Kevin O'Leary's (BES '77, Man-Environment) new television show, Redemption Inc., is similar to Donald Trump's popular The Apprentice reality series, but instead of celebrities or budding entrepreneurs being put through business-related challenges, the contestants are ex-convicts. O'Leary also discusses financial habits in a recent interview for the Star.
Veterinary Lawyer Douglas Jack (BA '80, English) has joined Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) in Waterloo, where he will continue to provide dedicated legal service to the Canadian veterinary industry.
VeloCity, the University of Waterloo's innovative student startup incubator program, has a new director - Mike Kirkup (BMath '01, Computer Sci/Software Eng Opt; MMSc '07, Mgmt Sciences/Mgmt of Tech).
Rahul Bhagat (BASc '09, Systems Design), Dan Holowack (BASc '11, Systems Design), Michael Litt (BASc '11, Systems Design), Stephen Litt (BASc '07, Systems Design), and Eric Migicovsky (BASc '09, Systems Design) are founders of three up-and-coming Canadian startups: Vidyard, TwitSprout Inc. and Allerta Inc.
John Jung (BES '73, Urban & Regional Planning), CEO of the Waterloo Regional Economic Development group, talks about Canada's Technology Triangle's recent trade mission to Brazil.
Exinda announced the appointment of Greg Veres (BMath '92, Computer Science/Electrical Engineering; MMath '96, Computer Science) to Vice President, Engineering.
Charmaine Hammond's (BA '95, Social Development) best-selling book, On Toby's Terms, is now in development to become a major motion picture.
Mike Jutan (BMath '07, Computer Science) recently did a TEDx talk in Toronto, sharing about how his time at Waterloo helped him to achieve his childhood dream of working at George Lucas's film studio in San Francisco.
Argonaut Exploration Inc. announces the appointment of David Jensen (BASc '87, Mechanical Engineering) as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Honourary alumnus Irwin Jacobs (Honourary DENG '05) will retire from Qualcomm Inc.'s board of directors next year.