MANITOBA MOVERS – FEB 22

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PEOPLE

David Stangeland has been appointed associate dean of the University of Manitoba’s Asper School of Business. In addition to overseeing undergraduate and MBA programs, and AACSB reporting/reaccreditation, Stangeland will serve as the dean’s office contact for other undergraduate activities, including the International Exchange Program, Career Development Centre and Co-operative Education Program.

Wayne Riley has joined Beal Consultants, working with owner-managers of small and medium-sized businesses to help them transition or sell their business. Riley is a facilitator for entrepreneurial businesses, assisting with growth and transition. He has an extensive background in banking and sales management, budget preparation and management control with medium-sized businesses and communities.

Adam Chrobak has joined the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Manitoba as registrar/CEO. Chrobak’s 20-year career as a medical laboratory technologist and service on the CMLTM council as chairman for the last three years has brought him experience in issues faced as a regulator.

COMPANIES

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman announces that four of its lawyers have been appointed to Lex Mundi Practice Groups, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. Glen Agar has been appointed chairman of the Lex Mundi Agribusiness Practice Group. Jim Edmond has been appointed chairman of the Lex Mundi Insurance/Reinsurance Practice Group. Douglas Forbes was appointed regional vice-chair man(North America) of the Lex Mundi Cross-Border Transactions Practice Group. Jan Lederman has been appointed regional vice-chair (North America) of the Lex Mundi Corporate Organizations and Securities Practice Group.

Serafino Falvo Tailors

is celebrating 25 years of business. The family-owned boutique on Corydon Avenue opened in 1985 after Serafino Falvo, who had trained in Rome and worked around the world as a tailor, decided to create his own clothing line designing custom-made clothing.

AWARDS

Suckerpunch Creative

has won an award for the best small booth (10’x10′) at the 2010 Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers Convention in Regina held Feb. 9-11. The booth included a looping demo video on a 37-inch HD television, a large backdrop with a three-metre reproduction of the company’s logo, and many flavours of logo-branded suckers for visitors. Suckerpunch Creative is a Winnipeg-based branding and communications firm that offers a complete menu of communications services to its clients.

Hemant Shah has received the Distinguished NRI (Non-resident Indian) Award presented by Vishwa Gujarati Samaj, an NGO based out in Ahmedabad, India. The award honours prominent NRIs from Gujarati who exhibit “selfless service to the society at large, exceptional work in their fields and maintain permanent link with the land of their origin — Gujarat.” Shah, deputy director of sales and marketing with Winnipeg equipment manufacturer Cubex, is the first Indo-Canadian to receive the distinction.

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