Instructors

	Arshad Ahmad Arshad Ahmad is an associate professor in the JMSB Finance Department. He has authored two textbooks, as well as other teaching materials, including case studies, video series, CD-ROMs, and numerous online pedagogical resources. Dr. Ahmad has been invited to lead seminars and workshops at universities and colleges across Canada. He has also worked extensively as a trainer, consultant and seminar leader in both the public and private sectors in the US, Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, China, and Pakistan. Back to top

	Steven H. Appelbaum Steven Appelbaum, PhD, is an avid enthusiast of organizational development with extensive expertise in organizational behaviour, as well as research interests in downsizing, managing change and transformational behavioural management. A faculty member of Concordia University since 1979, Steven has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work as a professor and a researcher. He has also served as the Dean of the John Molson School of Business from 1983 to 1990. Attaining his B.S. at Temple University in Marketing, followed by his M.A. at St. Joseph’s University in Social Science and his PhD from the University of Ottawa, Steven has excelled in his studies to become the decorated scholar he is today. He has been awarded and credited as the author of the Top Canadian Book for Contemporary Canadian Business, as well as awarded for the Best Paper prize for two years running at the International Business and Research Conference. Back to top

	Bob Babinski Bob Babinski has worked as senior features producer for CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada, as well as for the network’s HockeyVille program. He has published extensively in magazines and specialty publications as a freelance writer and has had his work re-published by a major Canadian publisher, as part of an anthology for use in schools. For the past twenty years, he has worked in the print, television and radio media, covering sports, medicine, general news, politics, arts and science topics. Mr. Babinski sits on the Board of Directors of the Montreal Oral School for the Deaf and is an active fundraiser for several other local organizations. Mr. Babinski strongly believes that everyone has unique writing potential and that writing workshops are the key to unlocking that potential. In the winter of 2000, Mr. Babinski joined the part-time teaching faculty of Concordia University’s Journalism Department. Back to top

	Gilles Bélanger Gilles Bélanger, MBA is a bilingual training consultant with extensive expertise in the areas of management and professional effectiveness. He has worked with a variety of industries, including banking, insurance, communications, finance, manufacturing, engineering, transportation, and pharmaceuticals, as well as with various levels of government. In addition to his extensive experience in the training field, he has considerable practical experience in the areas of management, sales, marketing, computing centre operations, and industrial manufacturing. He holds an MBA (Hon), as well as a Certificate in Organizational Communication from l’Université du Québec à Montréal. He is also a graduate of l’Institut Aérotechnique du Québec. Prior to becoming a consultant, Mr. Bélanger worked for IBM Canada. Back to top

	Kate Bligh Kate Bligh is a British-born consultant based in Montreal, Quebec. With a background in theatre and training actors, she draws on a skill set used by professional performers in order to enhance the confidence and effectiveness of her clients. She has provided coaching in communications & presentation skills (including audience handling and interpersonal techniques) to a wide variety of clients including executives at Sony Ericsson and the International Civil Aviation Organization; professors at McGill and Concordia Universities and at Dawson and Champlain Colleges in Montreal; and executives at London University, The Health Foundation and Future-Creative in the UK. She is a Lecturer in the Departments of Theatre, English, and Irish Studies at Concordia University, Montreal, and holds an MA in theatre directing from the University of Birmingham, UK. Back to top

	Farès Chmait Farès Chmait has 20 years of experience in training and consulting in sales, verbal and non-verbal communication, and customer service. He is also an expert in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP*), a technique that is used to improve business communication skills. He has provided over 9,000 hours of customized consulting and training to clients in a wide variety of industries. As a communications and sales consultant, Mr. Chmait has worked in over 20 countries, in four languages. This global experience enables him to understand cultural differences and adapt his services to each client’s cultural reality and corporate setting. In 1990, Mr. Chmait launched Impact-Pro, providing training in business, telemarketing and negotiation skills. Mr. Chmait has authored many articles and books, including "Au-delà de la vente" (“Beyond selling”) (1995), a leading text on the role of communication techniques in the sales process. Back to top

	Benoit De Grâce Benoit De Grâce, Ing, BEng, PMP has developed expertise in the development and implementation of enterprise project management methods and processes. He has over 12 years of experience as a project management consultant to clients across Canada and the United States. He consistently receives great reviews from his seminar participants and has earned a solid reputation for his strong communication skills and unique ability to synthesize business processes. He continues to deliver training seminars, in addition to fulfilling his role as Director of the “Institut de formation en gestion de projets” (IFGP). Back to top

