a start-up ranch in southern Arizona » During high school, studied in as part of the Ivey Consulting Project Switzerland as part of a French language » Currently working in the GE Financial exchange program Management Program » Volunteered in Kenya » Completed first year of university at the Bader International Study Center in the UK “For the majority of people in the world, surviving is a full-time job. The opportunities I’ve pursued are either unavailable or only “The 80 minutes of class time is never available through great sacrifice and deter- enough to understand a case in its entirety. mination for much of the world. During We learn to make confident strategic deci- the past few years, I’ve become increasingly sions, but we often overlook the complex aware and a little embarrassed by the intricacies of international business envi- advantages I’ve been given and sometimes ronments. Ivey students need international taken for granted.” experiences to apply the strategic tools from class while gaining this practical knowledge “I believe that entrepreneurship has only accessed through real-life experience.” the potential to bridge the gap between those who do not have access to the basic “I believe that businesses targeting the requirements for development, by mobilizing populous ‘bottom of the pyramid’ in emerging individual and community talents, skills markets sometimes struggle to understand I hope that my international and assets and fostering community-driven the true needs of these consumers and key experiences will allow me to be development.” community stakeholders. Oftentimes, these more open-minded and that I’ll enterprises fail because the business leaders approach the business world create a solution before they fully understand with a global perspective. the problem. Therefore, this massive popu- “ lation goes underserved and misunderstood. Socially-minded business leaders need to forget pre-conceived Westernized solutions and be able to adapt business models for long-term impact in these troubled markets.”

IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 19 Chloé Restivo, HBA » Volunteered internationally and studied at the University of Leeds for one year before Ivey » LEADER Project participant » Completed Global and Intercultural Engagement Certificate through Western University Vaishnavi Ravi, MBA “Spending a month in Haiti teaching » International student business fundamentals to aspiring entrepre- » Worked for Google and Goldman Sachs neurs taught me so much about how in India businesses can operate in the unpredictable » President of Ivey Marketing and Sales Club environment of an emerging economy. » Member of winning team for McKinsey The experience completely transformed case competition my understanding of what it takes to launch » Ivey Social Media Senator and grow a business, and further fueled I really like the culture in North my desire to investigate the impact of social America because it encourages “I remember once discussing a case that enterprises and sustainability in solving people, countries and corpora- was set in India that required the class to the world’s toughest social issues.” tions to share information. The understand the workings of the Indian sharing of information is a really public sector. Fortunately, we had a student “Through the use of social enterprise “ in class with an Indian background who and micro financing, entrepreneurs have good way to help disadvantaged countries develop and grow. gave us an insight into the internal workings devised creative, low-cost and simple ways of getting insurance from the government. to gradually tackle major issues such as This insight helped us, as managers, to poverty alleviation, illiteracy and gender figure out the optimum course of action.” inequality. It is the responsibility of today’s Hayden Chen, MBA business grads to search for ways to apply » International student from China “A lack of cross-cultural understanding their skills and knowledge to create and clear communication can stand in ventures and processes that make our » International student ambassador for incoming international students the way of higher efficiency and better local and global societies better.” » Work experience in global logistics in resource utilization in the business world. China, India, and Hungary For instance, better communication “For me, sustainability means bringing between medical sectors across borders humanity and compassion to business by could help save millions of lives. Even “I think the biggest challenge facing acknowledging the impact of our actions today, populations are suffering and dying the world today is war. It’s not possible to on other communities today and on from diseases for which there are remedies develop a country’s economy without having generations in the future.” in other parts of the world.” a stable and peaceful environment in which to live and work. The second challenge is poverty. The difference between rich people and poor people is growing.”

“My goal is to help the environment through a career in either supply chain management or marketing. I want to improve the supply chain by allocating resources better and spending less on consumption. On the marketing side, I would like to make people aware of how important it is to save the environment. We keep saying that we care about the environment, but we aren’t doing as much as we could.”

“The international experience is such an important part of Ivey’s education The most effective way to develop because it exposes students to a diversity of cultural intelligence is by living, perspectives. Diverse perspectives lead to In every team I was part of at travelling, volunteering and creative thinking and innovation.” Ivey, I was fortunate to be among working internationally. If students students from diverse backgrounds “can learn to solve day-to-day from around the world. Each problems in unfamiliar cultures “one brought a unique perspective and languages, they have the as well as a curious mind. This capacity to adapt to any challenge enabled us to learn about different in the corporate world. cultural backgrounds and norms.

20 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 Michael Sartor, PHD » JD (Corporate Law, Securities Regulation and Taxation), Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (1995) » Also Ivey MBA ’04 graduate » 2013 AIB/Sheth Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award winner » Research interests include global strategy, foreign direct investment and emerging markets

“Cross-border transactions and investments are pervasive in nearly every industry and business sector in the modern economy. For this reason, international experiences are an important part of an Ivey student’s education.”

“One of the primary challenges facing managers in multinational corporations today is transnational corporate crime, which includes activities such as corruption. In some countries, corruption is such a highly pervasive aspect of commercial activity that it can indiscriminately strip value out of foreign-investing ﬁrms. But that’s the beautiful thing about the research being conducted here at Ivey—we are taking steps to advance the understanding of phenomena such as corruption and to identify strategies that managers can implement to help attenuate its adverse effects.”

We had students in my class from 17 different countries and collectively we spoke 25 languages. The economy in Bangladesh, politics in India, growing up in the USSR—these were just a few of “the conversations I was fortunate to have had with my classmates.

favelas from the cities in which they reside Andrew Lee, MBA appears to be giving way to efforts to extend » Helped organize the South America basic services to these communities. This study trip to Peru, Brazil, and Chile is creating tremendous opportunities to » Before the MBA, worked in Lima, Peru for transform the favelas from dangerous slums a Canadian energy development company into vibrant communities.” » Regional finalist in the Hult Prize competition, a social enterprise “Balancing growth with the impacts on the competition sponsored by the Clinton environment is the biggest challenge facing Global Initiative the world today. Over the past several Complex global business activities decades, the economic and social progress can be further complicated by “A particularly memorable experience for has been profound. Yet, all of this has taken differences in the institutional, me in my study trip to South America was tremendous resources to achieve. The economic, political and cultural visiting a favela (urban slum) in São Paulo. challenge we face is how we can continue environments. These differences My initial understanding of favelas was to improve the lives of people across the “ that they were crime-filled neighbourhoods. globe without doing irreparable harm to can generate significant turbu- However, the old practice of excluding the environment.” lence for foreign-investing firms.

IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 21 Alexandra Blum, EMBA (Canada) » Vice President, Public Relations, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts » Travels worldwide for Fairmont » Participated in EMBA international trip to India » Born in UK

“While I have been fortunate enough to travel internationally through my profession, travelling to India with my Ivey peers gave me a different perspective on global markets. It provided me with an academic scope instead of my typical professional lens, and I was able to evaluate situations in a collaborative environment using new and learned approaches.”

“There are several challenges in the world today: privacy, security, and the impact of global economics. We need to be mindful of the openness of information and the frequency with which it can be misinter- preted and challenged. We need to be aware of potential security risks, situations and challenges that could impact the business community. We are all connected globally and there are inherent risks if governments and business leaders don’t plan with global perspectives in mind.”

“Strategic thinking has been at the forefront of my learnings throughout my Executive MBA and I believe that it has opened my mind to a broader set of factors and implications that need to be addressed when developing global business strategies.”

We’re going to add two billion more people to the global population by 2050. Whether you talk about food, water, or energy, humanity still lacks long-term, sustainable solutions for “how we’re going to meet demand. That is a scary thought. “The next 20 to 30 years will be marked Rob Freele, MSC by the economic rise of emerging markets » Completed Ivey HBA in 2013 and increasing fluidity in human and » Studied at Hong Kong University ﬁnancial capital across borders. Managers of Science and Technology who know several languages and are » Studied at Louvain School of culturally aware and flexible will be far Management in Belgium as part of HBA exchange program more able to expand their networks and » Led a team of six HBA instructors facilitate business growth. The international to Kenya to teach management experiences are critical to enhancing cases to local students each of these competencies.” » Completed a 10-week practicum Today, the world is much in Southern India “Having studied internationally at the smaller and the business com- » Studied in France (HEC) and Louvain School of Management, HEC, and munity is truly a global market- Hong Kong (HKUST) as part of HKUST, I have an even greater sense of place. Regardless of the industry, Ivey MSc exchange programs pride in the strength of an Ivey education. ﬁeld, or area of expertise, most » Served as CEMS Club President I now appreciate just how broad and flexible “ at HEC in Paris Ivey’s programs are, and how high the executives deal with different caliber of students and staff are relative to cultures and different approaches other top institutions around the world.” to business on a daily basis.

22 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 is overwhelming. You don’t have to have Christina Lopez, EMBA (Hong Kong) a HR background to realize that this is » Born in California, raised in Guam something that, professionally, we have to » Hired by DFS after graduating be concerned about.” high school in 1993 » Global Merchandising Manager for Fragrances, DFS Hong Kong “Living internationally was great, because » Participated in EMBA international trip it gave my kids an excellent education and to Silicon Valley exposed them to different activities and cultures. I want to bring some of the advan- “The huge challenge we face today is tages of international living to the small the war on talent. It is equally if not more community of Guam. I would like to create important to invest in people as it is to a learning centre to help the youth prepare invest in capital, IT, etc. Today, we are for college and give them experiences to be information-rich, but time-poor. Sometimes more rounded culturally. I am also looking relationships take a backseat to getting to start a fellowship program. This is how I things done. The speed at which we move see myself giving back to the community.”

To understand international business you need to experience it where it happens. It’s important to understand global business “from a professional and personal perspective and we are fortunate to do this in a safe environment through our international trip.

Jacob Pinto, EMBA (Canada) » Also Ivey HBA ’07 » Participated in EMBA international trip to China » Director, Corporate Development, at BMO » Previously worked as an investment banker in New York and Atlanta “Our class had a large number of people with international backgrounds, and there’s a lot of group work in the program. This provides the opportunity to learn about many cultures across the world. Our cases are heavily internationally based too, and our third term had an international focus that enabled us to learn about international markets and products, and to travel to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, where I was able to conduct business on an international stage.”

“A major challenge facing the world today is lack of innovation. Knowledge Discussing the cases allowed us to look at the world from is becoming more and more specialized, so it’s hard to understand and modify all the different perspectives and gain knowledge about issues we had no components of a product. We are seeing previous experience with. It can take a person decades to get that smaller changes in our world due to our international experience on their own, but Ivey enables you to narrow creative process.” “learn all that through cases.

IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 23 From Mainframe to Boardroom The Changing Role of the Chief Information Ofﬁcer

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> Russ Bruch, HBA ’85, EMBA ’10, Senior VP & Chief Information Ofﬁcer, at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTTP) IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 25 When Russ Bruch, HBA ’85, EMBA ’10, a mysterious art to an integral part of was in second year of university heading every business. In the process, the role of for Ivey’s HBA program, he wanted to take the technology leader has changed, and an advanced computer science course. continues to evolve. The department head told him it was only Bruch joined IBM after graduation, and for students enrolled in computer science then moved to Ontario Teachers’ Pension degree programs, but Bruch pushed, Plan (OTTP) just as it became an independent and got in. “It was a tough course,” he organization. In the early days he helped remembers, “but I learned a great deal.” develop a system for pension administration, One of the things he learned is that he and later moved to the investment side. wasn’t really interested in being a developer Today he is Senior VP and Chief Information or system architect. “For me, it was always Ofﬁcer. In his view, the CIO must be a “good about using technology to solve a business partner” to every other part of the business. problem, enable a strategy, and align with “My team helps Teachers’ serve members business goals.” Bruch’s approach was better, manage risk better, and earn better remarkably prescient. In the intervening returns on investments. We are partners in 30 years, technology has moved from being helping the business be the best it can be.”

