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ExEcutivE
MBA ProfilE
clASS of 2012/13
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OzOhu AdOh Nigeria, UK
[email protected]
SKeMa Business School (eSC Lille), France,
MSc auditing, Management accounting
& information Systems; aBU Zaria, Nigeria,
BSc accounting
Accountant – Budgeting & Capital
Management, Nexen Petroleum, uK
responsible for the short term planning of the
UK division
Managing an annual capital budget of
~$US1.1 billion including the allocation,
utilisation and accountability of current year
capital spend
Regional Financial Analyst – Africa, Middle
East & Asia, BG Group PLC, uK
Provided financial insight on regional
operations and activities to top management
and external stake holders
Provided technical accounting support relating
specifically to the oil and gas industry to the
regional assets
Career interests
energy and resources; strategy; corporate
finance; consulting
ExECutivE
MBA PROFiLE
Class of 2012/13
The Saïd Business School
is one of europe’s youngest
and most entrepreneurial
business schools. an integral
part of the University of
Oxford, the School embodies
the academic rigour and
forward thinking that has
made Oxford a world leader
in education. We study
how successful businesses
appreciate the rules of the
game, written and unwritten,
but then we study how
we can create new games
altogether – through
entrepreneurship, innovation,
and huge infrastructure
programmes.
The Oxford executive
MBa is ranked 29th in
the 2011 Financial Times’
global eMBa ranking.
Our programme is in the
top 15 in europe. The Saïd
Business School programme
is one of the most diverse,
ranked 13th in the world
for international students.
in the 2012 Financial Times’
global MBa ranking, Saïd
Business School’s one-year
MBa programme is ranked
20th in the world and second
in the UK. Our programme
is in the top ten globally
for student diversity. Our
one-year MBa is also ranked
in Business Week’s top 20
business schools outside
the USa.
“ The Oxford executive MBa offers students an
unrivalled international network of peers, alumni
and faculty. The current class gives students the
opportunity to build relationships with senior
professionals from around the world.”
Kathy Harvey, executive MBa Director
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PERRy M ANdERsON CaNaDa
[email protected]
London Business School, UK, Financing
the entrepreneurial Business; University
of Portland, USa, BBa (Hons) international
Finance
CEO – Managing director, Quadra Global
Capital Corp, vancouver, Canada
Founded private equity and investment firm
Provided advisory/capital raising services
Currently investing proprietary capital into
real estate, private and public companies
Strategically established international network
of private high net worth and institutional
investors
Completed 17 deals with significant
transactional experience across sectors
including real estate, technology,
manufacturing, oil & gas
Strong operational background leading over
70 people
early stage investor in avigilon, an HD security
surveillance company
revenues during investment increased
over 40,000%
Named ‘4th Fastest growing Company
in North america’ according to Deloitte
exit achieved via iPO
Career interests
international finance; private equity; strategy;
higher education; solving complex problems
MARGAux A AviGuEtERO USa
[email protected]
golden gate University School of Law, USa,
J.D. Law; University of California, San Diego,
USa, BSc Chemistry, Biochemistry
senior Associate, Novak druce + Quigg LLP,
san Francisco, California, usA
Patent attorney and member of the firm’s
nationally recognised Post grant Law/Patent
reexamination and Litigation Practice groups
Technical specialities in computer software,
computer hardware, biotechnology, and
chemistry
represented Fortune 500 companies in
intellectual property disputes resulting in
settlement of multimillion dollar (US) cases
Career interests
Legal services; venture capital; technology;
biotechnology
shuAiB Audu Nigeria
[email protected]
University of reading, UK, MSc international
Securities, investment and Banking;
University of Leicester, UK, Ba Business
economics
divisional head, investment Management
(Chief investment Officer), stanbic iBtC Asset
Management (a member of standard Bank
Group), Lagos, Nigeria
Member of Board investment Strategy
Committee. Oversee the management of
Stanbic iBTC Mutual Funds, Umbrella Funds
and institutional Funds; combined assets over
USD600 million managed on behalf of over
35,000 clients
Flagship mutual fund, largest and most
successful in Nigeria, over USD100 million
under management
Lead member of team that manages over
USD800 million worth of Central Bank
of Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves
in partnership with Bank of New York and
Credit Suisse
Lead Portfolio Manager/team-Leader,
investment Management stanbic iBtC
Pension Managers (a Member of standard
Bank Group), Lagos, Nigeria
Part of pioneer management team that
grew company from a start-up in 2005
to the leading and largest Pension Fund
administrator in Nigeria today; approximately
25% market share, over USD3 billion under
management
Set-up the investment Management
department
Career interests
Private equity; asset management; corporate
finance; entrepreneurship
tiM ALBONE UK
[email protected]
University of Bristol, UK, Ba Theology and
religious Studies
Languages: Portuguese
director of Business development,
Limeline internet, Freetown, sierra Leone
Oversee a team of 35
Developing business throughout West africa
Overhauled the technical and commercial
teams
Author, virgin Books, Kabul, Afghanistan
Headhunted to write about my experiences
with the afghan cricket team
director/Producer, BBC, Kabul, Afghanistan
Created, directed and produced a documentary
for the BBC on the afghan cricket team
Shown in over 15 countries and 35 cinemas
in the UK
Won the grierson award for Best Newcomer
2011 and gQ Magazine picked it as one of
the top ten sports documentaries ever made
Afghanistan Correspondent, the times and
sunday times, Kabul, Afghanistan
responsible for reporting and sourcing stories
from all over afghanistan
Spent over seven months embedded with
the military
Career interests
Venture capital; Business development;
emerging and frontier markets, africa and
Brazil
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ANtON BABOGLO UKraiNe
[email protected]
University of economics and Law, Ukraine,
MSc international economics; Hogeschool
NOVi, Netherlands, BSc Business economics
Languages: russian, Ukrainian
Managing director, Business school, London
school of Business & Finance, London, uK
general management of the second-largest
unit within organisation with three teaching
campuses in the UK, international study
centres in asia and North america and
substantial online learning provision
responsible for all aspects of strategic
planning & development (including strategic
partnerships), operations management
(customer support, service delivery, resource
management), customer acquisition
(marketing, sales, business development)
and P&L
Delivered exponential growth in revenues
and customer base across all major products
Project-managed several breakthrough
initiatives (including social media projects)
and new product design teams
Career interests
innovation strategy; entrepreneurship;
management consulting; marketing
JAwAd BhAtti PaKiSTaN, UK
[email protected]
Middlesex University, UK, BSc Business
information Technology & Marketing; Forman
Christian College, Pakistan, Beng engineering
Science
Languages: Urdu
Business development Manager, Middle East
& N. Africa, i2O water, uK
New marketing development for green
technologies in Middle east and North africa
Operations of new business
Sales and business development
regional alliances and partnership
management
senior Presales Engineer, infovista Limited, uK
Technical sales support for telecoms
technology
New market development, Middle east &
South africa
Technical account management for large
accounts
Leading local teams in the Middle east
senior Consultant and systems Architect,
Compuware Limited, uK
Business applications and network
performance enhancements
Project management
Team leader
Solution architect
technology Marketing Assistant, Public sector,
unisys Ltd., uK
UK public sector marketing; royal Navy
& Police
Managing marketing activities across the UK
Marketing information systems management
Career interests
Business development; renewable energy;
healthcare; green technology, water &
environment conservation
MARKus J BERtsCh gerMaNY
[email protected]
Johann Wolfgang goethe-Universität,
Frankfurt am Main, germany, Diplom in
economics, Business administration and
Finance; Diplom Kaufmann
Languages: german
Managing director, head Products & services,
uBs wealth Management, Frankfurt, Germany
responsible for a team of 90 people in
Product Development, Wealth Planning,
Portfolio Management, execution
Member of the P&S Management Committee
europe
Managing director, Co-head Equity derivatives
Europe, uBs investment Bank, Frankfurt,
Germany; London, uK
Member of the global equity Derivative
Management Board
responsible for structuring and sales of equity
derivative and alternative products in germany,
austria & Luxembourg
Developed equity investor as structuring,
pricing and trading tool for equity structured
products. rolled out globally USD200 million
in revenues
Career interests
Private banking; financial markets; product
development, structured products; finance
& management
ALiCE ByuN USa
[email protected]
University of California, Santa Barbara ,
USa, Ba Business economics
Languages: Korean, Japanese
vice President, esilicon Corporation,
silicon valley, California, usA
18 years of executive sales and marketing
experience in electronics and semiconductor
industries. general management within China,
Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore & Vietnam
