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OpenText appoints James McGourlay president, chief client officer
OpenText appoints McGourlay pres., chief client officer
James McGourlay will transition from interim chief executive officer to president, chief client officer at OpenText. McGourlay will report to Ayman Antoun, who is the new chief executive officer.
Reeds to succeed Westeinde in Windmill transition
The wave of new leadership across the commercial real estate industry is continuing, with Toronto-based Windmill Development Group announcing Wednesday founder and CEO Jonathan Westeinde is transitioning to executive chair. Long-time senior executive Jeremy Reeds will assume the CEO position.
Business as usual after Hazelview’s leadership succession
Global real estate investment manager Hazelview Investments announced leadership changes late last month, and the three men involved with the succession plan did a recent e-mail interview with RENX to discuss the transition.
Billionaire Ryan Beedie is good at almost everything
Twenty-five years after taking over the real estate development company founded by his late father, Keith, Ryan Beedie oversees an empire that few folks east of B.C.’s Coast Mountains know much about.
How T&T’s Tina Lee takes the lead
When a T&T Supermarket opens, its devotees — often in the hundreds — turn out just to see what treasures they might find in-store, from viral snacks to specialty produce and trendy beauty products. Since when did supermarkets have fandoms?
Possible red flags your applicant is AI-generated
We thought we’d found our next hire. After two months and seven interviews, our team at CoHost had narrowed our search down to one candidate. He was sharp, personable, and technically impressive. We were days away from making an offer.
The startup training AI to replace white-collar workers
The San Francisco startup Mercor.io Corp. recruits workers in high-skill fields — doctors, lawyers, investment bankers, journalists, social workers, you name it — to help teach artificial intelligence systems how to do their work.
Meta will record employees’ keystrokes to train AI models
Meta has found a new source of training data for its AI models: its own employees. The company plans to use data culled from the mouse movements and keystrokes of its staff in its pursuit to build more capable software.
AI is quietly eliminating the jobs workers would have had
Everyone is asking the wrong question about AI. The debate has fixated on whether it will replace jobs. That makes for good headlines but misses what is actually happening — and what should be far more worrying to everyone.
Memo to Gen Z: Work from the office
Here is critical advice for Gen-Z workers: if you have the choice, always work from the office. Even in hybrid workplaces where you’re only required to show up two or three times weekly, be there every day.
Former AHS CEO wants podcasters held in contempt
The former CEO of Alberta Health Services is asking a judge for legal protection and a contempt finding against two podcasters she alleges have run a campaign of harassment and intimidation against her in response to her ongoing legal action.
27%: Gender pay gap persists in Canadian tech leadership
Women in Canadian tech leadership are earning substantially less than men, a disparity that experts say puts pressure on HR leaders to re‑examine how senior talent is paid, promoted and rewarded.
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