Beedie professor Mark Selman honoured by Industry Council for Aboriginal Business

The following is an excerpt from the full article published in The Globe and Mail on August 30, 2013.

Beedie professor Mark Selman was honoured with the Aboriginal Business Champion of the Year award from the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business (ICAB) for his work on indigenous issues.

A professor at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has been honoured for his work on indigenous issues.

Prof. Mark Selman developed Beedie’s Executive MBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership in consultation with First Nation, Metis and Inuit leaders, with the program`s first class of 25 students scheduled to graduate in spring, 2015. The program, a combination of in-class and distance learning, is designed for managers and entrepreneurs of indigenous ancestry as well as non-natives who want to improve their capacity to work with indigenous communities.

Prof. Selman received his “business champion” award from the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business, which honours a non-indigenous who demonstrates leadership and best practices in indigenous engagement and business relationship development, according to a press release from Beedie.

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