enables asia businesses and built oversea
operations team. Develops strategic
partnerships with world-leading conglomerates
throughout asia
executes on strategic plans and consistently
exceeded revenue & profit
director, Asia sales, virage Logic, usA
Built reputable asia team and increased sales
by 400% in two years by penetrating 70+ new
customers
tyco Electronics, usA
Managed asia sales and marketing team with
record sales. Created cross functional asia
team
Career interests
entrepreneurship; private equity; mergers and
acquisitions; electronics, semiconductor and
iT, global business
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JOhN ChALLiCE CaNaDa, UK
[email protected]
University of Toronto, Canada, MSc
Biochemistry; University of Calgary, Canada,
BSc (Hons) Chemistry and Biochemistry
vP and Publisher, higher Education,
Oxford university Press, uK
Business turnaround; strategic redirection;
talent recruitment and development
expansion into new markets; product
development; business development;
corporate acquisitions; P+L responsibility
vP and Editor in Chief, science, Pearson
Education
Product development; new media r+D
Career interests
Media; project management; turnarounds;
product development
JANEt M dAwsON
aUSTraLia, USa
[email protected]
australian institute of export, australia,
Diploma in export Management
director, head of institutional Foreign
Exchange sales uK/Europe, westpac
institutional Bank, London, uK
responsible for the sales/marketing and
distribution of foreign exchange products to
the UK/european institutional client sector
Manage a sales team of 6 people who
collectively cover the institutional client base
throughout europe/UK
director, head of institutional Foreign
Exchange sales Americas, westpac
institutional Bank, New york, usA
responsible for foreign exchange sales team
for USa
Managed the distribution, sales and marketing
to the North american client base
senior dealer, Corporate Foreign Exchange
sales, westpac institutional Bank, sydney,
Australia
Sales and distribution of foreign exchange
product to the australian and multinational
corporate clients based in australia
Career interests
Financial markets; business strategy
vENKAtA ChELLAM MaLaYSia
[email protected]
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia,
MSc Plantation Management; University
of reading, UK, Ba Law
Languages: Malay, Tamil
Managing director, Chellam Plantations Group
Heads the group’s activities, and is responsible
for the overall business and growth strategy
of the group
The company has grown from 1,000 acres
in 2002 to over 50,000 acres of palm oil
plantations and palm oil mills in Malaysia
and indonesia
3 years as a litigation lawyer focused on civil
and corporate litigation prior to managing the
palm oil business
Council Member of the Malaysian Estate
Owners’ Association
Member of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association
Career interests
Venture capital; environment; renewable
energy; real estate
ERiC FAy USa
[email protected]
Harvard University, USa, Ma regional Studies
– Soviet Union; University of Virginia, USa,
Ba russian and east european Studies
Languages: Polish, French, german
Process Optimisation Manager, Allianz Polska
s.A., warsaw, Poland
Lead strategic process optimisation projects
implement Operational excellence (OPeX)
programme
Conduct process improvement and project
management training
Advisor, Bank zachodni wBK s.A., warsaw,
Poland
Led retail banking projects
Conducted customer satisfaction surveys
researched new product segments
director, Raiffeisen Bank Polska s.A., warsaw,
Poland
Managed Lean Six Sigma initiative
Led Six Sigma process improvement projects
Managed risk of the corporate credit portfolio
Member of the Board and vice President
Bank of America (Polska) s.A., warsaw,
Poland
Managed risk of the corporate credit portfolio
Managed corporate and institutional
customers
Developed business of representative office
in Poland
Career interests
Management consulting; consulting;
entrepreneurship; innovation strategy
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AListAiR FyFE aUSTraLia, USa
[email protected]
University of California, Los angeles,
USa, PhD Molecular Biology; University
of Tasmania, australia, MD
Physician/scientist/Educator,
Cardiac Associates of dallas, usA
established successful stand alone cardiology
clinic
implement cutting edge technologies for
prevention/early intervention
Clinical research and outcomes analysis
to deliver cost-efficient care
rapid implementation of eMr
Founding Partner, heart hospital Baylor Plano,
usA
Developed/established free standing
comprehensive heart care hospital
Helped identify and develop early phase
strategic partners
humanitarian, Christmas island, Kiribati
Lead 2 successful missions 2009/2011
identified disease, co-ordinated disease
management including successful surgery
for 13 citizens in 2009 and 9 in 2011
Organised and managed a disaster medical
team for Hurricane Katrina
Career interests
Healthcare; innovation strategy; technology;
entrepreneurship
LARs GOtAAs NOrWaY
[email protected]
Trondheim Business School, Norway,
MS Business administration; Norwegian
Business School, Norway, BBa
Languages: Norwegian
Managing director, Rail Gourmet togservice,
Oslo, Norway
Tender bidding and contract negotiation
Contract implementation, start up and turn-
around
Value chain management, optimising supply
chain
retail management including: product, place,
price, promotion and people
Managing director, King Food As –
Burger King Norway, Oslo, Norway
Managed restaurant chain with 34 franchise
restaurants
Negotiated franchise, lease, and property
agreements
Created and launched extensive growth
strategy, including entering new country
analysed the market, searched and developed
sites, developed and built new units
Career interests
Consumer goods, retail, transport; strategy,
startups, turnarounds; sustainable
development; CeO, interim management,
board director, private equity
huGh R hANNEssON
CaNaDa, USa
[email protected]
University of Manitoba, Canada, Ba Philosophy
Managing Partner, hRh Global Advisors LLC,
usA
Tech-sector entrepreneur
strategic Advisor, huntsman Gay Global
Capital LLC, usA
wall street Business unit Manager,
international Business Machines (iBM), usA
Founder, General Resonance LLC, usA
Career interests
Technology; entrepreneurship; private equity;
light-energy physics (nanotechnology)
PAtRiCK hAydEN aUSTraLia
[email protected]
University of New england, australia,
Masters of economic Studies; University
of Queensland, australia, Bachelor of Business
(agribusiness)
vice President, National Australia Bank, usA
Led the development of the firm’s Financial
risk Management Services division within
US subsidiary
responsible for strategy, product design,
system integration, stakeholder & regulatory
relations and division leadership
Associate director, National Australia Bank,
Australia
responsible for the analysis of financial
risk and development of risk management
solutions
senior trade Analyst, Paul Reinhart, Australia
and uganda
Managed the business development activities
and integration of east african operations
responsible for the logistics, derivatives,
management activities and supporting the
physical commodity trading operations
Paralegal – Commodity Litigation,
Credit Lyonnais Rouse Ltd, uK
Career interests
Financial markets; social entrepreneurship;
entrepreneurship
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FARis hAyEK JOrDaN, CaNaDa
[email protected]
Bentley University, USa, BSc economics
and Finance
Languages: arabic
Executive director, hayek investments,
Manama, Bahrain
Executive director, Century 21 Bahrain,
Manama, Bahrain
Career interests
entrepreneurship; real estate; public equity;
private equity
wALid hiFNy egYPT
[email protected]
Helwan University, egypt, BComm Commerce
and Business administration; Chartered
institute of Management accountants,
UK, Society of Tax advisors, egypt, Certified
Tax advisor
Languages: arabic
Regional Finance Manager – Africa & Middle
East, British American tobacco plc, uK
Led the regional corporate finance team with
over 75 business units
senior Finance Projects Manager, BAt Japan
Group, Japan
OTiF execution of two strategic initiatives with
sustainable cash flow savings
Finance Controller, BAt Egypt, Egypt
Managed the financial planning and reporting
function. responsibility of MiS development
(SaP utilisation)
Experienced senior Consultant – tax Advisory
services, Ernst & young, Egypt
Supervised reviews of transfer pricing;
corporate debt, dividends, head office cost
allocation and tax efficient restructurings
Career interests
Management consulting; mergers and
acquisitions; fast moving consumer goods;
business strategy
GEORGE F hOLLENdORFER USa
[email protected]
Columbia University, USa, Masters of
international affairs; adelphi University, USa,
BBa in Finance
Languages: Spanish
Executive director, CiBC, New york, usA
Directed the development of business plans
on new revenue generation initiatives designed
to increase productivity and profitability in
multiple product lines
relationship manager to senior executive
management team regarding product
innovations, new initiatives
Designed and initiated innovative business
plan for $750 million real estate fund joint
venture with projected net revenue of over
$42 million
Controller Officer, iNG-BARiNG, New york,
usA
Financial controller for New York based trading
and structured finance teams
Project leader on design and initiation of
profitability system
Manager, Global derivatives, Citibank,
New york, usA
Career interests
Business development; sustainability;
social entrepreneurship; venture capital
FAhREEN JivRAJ UK
[email protected]
University of Bristol, UK, BSc Cellular
Medicine; London School of economics and
Political Science, UK, Certificate LifeLong
Learning
CEO, swanvale, Cheshire, uK
elderly care home group
Focussing on operational turnaround and