For me, it was always about using technology to solve a business problem, enable a strategy, and align with business goals. —Russ Bruch, HBA ’85, EMBA ’10, Senior VP and Chief Information Ofﬁcer, OTTP ’’ U I S

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Unlike Bruch, Doug Thomas, HBA ’80, “As CIO you need to be an equal member had little exposure to technology early in of the broader management team,” he says. his career. From Ivey he moved into public Thomas admits that he had a steep learning accounting, and then worked with ICI Canada curve at first, especially around issues of (CIL) in finance for more than a decade. hardware and infrastructure. But he says He joined the Independent Electricity System CIOs don’t have to be techies. “At the end Operator (IESO) of Ontario in 1998, again in of the day you just have to learn to ask the a finance role. In 2013 he became Director of right questions.” IT and he is now Vice-President Information Ian Banks, EMBA ’99, also came to and Technology Services, and Chief Infor- the CIO role by a circuitous route. He spent mation Officer. the first half of his career in operations Thomas’s unusual path to the CIO chair management. After representing operations is a reflection of the changing role, he says. on a major IT project, he began to get more involved on the technology side. But he was still surprised when the CEO of his company asked him to take the lead in IT. Banks has moved in and out of CIO roles for the past 15 years, and is currently Chief Information Officer at Metrie (formerly Sauder Industries). Although his background is not technology, he says he has learned enough “to be dangerous.” “What I like about the CIO role is that unlike other executive roles, there’s no formula for what you can or should do with the technology portfolio,” Banks says. “That makes it critically important to have a good handle on the business.” Metrie has recently undergone a re-branding exercise and Banks says he and his team are helping the company engage end consumers, such as home owners, architects, designers and builders.

IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER> ’14 27 It took a university career counsellor to put Joe Drouin, EMBA ’06, on his path to a career in technology. It was while he was an unfocused undergraduate at the University of Memphis that a counsellor tested him and told him he should be a systems analyst. I had no idea what that meant, but the more I dug into it, the more I liked the idea of the intersection between business and computer technology.” “I started to realize that I’m really passionate about what technology can do for a business—how we can drive and accelerate change, enable innovation and add value.” —Joe Drouin, EMBA ’06

Drouin took a job with tech giant EDS and then moved to Perot Systems. Eventually he joined TRW Automotive, an auto parts company, becoming CIO in 2002. Ready for a change from the auto industry, he joined recruitment ﬁrm Kelly Systems, and then moved to real estate developer PulteGroup in 2013. Drouin has written code, connected networks and run servers, and he admits those abilities gave him credibility when he started moving up the ladder. But like his fellow CIOs, his approach became much more strategic. “I started to realize that I’m really passionate about what technology can do for a business—how we can drive and accelerate change, enable innovation and add value.” Like Banks, Drouin is helping his company become more consumer-oriented, using technology to revolutionize the home building process. He is also exploring ways reduce costs by standardizing house designs across PulteGroup’s many geographies. Rudy Wolfs, EMBA ’10, is a dyed-in- the-wool techie. A self-taught developer, he started writing code for his father’s contract- ing business when he was 14. He and some friends launched a technology business

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CIO. Thomas points to a number of new challenges, from the need for tools to help Historically organizations employees work remotely to the issue of have needed someone cyber security. “The explosion of data also creates increased concerns about privacy, who understood technology confidentiality and security.” He adds. “As IT systems become more and more pervasive to show their executives and ingrained within the business, they are the light. But technology becoming much more complex to manage, upgrade and replace.” will not be a foreign concept Faced with a dizzying array of technology choices, CIOs must become to the next generation “much better orchestrators,” says Bruch. “Everything has an app now, so the question of business leaders. becomes how you pick the right combination —Ian Banks, EMBA ’99 of solutions to deliver supportable, sustainable Chief Information Officer, Metrie performance in a controlled environment.” Banks agrees, noting that infrastructures are easier to manage, outsourcing is more common and many functions are moving to the Cloud. “There are endless choices,” he says, “so the CIO has to be able to wade his way through the choices and decide what’s going to create real value.” In the future Wolfs thinks some companies may split the CIO role into two— one focused on the tools to run the business, and one on the technology within the products in high school and then sold it to a public Wolfs says his role is ensuring that and services provided by the business. company in 1999. That’s when he joined technology is aligned with business strategy Drouin adds that new roles like Chief Digital start-up ING DIRECT USA. Having bypassed and putting it within reach of everyone. Officer are beginning to overlap with the role university to run his business, Wolfs chose “I’ve implemented new development of the Chief Marketing Officer. “Depending to do an Executive MBA while pursuing methodologies that have democratized on your business, the roles are blurring, his career as CIO at ING. When ING was business access and improved the influence and you wonder if there will continue to purchased by Capital One in 2012, he became and impact of technology.” be a discrete role.” CIO of the credit card business. Along the Banks also predicts the demise of the way he has invested in and mentored many “Customers are doing CIO. “Historically organizations have needed innovative start-ups. more of their activities someone who understood technology to show Like his colleagues, Wolfs has seen their executives the light. But technology significant change in the role of IT. “The through digital and mobile will not be a foreign concept to the next function has migrated from an order-taking channels, so technology is generation of business leaders.” One thing and keep-the-engine running environment essential to providing them won’t change, he says. “CIOs must continue to being a key strategic component of the with a great experience.” to ensure that technology pays healthy business,” he says. “Customers are doing —Rudy Wolfs, EMBA ’10 returns on investment, not only in terms more of their activities through digital and of cost reduction but also in helping the mobile channels, so technology is essential Like technology itself, there are enterprise reach new customers, access to providing them with a great experience.” more changes to come in the role of the new markets, and grow the top line.”

IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 29 01 Boot Camp: Ivey students learn Giving to Ivey leadership by doing 02 Leading support: Bill Troost, MBA ’75 03 Visionaries: Ian Ihnatowycz, MBA ’82 (right) and Professor Gerard Seijts

MBA ’82, CEO of First Generation Capital Inc., and former CEO of Acuity Investment Leading Management Inc. “I’ve always tried to look for growth opportunities for my businesses, but I did so in a way that did not sway my moral compass,” he says. “For some time I have been concerned about the many through examples of failures in leadership in which companies have collapsed, communities were affected, and leaders even ended up in jail. The near financial collapse of 2008 underlined that concern.” Generosity Impressed by the direction of research at Ivey, Ihnatowycz made a gift of $3.5 million to endow a Chair in Leadership and The Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute the operation of a new Centre, named the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership. for Leadership is a product of insight, Matching funds from Western University brought the total endowment to $5 million. creativity and philanthropy Within weeks, Bill Troost, MBA ’75, President and Founder of Peel Plastics Limited, stepped forward. He shared Ihnatowycz’s concerns. “In my business, we view all Try this: open a Google search on your our stakeholders—suppliers, customers, computer and type in “leader character.” employees—as partners,” he says. “I believe What comes to the top of the list? Ivey. that if you’re not fair to any one of those That’s because the School has developed a groups, you won’t have a sustainable, unique understanding of leadership that is long-term business. Troost contributed $1 gaining international recognition. And much million to the new Institute, adding another of the credit belongs to two very generous $1 million a year later. donors who stepped forward to support this Seijts, who is now the Ian O. Ihnatowycz ground-breaking work when it started. Chair in Leadership, says the impact of these The story begins with the financial gifts can’t be over-stated. “Very little of what crisis of 2008. As the dust was settling, we’ve done over the past four years would a group of Ivey professors—Gerard Seijts, 01 have been possible without the help of donors Jeffrey Gandz, Mary Crossan, Stephen like Ian and Bill. Their support was absolutely Sapp and Mark Vandenbosch—published critical to making good things happen at a provocative paper posing some critical the School.” questions about the role of leadership in the And many, many good things have lead up to and during the crisis. The paper happened. New courses, cases and confer- grew into a research project involving ences have been developed. Among them business leaders across Canada and around are the innovative “Leadership under Fire: the world, and eventually resulted in the Developing Character,” an experiential publication of a book, Leadership on Trial: course modeled on the Basic Officer A Manifesto for Leadership Development, Training Course of the Canadian Forces in 2010. The book zeroed in on character, (go.ivey.ca/leadership-under-fire), and alongside competencies and commitment to a course in Transformational Leadership the role of leadership, as a key differentiator that has attracted much attention. in the financial crisis, and a critical Support of accomplished young component in business leadership. academics is provided by the Troost Profes- One of the most engaged participants sorship in Leadership and the donor-funded in those discussions was Ian Ihnatowycz, 02 Ivey Professorship in Leadership, and three

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Chair: Barbara Stymiest, HBA ’78 Director, BlackBerry

Bill Aziz, HBA ’79 President, BlueTree Advisors II Inc.

E. Scott Beattie, HBA ’81, MBA ’86 Chairman, President & CEO Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

John Boynton, HBA ’86 Owner, GRB Restaurants and Dynamic Franchising Group Janice Charette Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council & Associate Secretary to the Cabinet Antoni Cimolino Artistic Director, Stratford Festival Peter Devlin President, Fanshawe College Ana M. Dominguez Executive Director, General Manager S.C. Johnson & Son Limited Jeffrey Gandz Professor Emeritus Ivey Business School, Western University

Roland Horst, LLB/MBA ’83 CEO & Director, CBay Minerals Inc.

Ian O. Ihnatowycz, MBA ’82 President & CEO 03 First Generation Capital Inc. Robert Kennedy Dean, Ivey Business School outstanding researchers have joined the making themselves available for events Western University Institute as post-doctoral fellows. The Social and presentations, establishing connections Stephen P. Mader Sciences and Humanities Research Council and creating opportunities. “Sometimes Vice Chairman & Managing Director made a large grant to support ongoing doors are closed and we don’t know how Board Services Practice research on leader character. to get through them,” he says. “Council Korn/Ferry International Seijts has published a new book, Good members are very influential people who Amos Michelson Leaders Learn: Lessons from Lifetimes of can help us deliver on our initiatives.” Chairman, Kardium Inc. Leadership. An assessment tool for leader So what lies ahead for the Institute? character has been developed and is currently Troost believes it can make a real difference R. Jeffrey Orr, HBA ’81 being validated, and articles have appeared in to the way business is conducted. “You’re President & Chief Executive Officer leading academic and practitioner journals. never going to reach everyone,” he says, Power Financial Corporation The Institute is now sharing its work on “but the Institute does make the odds better.” Michael Rolland, HBA ’79 leader character with the Institute of Corpo- Ihnatowycz agrees, adding that the Institute’s President & Chief Executive Officer rate Directors through a series of workshops work also has the potential to change the Borealis Infrastructure across Canada. And the list goes on. face of business education. “Human qualities Gerard Seijts Seijts summarizes the achievements involving aspects of character such as Executive Director simply. “Leadership on Trial contained bold integrity, humility, courage and compassion Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for statements about what we consider good are extremely important when you’re a Leadership, Ivey Business School leadership and we formulated several calls to leader. They’re not necessarily part of the Western University analytical skills you learn at business school, action. We are executing against those calls.” Bill Troost, MBA ’75 Recently, a stellar Leadership Council but they should be.” President, Peel Plastic Products Limited (see sidebar) has been established to advise Ihnatowycz adds that the Institute and direct the Institute. The Council is chaired will add new luster to Ivey’s 90-year legacy Mac Van Wielingen, HBA ’75 Co-Chairman & Director by Barbara Stymiest, HBA ’78, corporate of leadership education. “Ivey has always ARC Financial Corp. director. “We’re helping Gerard formulate been in the vanguard of Canadian business where he’s taking the Institute, trying to be schools. The Institute is making a splash Catherine Zahn supportive, and at the same time providing already, and has the potential to become President & Chief Executive Officer a challenge function,” she says. The Council known as the gold standard for leadership Centre for Addiction & Mental Health has been enormously helpful, Seijts says, in research and education.”

