Executive MBA Profile Class of January 2017

Executive MBA Profile

Saïd Business SchoolSaïd Business School at the University of Oxford blends the best of new and old. We are a vibrant and innovative business school, but yet deeply embedded in an 800-year-old world-class university. We create programmes and ideas that have global impact. We educate people for successful business careers, and as a community seek to tackle world-scale problems. We deliver cutting-edge programmes and ground-breaking research that transform individuals, organisations, business practice and society.

“ 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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Victor Adepegba UK, NigeriaVictor.Adepegba.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Manchester, UK, MSc Advanced Computer Science; University of Lagos, Nigeria, BSc Computer ScienceLanguages: Yoruba

Programme Manager, BP, UK

Managing the global IBM eExpenses to SAP Concur Migration Project. This also involves migration from American Express to Citi Corporate card

I coordinated BP’s lubricants business on the successful delivery of a new template for the German business

I co-managed phase 2 of Integrated Supply and Trading business Derivative Trading Technology Project

Business Analyst, JP Morgan, UK

I was a key player in the re-architecture of JP Morgan’s Trading Platform. I captured information from multiple sources, consolidated and replayed it in a clear and cohesive manner

I was a key player in the Collateral Discounting (CD) project (US$35m project). I partnered closely with end users globally (i.e. NA, APAC and EMEA) to understand and articulate business requirements

Business Analyst, Nomura, UK

I co-developed, tested and deployed the new prime brokerage-trading platform for Nomura after the acquisition of Lehman Brothers. The platform has been operational since July 2009 and is the main source of revenue for Nomura Europe

Software Developer, ZeeSoft, Nigeria

I developed a mobile application that notified customers of an investment firm via text message an d e-mail whenever a transaction was performed on their account

Career interests

Business strategy; entrepreneurship; information technology; social entrepreneurship; motivational speaking; mentoring; big data; management consulting; investment banking; leadership

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Olushola B Afolayan NigeriaOlushola.Afolayan.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Lancaster University, UK, MA Human Resources and Knowledge Management; University of Ibadan, Nigeria, BA Linguistics (Latin, German, English) Languages: Yoruba

Founder/CEO, YellowNest, Nigeria

YellowNest is a global impact startup in Africa ideated in 2015 using technology to innovatively create both 10% and 10x improvements in Reproductive health outcomes. A B2B/B2B2C connection mobile application is currently being tested in the market on Oocyte/Spermatozoa Donation and Surrogacy, inclusive of an adoption service for children orphaned by war/terrorism

On mid and long term, YellowNest is working on two moonshot medical products- an imaging software and wearable for non-invasive, definitive diagnosis of Endometriosis; the second, on robotics termed Robot meets Reproduction

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, PIND Foundation (Chevron Corporation), Nigeria

Led annual planning of four programmes with cumulative five-year budget of US$50m, which have in the last five years leveraged a total of £14.4m from DFID, US$25m from USAID and a further US$450k from UNICEF, in new investments

Member of seven person committee Niger Delta Way Forward (NDWF), working with The Presidency, Federal Government of Nigeria, to develop a 2016-2019 Development Compact for the conflict afflicted Niger Delta region

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, NIAF/SolarNigeria (DFID Programme implemented by Adam Smith International), Nigeria

Supervised senior managers at Monitoring and Evaluation Unit of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P), which had a four-year cumulative budget of US$2.3b with over 500,000 jobs created

Developed Monitoring and Evaluation framework for project that went on to win the 2016 International Award, at the prestigious British Expertise annual award ceremony in London

Contributed to project implementation that led to about 140,000 Nigerian households acquiring small solar light and power systems in the first nine months of 2016

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager, British Council, Sub-Saharan Africa

Supervised M&E of over 50 projects in 23 sub-Saharan African countries with a cumulative annual budget of over £100m

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; social impact and investment; health tech; international development and public policy; politics; conflict mitigation and resolution; project management; agribusiness; business consulting; research; data analytics

Parvin Ahadzade AzerbaijanParvin.Ahadzade.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

State Economic University, Azerbaijan, MSc (Hons) International Economic Relations;BA (Hons) International Economic Relations and CommerceLanguages: Azerbaijani, Russian, Turkish

Chairman of Audit Committee, OJSC “Kapital Bank”, Azerbaijan

Evaluate the internal and external audit processes

Assess risk and control systems

Provide overall guidance to internal audit function

Head of On-Site Supervision Division, Central Bank of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan

Organised and reviewed the findings of on-site inspections

Introduced risk-based supervision framework

Presented the result of on-site inspections

Head of Inspection Group, Central Bank of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan

Organised and supervised the work of inspection group

Presented the findings to the management

VIP Manager, OJSC “AtaBank”, Azerbaijan

Built effective relationships with VIP customers

Career interests

Global banking; corporate finance; entrepreneurship

Alfredo Ajjam Altimari Italy, VenezuelaAlfredo.Ajjam.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuel,aMechanical EngineeringLanguages: Spanish

