Students
HEC Montréal secures 3rd place at the 2025 Symposium GRH
December 5, 2025
The HEC Montréal delegation was ranked 3rd overall at the 2025 Symposium GRH which took place on November 14 and 15 this year.
Established in 2000, the Symposium GRH is one of the leading interuniversity competitions in human resources management in Canada. The event brings together more than 300 students from nine Eastern Canadian universities and includes a series of academic, sporting and participatory challenges.
The competition is organized by the Regroupement étudiant des facultés d’administration de l’est du Canada [Students’ Association of Management Faculties of Eastern Canada] (RÉFAEC), which brings together 13 universities and coordinates several major interuniversity events, including the Jeux du Commerce, Omnium Financier and Happening Marketing.
Podiums
HEC Montréal’s student delegation won 1st place in 3 events:
- Case – Change management
- Case – HR Strategy Consultation
- Sporting event (soccer)
Other distinctions
- Case – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: 3rdplace
- Case – Grievance Arbitration: 3rdplace
- HR Quiz: 3rdplace
- Participation: 2ndplace
Special mentions
Two members of our delegation were granted the title of Most Valuable Player (MVP) in their team:
- MVP – Men’s sport: Antoine Meccola
- MVP – Participation: Alexanne Ledoux
Members of the delegation
Thirty-nine Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students from HEC Montréal attended this event, along with the Director of the University Competitions Service. They received support from twelve coaches throughout the term.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Members
- Béatrice Bourbonnais
- Frédéric Nadeau
- Marième Sall
Coaches
- Sébastien Arcand
- Nadine Vaillant
Change Management
Members
- Charlotte Lapointe
- Christophe Loranger
- Maylis Quartier
Coaches
- Marie-Soleil Dubé
- Claudia Bossé
Strategy
Members
- Évelyne Blanchet
- Alexandru Celac
- Guillaume Payette
Coaches
- Simon Côté-Senay
- Clément Leclerc
- Zoé Saive
Human Resources Management
Members
- Laurence Leduc
- Nicole Strogova
- Léo Therrien-Lacroix
Coaches
- Anne Bourhis
Quiz
Members
- Axelle Beauregard
- Tristan Fillion
- Daniela Terreault
Coaches
- Justine Aubry
- Chloé Bouchard-Hébert
Employer Brand
Members
- Anne-Sophie April
- Constance Genthial
- Laura Lachapelle
Coaches
- Caroline Boyce
Grievance Arbitration
Members
- Benjamin Poisson
- Caroline Sénécal
- Tanya Tremblay
Coaches
- Urwana Coiquaud
HR Mandate (Surprise Case)
Members
- Constance Genthial
- Nève Mailloux
- Justin Thériault
Coaches
- Anne Bourhis
Support team: Anne Bourhis, Kevin Moslehi, Élizabeth Fortin.
Coordinator: Bianca Pelletier-Normandin
Acknowledgements
The University Competitions Service would like to thank all the volunteers who provided their expertise for training the members of this delegation, the 2025 organizing committee, as well as the HEC Montréal Alumni Association for its financial support.
