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50 UNDER 50
SHAPING BUSINESS

From finance masterminds to tech magnates to retail moguls, these 50 movers and shakers are transforming industries around the world.

Corporate leadership

Chantal Gosselin, MBA 05

The mining mastermind

Nicole Brennig, BA 00

The legal oracle

Gary Chateram, BSc 00, MSc 05

The investment industry expert with an activist spirit

Kathleen Ffrench, BA 01

The regional developer for the big investors

Brian Gottlieb, BComm 08

The born logistician

Elie Hanna, EMBA 02

The global telecoms connector

Lisa Hebert-Losier, BSc 05

The adaptable actuary

Naveed Irshad, BSc 93

The intrepid insurance expert

Geneviève Mottard, BComm 98, GrDip 99

The accountant’s accountant

Nick Patone, BEng 96

The superstore construction mastermind

Sarah Young, MA 98

The Atlantic Canada change maker

Development, construction and real estate

Candice Alderson, BA 93

The P-3 expert

Lauren Hitchman, BComm 05

The next-gen mechanical contractor

Bradley McAninch, BEng 97

The high-performance builder

Jason Parravano, BComm 11, GrDip 14

The property investment prodigy

Martin Rouleau, BComm 94

The dream house broker

Entertainment, media, sports

Félix Lajeunesse, BFA 03

The virtual reality creator

Julien BriseBois, MBA 07

The team-builder

Orit Blankrot, BA 04

The network negotiator

Darren Solomon, BA 95

The storytelling exec

Finance and asset management

Lina Batshon, BComm 01, MBA 07

The forward-looking banker

Rana Ghorayeb, BA 97, MEng 01

The wealth maker and protector

Heidi Gunkel, MBA 13

The Canadian finance ambassador

Evelyn Kamiliotis, BComm 91

The bank director who walks the walk

Jito Kayumba, BA 08

The defiant venture capitalist

Hervé Larren, BAdmin 01

The blockchain maven

Erik Levy, BSc 97

The equity architect

Devendra Maharajh, BA 08

The touchdown investor

Dario Mazzarello, BA 08

The resilient investor

Jonathan Sargent, BComm 08

The deal-maker

Daniel Schlaepfer, MBA 08

The trader with a human touch

Annamaria Testani, BComm 93, EMBA 00

The agent of transformation

Retail and manufacturing

Eva Azoulay, MBA 04

The engineer-turned-business-strategist

Bonita Birollo, EMBA 06, GrCert 10

The VP on the front lines

Farla Efros, BComm 96

The retail authority

Lili Fortin, BComm 04

The fashion ambassador

Sam Kersheh, BComm 94

The modern family business CEO

Tech and entrepreneurship

Peter Balyta, MSc 00

The learning champion

Wayne Burke, BA 10

The energy optimizer

Lydia Chicles, BA 97

The dreaming, designing developer

Isabelle Dessureault, MBA 99

The international mentor

Terry Melnik, BA 93

The cloud-based solution provider

Yan Morin, BSc 03

The spectrometer distributor

Leah Olson-Friesen, BA 98, MA 00

The future-of-agriculture CEO

Michael Pelosi, BComm 08

The sales driver

Radha Penekelapati, MEng 00

The YouTube custodian

Rebecca Reeve Henderson, MA 07

The Silicon Valley PR master

Caterina Rizzi, BFA 04

The seasoned entrepreneur

Carolyn Vogelesang, BComm 96, MBA 98

The health care communicator

Brian Scudamore, attendee

The franchise king

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