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Cosmo Catalano who died on August 12, 1989. Cal had been seriously sick for over three years and his death was a “blessing” Ivey Alumni given his condition at the end. A Association memorial service was held on May 8 in Toronto. Over 50 of his friends attended. He was 81 years old. Cal had one of the most varied careers of the 77 HBA ’56 graduates. He became a lawyer in 1960 “to fight for people who were oppressed.” Some of his cases related to the use of firearms including self-defense and careless use, storage and transport of firearms. He developed a safety-training course for the Ontario Provincial Police. He held many positions with various handgun and related associations. He discussed the subject of gun control on various radio and televi- sion shows. He was an avid flyer and flew in many aerobatic compe- titions. He defended many pilots with flying offenses. He developed computer software to help small law firms with legal bookkeeping, case & client management. He also became an avid diver and snorkeler Your Ivey Network after reading The Silent World by Jacques Cousteau in 1949. He was A message from Anthony Ostler, MBA ’97, Chair, Ivey Alumni Association Board of Directors, also president of the Monday Night SVP, Global Head of Global Investor Relations, State Street Corporation Pool League. John Gordon still scuba dives thanks to Cal who sold Like any good marketing organization, the Ivey Alumni the quality of their Ivey hires. Why don't you or him one of his aqualungs. Carol Eplett, widow of Bill Eplett who Association (IAA) collects and analyzes data about our your firm join them in recruiting at the School as our died on December 20, 1989, noted customers (you!) to better meet your needs. Recently the fellow Ivey alumni—regardless of year or program— in her May 5, 2014 email to me that IAA analyzed the annual alumni survey, and I thought are prepared to think strategically, act collaboratively “Cal was my cheerleading partner you would be interested in some of the key findings. and are solution-oriented. Just the kind of people and I have fond memories of him.” you want in your organization! Ross Langmaid was also a cheer- • Global Ivey Day—Of those who completed the survey, leading partner of Cal and also a 20% said they had participated in Global Ivey Day, • Think Ivey First—The survey revealed that 43% of wrestling partner. Ross also told and of those, 89% said they were satisfied or very Ivey alumni generally “think Ivey first.” We’ve seen me he is in good health after luckily satisfied with the day. That tells me that the 80% are this number increase steadily, and I’d like to think detecting and solving some heart missing a great opportunity to learn, re-connect, it’s heading for 100%! problems. Cal was the 32nd member of the HBA ’56 class of 77 to die. and build their networks! If you haven’t attended yet, • Recommending Ivey—When we asked people how From late 2008 to June 2012, 12 give Global Ivey Day a try on November 13. likely they were to recommend Ivey on a scale of died. Cal is only the second in two • Intouch Magazine and @Intouch—The magazine one to ten, the average score was 8.1—again, a very years. The preliminary results of a health survey I sent in early May you are reading right now is enjoyed by many of your encouraging number. 2014 seem to indicate that many of fellow Ivey graduates. The satisfaction rate is 94%, The IAA also tracks “alumni engagement”—a metric our remaining classmates and their with the e-newsletter @Intouch at 86%. that reflects how involved each of you is with the School wives believe they are very healthy except for a variety of old age • Class Liaisons—Many of you don’t know your and your fellow alumni. The rate of alumni engagement ailments. This may indicate our Class Liaisons—the important people who keep you has increased significantly in the past decade with 60th Reunion (September 2016) connected to and informed about your classmates. over 39% of alumni having at least one formal point may be well attended. HBA ’56 That’s easy to fix: just turn to the Class Notes section of contact last year. Moving forward we are looking for classmates and spouses reporting of Intouch and you’ll find the names under your year. new ways to broaden and deepen alumni engagement good or better health include Jane and improve the relevancy our product and service Armstrong, John Brooker and his • Ivey Ring Tradition—The survey showed that only offerings as an alumni association to help you engage in wife Norine, Hugh John Cook and about one-quarter of grads are aware of this great more ways. There’s real value in the School connecting his wife Eileen, Murray Cooper and program. If you’re interested in finding out more and his wife Joan, Bill Davies and his with its alumni, and in alumni connecting with each getting a ring, check it out at go.ivey.ca/ring. wife Cecilia, Bob Easun (who noted other and the School. Here's to seeing how we can all he won six gold medals in Senior • Recruitment—We found that 94% of alumni who join together to improve these metrics and enhance Games in Florida), Peter Edmonson recruited at Ivey in the past year were satisfied with the Ivey experience for all! and his wife Jill (health absolutely

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34 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 “Universities can lead in the initiation of new with Midland-Osler Securities and its successor ideas and developing thought. They can lead in company Midland Doherty, serving as Chairman stimulating discussion of new approaches. We of Midland Doherty from 1975 to 1989. must always be concerned that students coming He also followed his father in supporting out of universities have acquired some capacity and providing leadership at Western and Ivey. to be useful and valuable in the economic world.” He was a long-time member of the Ivey Advisory David Weldon spoke those words in 1985, Board and the Western Board of Governors, and during the time he served as Chancellor of West- chaired the first Renaissance Capital Campaign ern University. Weldon himself is an excellent for the University. He received an honourary example of a student who came out of university degree in 1989 and the Order of Canada in 1997. with “some capacity to be useful and valuable.” His generous financial support for the University David was the son of Colonel Douglas is recognized through the naming of the David B. Black Weldon, who made his name in business Weldon Reference Hall and the David B. Weldon as President of Midland Securities Corporation. Seminar Room at D.B. Weldon Library. Colonel Weldon, a veteran of the First and Second When Western’s then-president, George World Wars, was a member of Western’s Board of Governors for many years, and was one of the Pedersen, presented David with his honourary prominent businesspeople who pledged funds to degree, he said, “The University is honoured to be able to recognize a man who has enhanced the Ivey Lives create the first home of the Ivey Business School. His financial support for the university is celebrated work of the financial world, who has recognized Remembered in the naming of the D.B. Weldon Library. the need to contribute in personal ways to his David served in the Canadian infantry community, and who has always placed high value from 1944 to 1945. He graduated from Ivey’s HBA on family, friends and colleagues. All of these David Weldon, HBA ’47 program in 1947 and like his father, entered the things, David has done with uncommon personal 1925-2014 investment business. He held leadership roles warmth and humility.”

excellent), Joe Ford and his wife 1957 ing our sincere condolences to University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, still contributing to the business Micheline, Mary Francis, Matt Art’s wife Darlene and their family from mid-June to mid-December, world, like Gary Colter who recently CLASS LIAISON Gaasenbeek and his wife Dai, members. Art was such a quiet 2014. He will teach HR and research was elected chairman of Canadian Al Herrington, HBA ’57 John Gordon and his wife Irene, [email protected] likable guy and he ‘made his mark’ courses in the MBA program and Pacific Railway. Many are travelling Vic Harris and his wife Malle, in the corporate world. We never assist doctoral students and faculty the world. Tom Howe introduced Richard Hobbsand his wife Patricia, 1958 got to see his collection of farm with their research. me to a new word in his email. “We Ross Langmaid and his wife Lynn, tractors on the family homestead are flashpackers, that’s backpackers Henry Knowles and his wife CLASS LIAISONS in Ontario. A very sad day indeed!” 1967 business class. We don’t have a Marilyn, Bill Mara and his wife Ross Archibald, HBA ’58 fixed itinerary or many reservations. [email protected] CLASS LIAISONS Diana, Ron Melchior and his wife Mostly make it up as we go along Bruce Pearson, MBA ’58 1961 Jeff Chaplin, HBA ’67 Lorraine, Jim McLauchlan and his [email protected] CLASS LIAISON [email protected] and meet people.” Eight months wife Kathy (very healthy and busy away took him to Hawaii, Laos, David Walker, MBA ’58 Peter Arnold, HBA ’61 Rod Jack, MBA ’67 schedule for the next six months), [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sri Lanka, Mexico, and Europe. Larry Paikin and his wife Marnie, Gary West and Bob Bulloch were Ross Reilly and his wife Norma 1959 1962 1968 highlighted with full page pictures (who live in Mazatlán, Mexico about in the last edition of Intouch for CLASS LIAISONS CLASS LIAISONS CLASS LIAISONS eight months of the year), Roy Steel their ‘Life After Work.’ Read it if you Peter Armstrong, HBA ’59 Rick Thorpe, HBA ’62 Michael Porter, HBA ’68 and his wife Janet, and me, Robert [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] haven’t already http://bit.ly/ Taylor, and my wife Marian (we are TxVR7Q” Gordon Bales, MBA ’59 Marty Farnsworth, MBA ’62 John Mills, MBA ’68 the oldest at 84.5 years). 20 class- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] mates have not yet answered my Michael Needham, MBA ’68 1970 survey but I assume they are prob- 1960 1963 [email protected] CLASS AGENT ably both healthy and very busy. CLASS LIAISONS CLASS LIAISON Mike Porter, HBA ’68, Rob Richards, MBA ’70 Warmest regards to all. Bob Taylor” John Humphrey, HBA ’60, MBA ’61 Tom McCarthy, HBA ’63 writes, “50 years ago most in this [email protected] MBA ’56 class update submitted [email protected] [email protected] class were enjoying graduation CLASS LIAISONS by Class Liaison Keith Ham: John Liphardt, HBA ’60 from high school and getting ready Keith Harﬁeld, HBA ’70 “I have located all but five or six [email protected] 1964 for September and the Western KHarﬁ[email protected] of our classmates. I will keep trying Ron McCullough, MBA ’60 CLASS LIAISON Business School. And the chance Jim Skelton, MBA ’70 to find phone numbers over the [email protected] Jim Van Slyck, HBA ’64 to make something of themselves. [email protected] summer. I hope to provide a full Ron McCullough, MBA ’60, [email protected] Many today are happily retired, report on everyone in the Fall. writes, “Hi All: So sad to hear we Rev Dr Gary McLean, HBA ’64, like Lynn (Alexander) Glenn who Regards, Keith” lost Art Grunder on May 1, 2014. has been appointed ‘Renowned also was awarded an Honorary Len Pakulak attended the funeral. Scholar’ by the Graduate School of Life Membership in Girl Guides of I am sure I speak for all in extend Business in the International Islamic Canada earlier this year. Many are

