Sophia Tran-Vu, BCom 2009 After a particularly challenging but equally rewarding year in my career, I was promoted to Vice President, Fixed Income Sales at TD Securities in New York. This milestone also coincided with my fifth anniversary of living in New York City. I am also very excited to be involved with TD Securities’ Women in Leadership (WIL) Committee and the Finance Women’s Association (FWA) in New York as a member of the Impact Investing Committee.
source our material in Europe, manufacture in Asia and focus our sales efforts in the Australian market. Our online store, www.annaking.com, was launched in November 2015 and has been a great success so far, as sales to customers across the globe have exceeded expectations. We are hoping to grow the business this year and build relationships to boutique stores as retail outlets in Canada and other countries.
Sean McNulty, BCom 2013 After 2 years as an FX Trader at CIBC on Bay Street, I’ve enrolled in the National University of Singapore MBA Program, a university I did an exchange at while completing my BCom at the Sauder School of Business. Since enrolling in the NUS MBA, I’ve been elected Class President and won the GNAM Investment Competition hosted by Yale University.
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Ingrid Hawkins (née Hartmann), MBA 2011 Ingrid and Ken Hawkins became new parents when they welcomed their son, Alexander, in July 2015. Alexander immediately rose to the CEO of the family and exhibits many key traits of a future Sauder MBA student, including the ability to pull the occasional “all-nighter.” Marian Schole, BCom 2011 Swapping Deloitte Consulting for my own handbag business. I recently left management consulting at Deloitte and launched my own business. Together with my wife, I started our own leather accessories brand, called ANNA King. We are hands-on involved in all business processes, from design, logistics, cutting of leather as well as marketing and sales. Our company is set up globally and I have benefited immensely from the international business courses I took at Sauder, as we
Robbie Stobart, BCom 2012 After working in Europe with Global Affairs Canada, I am excited to now be in the middle of Toronto’s emerging FinTech scene. As an account manager at FundThrough, I help small business owners take control of their cash flow by getting their invoices paid today instead of waiting 30, 60, 90 days. It feels great to be back in Canada helping entrepreneurs access working capital to grow their businesses.
Tim Vipond, MBA 2013 I am extremely passionate about education and finance, which is why I am proud to announce the launch of the Corporate Finance Institute. CFI’s mission is to bridge the gap between broad academic education and practical hands on financial training. In an increasingly competitive and entrepreneurial job market we believe students need to supplement their traditional education any way they can, and thanks to technology we have created an affordable, flexible solution. CFI has partnered with professional Wall Street trainers to offer students the same VIEWPOINTS SPRING/SUMMER 2016
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