SOPHIE CANTILLON
1966 - 2010
Sophie Cantillon first became involved in the IMP Group as an MBA student at the University of Bath. She became fascinated by the research and excited because it seemed to relate well to her experience of business. While at Bath, Sophie was involved in developing the ideas on Networking that appeared in the second edition of Managing Business Relationships. She determined to change her career direction after her MBA and to become a researcher and demonstrated her commitment and ability by being the top student for her year.
Sophie moved to Oslo to take a Phd at BI with Hakan Hakansson. There she was closely involved in the Newmark Project and carried out extensive research into the Fish Network in the UK, Chile and Portugal. Some of this work has been published in the IMP Journal and formed the basis for her Phd Thesis.
In 2008 she moved to Chalmers and continued her research into business interaction. But tragically, she became ill in early 2010 and died on December 5th.
Sophie was a dedicated scholar of great potential. She also had a huge appetite for life and a wonderful approach to it. She brought joy to all of us who knew her.
David Ford, Håkan Håkansson and Lars-Erik Gadde