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1971 CLASS LIAISONS 1977 1983 dementia to contact me, to share Patrick Crowley, HBA ’74 your story and insights about the CLASS LIAISON CLASS LIAISON CLASS LIAISONS [email protected] way in which dementia has touched Peter Oakes, MBA ’71 Lee Sienna, HBA ’74 Lise Casgrain, MBA ’77 Mark Verdun, HBA ’83 your family. [email protected]” [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Barry Leon, MBA ’71, Dan Amadori, MBA ’74 Gary Svoboda, MBA ’83 1984 writes, “I was recently awarded [email protected] 1978 [email protected] CLASS LIAISON CLASS AGENTS the CPR International Institute for Rob Bosomworth, HBA ’74, David Cox, MBA ’78 William Burnfield, MBA ’84 Conflict Prevention & Resolution’s has been promoted to chief [email protected] 2013 Award for Outstanding [email protected] financial officer of Spectra 7 Pam Jeffery, HBA ’84, MBA ’88 Contribution to Diversity in Microsystems Inc. [email protected] Alternative Dispute Resolution. 1979 The award recognizes a person Patrick Crowley, HBA ’74, CLASS AGENT CLASS LIAISONS who has contributed significantly has been appointed to executive Cameron Turner, MBA ’79 Gordon Townley, HBA ’84 [email protected] to diversity in the ADR field by vice-president and chief operating [email protected] Ed McHugh, MBA ’84 officer of OMERS. CLASS LIAISON providing access to or creating [email protected] opportunities for people who have Hugh MacDiarmid, HBA ’74, Tim Godfrey, MBA ’79 Jennifer Witterick, HBA ’84, historically been excluded from has been named chairman of the [email protected] was recently recognized as the active and meaningful participa- board of directors for Terrestrial Jeffrey Morton, HBA ’79, 2014 Women of Action Business tion in ADR, including, but not Energy Inc. has been appointed fleet lease Dana Hyde, HBA ’83, MBA ’87 Honouree, receiving the Carole limited to, women, minorities and/ and marketing manager of Ford writes, “I have been in Ottawa Tanenbaum WOA Business Award. or people of color. In recognizing, 1975 of Canada. for more than 10 years (already!?) CPR highlighted my contributions after 15 years abroad, in the U.S. The Women of Action Awards CLASS AGENT through CPR’s Diversity Task Force 1980 and Europe including a PhD from recognize outstanding individuals and ArbitralWomen, in special Tony Horak, MBA ’75 INSEAD. Ottawa joys include who have made a difference [email protected] programs with the Association of CLASS LIAISONS husband David, son Jared (now through their achievements, Corporate Counsel and Arbitration CLASS LIAISONS Arlene Palango, HBA ’80 11 – already!?), stinky hockey bags leadership and dedication in the [email protected] Place, my work in advancing Ted Dzialowski, HBA ’75 and too many sets of golf clubs, business, medical and philan- diverse arbitrator candidates by [email protected] Maxine MacLure, MBA ’80 splendid outdoors life in all thropic communities, bringing the [email protected] ICC Canada, and my extensive one- Paul Smith, HBA ’75 seasons and being able to work very best standards of life to our on-one mentoring and coaching of [email protected] David Cornhill, MBA ’80, and live en français again. I’ve society. See article on page 44. diverse arbitrators and mediators, Tony Whitaker, MBA ’75 has been appointed to the board been part of the faculty of Telfer as well as my work on the Advisory [email protected] of directors of Northern Power School of Management at the 1985 Board of the Association of Scott Hean, MBA ’75, Systems Corporation. University of Ottawa since 2002, CLASS LIAISON progressive Muslims of Canada.” has been appointed to the board of Gordon Currie, MBA ’80, in fact I am writing this from Juliet Atha, HBA ’85, MBA ’91 directors of Formation Metals Inc. is now president of the Alpine Guangzhou, China where our [email protected] 1972 Club of Canada. EMBA participacts are completing CLASS LIAISON consulting projects for Canadian 1986 Douglas Willock, MBA ’80, John Purkiss, HBA ’72, MBA ’77 companies. I’m thrilled to report CLASS LIAISON has been appointed chairman of [email protected] my recent appointment as director David Southen, MBA ’86 the board of directors at Goldeye of lead our Bachelor of Commerce [email protected] 1973 Explorations Ltd. program. Would love to see HBA ’83 CLASS LIAISONS classmates if you’re in Ottawa… 1987 1981 and better still, send your kids Gerard Murphy, HBA ’73 CLASS AGENTS CLASS LIAISONS to our program! We’re not HBA [email protected] Darin Deschamps, HBA ’87 Trevor Holness, MBA ’73 Keeth Stone, HBA ’81 level yet but we’re working on it, [email protected] [email protected] and they can continue French [email protected] Al Sellery, HBA ’87 David Browne, MBA ’81 immersion right through their [email protected] [email protected] undergraduate degree.” 1974 Ian Turnbull, MBA ’75, Dana Hyde, HBA ’83, MBA ’87, CLASS AGENTS writes, “I have written my fifth Lisa Colnett, HBA ’81, Thealzel Lee, MBA ’83, See Note under 1983 Patrick Crowley, HBA ’74 business text, HR Manager’s has been appointed to the board of has been appointed to the board [email protected] Guide To Managing Information directors of Parkland Fuel Corporation. of directors at GreenAngel Energy Errol Soriano, HBA ’87, Matt Hannon, HBA ’74, MBA ’78 Systems, which was published Corporation. has been awarded the honorary [email protected] by Carswell in January 2014.” 1982 title of Fellow by both the Canadian Lynn Patterson, HBA ’83, Brian Jones, HBA ’74 CLASS LIAISONS Institute of Charted Accountants [email protected] was recently promoted to deputy and the Canadian Institute of 1976 Mary Heisz, HBA ’82, MBA ’02 Hugh MacDiarmid, HBA ’74 governor of Bank of Canada. Lynn CLASS LIAISONS [email protected] Chartered Business Valuators. [email protected] became a deputy on the panel that Craig Kennedy, HBA ’76 Michael Thompson, MBA ’82 Gary MacDonald, HBA ’74 sets policy interest rates. [email protected] [email protected] 1988 [email protected] Pat McKay, HBA ’76 Bruce Rhodes, MBA ’83, CLASS LIAISON Michael Schwenger, HBA ’74 Larry Rosen, MBA ’82, [email protected] [email protected] was recently named the 2014 writes, “I am caring for my wife, Greg Glista, HBA ’88 Janet Whitney, HBA ’76 Liz, who, in 2013 at age 55, was [email protected] Bruce Shirreff, HBA ’74 Distinguished Retailer of the [email protected] [email protected] Year by the Retail Council of diagnosed with a form of early onset Philip Gaiser, HBA ’88, Elaine Frost, MBA ’76 Lee Sienna, HBA ’74 Canada. Larry was recognized for dementia known as behaviour was recently appointed chief [email protected] [email protected] his contributions to the men’s variant Frontotemporal Dementia, financial officer of Beaumont John Vander Hoeven, HBA ’74 apparel business with Harry after showing symptoms of the Select Corporations Inc, a publicly [email protected] Rosen, Canada’s largest luxury disease since 2010. I invite anyone traded management investment Rod White, HBA ’74 menswear retailer at the Excellence in the Ivey community who is caring firm located in Calgary. [email protected] in Retailing Awards Gala in June. for a loved one with early onset

36 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 Greg Glista, HBA ’88, writes, “The class of ’88 is invited to Mill St. Brew Pub – (Toronto) 21 Tank House Lane, Distillery District for a Thursday September 18 get together – 6:30 onward, first round is on me.” Kelly Murumets, MBA ’88, has been appointed to president and chief executive officer of Tennis Canada.

Dave Simpson, MBA ’88, recently launched his new book Work Hard, Have Fun & Keep Smiling: A Guide for Hockey Parents and Volunteer Coaches. Working Team Ivey at Unhaggle.com (left to right): Neal Shah, HBA ’08, Co-Founder; Radek Garbowski, HBA ’08, Co-Founder; Mark Jorgenson, HBA ’14; Andrew Tai, HBA ’08, In this guide, Dave chronicles his Together Co-Founder; Patrick Leroux, HBA ’13; and, Leslie Wong, HBA ’08, Co-Founder hockey adventures and shares lessons learned from his own experiences and from watching or playing with the greatest hockey players of his generation, including Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and many more. As a volunteer coach, HBA’08s Re-write Dave offers life lessons and coaching tips designed to re-orient parents and coaches toward a greater the Car Buying Ritual balance of perspective. Dave’s book is available at The Book Store The Ivey grads at Unhaggle.com use technology Unhaggle.com provides everything from information at Western and online at www. mayberrycommunications.com to make car buying hassle-free on current incentives and average prices, to monthly payment calculators. “You end up with a very clear You know the routine. You go into the car dealership 1989 picture of what a fair deal is, before you even step looking for a new car. After the test drive, you and CLASS AGENTS into the dealership,” says Tai. “Consumers are more the salesperson sit down to negotiate. When you Laurie Campbell, MBA ’89 confident, and dealers find that better informed finally leave with the car ordered and the contract [email protected] consumers are easier to work with.” Michael Pun, HBA ’89 signed, you’re left wondering if you got the best The company, which started in the basement [email protected] deal you could. of Tai’s parents’ home, now has downtown Toronto CLASS LIAISONS As Andrew Tai, HBA ’08, points out, it’s a Glen Farrow, HBA ’89, MBA ’93 offices and is growing rapidly. “In the first couple of [email protected] ritual that really hasn’t changed, despite the advent years, we were just trying to survive, to figure out Glenn Yonemitsu, MBA ’89 of online shopping for almost everything else. “We if people would pay for our product,” he says. “Now [email protected] book our hotels on Priceline.com, order our books at we’re at a key inflection point – we’ve got a product Nicole Haggerty, HBA ’89, PhD ’04, Amazon, order shoes at Zappos.com, but most people that consumers love, and a business model that has been recognized by Swiss still buy a new car like our parents did. And most business school IMD with the makes money and can scale. We want Unhaggle.com people are still convinced that if you don’t negotiate, Innovation in Case Writing award to be to new car buying what Priceline.com is to travel.” for her work in using business you’ll over-pay.” Tai says the entrepreneurship courses he and cases as a way of bridging the Enter Tai and his fellow HBA ’08s, Radek his co-founders took at Ivey have proved very useful, gap between undergraduates at Garbowski, Neal Shah and Leslie Wong. Garbowski, and the shared experience helped them meld as business school in Canada and at Tai and Shah were all on a trajectory for successful several African business schools. a team. “There’s no question the Ivey experience is careers in finance, and Wong was starting law school. a rigorous and challenging one. It made us a more Instead, in 2011 they launched Unhaggle.com, close-knit group and helped us understand how we a website that provides new car buyers with the data work together and complement each other’s skillsets.”

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IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 37 It was challenging, exhausting, exhilarating, energizing. This year, like every The Ivey other, Ivey thrummed with interactive learning experiences and extraordinary Experience international opportunities. Lifelong friendships were formed and powerful networks were built. And along the way, a good time was had by all!

