Donor Report 2015

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Thank you

Professor John Board, Dean of Henley Business School

It is my pleasure to introduce the 2015 Henley Business School Donor Report, and to thank you for the contribution you are making to the future of business education here at Henley. This year’s report reflects the impact of your generosity.

This year we celebrate 70 Years as an institution. 70 Years of helping individuals and organisations around the world excel in ever more challenging times. I am proud that the values and principles that were established in 1945, including personal development, ethical leadership and an international perspective, remain as relevant and powerful today as they have always been.

Your support ensures that Henley remains one of the very best business schools in Europe and worldwide.

Thank you for all the ways in which you contribute to supporting excellence at Henley.

Nicole Gillham, Director of Development & Alumni Relations

Henley Business School continues to promote a diverse and inclusive learning environment – welcoming students from around the world to develop future business professionals and leaders. This would not be possible without the generosity of donors to the Henley Alumni Fund, which helps to ensure future generations of students continue to thrive here at Henley and beyond.

This past year the Henley Alumni Fund made possible the award of eight bursaries to self-funded MBA students and three Hardship Fund Grants. We are proud to be able to offer this extra hardship support to students across the Business School.

Contributions to the Henley Alumni Fund through the Graduating Class Gift continue to grow, with an increase of 35% over last year in the amount raised, and almost 20% of graduates choosing to give.

Thank you for your continued support; we look forward to being able to demonstrate greater impact next year and beyond.

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Your support in 2014/15By giving to Henley you are making a difference to past, current and future students, facilitating positive change in communities both in the UK and around the world.

Funds raised*

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Number of countries from which the

recipients have come

Henley Alumni Bursaries awarded

8

Hardship Fund grants awarded

3

Number of students supported

2

9

2013/14

2014 /15

2013/14

65

36

£36,866

2014/15

101

68

£49,682

Total number of donors

Number of regular donors

Funds received

35%

89%

55%

Impact

*All figures for 12 months to 30 April

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‘Education is my greatest passion and I hope to be able to bring advanced teaching solutions that enhance learning experiences of students in my country. Thanks to you, I am one step closer to that goal. ’ Mbali Henley Hardship Fund recipient (FT MBA 2014-15)

Supporting studentsThe generous support of Henley’s Pioneers and Friends enables the Henley Alumni Fund to offer the opportunity to all students to fully embrace the Henley experience, regardless of their financial circumstances.

Henley Hardship FundProviding grants to students in unexpected financial difficulties, who would not otherwise be able to complete their courses, the Hardship Fund removes the associated mental burden and empowers students to fully concentrate on their studies. The growing group of donors committed to supporting business education at Henley meant that in 2014/15, the Henley Hardship Fund was opened up to all Henley students on all programmes.

Henley Alumni BursariesThe Henley Alumni Bursaries are designed to create a wider impact on society through the funding of students who would not otherwise be able to afford the cost of studying for their MBA at Henley.

The Bursary’s criteria mean that applicants must illustrate how the experience and knowledge gathered through their MBA studies will allow them to create a positive impact within their community.

‘This truly is a life-changing opportunity. I am driven by the need for more women in senior positions and I hope that I can mentor and coach those around me, and hopefully inspire a few people to strive for and fulfil their ambitions.’ Emma Henley Alumni Bursary recipient (Flexi Exec MBA 2014)

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Developing futures, togetherThe Henley Alumni Fund embodies the philosophy of collective philanthropy. By supporting Henley our alumni are not only supporting current and future students, but a centre for world class research, teaching and learning.

Henley TelethonSince February this year, a number of Henley alumni from all programmes have started giving in response to our inaugural annual telephone campaign. Over £34,500 has been pledged to support the Henley Alumni Fund, and from the conversations had with the student callers, it is clear that Henley continues to have a profound impact on the lives of our alumni.

