Faculty of Business to launch speaker series

Posted: January 31, 2013 1:30 p.m.

Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO of Alliance Grain Traders Inc and founder of SaskCan Pulse Trading.
Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO of Alliance Grain Traders Inc and founder of SaskCan Pulse Trading. Photo courtesy of Alliance Grain Traders Inc.

A strategic business thinker, Murad Al-Katib changed the face of the Saskatchewan pulse industry. Founder of SaskCan Pulse Trading in 2001, he led its path to becoming a world leader in value-added pulses and specialty crops around the globe. He is also the first speaker of Insight: UR Business Distinguished Speaker Series. The monthly speaker series, beginning February 7, is hosted by the Faculty of Business Administration and is sponsored by the Office of the Vice-President, Research.

Now President and CEO of Alliance Grain Traders Inc., one of the largest lentil and pea splitting companies in the world, Al-Katib oversees the company’s operations of nearly 30 facilities throughout the world and its international connections with more than 100 countries. He will share his experience and successes in international trading during his “The Future is Here” presentation.

The Future is Here
Speaker: Murad Al-Katib,
President and CEO of Alliance Grain Traders Inc, founder of SaskCan Pulse Trading
Date: Thursday, February 7
Time: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: Research & Innovation Centre (RIC 119).

A public reception will follow.