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International experience inspired bank chief’s diversity push

Feb 12, 2020

Sandra Stuart (BA ’16), HSBC Canada’s President and CEO, can point to the experience that inspired her to fight for greater diversity and inclusion at the bank. “It was when I went to Brazil, and I recognised the challenges faced by women,” she says. “I was one of the few senior women—there was me and another lady, that was it. And it just struck me like a bolt of lightning: ‘This isn’t right’.” Stuart worked […]

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Blaize Horner Reich receives WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women Award

Nov 25, 2015

Professor Blaize Horner Reich, Dean of the Beedie School of Business, has been named a Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award winner.

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SFU to advance Indigenous entrepreneurship with RBC gift

Apr 28, 2015

A $1.3 million gift from RBC will enable Simon Fraser University to prepare the next generation of Indigenous leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Executive MBA alumna Amiee Chan named among Canada’s 100 most powerful women

Dec 8, 2014

Beedie School of Business alumna Dr. Amiee Chan has been named on the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 list – the third consecutive year that she has been recognized on this prestigious list.

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HSBC Bank Canada and Teck win SFU diversity awards

Sep 17, 2014

A trio of awards recognizing outstanding efforts in promoting diversity in business were presented today at the Simon Fraser University 2014 Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity.

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Tickets on sale for 2014 SFU Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity

Aug 14, 2014

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University is proud to host the SFU Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity at the Segal Graduate School on September 17, 2014.

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Globe and Mail: New strategies to recruit women pay dividends

May 27, 2014

The following is an excerpt from the full article published in the Globe and Mail on May 23, 2014.

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Call for Nominations for 2014 SFU Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity

May 6, 2014

The 2014 SFU Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity is issuing a call for nominations for the Corporate Diversity Award. The award recognizes a company that excels in the area of diversity, with nominations open to all companies with operations in British Columbia. The winner of the Corporate Diversity Award will be announced at the awards breakfast on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Nominations and finalists will be confidentially held and resubmitted with future nominations […]

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Beedie student female leaders named Women of Promise

Mar 12, 2014

On the same day that Hillary Clinton delivered an impassioned speech in Vancouver about the role of women in business, five Beedie School of Business students were honoured by the Vancouver Board of Trade (VBOT) for their contributions as female leaders in the community.

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The XX Factor: Women outnumber men in Beedie MBA program

Mar 3, 2014

Think of a typical MBA class. Does your mind’s eye see a class of smart, intense men? Well, you’d be wrong – if you were at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University. This year, the full-time MBA program – that classroom you were thinking of – is comprised, more than half, of females. (Who are equally smart and equally intense.)

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