development
Non-Executive director, Opulent Group,
tanzania, zanzibar, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda
advisory support for a substantial family
conglomerate specialising in hospitality,
agricultural and pharmaceutical services
Current focus on public – private partnerships
aims to develop new opportunities for local
communities
international strategic Alliance – Board
Member
National Care Providers Association – Board
Member
Aga Khan Foundation
Career interests
Charity, not for profit, humanitarian assistance
and development work
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KEizO KAMiKAwA JaPaN
[email protected]
New York institute of Technology, USa,
BSc Business administration
Languages: Japanese
senior Coordinator, strategic Planning Office /
international Oil and Gas dept. / Media
and investor Relations dept., Japan Petroleum
Exploration Co., Ltd (JAPEx) (1st section
of the tokyo stock Exchange:1662), Japan
Made economic analysis to evaluate
international projects’ profitability
Sought acquisition opportunity of international
oil and gas LNg assets
Negotiated contractual terms and conditions
with government and partners to advance
development
Managed corporate brand through media and
investor relations
Associate/Manager, institutional Banking
Group, structured Finance, shinsei
Bank Ltd. (1st section of the tokyo stock
Exchange:8303), tokyo, Japan
Structured various funding to originators
as securitisation of aBS, MBS and aBL
Made funding strategy of various international
energy projects
Career interests
energy and resources; brand management;
luxury; strategy
LEsLiE s KNOtts USa
[email protected]
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton
School, USa , Certificate in Finance and
accounting; The London School of economics
and Political Science, UK, MSc economic
History; Bryn Mawr College, USa,
Ba economics and Political Science
vice President, Morgan stanley, usA
global Talent Management Officer for 1700
employee organisation
Key stakeholder and Workstream Lead in
post-merger org development: staffing models,
and synergy analysis
execution Lead for Offshore Deployment
Strategy: operating models, functional
migrations, cost savings, contract negotiations,
supplier management
Facilitated management decisions and
leveraged analysis models: capacity planning,
span of control, depth charts
Career interests
Corporate strategy; social entrepreneurship;
finance
CAthERiNE KENyAttA
ireLaND, UK
[email protected]
University College London, UK,
PhD anthropology; University of Oxford,
UK, Ba Human Sciences
KEMRi-wellcome trust Research Programme,
Chief Operating Officer, university of Oxford,
Kenya
Senior Leadership Team
Leading all administrative and operational
functions
Developing appropriate governance structures
risk management
Manager, Planning and Operations, the
MdG Centre, East and southern Africa (Earth
institute at Columbia university), Kenya
Project director and Programme
Representative, university of Missouri,
Columbia (international Agriculture
Programmes), south sudan and Kenya
Manager, Programme Planning and Resources
world Agroforestry Centre , Kenya
Career interests
Social entrepreneurship; research for
development; management in not-for-profit
organisations; higher education
BRiAN MCKNiGht USa
[email protected]
Franklin Pierce Law Center at University
of New Hampshire, USa, Juris Doctor;
Brown University, USa, BSc Biology
Partner, Novak druce + Quigg, LLP, usA
represented clients large and small
in acquiring patent protection for their
intellectual assets, particularly in fields
of software and medical devices
Specialist in defending the patentability/
validity of patent assets when challenged
by third parties in reexamination before the
U.S. Patent Office
Counselled start up companies in Silicon
Valley with respect to intellectual Property
matters
Career interests
Law; management
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shAwN MOdARREsi USa
[email protected]
University of California, USa, Ba economics
Languages: Farsi
COO / Executive vice President, 7Layer
technologies, san Francisco, usA
Led the development and deployment of
cloud systems for use in technology and retail
organisations
Formed new division focusing on product
licensing
Produced architecture and deployed strategy
for next generation virtual enterprise solutions
responsible for strategy surrounding the
direction of team deployment groups
Management Consultant,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, usA
Defined channel strategies for enterprise
technology firms
Designed and managed solutions for business
procedures within the software space
Developed business planning procedures,
management systems, and budgetary controls
Career interests
Technology; corporate strategy;
entrepreneurship
JustiN MuRRAy SOUTH aFriCa
[email protected]
University of Cape Town, South africa,
MComm economics; rhodes University,
South africa, BComm (Hons) economics,
Management and Organisational Psychology
Languages: afrikaans, Zulu
Grower Affairs Manager, Mpumalanga Cane
Growers Association, Malalane, Mpumalanga,
south Africa
representing the interests of 1300
independent entrepreneurs (sugar cane
farmers) to internal and external stakeholders
Managing teams of industry specialists from
logistics to bio risk management
Led the establishment of the 870 member
Liguguletfu Co-Operative. LCO has leveraged
its initial £440,000 investment into a £24M
agri Development Fund
Sourced funding for and managed five grant
funded projects ranging from using social
facilitation to improve collective decisions
on communally owned farms, to investigating
optimal technology solutions for renewable
energy opportunities
Career interests
Strategy; social entrepreneurship; renewable
energy
OuMEsh MuNGROO MaUriTaNia
[email protected]
Fellow of Chartered and Certified accountants,
UK; University of Mauritius, Mauritius,
MSc in applied economics with specialisation
in Banking and Finance; association Cambiste
internationale, Certificate in Foreign exchange
Options; association Cambiste internationale,
Diploma
Languages: French
treasurer, Barclays Bank Plc, Mauritius
Part of the leadership team of the bank
implementation of automated Payment
System for the financial sector in Mauritius
Developing/implementing of customer
management information system in Treasury
introducing the concept of Treasury workshops
for clients and launching derivative products
People management, performance focus,
selling and cross selling skills, treasury
technical (products, risk and assets and
liabilities)
head of Market Making and Liquidity,
Barclays Bank Plc, Mauritius
head of treasury sales, Barclays Bank Plc,
Mauritius
dealer Financial Market, Bank of Mauritius,
Mauritius
Career interests
Treasury
sARA NiLssON dEhANAs UK
[email protected]
rice University, USa, Ba english Literature;
Lorenzo de Medici art institute, italy,
Language, History, arts
Languages: italian
Project director, duke Corporate Education,
London, uK
Designing and delivering customised
executive education projects worth £3 million
per annum. Specialisation in high-impact
programmes in emerging markets
Key relationship manager for multiple
stakeholders including clients, senior
executives, board members, educators/faculty
and suppliers
Leading global project teams and holding
responsibility for budgets and contracts
Clients include: Safran, Bosch, UBM, Coutts,
rBS, rabobank, Total and NSN
technology specialist, duke Corporate
Education, North Carolina, usA
Developed web solutions to meet client
learning needs
increased business portfolio three-fold
introduced more efficient systems, while
enhancing features and user interface
Career interests
Project management; management
consulting; executive education, leadership
development; not-for-profit work
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OLuMidE OKuNOLA Nigeria
[email protected]
University of Oxford, UK, MSc Major
Programme Management; London School
of economics and Political Science, UK,
MSc HPPF; Ogun State University, Nigeria, MD
Languages: Yoruba
Project Coordinator, Reliance Referral
hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
responsible for coordinating all the elements
in the development of large greenfield hospital
programme
responsible for aligning hospital development
to ensure international accreditation
Updating the business plan
Consultant, world Bank, Abuja, Nigeria
Supervisory missions to participating states
under the USD200 million credit
Developing action oriented health MDgS
biased workplans
Career interests
Development banking; social entrepreneurship;
healthcare ppps & financing for neglected
tropical diseases; management of large
complex healthcare infrastructure programmes
ALExEy POdKOLziN
rUSSiaN FeDeraTiON
[email protected]
Moscow State institute of international
relations, russian Federation,
MSc international relations
Languages: russian, arabic
deputy head of strategic Financial Projects,
ENRC Plc., uK
Managing group life-of-mine financial model,
supporting capital allocations, corporate
restructurings and M&a
integration Manager, ENRC Plc., uK
Conducted a number of successful post
M&a integrations
Md, ENRC Marketing, ENRC, Russia
resolved a $30m customs/tax dispute
GM, ENRC Marketing, ENRC, dubai
deputy head of Oil & Energy sector dpt.,
National Reserve Bank, Russian Federation
stock trader, National Reserve Bank,
Russian Federation
Career interests
Management; mining
PiEtER RORiCh SOUTH aFriCa
[email protected]
University of Pretoria, South africa,
BComm (acc); University of South africa,
South africa, BComm (Hons); SaiCa,
South africa, Chartered accountant
Languages: afrikaans
Manager: Equity underwriting;
Manager: Corporate Finance, Genbel
securities (Gensec), Johannesburg,
south Africa
equity underwriting transactions
Started Corporate Finance unit
M&a
Private equity
director: investment Banking, deutsche Bank,
Johannesburg, south Africa