Graduating Class Gift (MBA)An annual campaign first launched in 2012, the Graduating Class Gift provides graduating MBAs the opportunity to come together and demonstrate their commitment to business education at Henley.

Thanks to the generosity of the Class of 2014 more than £20,000 was donated to support the Henley Alumni Fund, creating an immediate impact on current and future students.

Five of these graduates benefited from the Henley Alumni Fund themselves, and they have all chosen to support their Graduating Class Gift.

30% of those spoken to are now giving

Graduating Class Gift 2014 Donors

Martin Adlung | Olivier Aeschlimann | Grant Allan Igotz Aubin | Adrian Bryant | Rupert Douglas-Bate Neil Dyke | Michael Fekete | Larry Finlay | Rachelle Gaskell | Anders Håkansson | Alan Jackson | Tim James Edward Kiggundu | Ed Paulat | Guy Reeves | Ian Sorensen Chris Thorn | Philip Trant | Helen Westby

£34,686 Total funds raised

HENLEY TELETHON

17.5% of those spoken to are now giving

£20,860 Total funds raised

GRADUATING CLASS GIFT

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Donor listThank you to all of Henley Business School’s supporters.

PioneersOlivier Aeschlimann MBA 2014

Abiye Alamina PGCert 2012

Mark Beard New Henley Management Course 1995

John Board Dean

Richard Boocock MBA 1995

Susan Brownlow MBA 2006

Rob Chouhan MBA 2008

Richard Cleary MBA 2001

Una De Wit MBA 2013

John Denton MBA 1999

Christine Dunning

Rachelle Gaskell MBA 2014

Helen Gordon MBA 1997

Dave Harrison MBA 2013

Kevin Higgins MBA 1997

Brett Jesson MBA 2009

Peter Johnson MBA 1994

Sharm Manwani MBA 1994

John Marshall MBA 1985

Bryony Moore MBA 1992

Stephen Painter MBA 1980

Ed Paulat MBA 2014

Jason Payne MBA 2004

Debbie Pearson MBA 2004

Nick Robinson MBA 2003

Martin Sealy MBA 2012

Sophie Service MBA 2001

Sally Shire MBA 1996

Peter Stansbury MSc 1986

Senthil Subramaniam MBA 2013

Robert Tyler MBA 1999

Ebba Ushe MBA 2010

Chris Wortley MBA 2006

FriendsAshley Arnold MBA 2009

John Bernard MBA 2002

Martin Adlung MBA 2014

Thamer Al-Ghuraibi BSc Consumer Behaviour and Marketing 2012

Grant Allan MBA 2014

Alan Ardzinov

Igotz Aubin MBA 2014

Scott Bellman MBA 2013

Adrian Bryant MBA 2014

Jamie Chalmers BA Management and Business Administration 2004

Chen Chen MSc Accounting and Financial Management 2012

Andrew Coles BSc International Securities and Investment Banking 2010

Arun Dhandayudham MBA 2012

Kamila Domagala MSc Information Management & Systems 2012

Rupert Douglas-Bate MBA 2014

Janet Duncan MSc Informatics 2010

Neil Dyke MBA 2014

Amin Ehsaei MSc Investment Banking and Islamic Finance 2012

Dunia Fakhouri BSc Accounting and Economics 2011

Michael Fekete MBA 2014

Larry Finlay MBA 2014

Duncan Fraser MSc International Securities and Investment Banking 2000

Kimberly Freeman Management Cert. 1999

Saroj Gujral MBA 1997

Faisal Hafeez MSc Marketing and International Management 2008

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Anders Håkansson MBA 2014

Muna Hamde BA Accounting and Management 2011

Cornelia Hayes Management Cert. 1999

Laurence Hennis MSc International Securities and Investment Banking 2003

Benjamin Herbert

Chris Heyer MBA 1997

Noxolo Hlongwane MBA 2013

Twyla Howse MBA 1999

Andrew Hunter MBA 2013

Alan Jackson MBA 2014

Gaurav Jain MBA 2013

Tim James MBA 2014

Uday Joshi MSc Business Informatics 2011

Zayd Kassam BA Accounting and Management 2003

Karl-Georg Kiel MBA 2012

Edward Kiggundu MBA 2014

Julius Kora BA Management and Business Administration 2012

Solria Latouche BA Accounting and Economics 2002

David Lee MSc International Securities and Investment Banking 2006

Chris Leighton MBA 2013

Sarah Lloyd-Powell BSc Psychology 2003

