Business alum to speak on world’s most valuable asset

UWindsor alumnus Paul Alofs will share insights from his book, “Passion Capital,” during a free public event September 20 in the Odette Building.

UWindsor alumnus Paul Alofs (BA, BComm 1978), president of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, will speak at the Odette School of Business on Thursday, September 20, as part of its Celebrating Leadership Excellence series, funded through the Richard Peddie leadership initiative.

Alofs will share insights from his new book, Passion Capital: The World’s Most Valuable Asset, will take questions and sign copies of his book.

His career in business has included the presidencies of HMV Music Stores Canada, BMG Music Canada, and Strategic Business Units for MP3.com. He was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 business leaders in 1995 and Innovative Retailer of the Year by the Retail Council of Canada. In 2002, he received the University of Windsor Alumni Achievement Award and was an inaugural inductee into the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends. The University of Windsor bestowed an honorary doctor of humanities degree on Alofs in 2007.

The event begins with a reception at 5 p.m. and the speaker at 6 p.m., in the Odette Building’s Michael Zin Room. For further information or to RSVP, contact Barbara Barone at 519-971-3678 or by e-mail at bbarone@uwindsor.ca.