general M&a
Leading the Metals and Mining Team in Sa
Executive director: New Business and
investor Relations, African Rainbow Minerals,
Johannesburg, south Africa
Leading new business (M&a and Strategy)
Leading ir function (local and international)
director: investments, Royal Bafokeng
holdings, Johannesburg, south Africa
Leading the investment team
investment strategy and execution
Monitoring investments
representative on boards
Career interests
Private equity; corporate finance; portfolio
management; international finance
NAGuLA sANGARy CaNaDa
[email protected]
McMaster University, Canada, PhD electrical
engineering; Texas a&M University, USa,
BSc electrical engineering
Languages: Tamil
technical director/Principal scientist,
Research in Motion, waterloo, Canada
Providing services with more than 22 years
of experience in the wireless industry as
a designer/manager, professor and visionary
Successfully lead many product development
design teams
Well recognised for advanced research abilities
Adjunct Professor, McMaster university
and university of waterloo, Canada
Lecturing in wireless technology/radio design/
device physics
Supervising PhD and MSc students
Collaborative research
visiting Professor, Central south university,
Changsha, China
Prudential Property Management Ltd, toronto,
Canada
Providing growth strategy and support
Career interests
innovation strategy; business strategy;
academia; engineering; commercialising
technology research-market; consulting
on restructuring start-ups in the areas of
hi-tech and contracting; teaching/research;
development/research with universities and
other institutions
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[email protected]
University of essex, UK, Ba economics
Programme Manager, Reed Elsevier, uK, usA,
the Netherlands
Leadership of multiple successful business
transformation programmes: business
intelligence, Hr transformation ($33m
spend, 28,000 FTe, 17 countries), finance
and fulfillment
Strategy development and strategic projects
Leadership of corporate divestment
programmes up to $64m spend: development
and management of large teams (50+) across
multiple service providers, day1 planning,
TSa planning and process transfer
expertise in business process re-engineering,
change management and team development
Global Process Owner, Nokia Corporation,
London, helsinki
global process owner for b2b customer order
management
Business process re-engineering as part
of a SaP r/3 deployment
Championed and developed business
intelligence and data mining analytics
capability across european supply chain
operations
Career interests
Strategy; entrepreneurship; management
consulting; mergers and acquisitions
viNCENt shEN TaiWaN
[email protected]
Soochow University, Taiwan, Ba economics
Languages: Chinese
CEO, stL Capital Co., hong Kong
CEO, ChC healthcare Group, taiwan
Managing director, Merrill Lynch, hong Kong
PiBg
Executive director, Morgan stanley, hong Kong
PWM
Career interests
entrepreneurship
RABi swAiN iNDia
[email protected]
University College Cork, ireland, Meng
Microelectronics engineering; National
institute of Technology, india, Be electronics
and Communication engineering
Languages: Hindi, Bengali
senior design Engineer, intel Corp., shannon,
ireland
Hard iP for processors and chipsets, r&D
management
PCi-gen3, receivers, PLL and clock
architecture
DSP, analytical modelling
Patents, publications, technical marketing
and mentoring
senior RF design Engineer, M/A Com
Eurotech, Cork, ireland
Design lead
Development of synthesisers for wireless
infrastructure market
Customer liaisons
Training
Project Engineer, Analog devices Bv, Limerick,
ireland
Design evaluation of rF transceivers
Phase noise measurement
Yield analysis
Mentoring interns
scientist C, National Centre For Radio
Astrophysics, tata institute of Fundamental
Research, Pune, india
radio telescopes
radio astronomy instrumentation
Correlation receivers, synthesis imaging
Pulsar search
Career interests
entrepreneurship; consulting; international
finance; academia
AyEMERE uKAtO Nigeria
[email protected]
University of Benin, edo State, Nigeria,
Beng Chemical engineering
service Quality Engineer (Global Coverage),
schlumberger, stonehouse, Gloucestershire, uK
Continuous trend analysis, support and
process improvement globally
Delivered performance in excess of 25%
as against objectives
Project Manager, schlumberger, Port harcourt,
Rivers state, Nigeria
in-charge of operational and account portfolio
of Shell-SPDC
Secured contract with Shell-SPDC after about
5yrs of no contract and increased revenue by
over 100%
Field service Manager, schlumberger,
Port harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria
in-charge of operational and account portfolio
of Shell-SNePCo, Chevron, BP and SiNOPeC
improved service delivery to these clients
sQC/FtC/RsO and Knowledge Champion,
schlumberger, Nigeria
Participated actively in personnel recruitment,
training and development of over 450
personnel
improved knowledge management and usage
Career interests
Operations; business development;
entrepreneurship; engineering
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[email protected]
Princeton University, USa, Ba Psychology
director, special development Events,
City to City, usA
Create and direct major development events
Manage key relationships with financial
supporters
Associate director of Generosity and
development, Redeemer Presbyterian Church,
New york, usA
Managed and executed a multi million dollar
capital campaign
Created and executed organisations generosity
strategic plan
Founder /CEO, Alchemy social Club, LLC, usA
Social enterprise started to raise resources
for young designers and raising support and
resources for young non for profits
Account Executive / strategic Planner Bartle
Bogle and hegarty Advertising, New york, usA
Managed national / international print and
television campaigns for Levi Strauss & Co.
Career interests
Social entrepreneurship; innovation strategy;
charity, not for profit, and development work;
consulting
BREtt wOOds aUSTraLia
[email protected]
London Business School, UK, emerging
Leaders Programme; University of Newcastle,
australia, BComm; University of Newcastle,
australia, Bachelor of information Science
Portfolio director, Computer systems,
Australia
run a major technology portfolio across
australia
responsibilities include technology
leadership, strategic planning, product
management, vendor/analyst relations,
business development
extensive executive level engagement with
clients
Portfolio Manager, hewlett-Packard, Australia
responsible for a major technology portfolio
across 14 countries in asia Pacific
Provided technology leadership to a team
of consultants who scoped/sold/delivered
portfolio solutions through client engagements
Provided technology leadership to consultants
who delivered solutions to clients
Member of the regional and worldwide
consulting portfolio management teams
Chief Architect, 2e2, uK
Led the consulting practice responsible for
2e2’s largest clients specialised in banking/
finance
Worked closely with senior executives
to define/implement the iT-to-Business
alignment strategy, roadmap and programmes
for the respective client
Significant experience working in europe and
the US
senior technology Consultant, hewlett-
Packard, Australia
Led high-profile projects for multi-national
enterprise clientele
Subject matter expertise on complex LaN/
WaN, wireless, collaboration and security
architectures
Managed the implementation of complex
installations, designs and migrations
Career interests
information technology; consulting;
entrepreneurship; banking
REBECCA wEstON UK
[email protected]
Newcastle University, UK, PhD Mechanical
engineering; University of Oxford, UK,
Ba Physics
head of Operating unit, Plutonium
Operations, spent Fuel Management,
sellafield Limited, Cumbria, uK
accountable for the business, includes
operating and commissioning facilities and
managing historic assets
Created the operating unit of 300 people from
three existing units
Significantly contributed to UK strategy
integrated Change Programme Lead,
sellafield Limited, uK
accountable for setting and implementing a
programme to improve leadership behaviours
across an organisation of >10,000
head of technical, sellafield MOx Plant,
British Nuclear Group Limited, Cumbria, uK
Delivered technical and engineering support,
via a team of 40, to a mixed oxide fuel
manufacturing plant
Contract Officer, Commercial, British Nuclear
Group Limited, uK
Career interests
Operations; programme management;
technology and r&D; energy
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OzOhu AdOh Nigeria, UK
[email protected]
SKeMa Business School (eSC Lille), France,
MSc auditing, Management accounting
& information Systems; aBU Zaria, Nigeria,
BSc accounting
Accountant – Budgeting & Capital
Management, Nexen Petroleum, uK
responsible for the short term planning of the
UK division
Managing an annual capital budget of
~$US1.1 billion including the allocation,
utilisation and accountability of current year
capital spend
Regional Financial Analyst – Africa, Middle
East & Asia, BG Group PLC, uK
Provided financial insight on regional
operations and activities to top management
and external stake holders
Provided technical accounting support relating
specifically to the oil and gas industry to the
regional assets
Career interests
energy and resources; strategy; corporate
finance; consulting
ExECutivE
MBA PROFiLE
Class of 2012/13
The Saïd Business School
is one of europe’s youngest
and most entrepreneurial
business schools. an integral
part of the University of
Oxford, the School embodies
the academic rigour and
forward thinking that has
made Oxford a world leader
in education. We study
how successful businesses
appreciate the rules of the
game, written and unwritten,
but then we study how
we can create new games
altogether – through
entrepreneurship, innovation,
and huge infrastructure
programmes.
