Sentences with phrase «years in industry as»

The most common types of industry work experience are years in industry as part of a sandwich degree course or summer placements.

Leading pensions lawyer Anna Rogers, the current chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers and a former partner in the pensions practice of Mayer Brown, and Chris Mullen, who spent 20 years in the industry as a pensions partner before most recently serving as the...

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The Cannabis Cultivation Summit met at the Marriot in March of this year, and the most recent National Cannabis Industry Association conference has emerged as a foundational event in cannabis space.

As a result, Grad says, the province's energy industry will look completely different in four to five years, with far fewer companies operating.

As the year comes to a close, the domestic box office is on pace to set another new industry record just one year after topping $ 11 billion in domestic movie ticket sales for the first time ever.

I'm not sure that in the past year or, honestly, in the past decade or two, there has been a single deal that will be regarded as a more impactful transaction across multiple industries and the entire omni - channel economy than Amazon's recently announced acquisition of Whole Foods.

As you've no doubt guessed, it's a digital revolution that calls into question the very principles of education, prompting Peter J. Wells, chief of higher education at UNESCO, to remark that: «Industry employers contend that half of what students learn in the first two years of a four - year technology degree will be out of date by the time they graduate.»

2016's movie industry highlights include a monster year for Walt Disney, as the Mouse House set a new yearly global box office record, becoming the first studio to ever top $ 7 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

But while Saunders» resume may ultimately be defined by his role in several massive mergers, his reputation in biotech is rooted in a rock»em, sock»em approach to deal - making which has led to his reputation as one of the industry's biggest boosters — especially in a year when biotech has been hopelessly floundering in the marketplace, with major sector indices plunging by 20 %.

Perhaps few entrepreneurs in the world today revel in the impossible as much as Walter De Brouwer, the 55 - year - old Belgian self - described anarchist with a Ph.D. in semiotics who believes he can disrupt the entire health care industry with a tiny device inspired by Star Trek.

Molson Coors CEO Mark Hunter tried to downplay the results, noting they came in a small quarter and as the entire U.S. beer industry had a softer - than - anticipated start to the year.

He says he recently attended one of the largest industry trade shows, Mipcom, and ended up talking to the same people he'd last encountered six years ago, most of whom were still thinking in terms of selling programs region by region to established channels as opposed to «worldwide deals for rights to be exploited via the Internet anywhere.»

To illustrate that point, the report cites data that suggests the U.S. has become less entrepreneurial over the past 40 years as startups have struggled to compete in increasingly consolidating industries.

While concentrations in traditional areas such as finance have existed for years, a new wave of industry - specific program announcements include golf and resort management (introduced at Wilfrid Laurier this fall) and mining (another Ryerson option).

BKEG was acquired in 2003 by New Wave Entertainment, a producer of marketing solutions and trailers for the movie industry that's owned by Paul Apel, who started as an editor at the company and worked his way up to owner and CEO, a spot he's had for 23 years.

As a record number of people took to the skies in the U.S. last year, the airline industry found customer satisfaction edged lower.

As a result, «our industry is never again going to mine as much gold as we do this year,» he told a conference in JanuarAs a result, «our industry is never again going to mine as much gold as we do this year,» he told a conference in Januaras much gold as we do this year,» he told a conference in Januaras we do this year,» he told a conference in January.

Some industry experts predict that switch could happen in as little as five years.

How it Innovates: While most competing teaching platforms offer the same features as they did 15 years ago (like delivering quizzes and publishing grades), D2L is already leading a major shift in the industry: It's harnessing data and analytics to become the Netflix of education.

Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.

Many jobs ask for at least five years experience within the industry, as well as the relevant professional licenses to sell products in regulated industries like real estate and finance.

Widely viewed as one of the first tech leaders to come clean about what many now view as an epidemic in the industry, the 49 - year - old has become an outspoken advocate for openly addressing the still - touchy topic.

The industry has roughly been posting flat sales in recent years as consumers are favoring the spirits and wine categories.

The company was founded in 1977 by Ron Ball (Eppel was an early hire, just 18 years old when he started), and it expanded quickly — first with a plant in Buffalo, then to Europe and, as the industry moved east, to China in 1996.

The Year Ahead: 5 Social Media Trends Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know As in any other industry, there are trends among social media.

«They get stronger and stronger by the day, as importers like Constellation Brands and Heineken get savvier,» Harry Schuhmacher, editor and publisher of industry publication Beer Business Daily, told Fortune in an interview earlier this year.

The past 20 years or so have seen a dramatic shift in the industry, as newspapers and news organizations have moved to publish stories both online and in print.

CEO Randy Eresman noted in the Calgary - based company's 2011 year - end results: «For the industry as a whole, near - term natural gas prices are at levels below what it costs to add most new production, and in some places, may even be below what it costs to produce from existing wells.»