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www.ivey.uwo.ca/homecoming/ Jeff Golfman, HBA ’90, Brian Goldman, HBA ’91, MBA/1989.htm OR our Facebook has received the 2013 3M was honored at the Illinois Institute group: www.facebook.com/groups/ Environmental Innovation Award of Technology as Teaching Faculty iveymba1989 OR contact any one for creating a “tree-free” paper member of the year. Brian has led of the class organizers: MBA 1989 made of straw-fibre waste, called the Animal Husbandry faculty at REUNION ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Prairie Paper. IIT for the past half dozen years and SECTION 1 – Glenn Yonemitsu, his engaging teaching style in his Andrew Jones, HBA ’90, Robert Bower; SECTION 2 – Rob chosen profession was finally Glenn Yonemitsu, MBA ’89, writes, “I recently was appointed Klassen, Richard Miller; SECTION 3 recognized. writes, “To all MBA 1989 classmates: to global marketing director at – Laura Hantho, Jon Hantho, Do you remember the 1980’s? Big Reichert Technologies in Buffalo, NY.” Darren King, HBA ’91, Laurie Campbell; SECTION 4 – hair, tight jeans, the move to freer writes, “I recently moved to Buffalo, Doug Legge, Eric Jensen. The photo Paul St Amour, HBA ’89, markets (Reaganomics, Maggie where I am now news director for is MBA 1989 at our 20th reunion in 1991 writes, “Andrew De Pass, also Thatcher, Brian Mulroney), the CLASS LIAISONS ABC & Eyewitness News.” HBA ’89, his husband and kids Free-Trade Agreement, Black 2009. Come back this September 19-20 to be part of our landmark Kevin Condon, HBA ’91 (Sec 1) Greg Schinkel, HBA ’91, came to visit our booth at Untitled Monday, glasnost, perestroika, [email protected] Art Fair last December in Miami. “tear down this wall,” yuppies, 25th reunion.” writes, “I have recently become Mike Commisso, HBA ’91 (Sec 2) chair of the Southwest Ontario Alas, we don’t have a pic with The Big Chill, “greed is good,” and [email protected] Andrew, the kids and me, but unparalleled economic growth? 1990 Chapter of Operations Management, Sandy Whittall, MBA ’91 a group dedicated to the develop- we have this one. Andrew is Mark September 19-20, 2014 on CLASS AGENTS [email protected] on the left.” your calendars now! We are Tim Watson, HBA ’90 ment of operations management Kevin Condon, HBA ’91, celebrating our 25th reunion back [email protected] techniques.” Kent Thexton, MBA ’89, writes, “I was named senior at Ivey. The organizing team has Michael A. R. Wilson, HBA ’90 has been named managing vice president of Bank of America, Geoff Smith, HBA ’91, set a goal to get more than 110 of [email protected] director of OMERS Ventures. where I am responsible for all writes, “I was named vice president, our classmates back. So far, we are CLASS LIAISONS consumer deposit products for Bredero Shaw, a Division of ShawCor right on track to our target. Make Penny Fabbro, MBA ’90 the bank.” Ltd. This new role requires me to sure you come back to reconnect [email protected] travel to Houston frequently.” with old friends and faculty. For Lois Nahirney, MBA ’90 details, visit our Ivey web page: [email protected]

The Gift of Time

Energy In. Energy Out.

“It’sagreatgroupoflike-mindedpeople withsimilarvalues—acommunitythat wantstodobusinesstogether,socialize together,helpeachotherandworkfor thecommongood.”—Christopher Emery, EMBA ’04

40 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 1992 John Lazarou, MBA ’93, of passion and profession! We’ve reunion planning team is working writes, “I moved back to Toronto got a great loft with even better hard to pull together a great CLASS LIAISONS in March after 15 years of living in views. Stop by if you’re in town.” weekend. Looking forward to Judy Riege, HBA ’92 [email protected] New York City. I’m working for Gold- seeing fellow HBA ’94s and man Sachs in business develop- reminiscing about old times.” Patricia Meehan, MBA ’92 1994 ment for their Securities Division.” [email protected] CLASS AGENT Anton Rabie, HBA ’94, Bill Balassone, HBA ’94 was recently recognized when 1993 [email protected] Spin Master Ltd, Canada’s largest CLASS AGENTS Geoff Barratt, HBA ’94 children’s toy and entertainment [email protected] Sarah Morgenstern, MBA ’93 company, which he co-founded [email protected] Nancy Bertrand, HBA ’94 with Benjamin Varadi, also HBA [email protected] Kevin O’Brien, HBA ’93 Laurel Deplaedt and ’94, was named “Toy Supplier of [email protected] Paul Blaha, both MBA ’93, Sergei Tchetvertnykh, MBA ’94 the Year” for 2013 by Walmart. [email protected] CLASS LIAISONS write, “We and our kids, Samantha (13) and Will (11), Kieran Young, HBA '94 Lois Tullo, EMBA ’93 [email protected] [email protected] recently went on vacation to Turkey. CLASS LIAISON Andrew Fletcher, HBA ’93, MBA ’99 The family hamam (Turkish bath) [email protected] was family team-bonding at its Andrea Poptsis, HBA ’94 [email protected] Gordon Sandford, HBA ’93, MBA ’99 best (and a culturally eye-opening Darren Marshall, MBA ’93, [email protected] experience)! We loved Istanbul, writes, “After an amazing journey Marino Garcia, MBA ’94, Laurel Deplaedt, MBA ’93 Ephesus and Bodrum. The high- across five countries with The has been appointed to senior [email protected] light was being in one of 90 hot Coca-Cola Company, Inge and vice-president of corporate Manish Shah, HBA ’94, air balloons launched to watch the I have moved to New York City development of Synergy writes, “After seven years with sun rise over Cappadocia’s fairy where I’m now the executive vice Pharmaceuticals Inc. IHG, I have left to join a start-up chimneys. We highly recommend president and an equity partner at Andrea Poptsis, HBA ’94, in Atlanta called Decision Street Turkey to all of you with kids Steinway & Sons. Who would have writes, “Mark your calendars focused on software solutions for around this age (and we know thought that music degree would and plan to be in London from the hotel industry.” from our reunion last year that ever come in handy? A rare blend there are plenty of you)!” September 19 to 21! Our 20th Continues On Page 42 >

Christopher Emery, EMBA ’04, to nurture the next generation was recently recognized with the of leaders,” he says. “We need to Ivey Alumni Association Award build the best schools we can and put the best profs in front of those Christopher Emery was working at Nortel when his kids.” Walking into the new Richard boss suggested that he consider doing an MBA. As it Ivey Building for the first time was, happened, Emery had already attended two executive he says, his proudest moment as development programs at Ivey. During one, Finance an alumnus. for Non-financial Managers, Professor Rick Robertson, As Class Liaison for HBA ’75, MBA ’84, PhD ’87, had made the same EMBA ’04 (Fri/Sat), Emery suggestion. But the idea really came into focus one organizes golf games, pub nights Christopher Emery (far right) and members of his EMBA class celebrate their tenth anniversary at a get-together in Mississauga in June. summer evening in the backyard while he was and other get-togethers for his class. having a beer with his next-door neighbour. “Timing He recently pulled together a tenth anniversary is everything,” Emery says with a smile. “I told him I celebration—a formal dinner at Lionhead Golf was thinking about doing an MBA, and he said, “Let’s Course in Mississauga—that brought out 17 of his do it together.’” They did, both graduating in 2004. 40 classmates. He enthusiastically supports Toronto Today, Emery is Director of Business Develop- Chapter events, and has spoken in class to Ivey ment at Cisco Systems Canada and an enthusiastic students, attended recruiting events, and volunteered volunteer with Ivey. at several Ring Ceremonies. He is also an Alumni Emery says that after a career spent entirely in Partnership Program participant. telecom, his Ivey learning experience opened his eyes Emery has also been a member of the Ivey to new perspectives and “a broad diversity of thought.” Alumni Association Board and the Governance and It also introduced him to a powerful network. “It’s a Recognition Committee for the past three years, and great group of like-minded people with similar values recently assumed leadership of the committee. At the —a community that wants to do business together, Board meeting in November, Emery received the socialize together, help each other and work for the IAA Award for his many contributions. common good.” “My Ivey involvement is like a lot of other The “common good” is certainly what motivated things in life—you get out of it what you put in. Emery to get involved with the Ivey Alumni Associa- If you go in with energy and a mindset to roll up tion. “As business leaders we have a responsibility your sleeves and contribute, you get energy out.” Continued From Page 41