The Oxford executive
MBa is ranked 29th in
the 2011 Financial Times’
global eMBa ranking.
Our programme is in the
top 15 in europe. The Saïd
Business School programme
is one of the most diverse,
ranked 13th in the world
for international students.
in the 2012 Financial Times’
global MBa ranking, Saïd
Business School’s one-year
MBa programme is ranked
20th in the world and second
in the UK. Our programme
is in the top ten globally
for student diversity. Our
one-year MBa is also ranked
in Business Week’s top 20
business schools outside
the USa.
“ The Oxford executive MBa offers students an
unrivalled international network of peers, alumni
and faculty. The current class gives students the
opportunity to build relationships with senior
professionals from around the world.”
Kathy Harvey, executive MBa Director
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PERRy M ANdERsON CaNaDa
[email protected]
London Business School, UK, Financing
the entrepreneurial Business; University
of Portland, USa, BBa (Hons) international
Finance
CEO – Managing director, Quadra Global
Capital Corp, vancouver, Canada
Founded private equity and investment firm
Provided advisory/capital raising services
Currently investing proprietary capital into
real estate, private and public companies
Strategically established international network
of private high net worth and institutional
investors
Completed 17 deals with significant
transactional experience across sectors
including real estate, technology,
manufacturing, oil & gas
Strong operational background leading over
70 people
early stage investor in avigilon, an HD security
surveillance company
revenues during investment increased
over 40,000%
Named ‘4th Fastest growing Company
in North america’ according to Deloitte
exit achieved via iPO
Career interests
international finance; private equity; strategy;
higher education; solving complex problems
MARGAux A AviGuEtERO USa
[email protected]
golden gate University School of Law, USa,
J.D. Law; University of California, San Diego,
USa, BSc Chemistry, Biochemistry
senior Associate, Novak druce + Quigg LLP,
san Francisco, California, usA
Patent attorney and member of the firm’s
nationally recognised Post grant Law/Patent
reexamination and Litigation Practice groups
Technical specialities in computer software,
computer hardware, biotechnology, and
chemistry
represented Fortune 500 companies in
intellectual property disputes resulting in
settlement of multimillion dollar (US) cases
Career interests
Legal services; venture capital; technology;
biotechnology
shuAiB Audu Nigeria
[email protected]
University of reading, UK, MSc international
Securities, investment and Banking;
University of Leicester, UK, Ba Business
economics
divisional head, investment Management
(Chief investment Officer), stanbic iBtC Asset
Management (a member of standard Bank
Group), Lagos, Nigeria
Member of Board investment Strategy
Committee. Oversee the management of
Stanbic iBTC Mutual Funds, Umbrella Funds
and institutional Funds; combined assets over
USD600 million managed on behalf of over
35,000 clients
Flagship mutual fund, largest and most
successful in Nigeria, over USD100 million
under management
Lead member of team that manages over
USD800 million worth of Central Bank
of Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves
in partnership with Bank of New York and
Credit Suisse
Lead Portfolio Manager/team-Leader,
investment Management stanbic iBtC
Pension Managers (a Member of standard
Bank Group), Lagos, Nigeria
Part of pioneer management team that
grew company from a start-up in 2005
to the leading and largest Pension Fund
administrator in Nigeria today; approximately
25% market share, over USD3 billion under
management
Set-up the investment Management
department
Career interests
Private equity; asset management; corporate
finance; entrepreneurship
tiM ALBONE UK
[email protected]
University of Bristol, UK, Ba Theology and
religious Studies
Languages: Portuguese
director of Business development,
Limeline internet, Freetown, sierra Leone
Oversee a team of 35
Developing business throughout West africa
Overhauled the technical and commercial
teams
Author, virgin Books, Kabul, Afghanistan
Headhunted to write about my experiences
with the afghan cricket team
director/Producer, BBC, Kabul, Afghanistan
Created, directed and produced a documentary
for the BBC on the afghan cricket team
Shown in over 15 countries and 35 cinemas
in the UK
Won the grierson award for Best Newcomer
2011 and gQ Magazine picked it as one of
the top ten sports documentaries ever made
Afghanistan Correspondent, the times and
sunday times, Kabul, Afghanistan
responsible for reporting and sourcing stories
from all over afghanistan
Spent over seven months embedded with
the military
Career interests
Venture capital; Business development;
emerging and frontier markets, africa and
Brazil
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ANtON BABOGLO UKraiNe
[email protected]
University of economics and Law, Ukraine,
MSc international economics; Hogeschool
NOVi, Netherlands, BSc Business economics
Languages: russian, Ukrainian
Managing director, Business school, London
school of Business & Finance, London, uK
general management of the second-largest
unit within organisation with three teaching
campuses in the UK, international study
centres in asia and North america and
substantial online learning provision
responsible for all aspects of strategic
planning & development (including strategic
partnerships), operations management
(customer support, service delivery, resource
management), customer acquisition
(marketing, sales, business development)
and P&L
Delivered exponential growth in revenues
and customer base across all major products
Project-managed several breakthrough
initiatives (including social media projects)
and new product design teams
Career interests
innovation strategy; entrepreneurship;
management consulting; marketing
JAwAd BhAtti PaKiSTaN, UK
[email protected]
Middlesex University, UK, BSc Business
information Technology & Marketing; Forman
Christian College, Pakistan, Beng engineering
Science
Languages: Urdu
Business development Manager, Middle East
& N. Africa, i2O water, uK
New marketing development for green
technologies in Middle east and North africa
Operations of new business
Sales and business development
regional alliances and partnership
management
senior Presales Engineer, infovista Limited, uK
Technical sales support for telecoms
technology
New market development, Middle east &
South africa
Technical account management for large
accounts
Leading local teams in the Middle east
senior Consultant and systems Architect,
Compuware Limited, uK
Business applications and network
performance enhancements
Project management
Team leader
Solution architect
technology Marketing Assistant, Public sector,
unisys Ltd., uK
UK public sector marketing; royal Navy
& Police
Managing marketing activities across the UK
Marketing information systems management
Career interests
Business development; renewable energy;
healthcare; green technology, water &
environment conservation
MARKus J BERtsCh gerMaNY
[email protected]
Johann Wolfgang goethe-Universität,
Frankfurt am Main, germany, Diplom in
economics, Business administration and
Finance; Diplom Kaufmann
Languages: german
Managing director, head Products & services,
uBs wealth Management, Frankfurt, Germany
responsible for a team of 90 people in
Product Development, Wealth Planning,
Portfolio Management, execution
Member of the P&S Management Committee
europe
Managing director, Co-head Equity derivatives
Europe, uBs investment Bank, Frankfurt,
Germany; London, uK
Member of the global equity Derivative
Management Board
responsible for structuring and sales of equity
derivative and alternative products in germany,
austria & Luxembourg
Developed equity investor as structuring,
pricing and trading tool for equity structured
products. rolled out globally USD200 million
in revenues
Career interests
Private banking; financial markets; product
development, structured products; finance
& management
ALiCE ByuN USa
[email protected]
University of California, Santa Barbara ,
USa, Ba Business economics
Languages: Korean, Japanese
vice President, esilicon Corporation,
silicon valley, California, usA
18 years of executive sales and marketing
experience in electronics and semiconductor
industries. general management within China,
Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore & Vietnam
enables asia businesses and built oversea
operations team. Develops strategic
partnerships with world-leading conglomerates
throughout asia
executes on strategic plans and consistently
exceeded revenue & profit
director, Asia sales, virage Logic, usA
Built reputable asia team and increased sales
by 400% in two years by penetrating 70+ new
customers
tyco Electronics, usA
Managed asia sales and marketing team with
record sales. Created cross functional asia
team
Career interests
entrepreneurship; private equity; mergers and
acquisitions; electronics, semiconductor and
iT, global business
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JOhN ChALLiCE CaNaDa, UK
[email protected]
University of Toronto, Canada, MSc
Biochemistry; University of Calgary, Canada,
