Alumni updates
Alumni with more than one degree from Concordia, Sir George Williams University and/or Loyola College are listed under their earliest graduation year.
76 James W. Beckerleg, MBA, was named vice-chair of the board and co-founder of PROREIT.
79 Diane Brisebois, Attd, was named to the Government of Canada’s inaugural Disability Inclusion Business Council.
80 Pierre Montanaro, BComm, has taken on the role of president and CEO of Devonian Health Group Inc. and its subsidiary Altius Healthcare Inc.
81 Anthony Martin, BComm, GrDip 82, was named chief operating officer of AppHarvest Inc.
Marie-Geneviève Mounier, BFA, was appointed Canada’s ambassador to the Republic of Senegal.
82 Frank Rana, BComm, was named to the advisory board at Dentalis Animal Health.
“Jacinthe #7,” digital print (from a computer-generated photograph) on Hahnemühle rag paper 308 gr., by Raymonde Jodoin, BFA 83
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Two recent artworks by Raymonde Jodoin, BFA, were selected as part of the 2023 Art Rental Collection at Stewart Hall in Pointe-Claire.
The exhibition took place from November 5, 2022, to January 8, 2023, and the works are now available to rent over the next year.
Richard Brow, BA, was selected as vice-president of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Affairs at the American University in Cairo.
84 Paul Fischlin, BComm, was named executive vice-president at Savills North America.
85 Sona Lakhoyan Olivier, BA, GrDip 86, member of the Quebec Liberal Party, was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec representing Chomedy.
Linda McKenzie, BA, was appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
86 Mustafa Emir, BEng, PhD 91, was named executive vice-president, Wisconsin regional director and director of business development at Clark Dietz, Inc.
87 Rock Lefrançois, BSc, was named manager of special projects at Azimut Exploration Inc.
89 Tony Mougios, BSc, was appointed vice-president of Strategic Affairs and Growth at Groupe Touchette, Inc.
Sabaa Quao, BComm, was named chief creative officer at Cossette.
Gaëtane Verna, BComm, was appointed executive director of the Wexler Center for the Arts at Ohio State University.
90 Mark Baldry, MBA, was appointed chief commercial officer at X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc.
91 Lisa Giannone, BComm, was named president and chief operating officer at BFL Canada.
Rob Lovi, BA, was promoted to vice-president of sales at Toyo Tires.
Anne-Marie Trudeau, BA, was named to the Circle of Ambassadors of the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec.
92 Krista Devine, BA, was appointed university counsel and chief legal officer at the University of Windsor.
Claude Guertin, PhD, was named to the board of directors of the National Institute for Scientific Research.
Marco Lopez, BEng, was named vice-president of engineering at Clear-Com.
Paul Sislian, BComm, joined Bombardier as executive vice-president of Aftermarket Services and Strategy.
Aurelio Useche, BA, was named to the board of directors of CryptoStar Corp.
93 Naveed Irshad, BSc, was appointed to the Government of Canada’s inaugural Disability Inclusion Business Council.
Désirée McGraw, BA, member of the Quebec Liberal Party, was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec representing Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
Per Nyberg, BCompSc, was hired as chief commercial officer at ORCA Computing.
Jonathan Ram, BComm, was appointed chief executive officer of Clarks Americas.
95 Bram Abramson, BA, was appointed regional commissioner for Ontario at the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission.
96 Nneka Chiazor, BCompSc, was named market vice-president at Cox Communications for the Hampton Roads region.
97 Shaun Finn, BA, GrDip 98, was appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montreal.
Mario Garippo, BEng, was appointed president of construction at Broccolini.
James Kwan, BFA, was hired as chief executive officer of Barramundi Group.
Lucas Pontillo, BComm, was appointed executive director and global chief financial officer at Fiera Capital Corporation.
Deborah Radcliffe-Branch, BA, was announced as a new member of the MUHC Central Users’ Committee.
98 David Connor, EMBA 98, was named to the Circle of Ambassadors of the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec.
“Kern 1,” acrylic on canvas (2022), by Apostolos Kouroumalis, BFA 99
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Apostolos Kouroumalis (Toly A.K.), BFA, presented four paintings at Invasion, a group exhibition at Montreal’s Usine 106U throughout the month of March.
José de la Cortina, BComm, was appointed chief commercial officer at Occulutech Holding AG.
Gordon Hepner, BA, was elected as a city councillor for Surrey, British Columbia.
01 George Manousos, BComm, was announced as vice-president and agency executive officer at Savills North America.
02 Thi-Ky (Kitty) Luu, BComm, was named director of marketing at Porsche Cars Canada.
03 Dan Éric Gabay, BA, was appointed president and chief executive officer of the Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre (CIUSSS) of the West Island of Montreal.
04 Gregory De Luca, BA, was named director of Continuing Education and Community Services at Vanier College.
Alvira Macanovic, PhD, was announced as president and chief executive officer of Ventripoint Diagnostics.
05 Samantha Cleyn, BComm, MBA 10, was named head of institutional sales and service at BMO Global Asset Management.
Savvy Papayiannis, BA, was named director of student recruitment at Concordia University.
Elisabeth Prass, BA, member of the Quebec Liberal Party, was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec representing D’Arcy-McGee.
Nicholas Simmons, BCompSc, MEng 08, was appointed head of engineering at Nuvocargo.
06 Maria Abi-Habib, BA, was appointed investigative correspondent for The New York Times, covering Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Gabriel Babineau, BA, was appointed an assessor at the Human Rights Tribunal.
09 Sébastien Boire-Lavigne, MBA, was appointed vice-president, Technology, at D-BOX Technologies Inc.
Syrine Tlili, PhD, was named general manager of Inetum in Tunisia.
“Les papoteuses,” monotype on paper by Rochelle Mayer, BComm 83, BFA 10
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Rochelle Mayer, BComm 83, BFA 10, received an honourable mention for her “Les papoteuses” monotype (pictured) at the 2022 annual exhibition of the Women’s Art Studio of Montreal.
The exhibition took place from October 27 to 31, 2022, at Centre d’Art E.K. Voland at Complexe du Canal Lachine.
Joëlle Boutin, MA, member of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec representing Jean-Talon.
Christopher Skeete, BA, member of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec representing Sainte- Rose. He was additionally appointed Minister for the Economy, Minister Responsible for the Fight Against Racism and Minister Responsible for the Laval Region.
11 Michael Broccolini, BComm, was appointed chief investment officer and president of real estate at Broccolini.
12 Aalia Adam, BA, was named multi-market news anchor for Global News in Montreal, Halifax and New Brunswick.
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From May 6 to 21, 2022, Patricia Belmar, BFA 14, participated in the Women’s Art Society of Montreal’s 127th annual juried art exhibition.
A number of artists’ works related to a “Chrysalis” theme were featured at Gallery Gora in Montreal.
Pictured: “Spring Renaissance,” acrylic on stretched gallery canvas (2022).
15 Bianca Arrelle-Petit, BA, was appointed a commercial lawyer at Fasken.
16 Layla Belmahi, BA, was named president of the Conseil interculturel de Montréal.
Roiahtate Horn, BA, was appointed director of sports and recreation at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake.
18 Nathalie Pilon, LLD, was named to the board of directors of Lassonde Industries Inc.
19 Louis Vachon, LLD 19, was appointed Canada co-chair of the Canada- ASEAN Business Council.