1995 Sylvie Thompson, MBA ’97 If you haven’t been to either, 2001 [email protected] I encourage you to hit the BC powder CLASS LIAISON CLASS AGENTS Janice Taylor, VEMBA ’97 as it’s some of the best in the Alexa Nick, MBA ’95 [email protected] Zameer Kassam, HBA ’01 [email protected] world! The photo is from my trip [email protected] to Chatter Creek.” Vincent Pang, HBA ’01 [email protected] 1998 Anna Rea, MBA ’01 CLASS AGENTS Ryan Morris, HBA ’99, [email protected] Aindrea Cramp, HBA ’98 writes, “I recently joined Weir- CLASS LIAISONS [email protected] Foulds LLP as a partner in the William Cheng, EMBA ’01 (Hong Kong) Brian Huen, HBA ’98 firm’s tax law practice in Toronto, [email protected] [email protected] Canada. I advise on a broad range Paul Cooper, EMBA ’01 (Fri/Sat) Steve Hollis, MBA ’97, Jerry White, MBA ’98 of domestic and international tax [email protected] writes, “I have been developing [email protected] matters and also represent clients J.J. Anderson, HBA ’01 a super easy and inexpensive CLASS LIAISONS with their tax disputes. I was [email protected] security product for a number of Arpad Komjathy, HBA ’98, MBA ’02 previously at McMillan LLP. My Mike Lazarovits, HBA ’01, MBA ’08 [email protected] [email protected] Howard Wiseman, MBA ’95, years, and I’m thrilled to let you wife, Sarah, and I are also thrilled know that our team is finally ready Jerry White, MBA ’98 to announce the birth of our Vuyiswa M’Cwabeni, HBA ’01 writes, “Our family moved to [email protected] [email protected] Switzerland for an amazing work to introduce our creation to the daughter, Dalia Gwendolyn Morris. world – Korner: Home Security in Christopher Ripley, HBA ’98, Dalia was born on May 8, 2014 Craig McKean, MBA ’01 and life experience with Merck, [email protected] where, as marketing lead, I am its Simplest Form! To do that, we has been appointed to chief to two proud parents and her have initiated a Kickstarter or financial officer of Sinclair big brother, Russell.” Matthew Ng, VEMBA ’01 commercially responsible for [email protected] attainment of sales and income Indiegogo campaign and we need Broadcast Group. targets for Mid-European countries your help to get the word out. 2000 Aaron Bennett, MBA ’01, across multiple franchises. I am I would love to involve the Ivey 1999 CLASS AGENTS has been appointed to research analyst, North American energy surrounded by highly talented alumni in my campaign. If you CLASS AGENTS Stefan Bortolussi, HBA ’00 have any interest, here are two and natural resources, at marketers who strive to add value John Bayliss, HBA ’99 [email protected] to their customers and set up the easy ways to engage: 1. Go to our [email protected] Allan Buitendag, MBA ’00 Jarislowsky Fraser Limited. website Kornersafe.com, and leave company for long term success. Joanne Dolfato, MBA ’99 [email protected] Deepak Kukreja, MBA ’01, your email. That way you’ll get Personally, the international move [email protected] Davin Li, HBA ’00 writes, “After spending 10 eventful updates as we move forward. 2. has broadened our life experiences David Eason, MBA ’99 [email protected] years in India, we are relocating Click the Facebook, LinkedIn, – one we grow from every day.” [email protected] Mike Ritchie, HBA ’00 back to Canada this summer! Google+ and Twitter icons on the [email protected] Stuart Elman, HBA ’99 Family is pretty excited about the homepage (and pin one or two [email protected] CLASS LIAISONS move and we plan to be there in 1996 of our photos to your Pinterest Michael Flood, MBA ’99 Yinnis So, EMBA ’00 (Hong Kong) July. Looking forward to connecting CLASS AGENTS account if you have one). Our [email protected] [email protected] with my old buddies and colleagues.” Jonathan Black, MBA ’96 intention is to garner as much Darren Rough, MBA ’99 [email protected] Richard Quesnel, VEMBA ’00 attention as possible leading up to [email protected] [email protected] James Vogtle, MBA ’96 our campaign, so the more people Jeff White, MBA ’99 2002 [email protected] this story comes in touch with, the [email protected] CLASS AGENT CLASS LIAISONS better! And don’t forget feedback. CLASS LIAISONS Robyn Hochglaube, MBA ’02 David Craig, EMBA ’96 Brutal honesty is welcome! We Melanie Cooper, HBA ’99 [email protected] [email protected] need all the advice we can get prior [email protected] CLASS LIAISONS Kate McQuillan, HBA ’96 to going live with our campaign. David DeNoble, HBA ’99 Joseph Ho, EMBA ’02 (Hong Kong) [email protected] Do you understand the product? [email protected] [email protected] Will Meijer, HBA ’96 I would also like your thoughts Shetil Rastogi, HBA ’99 John Duffy, EMBA ’02 (Fri/Sat) [email protected] on product design, web design, [email protected] [email protected] Sandro Morassutti, HBA ’96, MBA ’00 product functionality… you name Jacques Blais, VEMBA ’99 Mary Lou Hukezalie, EMBA ’02 [email protected] it, we want to hear about it.” [email protected] (Sun/Mon) Rob Barbara, MBA ’96 [email protected] [email protected] Jason Thacker, HBA ’02 Geoff Castle, MBA ’96 Adam Fremeth, HBA ’00, [email protected] [email protected] writes, “My wife Rachel and Sheldon Chychrun, MBA ’02 (Sec 1) Scott Murray, MBA ’96 I welcomed our twins in April. [email protected] SMurray.MBA1996@ivey Seth Henry (4 lbs, 5 oz) and his John Khajadourian, MBA ’02 (Sec 2) younger (bigger) sister Layla Corina [email protected] 1997 (5 lbs, 11 oz) are doing well and Paul Skippen, MBA ’02 (Sec 2) CLASS AGENTS are absolutely adorable!” [email protected] Steve Dumanski, MBA ’97 Anthony Ostler, MBA ’97, Tim Coveyduck, MBA ’02 (Sec 3) [email protected] Adam Jean, HBA ’00, [email protected] writes, “I have been enjoying has been promoted to vice-president Eliza O’Neil, HBA ’97, MBA ’03 Colin Joudrie, MBA ’02 (Sec 4) the last few years back in Toronto, finance and chief financial officer [email protected] but have been making an effort [email protected] Michael Aniballi and of Fortune Minerals Limited. CLASS LIAISONS to not lose touch with my roots in Justin Aniballi, both EMBA ’99, beautiful British Columbia. This David Resnick, HBA ’00, MBA ’05, Scott Beckett, EMBA ’97 identical twin brothers, recently SBeckett.MBA1997 @ivey.ca past winter I managed to fit two writes, “I am embarking on a visited Tanzania and climbed Mt. Greg Secko, HBA ’97 ski trips in, including a fabulous new journey at Google, leading the Kilimanjaro. Avid rock climbers, [email protected] cat-skiing adventure with some Multichannel business for Google this trip is the pre-cursor to their old friends at Chatter Creek, which Singapore starting this summer. Mt. Ranier summit attempt in 2015. is near Golden, BC and a family ski The kids seem more excited for trip during March break to Whistler. year-round pool weather.”

42 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 2003 CLASS LIAISONS I will be starting a new opportunity Christopher Emery, EMBA ’04 (Fri/Sat) shortly in Vancouver as director of CLASS AGENT [email protected] asset and property management Raj Aggarwal, MBA ’03 Lynette Hines, EMBA ’04 (Sun/Mon) for the Porte Group of Companies.” [email protected] [email protected] CLASS LIAISONS Danielle Soucie, EMBA ’04 (TO) Trevor Levine, EMBA ’03 (Fri/Sat) [email protected] [email protected] Diana (Chan) Cheung, HBA ’04 Steve Love, HBA ’02, Jody (Bresgi) Mayer, EMBA ’03 (Fri/Sat) Lisa Zhao andSpencer Low, [email protected] has been named one of this year’s [email protected] both MBA ’03, Edwin Lee, MBA ’04 (Sec 1) top consultants under the age of Claudio De Vincenzo, EMBA ’03 write, “We are pleased to announce [email protected] 35 by Consulting® magazine. (Sun/Mon) the birth of our son, Aaron Zhao,on Percy D’Souza, MBA ’04 (Sec 2) A principal at global sales and [email protected] March 31 weighing in at 7 lbs, 4 oz.” [email protected] marketing consulting firm ZS Kenneth Cheung, EMBA ’03 (Hong Kong) Farah Hosein, MBA ’04 (Sec 3) Diana Chan, HBA ’04, MBA ’08, Associates, Steve was recognized [email protected] 2004 [email protected] writes, “Homecoming is near! for his commitment to client Vaidesh Subramanyam, EMBA ’03 (TO) CLASS AGENTS Jeff Wood, MBA ’04 (Sec 3) It’s our 10-year! Save the date [email protected] [email protected] service in leading a global biotech Dan Barnholden, MBA ’04 (September 19 – 21) to celebrate. firm over several years. He was one Mark Malerba, HBA ’03 (Sec 1) [email protected] Vanessa Aiello, MBA ’04 (Sec 4) Book your hotel now as it will be a [email protected] [email protected] of 35 winners selected from a pool Candice Carson, HBA ’04 sold-out crowd. Join the Facebook of nearly 250 nominations. Steve Ross Pryde, HBA ’03 (Sec 2) [email protected] Sara McCormick, HBA ’00, MBA ’04 group to be in the loop – facebook. [email protected] (Direct) was honored by Consulting® Neville Dastoor, MBA ’04 com/groups/iveyhba2004 Follow [email protected] magazine at an awards dinner with Michael Guenter, HBA ’03 (Sec 3) [email protected] us on Instagram for some fun [email protected] industry leaders and executives Jenni Denniston, HBA ’04 Daniel Bar-Dayan, MBA ’04, #TBT jams – instagram.com/ Spencer Low, MBA ’03 [email protected] on April 24 at The W Chicago [email protected] writes, “We are happy to announce iveyhba2004 Your HBA 2004 City Center. Steve Hansen, MBA ’04 the birth of our third daughter, Reunion Committee, Diana Chan, [email protected] Riley Aviva Bar-Dayan, born on May Jenni Denniston, Jennifer Semley Kelsey Ramsden, MBA ’04 7, 2014. If life wasn’t busy enough, Robert, Jordan Martens.” [email protected]

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Booked

Sunil Godse, MBA ’04, writes, “My book writing journey continues. I have sold over 1,500 copies of Fail Fast. Succeed Faster. since the launch in November 2013 and have been speaking at various venues on learning from failure. I also have held two major confer- ences. Thanks to some of my fellow Ivey alumni who have supported me by either doing an interview for the book, buying a copy or attending one of the events!” Peter Gregg, EMBA ’04, has been appointed to chief executive officer of Enersource Corporation. Investing in Courage: Christine Ierakidis, HBA ’04, MBA ’08, writes, “I decided to continue my Jennifer Witterick, HBA ’84 international experience through accepting a global management “Dedicated to Jim Hunter. . . the bravest man I know, Canadian bestseller. role within the performance and and to those who risked their lives to save others Last fall Penguin rewards division of Maersk Line in Copenhagen, Denmark.” known as the Righteous among the Nations.” Books bought the international rights, So reads the dedication at the beginning of My and Witterick donated Mother’sSecret, a novel based on a true Holocaust 100 percent of the story authored by Jennifer Witterick, HBA ’84. advance to charities. Witterick, who recently became a bestselling author, “I wrote the book is the founder and President of Sky Investment hoping to inspire Counsel Inc. The man she dedicated the book to, others. It was never Jim Hunter, MBA ’76, is Chairman & Chief Executive Jason Inch, MBA ’04, for the money.” The writes, “My social enterprise Officer of NexGen Financial LP. He suffers from book is currently LOHAUS, Shanghai’s Loft of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). being translated into Health and Urban Sustainability, Shortly after she graduated from Ivey, Witterick nine languages. just celebrated its first year was hired by Heather Hunter, MBA ’76, Jim’s wife, to anniversary! LOHAUS is modeled Jim Hunter was one of the book’s first critics. in part on Toronto’s Centre for work at Confederation Life. “She took a chance on me, When she was starting to write it, Witterick would Social Innovation and was the first and that was my big break because Confederation was read him the manuscript and he’d provide feedback co-working and event space for the training ground for value investing.” Her next on how to develop the story. But she says his contri- social entrepreneurs in China. In job was with Prem Watsa, MBA ’74, who made her bution goes much deeper. “In the book I write about addition to working with other a partner at Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel. social innovators, in the past year courage—the courage to risk your own life to save we have also promoted solar energy, Witterick helped grow FGP and then established Sky someone else’s. There is another kind of courage LED lighting and other technologies Investment Counsel in 2004. Over the last sixteen that most people don’t think about—the courage to for urban sustainability. LOHAUS years, Witterick’s track record ranks in the first accept a situation you have no control over and be uses 80% or more of its profits on quartile of all international managers in Canada. optimistic about it. That’s Jim.” social impact activities. You can learn more at www.lohaus.cn or visit Witterick credits the success of the firm to the value In early May, Witterick received an Outstanding us next time you are in Shanghai.” investing philosophy and to caring about the clients. Women of Action Award from the Israel Cancer Mandy Lai, HBA ’04, MBA ’08 “The fastest way to be good at something is to Research Fund in recognition of her business and See Note under 2008 (Diana Chan) learn from the person who is at the top of their field,” personal achievements. She is delighted that her son says Witterick. “In investing, I was fortunate to learn Matthew will be attending Western University in the Annie Liu, MBA ’04, writes, “After working three years from the best with Prem Watsa. In writing for young fall in the combined Aviation and Business program. in Montreal at BCA Research as a adults, I studied the work of Suzanne Collins (author The secret of Witterick’s success? She says it’s global investment strategist, I am of The Hunger Games series).” My Mother's Secret all about “being grateful and optimistic, and doing back to the investment management was published in mid 2013 and quickly became a something that makes a difference.”