BSc (Hons) Chemistry and Biochemistry
vP and Publisher, higher Education,
Oxford university Press, uK
Business turnaround; strategic redirection;
talent recruitment and development
expansion into new markets; product
development; business development;
corporate acquisitions; P+L responsibility
vP and Editor in Chief, science, Pearson
Education
Product development; new media r+D
Career interests
Media; project management; turnarounds;
product development
JANEt M dAwsON
aUSTraLia, USa
[email protected]
australian institute of export, australia,
Diploma in export Management
director, head of institutional Foreign
Exchange sales uK/Europe, westpac
institutional Bank, London, uK
responsible for the sales/marketing and
distribution of foreign exchange products to
the UK/european institutional client sector
Manage a sales team of 6 people who
collectively cover the institutional client base
throughout europe/UK
director, head of institutional Foreign
Exchange sales Americas, westpac
institutional Bank, New york, usA
responsible for foreign exchange sales team
for USa
Managed the distribution, sales and marketing
to the North american client base
senior dealer, Corporate Foreign Exchange
sales, westpac institutional Bank, sydney,
Australia
Sales and distribution of foreign exchange
product to the australian and multinational
corporate clients based in australia
Career interests
Financial markets; business strategy
vENKAtA ChELLAM MaLaYSia
[email protected]
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia,
MSc Plantation Management; University
of reading, UK, Ba Law
Languages: Malay, Tamil
Managing director, Chellam Plantations Group
Heads the group’s activities, and is responsible
for the overall business and growth strategy
of the group
The company has grown from 1,000 acres
in 2002 to over 50,000 acres of palm oil
plantations and palm oil mills in Malaysia
and indonesia
3 years as a litigation lawyer focused on civil
and corporate litigation prior to managing the
palm oil business
Council Member of the Malaysian Estate
Owners’ Association
Member of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association
Career interests
Venture capital; environment; renewable
energy; real estate
ERiC FAy USa
[email protected]
Harvard University, USa, Ma regional Studies
– Soviet Union; University of Virginia, USa,
Ba russian and east european Studies
Languages: Polish, French, german
Process Optimisation Manager, Allianz Polska
s.A., warsaw, Poland
Lead strategic process optimisation projects
implement Operational excellence (OPeX)
programme
Conduct process improvement and project
management training
Advisor, Bank zachodni wBK s.A., warsaw,
Poland
Led retail banking projects
Conducted customer satisfaction surveys
researched new product segments
director, Raiffeisen Bank Polska s.A., warsaw,
Poland
Managed Lean Six Sigma initiative
Led Six Sigma process improvement projects
Managed risk of the corporate credit portfolio
Member of the Board and vice President
Bank of America (Polska) s.A., warsaw,
Poland
Managed risk of the corporate credit portfolio
Managed corporate and institutional
customers
Developed business of representative office
in Poland
Career interests
Management consulting; consulting;
entrepreneurship; innovation strategy
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AListAiR FyFE aUSTraLia, USa
[email protected]
University of California, Los angeles,
USa, PhD Molecular Biology; University
of Tasmania, australia, MD
Physician/scientist/Educator,
Cardiac Associates of dallas, usA
established successful stand alone cardiology
clinic
implement cutting edge technologies for
prevention/early intervention
Clinical research and outcomes analysis
to deliver cost-efficient care
rapid implementation of eMr
Founding Partner, heart hospital Baylor Plano,
usA
Developed/established free standing
comprehensive heart care hospital
Helped identify and develop early phase
strategic partners
humanitarian, Christmas island, Kiribati
Lead 2 successful missions 2009/2011
identified disease, co-ordinated disease
management including successful surgery
for 13 citizens in 2009 and 9 in 2011
Organised and managed a disaster medical
team for Hurricane Katrina
Career interests
Healthcare; innovation strategy; technology;
entrepreneurship
LARs GOtAAs NOrWaY
[email protected]
Trondheim Business School, Norway,
MS Business administration; Norwegian
Business School, Norway, BBa
Languages: Norwegian
Managing director, Rail Gourmet togservice,
Oslo, Norway
Tender bidding and contract negotiation
Contract implementation, start up and turn-
around
Value chain management, optimising supply
chain
retail management including: product, place,
price, promotion and people
Managing director, King Food As –
Burger King Norway, Oslo, Norway
Managed restaurant chain with 34 franchise
restaurants
Negotiated franchise, lease, and property
agreements
Created and launched extensive growth
strategy, including entering new country
analysed the market, searched and developed
sites, developed and built new units
Career interests
Consumer goods, retail, transport; strategy,
startups, turnarounds; sustainable
development; CeO, interim management,
board director, private equity
huGh R hANNEssON
CaNaDa, USa
[email protected]
University of Manitoba, Canada, Ba Philosophy
Managing Partner, hRh Global Advisors LLC,
usA
Tech-sector entrepreneur
strategic Advisor, huntsman Gay Global
Capital LLC, usA
wall street Business unit Manager,
international Business Machines (iBM), usA
Founder, General Resonance LLC, usA
Career interests
Technology; entrepreneurship; private equity;
light-energy physics (nanotechnology)
PAtRiCK hAydEN aUSTraLia
[email protected]
University of New england, australia,
Masters of economic Studies; University
of Queensland, australia, Bachelor of Business
(agribusiness)
vice President, National Australia Bank, usA
Led the development of the firm’s Financial
risk Management Services division within
US subsidiary
responsible for strategy, product design,
system integration, stakeholder & regulatory
relations and division leadership
Associate director, National Australia Bank,
Australia
responsible for the analysis of financial
risk and development of risk management
solutions
senior trade Analyst, Paul Reinhart, Australia
and uganda
Managed the business development activities
and integration of east african operations
responsible for the logistics, derivatives,
management activities and supporting the
physical commodity trading operations
Paralegal – Commodity Litigation,
Credit Lyonnais Rouse Ltd, uK
Career interests
Financial markets; social entrepreneurship;
entrepreneurship
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FARis hAyEK JOrDaN, CaNaDa
[email protected]
Bentley University, USa, BSc economics
and Finance
Languages: arabic
Executive director, hayek investments,
Manama, Bahrain
Executive director, Century 21 Bahrain,
Manama, Bahrain
Career interests
entrepreneurship; real estate; public equity;
private equity
wALid hiFNy egYPT
[email protected]
Helwan University, egypt, BComm Commerce
and Business administration; Chartered
institute of Management accountants,
UK, Society of Tax advisors, egypt, Certified
Tax advisor
Languages: arabic
Regional Finance Manager – Africa & Middle
East, British American tobacco plc, uK
Led the regional corporate finance team with
over 75 business units
senior Finance Projects Manager, BAt Japan
Group, Japan
OTiF execution of two strategic initiatives with
sustainable cash flow savings
Finance Controller, BAt Egypt, Egypt
Managed the financial planning and reporting
function. responsibility of MiS development
(SaP utilisation)
Experienced senior Consultant – tax Advisory
services, Ernst & young, Egypt
Supervised reviews of transfer pricing;
corporate debt, dividends, head office cost
allocation and tax efficient restructurings
Career interests
Management consulting; mergers and
acquisitions; fast moving consumer goods;
business strategy
GEORGE F hOLLENdORFER USa
[email protected]
Columbia University, USa, Masters of
international affairs; adelphi University, USa,
BBa in Finance
Languages: Spanish
Executive director, CiBC, New york, usA
Directed the development of business plans
on new revenue generation initiatives designed
to increase productivity and profitability in
multiple product lines
relationship manager to senior executive
management team regarding product
innovations, new initiatives
Designed and initiated innovative business
plan for $750 million real estate fund joint
venture with projected net revenue of over
$42 million
Controller Officer, iNG-BARiNG, New york,
usA
Financial controller for New York based trading
and structured finance teams
Project leader on design and initiation of
profitability system
Manager, Global derivatives, Citibank,
New york, usA
Career interests
Business development; sustainability;
social entrepreneurship; venture capital
FAhREEN JivRAJ UK
[email protected]
University of Bristol, UK, BSc Cellular
Medicine; London School of economics and
Political Science, UK, Certificate LifeLong
Learning
CEO, swanvale, Cheshire, uK
elderly care home group
Focussing on operational turnaround and
development
Non-Executive director, Opulent Group,