	Timothy Field Timothy Field, MBA is a lecturer in the areas of Business Policy and Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Small Business management, and Business Ethics for both the MBA and Undergraduate programs at the John Molson School of Business. Mr. Field is also active outside the University, providing management consulting services to various industries, including retail, biotechnology, telecommunications, aerospace, manufacturing, and IT. He helps his clients develop business plans, strategic plans, and branding and marketing plans. He also provides M&A consulting, production process evaluation, business process improvement (TQM) and training in the area of quality management. Since 1998, he has coached the JMSB MBA strategy teams in a series of International Case Competitions. Back to top

	Marylène Gagné Marylène Gagné (PhD University of Rochester) is a professor of organizational behavior. Her research examines how organizations, through their structures, cultures, rewards, tasks, and managerial/leadership styles, affect people’s motivational orientations, and also examines the consequences of these orientations for individual and organizational performance, and for individual mental health. She also conducts research on the area of family business succession. She is the recipient of a two JMSB Researcher Awards, a Concordia University Research Award, and a Canadian Psychological Association New Researcher Award, and has published in top organizational behavior and psychology journals. She currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, and European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. Back to top

	Ron Laursen Ron Laursen has been a leading strategist and innovator in the Financial Services industry for nearly 25 years. His expertise lies first and foremost in marketing and transforming and leading companies into market leaders. As a highly accomplished marketer and riveting communicator, he has pioneered the design and creation of numerous ground- breaking products, service initiatives and joint-ventures. As a Senior Vice-President and Managing Director with one of the largest and most international of the Canadian banks, he has been intimately involved in many of the most important and strategic initiatives of the last decade in the personal financial services arena, and has worked closely with many of the industry’s top CEO’s, industry experts and government officials. Back to top

	Guy Bruno Leduc Guy Bruno Leduc is an industrial Engineer who has been specialized in project management for the last 12 years. He worked, and was involved in many different industries such as telecommunications, transport, electricity, electronics and metallic structures. He worked in multidisciplinary projects as a Project Manager within medium and large enterprises. Furthermore, he is a PMP, ASQ-CSSBB (Certified Six Sigma Black Belt) and certified instructor for Primavera, a project-management software. Guy B. Leduc is a senior project management consultant who has trained many groups on Primavera and MS project tools. His devotion to impart his knowledge and his communication skills make Mr. Leduc an excellent coach, trainer and leader for employees of any levels in a company. He was involved in the implementation of methodologies (complying with PMI) and project management software within national and international companies operating in the telecommunications and electricity fields. Back to top

	Sylvie Leroux Sylvie Leroux, President of Sylvie Leroux Conseils Inc., and co-founder of Le Groupe Conseils Fauré Leroux, specializes in organizational development and human capital management. Prior to founding her own consulting firm, Ms. Leroux held various consulting, managerial, and executive positions in several major companies. With over twenty years of industry experience, her expertise includes organizational effectiveness, performance management, executive coaching, team dynamics, and human resource strategies. She has held senior human resources positions in major companies such as Provigo Distribution Inc., Pepsi-Cola Canada, and Air France. Ms. Leroux is a certified member of l’Ordre des CRHA et CRIA du Québec and has been a guest speaker for both the International Research Institute and Concordia University. Fluently bilingual, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations and Economics from McGill University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business. In recognition of her high scholastic achievement, Ms. Leroux was selected for membership in the Beta Gamma Sigma honour society for accredited business programs. Back to top

	Michel Magnan Michel Magnan, Ph.D., FCA, is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and the Lawrence Bloomberg Chair in Accountancy. He has professional audit experience with Deloitte & Touche.He has designed and taught professional development seminars in financial reporting, financial statement analysis and management control for organizations such as Bombardier, W.M. Mercer, Ordre des CA du Québec, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, and Business Development Bank of Canada. He has consulting experience with Verificateur Général du Québec, and CICA Revenue Canada. Dr. Magnan's research activities encompass financial statement analysis, financial and non-financial corporate disclosure strategies, compensation and performance management as well as ethics. He is the coauthor of more than 30 publications in refereed journals, both in North America and in Europe, including Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Strategic Management Journal, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Research on Accounting Ethics (forthcoming), European Accounting Review (forthcoming), and Journal of Management Inquiry (forthcoming). Professional adaptations of research findings have been published also in journals such as CA Magazine, Gestion-revue internationale de gestion, Ivey Business Journal, CGA Magazine, etc. His reseach has received financial support from, among others, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Fonds FCAR, the CGA Research Foundation, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Back to top

	David Moscovitz David Moscovitz, MBA is a successful business consultant, distinguished lecturer and seminar leader, and advisor to several Montreal-based business organizations. He has been a faculty member of the John Molson School of Business for the past 25 years. His research and consulting interests focus on sales, product and marketing management, advertising, and consumer behaviour. A graduate of Concordia's MBA program, Professor Moscovitz is an active participant at the JMSB and has led Concordia's marketing teams to silver and gold medals in the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Commerce Games. He also won the prestigious Concordia University Faculty of Commerce and Administration's Distinguished Teaching Award for 2005-2006. Some of the reputable companies that Professor Moscovitz worked with include Molson and Air Transat. Back to top