Alex Macintyre BSc Accounting and Economics 2011

Bob Major New Henley Management Course 1988

Tim Mann MBA 2013

Penelope Mayson Diploma in Management 2001

Roger Metcalfe MBA 2013

Nick Metzidakis MSc International Securities and Investment Banking 2000

Simon Morris MBA 1994

Quyen Nguyen PhD 2012

Paul Nichols Management Cert. 2000

Peter Onime MBA 1994

Chris Osei MBA 2013

Yekemi Otaru MBA 2013

Amit Patel BSc International Securities and Investment Banking 2004

James Pepper MBA 2011

Roland Porter MBA 2013

James Ramsay MBA 2013

Denise Reese MBA 2009

Guy Reeves MBA 2014

Roy Rodriguez MBA 2013

Hanife Saka MSc International Securities and Investment Banking 2008

Richard Sarsfield-Hall MBA 2000

Johannes Schilling MSc Real Estate Finance and Investment 2013

Vikas Sharma MBA 2013

Philip Smith MBA 2008

Ian Sorensen MBA 2014

Chris Spencer MBA 1995

Albie Stadtmiller MBA 2009

Geoff Standland MBA 1994

Jean-Anne Stewart MBA 1994

Michael Sunderland BA Management and Business Administration 2007

Chris Thorn MBA 2014

Roger Tomlins MBA 2013

Philip Trant MBA 2014

Helen Westby MBA 2014

Peter White Diploma in Management 1996

Malcolm Zack MBA 1998

Lesley Zhang MBA 2013

Corporate supportersDeloitte

International Capital Market Association

Pitmans

Santander

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Corporate collaboration

Henley Business School has a long tradition of working with the corporate world, and that will continue to be of ever increasing importance in the years ahead, reflecting Henley’s practical approach to a business education.

Our December 2014 ranking in the top 10% by the Research Excellence Framework (REP) for internationally excellent and world-leading research reflects Henley’s 70 year history of producing academically rigorous work that resonates fully with industry leaders. We are grateful for the visionary support of organisations such as Deloitte, who recently funded research that explored the link between corporate tax and corporate reputation.

Sponsorship of competitions and events are also key ways in which businesses are helping us to create the business leaders and professionals of tomorrow. The legal firm Pitmans has been instrumental in the launch of the annual Ideafest competition, with the winners having the opportunity to gain priceless mentoring with a view to developing their ideas commercially. Similarly, Santander supports our Summer Start-Up Boot camp at the Centre for Entrepreneurship, now in its third year, which is open to students and alumni interested in starting up their own business.

Thomson Reuters plays an integral role in the world class teaching and learning facilities of the ICMA Centre through their provision of all three dealing rooms equipped with Eikon, their flagship product. Because of their ongoing support, Henley Business School has the most extensive non-investment bank dealing room facilities in the world.

Corporations and the Henley Business School continue to be natural partners, and we are inspired by the enduring support provided by the business community.

Ese Omoarukhe, winner of the Ideafest 2014 Competition.

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Reading Real Estate Foundation

The Reading Real Estate Foundation (RREF) is a unique and forward thinking educational charity, with a global reach.

Established to support real estate and planning education at Henley Business School, it fulfills its mission by engaging and financially supporting students. RREF and its donors are building futures, together.

Supported by individuals and corporate donors, RREF works to develop top level, industry-ready graduates through activities such as the Careers Fair, the Evening Lecture series and the Mentoring Programme.