44 IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 industry (buy side) in Toronto. I am Tineke Keesmaat, MBA ’05 (Sec 1) our family on November 7, 2013. Michael Bodsworth, HBA ’07 (Sec 3) leading MD’s global asset allocations [email protected] Thomas is enjoying his little sister [email protected] across countries and asset classes Juan Angeles, MBA ’05 (Sec 2) and Ryan and I are positively Saulius Simonavicius, HBA ’07 (Sec 4) including equity, fixed-income [email protected] thrilled.” [email protected] and currency.” Prakash David, MBA ’05 (Sec 2) Mac Bell, MBA ’07 (Spring) [email protected] 2006 [email protected] Fatima (Surani) Murji, Dan Rowe, MBA ’05 (Sec 2) Raveena Maheshwari, MBA ’07 (Spring) HBA ’04, MBA ’08 [email protected] CLASS AGENTS [email protected] See Note under 2008 (Diana Chan) George Choi, MBA ’05 (Sec 3) Clare Aker, MBA ’06 Charmaine D’Silva, MBA ’07 (Fall) Tory Merritt, MBA ’07, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] writes, “Members of the MBA Lisa (Cleary) Reid, MBA ’05 (Sec 3) Adam Bortolussi, HBA ’06 Kevin Wright, MBA ’07 (Sec 1) 2007 two-year program continue [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] to reconnect bimonthly - even with Mike McKenna, MBA ’05 (Sec 4) CLASS LIAISONS the addition of children to the [email protected] Vicky Wan, EMBA ’06 (Hong Kong) group! From top left (all MBA ’07), [email protected] Jenny Hui, Tory Merritt, Tom Sabrina Kumar, HBA ’06 (Sec 1) Gaschler, Anand Kapur, Kevin [email protected] Wright (taking the picture) & Brian Polsinello, HBA ’06 (Sec 2) Gillian, Garreth MacRae (holding Richard Robarts, MBA ’04, [email protected] Kevin & Gillian’s daughter), Rejini writes, “Julia and I were pleased Terence Jou, HBA ’06 (Sec 3) Alemkunnapuzha, Irfan Lakha to welcome Richard Paul into the [email protected] & Rehana & son. A few additional world on November 5, 2013. Belle Erin Chen, HBA ’06 (Sec 4) spouses and children were is now almost three and loves [email protected] missing in action.” being a big sister. Despite the Shauna Dagnone, MBA ’05, Paula Heddle, MBA ’06 (Sec 1) cold spring, sailing lessons have writes, “Hi Everyone, I’m happy [email protected] Jamie Panet, HBA ’07, already begun!” to announce that I had a baby girl Colin McDougall, MBA ’06 (Sec 2) Matthew Acierno, MBA ’07, writes, “Zachary and I were married named Tenley on March 3, 2014. [email protected] writes, “In January 2014, I founded on May 20, 2012 in Toronto. After Kashif Sarfraz, MBA ’04, Her big brother Kane is really Luzius Wirth, MBA ’06 (Sec 2) Triboro Equity Partners (TEP), a nearly two years of marriage, we writes, “After more than 10 years enjoying having her in our family. [email protected] private equity firm based in London, welcomed our beautiful daughter with Johnson & Johnson’s medical I’m still working with J&J since Kenric Tyghe, MBA ’06 (Sec 3) Ontario, focused on acquiring Olivia Abby Schwartz into the world device division, I have recently graduation, recently moving to the [email protected] lower middle market, traditional on April 18, 2014. It was love at first moved to their pharmaceutical pharmaceutical business from the Brian Kobus, HBA ’00, MBA ’06 (Direct) economy businesses located in sight! I am currently on maternity division as national sales director medical device business. Hope [email protected] Ontario. TEP acquires companies leave from CIBC where I have been for the specialized therapeutics everyone is doing well!” Dorothy Tam, MBA ’06 (Hong Kong) in the manufacturing, wholesale/ working in the capital markets, business unit. On the family front [email protected] distribution, food and beverage specifically sales and trading, for the all is well. Kids are growing up fast. Prakash David, MBA ’05, writes, “I had a great four-year run products, industrial/business past seven years since graduation.” My eldest son, Haaris, is now 14, products and services, and middle daughter, Fatima, is 11, and creating public/private partnerships Kevin Wright, MBA ’07, to develop residential communities consumer products sectors. TEP twin daughters, Maryam and Zara, targets companies with annual writes, “It has been a busy six are now the 6-year-old “big” girls! and shopping centres in Toronto. months! We welcomed Natalie My new challenge will be develop- revenue in the $5- to $20-million Anyone from Class of 2004, if you range and corresponding annual Geneva Wright into the world on happen to be in Toronto, please ing a platform of neighbourhood March 6, 2014. Gillian and baby are shopping centres across the Middle EBITDA in the $1- to $3-million give me a shout. It will be nice to range.” healthy and happy. Also, I joined catch up!” East and North Africa. I will be based Canaccord Genuity in November out of Dubai, UAE, and if anyone is Rupert Cao, HBA ’07, 2013 as an associate analyst on 2005 visiting or coming through, please writes, “I moved to Shanghai the equity research team covering drop me a line.” CLASS AGENTS and I’m now working as a trade technology from the Toronto office.” commissioner for Canada. If your Steve Kenning, HBA ’05 Mariam Hashmi, HBA ’05, MBA ’08 Natalie (Edwards) Bisset, MBA ’06, [email protected] See Note under 2008 (Diana Chan) company is looking at exploring 2008 writes, “My husband, Ben, and business opportunities in China, Lisa (Cleary) Reid, MBA ’05 I are thrilled to introduce our son, CLASS AGENTS [email protected] Miriam (Rybalov) Plener, please feel free to contact me.” HBA ’05, MBA ’08 James, who was born in September Anuj Chandarana, HBA ’03, MBA ’08 Dan Rowe, MBA ’05 2013. He is an incredible delight, Update submitted by (Spring) See Note under 2008 (Diana Chan) [email protected] [email protected] keeping us laughing regularly with Stephanie Fujarczuk, HBA ’07: CLASS LIAISONS David Resnick, HBA ’00, MBA ’05, Four HBA ’07 grads find Irfan Daya, MBA ’08 (Spring) his smiles and discoveries (worth [email protected] Jennifer Chong, EMBA ’05 (Continental) See Note under 2000 the early days of limited sleep – themselves living on the same [email protected] street in London, England. Trevor Hand, HBA ’01, MBA ’08 (AMBA) a bit reminiscent of 48-hr reports). [email protected] Michelle Lekkerkerker, EMBA ’05 Stephanie Fujarczuk is pursuing Luckily, James and I get to spend Lyndsay Passmore, MBA ’08 (Spring) (Continental) time with Ivey friends, who are also an MSc at the London School of [email protected] [email protected] new moms, plus their babes!” Economics, Jayme (Jenkins) Hills Peter Chan, EMBA ’05 (Hong Kong) is working in international CLASS LIAISONS [email protected] 2007 marketing for the L’Oreal Group, Elissa Beckett, EMBA ’08 (Fall) Erich Isopp, HBA ’05 (Sec 1) Steve Hills is working for KPMG’s [email protected] [email protected] CLASS LIAISONS international standards group, Frederick Chan, EMBA ’08 (Hong Kong) Sarah Tilley, HBA ’05 (Sec 2) Betty Tsoi, EMBA ’07 (Hong Kong) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] and Chris Petit is working in deals strategy for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jenny Chen, HBA ’08 (Sec 1) Libby Fowler, HBA ’05 (Sec 3) Ryan Rodrigues, EMBA ’07 (Winter) [email protected] They would like to extend an [email protected] [email protected] Jay Hamilton, HBA ’08 (Sec 1) Louise Poole, HBA ’05 (Sec 3) Shazia Banduk, HBA ’07 (Sec 1) open invite for Ivey grads passing [email protected] [email protected] Stephanie Taylor Coughlin, MBA ’05, [email protected] through London to meet them Greg Donovan, HBA ’08 (Sec 2) Mike Yue, HBA ’05 (Sec 3) writes, “We were so happy to have Brendan Howard, HBA ’07 (Sec 2) for a pint at their local pub. [email protected] [email protected] our second child, Elliot Anne, join [email protected] Continues On Page 46 >

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Pete Machalek, HBA ’08 (Sec 2) fabulous evening to reconnect!” Amy Childs, HBA ’09 (Sec 1) Patrick Farrell, MBA ’09 (Fall) [email protected] 2009 [email protected] [email protected] MBA ’08 grads pictured from left CLASS AGENTS Leanne Bowden, HBA ’08 (Sec 3) to right: Mandy Lai (also HBA ’04), Rita Choi, HBA ’09 (Sec 1) Erin (Konkle) McFeetors, MBA ’09 (Fall) [email protected] Amy Childs, HBA ’09 [email protected] [email protected] Mariam Hashmi (also HBA ’05), [email protected] Neil McCarron, HBA ’08 (Sec 4) Rebecca Liu, Kristen Sam, Fatima Taryn Lipschitz, HBA ’09 (Sec 1) Kelly Trott, MBA ’09 (Fall) [email protected] Rita Choi, HBA ’09 [email protected] [email protected] (Surani) Murji (also HBA ’04), Irfan Daya, MBA ’08 (Sec 1) [email protected] Jackie Lee, HBA ’09 (Sec 2) Dan Tolhurst, HBA ’03, MBA ’09 (AMBA) [email protected] Deandra Schubert, Eunice Fung, Lisa Kendrick, HBA ’09 [email protected] [email protected] Lydnsey (Morningstar) Clabby, [email protected] Mike Hornby-Smith, MBA ’08 (Sec 1) Lisa Kendrick, HBA ’09 (Sec 3) Lisa Kendrick, HBA ’09, [email protected] Vanessa Jang, Miriam (Rybalov) Justine Kilby, HBA ’09 [email protected] Plener (also HBA ’05), Diana Chan [email protected] writes, “HBA 2009 five-year Anuj Chandarana, HBA ’03, MBA ’08 Catalina Lopez, HBA ’09 (Sec 3) reunion plans are underway. Join (AMBA) Chris Lau, MBA ’09 [email protected] Ian Fleming, MBA ’08, [email protected] the Facebook event to receive [email protected] has been appointed to chief Brittany Baum, HBA ’09 (Sec 4) Taryn Lipschitz, HBA ’09 regular updates and information Trevor Hand, HBA ’01, MBA ’08 (AMBA) financial officer of Athabasca [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] on hotel booking. Looking forward Nuclear Corporation. Laura Hooker, HBA ’09 (Sec 4) Mike Lazarovits, HBA ’01, MBA ’08 (AMBA) Catalina Lopez, HBA ’09 [email protected] to seeing you there! www.ivey.uwo. [email protected] Craig Follett, HBA ’08, [email protected] Chris Stefanyk, HBA ’09 (Sec 4) ca/homecoming/HBA/2009.htm” writes, “Uniiverse just raised Erin McFeetors, MBA ’09 [email protected] [email protected] Stephanie Storie, MBA ’09, $1.25 million from VCs, and we’re Su Vittal, HBA ’09 (Sec 4) writes, “iVey Class of 2009 – it’s celebrating over $5 million in ticket Charles Newton Price, MBA ’09 [email protected] [email protected] our V aka five-year reunion and sales. If you’re running an event, Justine Kilby, HBA ’09 (Sec 5) we’re coming home to London to get in touch! We’re the best way Chris Stefanyk, HBA ’09 [email protected] [email protected] celebrate Homecoming weekend. to sell tickets - check us out at Dannielle Marshall, HBA ’09 (Sec 5) We hope all of our Ivey friends and [email protected] www.uniiverse.com!” CLASS LIAISONS the ever growing Ivey circle can Peter Yuen, EMBA ’09 (Hong Kong) Justin Porter, MBA ’09 (Spring) attend. We have planned several Christine Ierakidis, HBA ’04, [email protected] [email protected] Diana Chan, HBA ’04, MBA ’08, activities for Saturday from a lunch MBA ’08,See Note under 2004 Jennifer Spear, EMBA ’09 (Fall) Stephanie Storie, MBA ’09 (Spring) writes, “Ivey Women MBA 2008 [email protected] [email protected] and tour of the new Ivey “home,” had our first reunion since gradua- Ryan Kalt, MBA ’08, to showing our Purple Pride at the has been appointed chief Elisa Goldlust, EMBA ’09 (Winter) Kevin Callahan, MBA ’09 (Fall) tion in downtown Toronto at Jump [email protected] [email protected] Mustangs football game, to food, restaurant. It was a fun and executive officer of Athabasca fun and friends at the Barking Frog!” Nuclear Corp.

