August/September 2024

Dear colleagues,

Welcome back! I hope you had a lovely summer. I am looking forward to another exciting academic year ahead.

I was especially excited to see you at the Dean’s Back to School BBQ on Thursday, September 5. Thank you to Kelly Hall for another wonderful edition of this annual event and thank you to Alexandra Karnezis and Barbara Henchey for supporting Kelly on the day of.

Introducing the Strategic Plan tagline

In January 2024, we embarked on a project to co-create an inspiring phrase that reinforces our reputation and engages us around the strategic plan. We started by introducing the idea to our executive council. We then opened it up to faculty and staff in May 2024. After reviewing the finalists, the strategic planning committee selected a tagline:

Learn. Experiment. Thrive.

Apprendre. Expérimenter. Se dépasser.

We chose this tagline because of its concision in capturing the many activities and ambitions of the John Molson School of Business as expressed in the 2023-2026 strategic plan. You can find the rationale for the tagline, guidelines on how to use it as well as graphics and presentation tools related to the strategic plan on the JMSB SharePoint site here.

Golf Classic fundraiser

On September 3, Concordia’s Golf Classic raised $605,000 for student scholarships.
It was a great pleasure to be part of one of Concordia's most successful fundraisers where 150 business leaders, alumni, donors and friends of Concordia enjoyed each other’s company.

I want to thank Joe Capano, Daniel Cere, Carla Tittley-René and Jennifer Stapenhorst on our John Molson University Advancement team for their work on this. I also want to thank members of the Dean’s Advisory Board who participated and contributed to this important event to raise funds in support of our students.

Celebrating our success

Congratulations to PhD student Saman Ronagh on winning the 2024 Tasha Wallace Teaching Award. This award recognizes doctoral students who approach their role as teachers with commitment and enthusiasm. You can read more about Saman here.

A big congrats also to Kai DeMott, assistant professor in the Department of Accountancy, on his appointment to the editorial board of Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, an international journal that publishes qualitative research at the intersection of accounting and management/managerial work.

And congratulations to Lea Prevel Katsanis, professor in our Department of Marketing, on being awarded the Emerald Literari 2024 "Outstanding Reviewer Award" for the International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing.

New faculty members

The arrival of a new faculty member is always an important milestone for the individual in particular but also for their department members and the school.

We are so pleased to welcome the following new faculty members who start at John Molson this fall:

Tenure track

• Nathalie Repenning, assistant professor, Accountancy
• Mehmet Ozsoy, assistant professor, Finance
• Begum Sener, assistant professor, Marketing
• Tanya Giannelia, lecturer, Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
• Dongliang Sheng, lecturer, Supply Chain and Business Technology Management

Extended term appointments

• Giuseppe Maselli, lecturer, Accountancy
• Sergey Gelman, lecturer, Finance
• Ehsan Derayati, lecturer, Management
• Judy Nagy, lecturer, Management
• Karim Boulos, lecturer, Management
• Melanie Briand, lecturer, Management
• Denis Beauchesne, lecturer, Management
• Michel Greiche, lecturer, Management
• Adam Di Stefano, lecturer, Marketing

Limited term appointments

• John Aylen, lecturer, Marketing

Academic appointments and renewals

I would like to congratulate the following faculty members who have been newly appointed or re-appointed to the following roles:

New

• Alex Lefter, co-op director for Human Resources Management
• Frederick Davis, director of the MSc in Finance
• Saif Ullah, administrator, Academic Code of Conduct
• Nilanjan Basu, director of the MBA in Investment Management
• Yu-Ping Chen, director, International business
• Jooseop Lim, co-op director, International Business
• Erkan Yonder, principal investigator, Equiton Research in Real Estate
• Ehsan Derayati, interim director, Executive MBA (until December 2024)

Renewals

• Lorne Switzer, Van Berkom Chair in Small Cap Equities
• Suchit Ahuja, director, MSc in Business Analytics and Technology Management
• Ingrid Chadwick, academic director, Barry F. Lorenzetti Centre for Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership
• Iman El Meniawy, co-op director, Marketing
• Loretta Hung, co-op director, Finance
• Alexey Lyubimov, co-op director, Accountancy
• Matthäus Tekathen, chair, Department of Accountancy
• Rustam Vahidov, chair, Department of Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
• Raul Valverde, co-op director, Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
• Rahul Ravi, director, Executive MBA (as of January 2025)

All my best to everyone in their roles. I am grateful to our academic leaders for their work, support and guidance. Their contributions make John Molson one of the best business schools in the world.

New additions

In June, Virginia Gerald joined the CPA program office as administrative assistant. Amanda Monaco came on board as a career advisor with CMS in August. Welcome Virginia and Amanada!

Staff changes

As of August 19, Christabell Moyo is the administrative assistant for the MBA program. She leaves her role as department assistant in the Department of Supply Chain and Business Technology Management. All the best in your new role, Christabell!

As of September 1, Corey Hoare, graduate recruiter, has joined the Provost’s office for one year as Lead, Program Review and Student Enrolment Management.

Departures

We said goodbye to Sharlene He from the Department of Marketing who left Concordia in August and took a new position in her hometown at the University of Waterloo. She was greatly appreciated by her colleagues, and we can only wish her the very best.

Retirees

• Anne Beaudry, SCBTM – retired June 30
• Stylianos Perrakis, Finance – retired June 30
• Tara Ramsaran, Accountancy – retired August 31

Closing remarks

Please continue to keep in touch about successes happening in your unit by contacting our Communications Manager Taylor Tower at taylor.tower@concordia.ca.

I hope you savor the last days of summer and I look forward to a fruitful academic year ahead.

Warmest regards,
Anne-Marie Croteau, PhD, CDir
Dean