RREF bursaries, scholarships, hardship grants and awards, along with research funding, enhance the Henley experience for all.

Additional opportunities for less connected students are provided by the RREF Access Internship Scheme. Addressing ‘fair access to the profession’ the Scheme helps to overcome obstacles to participation in the industry.

Pathways to PropertyEstablished in 2012 by RREF, Pathways to Property is an initiative that aims to widen access to the real estate profession by raising awareness of real estate as a subject of study amongst academically able pupils from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds.

Supported by 23 firms and over 70 industry volunteers, Pathways to Property continues to engage schools across the UK. The impact of this work has been raised awareness of the industry, as well as the creation of a richer pool of talent, from which the industry can benefit.

11 Bursaries

8 Hardship Grants

5 Scholarships

30 Prizes & Awards

20 Access Internships

5 PhD Research Grants

37 Firms at Careers Fair

12 Evening lectures

23 Firms supporting Pathways to Property

2,000 Students, teachers, parents and careers advisors reached

135 Students on Summer Schools

Last year, RREF provided

Pathways to Property Impact 2012-14

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Helen Gordon,Chair, Henley Alumni and Development Advisory Board and Henley Pioneer

The Alumni Relations and Development Advisory Board

As Chair of the Alumni Relations and Development Advisory Board, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of the Henley Business School.

Alumni can play an important role in enhancing the Henley experience for future, current and past students, through financial support or by volunteering skills, knowledge and expertise. This support from alumni can have a profound impact not only on Henley, but on communities worldwide.

The aim of the Board is to help shape and inform the Business School’s future alumni relations and fundraising activities. Over the last year the Board has played an important role in the development of the new alumni relations offering; has ensured the Board provides better representation from all study programmes, by inviting new members; and has created both a Development Committee and Events Committee, for Special Interest Groups and Alumni Groups in the UK.

On a personal note, I was delighted about how responsive alumni were to the first Henley telephone campaign in support of the Henley Alumni Fund. It is vital that alumni from all programmes at Henley are contributing and supporting all Henley students.

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Leaving a gift in your Will to Henley

This is your opportunity to help future Henley students receive the excellent education we believe they deserve. A bequest can help the School and its students in many enduring ways.

Such gifts can help to endow teaching posts, establish scholarships, or maintain and improve buildings. Please consider joining the growing number of those who are remembering Henley in their Will.

Why make a bequest to Henley? • Leave something permanent behind, making a positive impact

on future generations. • Give something back to the School that has supported you, or

someone dear to you.• Do more for Henley than you would be able to in your lifetime.• Reduce your Inheritance Tax liability.

Should you wish to discuss leaving a gift to Henley please call our Head of Development on 0118 378 4096, or email paola.tinti@henley.ac.uk. Your query will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Donor Report 2014/15University of Reading Henley Business School Greenlands Henley-on-Thames RG9 3AU United Kingdom

development@henley.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)1491 418 877

www.henley.ac.uk/alumniExempt Charity reference: X 8145

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Meet the TeamNicole Gillham – Director of Development & Alumni Relations

DevelopmentPaola Tinti – Head of Development Jane Symmons – Senior Development Manager Jaime Alto – Development Manager Ben Herbert – Development Officer

Alumni Relations & EventsGudrun Kuhlmeier – Head of Alumni Relations & Events Sam Hall – Alumni Relations Manger Ellie Hollier – Alumni Relations & Events Assistant Nikki Cooper – Events ManagerCharlotte Zittel – Events Manager Reading Real Estate Foundation (RREF)Kerry Johnston – Head of Supporter Engagement & EventsLindsey Keys – Alumni Relations & Events Assistant Susannah Campbell – Student Engagement & Events Co-ordinator Emily Archer – Pathways to Property Project Manager Melissa Ingleton – Pathways to Property Assistant

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