Welcome to My Town

Peter Zehr, EMBA ’04, introduces us to his relaxed, friendly, sports-crazy home: Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

“There’s really no single skyline. The best view is from the window seat of an American Airlines and Southwest jet.”—Peter Zehr, EMBA ’04 Tim Warmels, HBA ’09, Peter Lowas, MBA ’10 (Spring) Jacob Younan, HBA ’11 (Sec 3) Craig Neville, HBA ’12 (Sec 3) College Chapel followed by a will begin his search for love on [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] dinner and dance reception at The Bachelor Canada. Tim will be Beth Cole, MBA ’10 (Fall) Monica Nichita, HBA ’11 (Sec 4) Alexandra Gabura, HBA ’12 (Sec 4) the Park Hyatt Toronto with many starring on the second season of the [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] classmates in attendance. The show, which will air on City this fall. Shanti Suppiah, MBA ’10 (Fall) Marino Felice, HBA ’11 (Sec 5) Eric Mercer, HBA ’12 (Sec 5) couple lives in North Toronto and [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] is expecting their first child late Karamdeep Nijjar, HBA ’74, Johnny Paterson, HBA ’11 (Sec 6) Camille Matute HBA ’12 (Sec 6) August 2014. 2010 [email protected] [email protected] has been appointed to partner CLASS AGENTS Andrea Sum, MBA ’11 Joanna Liu, HBA ’12 (Sec 7) Ashley Kennedy, HBA ’10 of iNova Captial. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Joseph Tai, MBA ’11 Pauley Ting, MBA ’12 (Sec 1) Richard Wong, HBA ’10 2011 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CLASS AGENTS Jen Lomax, HBA ’07, MBA ’11 (AMBA) Donna Tin, MBA ’12 (Sec 2) CLASS LIAISONS Ryan Chang, HBA ’11 [email protected] [email protected] JD Clarke, EMBA ’10 (Fall) [email protected] Alicia Sikiric, MSc ’11 Alexandra McMurray, HBA ’07, MBA ’12 [email protected] Cyrus Zahedi, MBA ’11 [email protected] (AMBA) Jessica Chaikowsky, EMBA ’10 (Winter) [email protected] [email protected] Back Row: Martin Dziura EMBA ’12, [email protected] CLASS LIAISONS 2012 Danielle The, MSc ’12 Cathy Fernandes EMBA ’12, Carl Hung, EMBA ’10 (Hong Kong) Alex Lau, EMBA ’11 (Hong Kong) CLASS LIAISONS [email protected] Lexi Lebrun EMBA ’12, Maryse [email protected] [email protected] Ritu Khanna, EMBA ’12 (Fall) (Poitras) Thomas EMBA ’12, Amanda Armstrong, HBA ’10 Andrew Steele, EMBA ’11 (Winter) [email protected] Evan Thomas,Candace Chartier [email protected] [email protected] Cathy Fernandes, EMBA ’12 (Winter) EMBA ’12, J.P. Granger EMBA ’12 Clare Herlihy, HBA ’10 Suzanne Roy, EMBA ’11 (Fall) [email protected] Front Row: Greg Thede EMBA ’12, [email protected] [email protected] Michael Lim, EMBA ’12 (Hong Kong) Lauriane & Alexandre Pelletier Laurie-Anne (LA) King, HBA ’10 Melissa Wintraub, HBA ’11 (Sec 1) [email protected] (niece and nephew of the bride [email protected] [email protected] Sunil Talwar, EMBA ’12 (Hong Kong) and children of Jérôme Pelletier, Madison Pearlstein, HBA ’10 Meredith Bacal, HBA ’11 (Sec 2) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] EMBA ’08 who is not pictured) Jennifer Munoz, HBA ’12 (Sec 1) Maryse (Poitras) Thomas, EMBA ’12, [email protected] Alanna Lopes Souza, HBA ’10 Kate McLauchlin, HBA ’11 (Sec 3) married Evan Thomas on [email protected] [email protected] David Cote, HBA ’12 (Sec 2) [email protected] November 16, 2013 at Trinity Continues On Page 48 >

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

What do you love about living in Dallas/Fort Worth? My wife and I and our two boys enjoy all that North Texas has to offer. It’s a vibrant and diverse area. Dallas has the feel of a modern city, and Fort Worth, the cowboy hospitality of a south- western town. Between and around the two cities are dozens of little towns that manage to maintain their independence and unique charm. The weather is warm, the pace is moderate, and the people are friendly. The Cowboys, the Where’s the best place for people watching? Mavericks, the Rangers, and the Dallas Stars all One of the huge malls such as Grapevine Mills, offer wonderful facilities in which to enjoy their Galleria, or North Park Center. sports. But we are most happy in our hometown Favourite restaurant? of Grapevine, a town that purposefully keeps its Steak restaurants like the Old Hickory, heritage alive with an old-town main street filled Old Warsaw and III Forks are hard to beat. with quaint shops, and a wine festival every fall. Best street food? What’s the most surprising thing about your There are hundreds of Tex-Mex mom and city that most tourists don’t know? pops in the city where you can buy a couple The hospitality. You hear about it, but until of $3 tacos and a margarita and be full. you’ve experienced it, you just can’t appreciate how warm, friendly and gracious people can be. Must-see attraction? AT&T Stadium. Where’s the best view? There’s really no single skyline. The best Most scenic drive? view is from the window seat of an American Head a couple of hours southwest into Airlines and Southwest jet. the hill country.

Clockwise from top right: The Zehr family at the Grapevine Vintage Railway; The Zehr family on historic Main Street in Grapevine; the infamous Billy Bob’s Honky Tonk and Rodeo in Fort Worth. Opposite page: Sundance Square in Fort Worth. IVEY INTOUCH MAGAZINE | SUMMER ’14 47 2013 2014 PhD CLASS LIAISONS CLASS AGENTS Nicole Haggerty, HBA ’89, PhD ’04, Sonia Chandarana, EMBA ’13 (Fall) Gad Elharrar, MBA ’14 See Note under 1989 [email protected] [email protected] Share your Marilyn Fertile, EMBA ’13 (Winter) Rich Hilsden, MBA ’14 Gail Leizerovici, PhD ’14, [email protected] [email protected] successfully defended her thesis Silvia Mok, EMBA ’13 (Hong Kong) Charis Jung, HBA ’14 entitled “Music and Auditory Trans- news with [email protected] [email protected] portation: An Investigation of the Josh Melchers, HBA ’13 (Sec 1) Karin Koopmans, MBA ’14 Music Experience” on April 7, 2014. [email protected] [email protected] Reza Mahjoub, PhD ’14, fellow alumni Mallorie Brodie, HBA ’13 (Sec 2) Kaitelynn Ling, HBA ’14 [email protected] [email protected] successfully defended his thesis Oliver Dempsey, HBA ’13 (Sec 3) Larissa Lucas, HBA ’14 entitled “Modeling Pharmaceutical Submit your notes and [email protected] [email protected] Risk-sharing Agreements” on photos for the next issue: Joanna Wong, HBA ’13 (Sec 4) Alexandra Maringola, HBA ’14 April 23, 2014. [email protected] [email protected] Mathu Jeyaloganathan, HBA ’13 (Sec 5) Elizabeth Pipes, HBA ’14 Online: ivey.ca/alumni/classnotes [email protected] [email protected] In Memoriam Email: [email protected] Rachel Leung, HBA ’13 (Sec 6) Curt Schultz, HBA ’14 [email protected] [email protected] Garfield Lorriman, HBA ’37 Mail: Intouch Class Notes Jeffery Sehl, HBA ’13 (Sec 7) Krupa Shah,HBA ’14 David Weldon, HBA ’47 Advancement Department [email protected] [email protected] Ivey Business School Haley Jeffery, MBA ’13 (Sec 1) Kate Thanasse, HBA ’14 Neil Armstrong, HBA ’49 1255 Western Road [email protected] [email protected] Keith Wright, HBA ’49 London, ON N6G 0N1 Chris Cansick, MBA ’13 (Sec 2) CLASS LIAISONS Hector Corkum, DBA ’51 [email protected] Please note all submissions may be Merrick Glass, HBA ’14 (Sec 1) Frank Rowden, HBA ’54 [email protected] edited for content and length. All original Joshua Bush, HBA ’14 (Sec 2) Gerry Shaw, HBA ’54 photos will be returned by request. [email protected] Keith Halpenny, HBA ’55 Jeffrey McCain, HBA ’14 (Sec 3) Calvin Martin, HBA ’56 [email protected] Daniel Spataro, HBA ’14 (Sec 4) James Drynan, HBA ’57 [email protected] Don McIntosh, MBA ’58 Harman Atwal, HBA ’14 (Sec 5) James Lindores, MBA ’58 [email protected] Sudduf Wyne, MBA ’13, Chantal Rapport, HBA ’14 (Sec 6) Art Grunder, MBA ’60 writes, “Peplum Fashion Shop [email protected] has had an amazing inaugural year Mel Erlindson, DBA ’62, MBA ’63 Paul Mitskopoulos, HBA ’14 (Sec 7) Peter Kelly, MBA ’66 thanks to the business knowledge [email protected] I gained from Ivey! We recently Mohsin Khandwala, HBA ’14 (Sec 8) John Broen, MBA ’67 featured our new authentic vintage [email protected] Alexander Sinclair, MBA ’69 collection at a Toronto fashion Drew Rankin, MBA ’14 (Sec 1) Ken Simpson, MBA ’69 show that promotes expression [email protected] without exposure, and will be Maileen Gan, MBA ’14 (Sec 2) Yusuff Gafur, HBA ’68, MBA ’69 launching our Spring/Summer [email protected] Andrew Agnew, MBA ’70 Collection at SiS Toronto – the Kathryn McIntosh, MBA ’14 (Sec 2) Rick Dunlap, MBA ’73 most popular fashion show event [email protected] in Toronto for modest fashion! Our Rose Han, MSc ’14 (Sec 2) Tav Orsi, HBA ’73 next goal – a trendy and modest [email protected] Tim Snelgrove, MBA ’76 collection designed by me and Shalyn Orange, MSc ’14 (Sec 7) Bob Buckberrough, HBA ’74, MBA ’78 made in Canada!” [email protected] Scott Cooper, HBA ’82 Nicholas Hedrich, EMBA ’96 Douglas Burgoyne, MBA ’02

Andrew Smith, MBA ’14, writes, “I wanted to let everyone know about the birth of my daughter, Evelyn Nila Smith, born on April 13, 2014. Feel free to visit us in Ottawa!”

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