Although the incident comes at the height of the busiest time of the year for cruise bookings, a period known as Wave Season, travel agents weren't bracing for a downturn in business Monday, in part because the incident had yet to get major publicity, said Mike Driscoll of Cruiseweek, an industry newsletter.

As a whole, the industry was pegged as a US$ 2 - billion business in 2014 and is growing 3 % to 6 % a year, according to Gartner, a market research companAs a whole, the industry was pegged as a US$ 2 - billion business in 2014 and is growing 3 % to 6 % a year, according to Gartner, a market research companas a US$ 2 - billion business in 2014 and is growing 3 % to 6 % a year, according to Gartner, a market research company.

Eaton Construction from Portland, OR, boasts quality craftsmanship built on a family tradition of 400 years in the industry, starting with the arrival of Francis Eaton, a «House Carpenter» as described in the ships rolls of the Mayflower, to Plymouth Colony in 1620.

With a huge demand for GPS trackers from brands, companies, individuals and Government agencies, the industry has been touted as a goldmine that can yield an estimated 50 billion dollars in a calendar year.

Long associated with older industries, Osaka has struggled to get out of the shadow of Tokyo as a start - up hub, but it has upped its game in recent years with new start - up investment funds, downtown university campuses, incubators and pitch events.

Russian tech execs met in Moscow in early October to discuss how to build up their industry, which has lagged for years, as the country imported whatever it needed, largely from the U.S. (where many Russians now work in Silicon Valley).

The former finds inspiration from a carbonated soft drink industry that has seen 12 straight years of sales declines in the U.S. as consumers buy more bottled water and other healthier drinks.

A new report from BIS Shrapnel has forecast a surge in mining production over the next four years as the mining industry's focus shifts away from the investment and construction phase of the boom.

Halfway through last year, Jason Kint of the advertising trade group Digital Content Next looked at the total ad revenue booked by those two companies as a proportion of the overall industry, and found that they accounted for about 90 % of all the growth in the business.

The industry is in a time of transition anyway as it prepares to roll out 5G tech, and in some cases, investment has increased over the past two years.

What to include: Business plans vary in length — anywhere from 20 to 50 pages — but typically cover the same topics, such as: Cover Page (essential contact information); Executive Summary (what your business does and what market need it solves); Company Overview (profile of company and successes); Industry Analysis (details about the market); Customer Analysis (who are the customers); Competitive Analysis (identify key competitors); Marketing Plan (your brand and how do you plan on getting it in front of customers); Operations Plan (daily and yearly operational processes for success); Management Team (identify key company personnel); and Financial Plans (revenue projections for three to five years).

Given dwindling CEO tenures — averaging as little as three years in some industries — chief executives can be understandably reluctant to make long - term investments, knowing the benefits won't materialize until their successor's successor's time.

The number of professionals who are working on a freelance basis as opposed to a full time basis has been on steadily on the rise in recent years across all industries, but in particular in the journalism industry.

In an industry where longevity is often measured in months, James has managed to craft a nearly 30 - year career as an actoIn an industry where longevity is often measured in months, James has managed to craft a nearly 30 - year career as an actoin months, James has managed to craft a nearly 30 - year career as an actor.

In an industry constantly starved for raw material, the 70 - year - old author's work stands out as an untapped resource — a fact that's now been recognized by a new Canadian company created for the purpose of turning the British writer's bestsellers into box - office hits.

Still, Al Goldstein, chief executive and founder of Avant, which has made 300,000 loans to consumers in the past three - and - a-half years, with an average value of $ 8,000, says the portrayal of the industry as recklessly making too many loans is flawed.

Hourican has more than 20 years of experience in the retail industry and most recently served as Executive Vice President, Retail Pharmacy, CVS Pharmacy.

As a 50 - year - old company with an impressive track record, H&R Block attracts franchisees with its dependency and brand recognition in the financial industry.

We already had some signs in the middle of 2016 that it was going to be a rough year for Apple: In the second and third quarters of the year, shipments of Apple's Macs were declining way faster than industry average, as people waited impatiently for the company to release a new MacBook Prin the middle of 2016 that it was going to be a rough year for Apple: In the second and third quarters of the year, shipments of Apple's Macs were declining way faster than industry average, as people waited impatiently for the company to release a new MacBook PrIn the second and third quarters of the year, shipments of Apple's Macs were declining way faster than industry average, as people waited impatiently for the company to release a new MacBook Pro.

In just a few years, Petrossov has capitalized on the charter - jet industry's capacity and established what many have hailed as «the Uber of private jets.»

«From the start we had a bigger vision of disrupting the digital and media industries,» says CEO Rory Armes, better known as the founder Radical Entertainment, for many years the No. 2 video game studio in Vancouver behind Electronic Arts (it was sold to Vivendi Universal Entertainment in 2005 and reduced to a software support office in 2012).

MMA Offshore has reported a dramatic slide in half - year profit as the marine services company faces challenging conditions in the offshore oil and gas industry.