	Imed Othmani Imed Othmani, PhD,is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC designation) specialized in Supply Chain Management. He has more than fifteen years of experience in Operations Management, Inventory Optimization, Consulting, and Information Technology. He is a previous instructor of Operations Management for the Executive MBA program at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. He trained hundreds of inventory and supply chain managers throughout the world: North America, Europe, and Asia. Prior to founding Cleon Business Solutions, Imed developed the supply chain consulting practice at Kuehne + Nagel – one of the world’s leading logistics providers. Before that, he implemented Advanced Planning solutions at i2 Technologies, the world leader of supply chain solutions, delivering business solutions to Blue Chip companies. He also developed collaborative business solutions at Ortems - a French technology startup. Imed is now part of IBM Consulting while also working under Cleon Business Solutuions. Imed holds a PhD. and MSc. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Grenoble University, France and was the recipient of the “Logisticien de l’année 2009 Québec” award. Back to top

	Alexandra Pasian Alexandra Pasian is a professor in the Professional Development Program in Concordia University’s English Department. She has extensive freelance experience writing annual reports, press releases, user guides, newsletters, marketing brochures, websites and customer profiles. She has expertise in the high-tech industry and in technical writing, as well as in marketing writing. Prof. Paisian earned a Combined Honours Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Writing and completed a Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing at Concordia University. Back to top

	Fred Rosenzveig Fred Rosenszveig, President for the Insititute for Thinking Development, developed successful consulting services and trainings for a wide range of corporate clients, in the areas of banking, consulting, engineering and research, marketing, media, packaged goods, telecommunications and so on. He is a training consultant in thinking skills and creative problem-solving to the management of many Canadian federal government departments and agencies involving executives up to the Deputy Minister level. Moreover, he is a developer and teacher of on-going training programs for several Canadian universities such as Queen’s University Industrial relations Centre and Warterloo Management Education Centre. He has also been invited as a researcher and expert presenter at major international conferences such as the International Conference of Thinking (Harvard). Back to top

	Anna Sokolovskaya Anna Sokolovskaya graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Computer Science (with Honours). She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Adult Education. Anna has extensive experience in technical training at different Management and non-Management levels in various types of organizations. Her solid expertise in Microsoft Office suite, Dreamweaver and other software coupled with experience in developing customized training programs makes Anna a skilled instructor. She is able to adjust her teaching style to the demands of the group/individual and can teach in both English and French. Anna is currently providing workshops to Concordia University students, staff and faculty with needs in computer competency. Back to top

	William D. Taylor Over the past 25 years, William D. Taylor, PhD has earned a solid international reputation in the areas of strategic management and management development. His current research focuses on the strategic management of technology. Dr. Taylor is the former director of the Executive MBA program at Concordia University, where he continues to teach business strategy. He is also the founding director of the Aviation MBA. Dr. Taylor is an international consultant, specializing in developing and implementing business and corporate strategies. Back to top

	Ron Thiessen Ron Thiessen is a psychologist, an HR development specialist and professor. He has considerable experience in personal growth coaching and group facilitation. His understanding of human dynamics and interpersonal communication has made him popular as a conference speaker, workshop facilitator and seminar instructor. He demonstrates an easygoing attitude that elicits cooperation and collaboration, encouraging individual participation and leading to effective outcomes with small groups or crowds. One of the responses most often heard from Ron’s clients is that he is non-judgmental and has the ability to take numerous perspectives of any given situation. His thought-provoking and practical approach to difficult problems of human communication and interaction, along with the wisdom principles of life gleaned from experience, have made him a favorite wherever he speaks. Back to top

	Karen Torgerson Prize-winning public speaker with a bachelor’s degree in Education and over 20 years of experience, Karen Torgerson brings the techniques of professional speakers to boardrooms, classrooms and conference halls by training and coaching business executives, entrepreneurs, salespeople, teachers and administrators to get their message across and stand out as speakers and presenters. She has gained the respect of people in senior management positions across Canada in companies such as Investors Group, Agropur and Molson-Coors, as well as in school boards across Quebec. Karen is completely at ease in both English and French. Back to top

Instructors

Arshad Ahmad

Steven H. Appelbaum

Bob Babinski

Gilles Bélanger

Kate Bligh

Farès Chmait

Benoit De Grâce

Timothy Field

Marylène Gagné

Ron Laursen

Guy Bruno Leduc

Sylvie Leroux

Michel Magnan

David Moscovitz

Imed Othmani

Alexandra Pasian

Fred Rosenzveig

Anna Sokolovskaya

William D. Taylor

Ron Thiessen

Karen Torgerson