My EMBA story

“I enrolled in the program to broaden my perspective and work with individuals outside the oil and gas industry.  In my role, I travel globally and deal with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. The program reinforced the connection between human resources best practices and the overall success of the business. Planning and strategy are critical in international work, and the strategic emphasis throughout the curriculum enhanced my capabilities.”

Fern Cyr
Global Audit Training Manager
ExxonMobil
Class of 2008
 

“I valued the analytical focus of the program. Courses like accounting, finance and data analysis helped me to be more effective in my job. Now when I deal with other financial professionals, I speak their language, which means I can provide enhanced services to my clients. The program also teaches you to look at business from a strategic perspective, so I can help my clients better manage their day-to-day financial issues but not lose sight of the big picture.”

Mike Ciezki
Senior Manager, Corporate Accounts
RBC Royal Bank
Class of 2008

“I achieved a personal goal of graduate-level training at a time in my career when I thought this was unattainable. Thanks to the program structure and flexibility, I was able to achieve this milestone while continuing to earn an income. I gained considerable value from the team-centric learning model. I discovered through theory and practical application that collective talent can achieve far greater potential than individual talent. Talent can form a business – synergy makes it successful.”

Kerry Braaten
BSc, MBA, CMC
Senior IT Management Consultant
Class of 2008

“I enrolled in the program to improve my financial acumen. The program layers on the learning over 20 months. So you learn and reinforce, and then learn and reinforce some more. On top of the numbers, the strategy classes added some real value. Thanks to the program, I’m now much better able to define what my organization needs to achieve, and what I need to achieve. On top of that, I have built a great network of brilliant people across a wide range of industries. I’d do it again!”

Evan Bahry
Executive Director
Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta
Class of 2008