tanzania, zanzibar, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda
advisory support for a substantial family
conglomerate specialising in hospitality,
agricultural and pharmaceutical services
Current focus on public – private partnerships
aims to develop new opportunities for local
communities
international strategic Alliance – Board
Member
National Care Providers Association – Board
Member
Aga Khan Foundation
Career interests
Charity, not for profit, humanitarian assistance
and development work
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KEizO KAMiKAwA JaPaN
[email protected]
New York institute of Technology, USa,
BSc Business administration
Languages: Japanese
senior Coordinator, strategic Planning Office /
international Oil and Gas dept. / Media
and investor Relations dept., Japan Petroleum
Exploration Co., Ltd (JAPEx) (1st section
of the tokyo stock Exchange:1662), Japan
Made economic analysis to evaluate
international projects’ profitability
Sought acquisition opportunity of international
oil and gas LNg assets
Negotiated contractual terms and conditions
with government and partners to advance
development
Managed corporate brand through media and
investor relations
Associate/Manager, institutional Banking
Group, structured Finance, shinsei
Bank Ltd. (1st section of the tokyo stock
Exchange:8303), tokyo, Japan
Structured various funding to originators
as securitisation of aBS, MBS and aBL
Made funding strategy of various international
energy projects
Career interests
energy and resources; brand management;
luxury; strategy
LEsLiE s KNOtts USa
[email protected]
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton
School, USa , Certificate in Finance and
accounting; The London School of economics
and Political Science, UK, MSc economic
History; Bryn Mawr College, USa,
Ba economics and Political Science
vice President, Morgan stanley, usA
global Talent Management Officer for 1700
employee organisation
Key stakeholder and Workstream Lead in
post-merger org development: staffing models,
and synergy analysis
execution Lead for Offshore Deployment
Strategy: operating models, functional
migrations, cost savings, contract negotiations,
supplier management
Facilitated management decisions and
leveraged analysis models: capacity planning,
span of control, depth charts
Career interests
Corporate strategy; social entrepreneurship;
finance
CAthERiNE KENyAttA
ireLaND, UK
[email protected]
University College London, UK,
PhD anthropology; University of Oxford,
UK, Ba Human Sciences
KEMRi-wellcome trust Research Programme,
Chief Operating Officer, university of Oxford,
Kenya
Senior Leadership Team
Leading all administrative and operational
functions
Developing appropriate governance structures
risk management
Manager, Planning and Operations, the
MdG Centre, East and southern Africa (Earth
institute at Columbia university), Kenya
Project director and Programme
Representative, university of Missouri,
Columbia (international Agriculture
Programmes), south sudan and Kenya
Manager, Programme Planning and Resources
world Agroforestry Centre , Kenya
Career interests
Social entrepreneurship; research for
development; management in not-for-profit
organisations; higher education
BRiAN MCKNiGht USa
[email protected]
Franklin Pierce Law Center at University
of New Hampshire, USa, Juris Doctor;
Brown University, USa, BSc Biology
Partner, Novak druce + Quigg, LLP, usA
represented clients large and small
in acquiring patent protection for their
intellectual assets, particularly in fields
of software and medical devices
Specialist in defending the patentability/
validity of patent assets when challenged
by third parties in reexamination before the
U.S. Patent Office
Counselled start up companies in Silicon
Valley with respect to intellectual Property
matters
Career interests
Law; management
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shAwN MOdARREsi USa
[email protected]
University of California, USa, Ba economics
Languages: Farsi
COO / Executive vice President, 7Layer
technologies, san Francisco, usA
Led the development and deployment of
cloud systems for use in technology and retail
organisations
Formed new division focusing on product
licensing
Produced architecture and deployed strategy
for next generation virtual enterprise solutions
responsible for strategy surrounding the
direction of team deployment groups
Management Consultant,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, usA
Defined channel strategies for enterprise
technology firms
Designed and managed solutions for business
procedures within the software space
Developed business planning procedures,
management systems, and budgetary controls
Career interests
Technology; corporate strategy;
entrepreneurship
JustiN MuRRAy SOUTH aFriCa
[email protected]
University of Cape Town, South africa,
MComm economics; rhodes University,
South africa, BComm (Hons) economics,
Management and Organisational Psychology
Languages: afrikaans, Zulu
Grower Affairs Manager, Mpumalanga Cane
Growers Association, Malalane, Mpumalanga,
south Africa
representing the interests of 1300
independent entrepreneurs (sugar cane
farmers) to internal and external stakeholders
Managing teams of industry specialists from
logistics to bio risk management
Led the establishment of the 870 member
Liguguletfu Co-Operative. LCO has leveraged
its initial £440,000 investment into a £24M
agri Development Fund
Sourced funding for and managed five grant
funded projects ranging from using social
facilitation to improve collective decisions
on communally owned farms, to investigating
optimal technology solutions for renewable
energy opportunities
Career interests
Strategy; social entrepreneurship; renewable
energy
OuMEsh MuNGROO MaUriTaNia
[email protected]
Fellow of Chartered and Certified accountants,
UK; University of Mauritius, Mauritius,
MSc in applied economics with specialisation
in Banking and Finance; association Cambiste
internationale, Certificate in Foreign exchange
Options; association Cambiste internationale,
Diploma
Languages: French
treasurer, Barclays Bank Plc, Mauritius
Part of the leadership team of the bank
implementation of automated Payment
System for the financial sector in Mauritius
Developing/implementing of customer
management information system in Treasury
introducing the concept of Treasury workshops
for clients and launching derivative products
People management, performance focus,
selling and cross selling skills, treasury
technical (products, risk and assets and
liabilities)
head of Market Making and Liquidity,
Barclays Bank Plc, Mauritius
head of treasury sales, Barclays Bank Plc,
Mauritius
dealer Financial Market, Bank of Mauritius,
Mauritius
Career interests
Treasury
sARA NiLssON dEhANAs UK
[email protected]
rice University, USa, Ba english Literature;
Lorenzo de Medici art institute, italy,
Language, History, arts
Languages: italian
Project director, duke Corporate Education,
London, uK
Designing and delivering customised
executive education projects worth £3 million
per annum. Specialisation in high-impact
programmes in emerging markets
Key relationship manager for multiple
stakeholders including clients, senior
executives, board members, educators/faculty
and suppliers
Leading global project teams and holding
responsibility for budgets and contracts
Clients include: Safran, Bosch, UBM, Coutts,
rBS, rabobank, Total and NSN
technology specialist, duke Corporate
Education, North Carolina, usA
Developed web solutions to meet client
learning needs
increased business portfolio three-fold
introduced more efficient systems, while
enhancing features and user interface
Career interests
Project management; management
consulting; executive education, leadership
development; not-for-profit work
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OLuMidE OKuNOLA Nigeria
[email protected]
University of Oxford, UK, MSc Major
Programme Management; London School
of economics and Political Science, UK,
MSc HPPF; Ogun State University, Nigeria, MD
Languages: Yoruba
Project Coordinator, Reliance Referral
hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
responsible for coordinating all the elements
in the development of large greenfield hospital
programme
responsible for aligning hospital development
to ensure international accreditation
Updating the business plan
Consultant, world Bank, Abuja, Nigeria
Supervisory missions to participating states
under the USD200 million credit
Developing action oriented health MDgS
biased workplans
Career interests
Development banking; social entrepreneurship;
healthcare ppps & financing for neglected
tropical diseases; management of large
complex healthcare infrastructure programmes
ALExEy POdKOLziN
rUSSiaN FeDeraTiON
[email protected]
Moscow State institute of international
relations, russian Federation,
MSc international relations
Languages: russian, arabic
deputy head of strategic Financial Projects,
ENRC Plc., uK
Managing group life-of-mine financial model,
supporting capital allocations, corporate
restructurings and M&a
integration Manager, ENRC Plc., uK
Conducted a number of successful post
M&a integrations
Md, ENRC Marketing, ENRC, Russia
resolved a $30m customs/tax dispute
GM, ENRC Marketing, ENRC, dubai
deputy head of Oil & Energy sector dpt.,
