Maria Soklis (BA, Social Development Studies '91) is Kia Canada's first female COO and vice-president.
Derek Weiler (MA, English '94; BA, English '91) editor-in-chief of Canadian book industry magazine Quill & Quire, has died.
General Electric has partnered with Sentinelle Medical, founded by Cameron A. Piron (BASc, System Design '98), to distribute Sentinelle's cancer-detecting technology.
Venture capitalist Tim Jackson (BA '92) talks to the Globe and Mail about entrepreneurship in Canada.
Karen Autio (BMath '81) recently published Saara's Passage, a historical novel for ages 10+.
Reveille, a leading independent television studio, has appointed Menaka Swampillai (PDAcc '97) Vice President of Finance.
Optometrists Erin Axt, Deanna DiRenzo, Bradley Meldrew, Kimberly Collins and Jason Meyers (all class of '06) recently completed a mission trip to Nicaragua.
G. Howard Kroon (MACC '88), CEO of Palliser Lumber Sales Ltd., has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada.
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has appointed Kathleen (Kate) Beatty (BSc '75) Director of Equity and Quality.
Kunal Gupta (BSE '08), founder of Impact Entrepreneurship Group and Polar Mobile, contends there are plenty of opportunities for young entrepreneurs in this recession-hit market.