National Reserve Bank, Russian Federation
stock trader, National Reserve Bank,
Russian Federation
Career interests
Management; mining
PiEtER RORiCh SOUTH aFriCa
[email protected]
University of Pretoria, South africa,
BComm (acc); University of South africa,
South africa, BComm (Hons); SaiCa,
South africa, Chartered accountant
Languages: afrikaans
Manager: Equity underwriting;
Manager: Corporate Finance, Genbel
securities (Gensec), Johannesburg,
south Africa
equity underwriting transactions
Started Corporate Finance unit
M&a
Private equity
director: investment Banking, deutsche Bank,
Johannesburg, south Africa
general M&a
Leading the Metals and Mining Team in Sa
Executive director: New Business and
investor Relations, African Rainbow Minerals,
Johannesburg, south Africa
Leading new business (M&a and Strategy)
Leading ir function (local and international)
director: investments, Royal Bafokeng
holdings, Johannesburg, south Africa
Leading the investment team
investment strategy and execution
Monitoring investments
representative on boards
Career interests
Private equity; corporate finance; portfolio
management; international finance
NAGuLA sANGARy CaNaDa
[email protected]
McMaster University, Canada, PhD electrical
engineering; Texas a&M University, USa,
BSc electrical engineering
Languages: Tamil
technical director/Principal scientist,
Research in Motion, waterloo, Canada
Providing services with more than 22 years
of experience in the wireless industry as
a designer/manager, professor and visionary
Successfully lead many product development
design teams
Well recognised for advanced research abilities
Adjunct Professor, McMaster university
and university of waterloo, Canada
Lecturing in wireless technology/radio design/
device physics
Supervising PhD and MSc students
Collaborative research
visiting Professor, Central south university,
Changsha, China
Prudential Property Management Ltd, toronto,
Canada
Providing growth strategy and support
Career interests
innovation strategy; business strategy;
academia; engineering; commercialising
technology research-market; consulting
on restructuring start-ups in the areas of
hi-tech and contracting; teaching/research;
development/research with universities and
other institutions
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tOM sAyERs UK
[email protected]
University of essex, UK, Ba economics
Programme Manager, Reed Elsevier, uK, usA,
the Netherlands
Leadership of multiple successful business
transformation programmes: business
intelligence, Hr transformation ($33m
spend, 28,000 FTe, 17 countries), finance
and fulfillment
Strategy development and strategic projects
Leadership of corporate divestment
programmes up to $64m spend: development
and management of large teams (50+) across
multiple service providers, day1 planning,
TSa planning and process transfer
expertise in business process re-engineering,
change management and team development
Global Process Owner, Nokia Corporation,
London, helsinki
global process owner for b2b customer order
management
Business process re-engineering as part
of a SaP r/3 deployment
Championed and developed business
intelligence and data mining analytics
capability across european supply chain
operations
Career interests
Strategy; entrepreneurship; management
consulting; mergers and acquisitions
viNCENt shEN TaiWaN
[email protected]
Soochow University, Taiwan, Ba economics
Languages: Chinese
CEO, stL Capital Co., hong Kong
CEO, ChC healthcare Group, taiwan
Managing director, Merrill Lynch, hong Kong
PiBg
Executive director, Morgan stanley, hong Kong
PWM
Career interests
entrepreneurship
RABi swAiN iNDia
[email protected]
University College Cork, ireland, Meng
Microelectronics engineering; National
institute of Technology, india, Be electronics
and Communication engineering
Languages: Hindi, Bengali
senior design Engineer, intel Corp., shannon,
ireland
Hard iP for processors and chipsets, r&D
management
PCi-gen3, receivers, PLL and clock
architecture
DSP, analytical modelling
Patents, publications, technical marketing
and mentoring
senior RF design Engineer, M/A Com
Eurotech, Cork, ireland
Design lead
Development of synthesisers for wireless
infrastructure market
Customer liaisons
Training
Project Engineer, Analog devices Bv, Limerick,
ireland
Design evaluation of rF transceivers
Phase noise measurement
Yield analysis
Mentoring interns
scientist C, National Centre For Radio
Astrophysics, tata institute of Fundamental
Research, Pune, india
radio telescopes
radio astronomy instrumentation
Correlation receivers, synthesis imaging
Pulsar search
Career interests
entrepreneurship; consulting; international
finance; academia
AyEMERE uKAtO Nigeria
[email protected]
University of Benin, edo State, Nigeria,
Beng Chemical engineering
service Quality Engineer (Global Coverage),
schlumberger, stonehouse, Gloucestershire, uK
Continuous trend analysis, support and
process improvement globally
Delivered performance in excess of 25%
as against objectives
Project Manager, schlumberger, Port harcourt,
Rivers state, Nigeria
in-charge of operational and account portfolio
of Shell-SPDC
Secured contract with Shell-SPDC after about
5yrs of no contract and increased revenue by
over 100%
Field service Manager, schlumberger,
Port harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria
in-charge of operational and account portfolio
of Shell-SNePCo, Chevron, BP and SiNOPeC
improved service delivery to these clients
sQC/FtC/RsO and Knowledge Champion,
schlumberger, Nigeria
Participated actively in personnel recruitment,
training and development of over 450
personnel
improved knowledge management and usage
Career interests
Operations; business development;
entrepreneurship; engineering
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EMiLy vOGELzANG USa
[email protected]
Princeton University, USa, Ba Psychology
director, special development Events,
City to City, usA
Create and direct major development events
Manage key relationships with financial
supporters
Associate director of Generosity and
development, Redeemer Presbyterian Church,
New york, usA
Managed and executed a multi million dollar
capital campaign
Created and executed organisations generosity
strategic plan
Founder /CEO, Alchemy social Club, LLC, usA
Social enterprise started to raise resources
for young designers and raising support and
resources for young non for profits
Account Executive / strategic Planner Bartle
Bogle and hegarty Advertising, New york, usA
Managed national / international print and
television campaigns for Levi Strauss & Co.
Career interests
Social entrepreneurship; innovation strategy;
charity, not for profit, and development work;
consulting
BREtt wOOds aUSTraLia
[email protected]
London Business School, UK, emerging
Leaders Programme; University of Newcastle,
australia, BComm; University of Newcastle,
australia, Bachelor of information Science
Portfolio director, Computer systems,
Australia
run a major technology portfolio across
australia
responsibilities include technology
leadership, strategic planning, product
management, vendor/analyst relations,
business development
extensive executive level engagement with
clients
Portfolio Manager, hewlett-Packard, Australia
responsible for a major technology portfolio
across 14 countries in asia Pacific
Provided technology leadership to a team
of consultants who scoped/sold/delivered
portfolio solutions through client engagements
Provided technology leadership to consultants
who delivered solutions to clients
Member of the regional and worldwide
consulting portfolio management teams
Chief Architect, 2e2, uK
Led the consulting practice responsible for
2e2’s largest clients specialised in banking/
finance
Worked closely with senior executives
to define/implement the iT-to-Business
alignment strategy, roadmap and programmes
for the respective client
Significant experience working in europe and
the US
senior technology Consultant, hewlett-
Packard, Australia
Led high-profile projects for multi-national
enterprise clientele
Subject matter expertise on complex LaN/
WaN, wireless, collaboration and security
architectures
Managed the implementation of complex
installations, designs and migrations
Career interests
information technology; consulting;
entrepreneurship; banking
REBECCA wEstON UK
[email protected]
Newcastle University, UK, PhD Mechanical
engineering; University of Oxford, UK,
Ba Physics
head of Operating unit, Plutonium
Operations, spent Fuel Management,
sellafield Limited, Cumbria, uK
accountable for the business, includes
operating and commissioning facilities and
managing historic assets
Created the operating unit of 300 people from
three existing units
Significantly contributed to UK strategy
integrated Change Programme Lead,
sellafield Limited, uK
accountable for setting and implementing a
programme to improve leadership behaviours
across an organisation of >10,000
head of technical, sellafield MOx Plant,
British Nuclear Group Limited, Cumbria, uK
Delivered technical and engineering support,
via a team of 40, to a mixed oxide fuel
manufacturing plant
Contract Officer, Commercial, British Nuclear
Group Limited, uK
Career interests
Operations; programme management;
technology and r&D; energy
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