Project Manager and Project Engineer, Royal Dutch Shell, Qatar

Project Manager of US$55m project for increasing steam production at Pearl Gas to Liquids plant in order to achieve faster plant start-up and reliable operation

Project Manager of brownfield multidiscipline Oil & Gas projects with a combined headline value of US$48m

Managed a portfolio of thirty minor projects and plant changes with a combined headline value of US$28m in order to deliver rapid and low cost plant improvements

Member of Decision Review Board for steering execution strategy and seeking project funding for minor projects portfolio

Received the “Upstream International Impact Award 2012” in the category of Production for “Optimising Production at Pearl GTL plant”

Mechanical Designer, Royal Dutch Shell, Netherlands

Executed twelve projects by implementing Shell’s technology for hydroprocessing units (reactor internals for hydrotreaters and hydrocrackers) at customer’s refineries in Germany, Ukraine, the UK, South Korea and the Netherlands

Executed installation of reactor internals during turnarounds inside reactors located at five different refineries worldwide

Team Lead and Sales Engineer, Schlumberger, Venezuela

Provided technical and commercial services related to cementing, matrix stimulation and water control for vertical and horizontal wells in main oil fields in Venezuela operated by national and international oil companies

Directed 2007 water shut-off campaign by using advanced technology and pumping equipment for increasing oil production from 180 to 1090 barrels per day (500% increase)

Field Engineer, Schlumberger, Russia

Field Engineer for the execution of cementing jobs at different rig-sites in Western Siberia at extreme climate conditions (-40°C)

First prize recognition award as QHSE Leader (Quality, Health, Safety, Environment) in Western Siberia

Career interests

Strategy; project and portfolio management; geomarkets and business development; entrepreneurship; new clean energies

Amer Al Ameri UAEAmer.Alameri.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Pace University, USA, BA Business Administration; CFA Institute, USA, CFA Charterholder Languages: Arabic

Associate Principal, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, UAE

Participating in strategy development of infrastructure and natural resources investments

Analysing and executing investments across infrastructure sectors including energy (conventional and renewable), telecom, and transportation

Performing market/industry analysis for countries in both developed and emerging market geographies

Directing commercial and legal negotiations, authoring and leading investment committee presentations

Performing ongoing asset management of portfolio investments

Member of the Board of Directors, Invest AD, UAE

Participating in the restructuring of the business and development of a new corporate strategy

Remuneration Committee member involved in the selection of the senior management team and the creation and implementation of new performance measurement tools

Member of the Board of Directors, Watania Insurance, UAE

Supported management, shareholders, and board during the strategic sale by the founding shareholders

Member of the Audit Committee

Military Service, UAE Armed Forces, UAE

Completed military service with the UAE Armed Forces

Career interests

Private equity; asset management; venture capital; entrepreneurship; fintech; design intelligence; innovation; corporate strategy; economic policy; leadership; public service; international relations

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Gigi Chan Hong KongGigi.Chan.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Masters Economics; The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong, BA (Hons) Business Administration in Accounting Languages: Chinese

Chief Operating Officer & Head of Asia Pacific, Janus Capital Asia Limited, Hong Kong

Developing and executing the business strategies for Asia Pacific (offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and Australia, business coverage in China, Korea and other Asian counties)

Leading the distribution teams in the region including business development, sales, marketing, client relations and strategic initiatives

Overseeing the corporate governance and infrastructure functions including human resources, legal, compliance, operations and technology

Chief Financial Officer, AllianceBernstein Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong

Headed up finance functions of the Asia ex-Japan region covering Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, India and China

Built the finance infrastructure and corporate governance in the region

Assistant Manager, Finance, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, Hong Kong

Experienced Senior Accountant, Arthur Andersen & Co. - Assurance & Business Advisory, Hong Kong

Career interests

Executive leadership; strategy; business development; asset management; consulting

Juliet Carter USAJuliet.Carter.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

American University of Paris, France, BA International Business Administration Languages: French

Director of Marketing, Fabacus, UK

Responsible for developing, managing and executing the company-wide marketing strategy, including digital and offline strategies

Spearheaded the re-launch of the company website

In charge of the creation and production of company marketing materials (digital and print) and email/direct marketing campaigns

Marketing and Investor Relations, Massena Investments, UK

Developed and executed targeted marketing and sales/investor relations efforts

Spearheaded the relationship with a communications and design consultant to re-brand and reposition Massena

Worked on the sales pipeline process: researched potential investors, created targeted marketing pitches, and organised roadshows

Donor Development Manager, ARK, UK

Raised income against targets and identified and initiated relationships with prospective donors

Developed relationships with hedge funds, private banks, and the wealth management sector in order to identify potential philanthropists

Contributed to raising £14.5m from HNW individuals at ARK’s 2012 Gala dinner

Attracted ARK’s first-ever charity of choice with one of Europe’s leading alternative conferences in 2013, further diversifying the charity’s income source and raising its profile

Sales Trader, Cantor Fitzgerald, France

Provided trading and execution services on the cash equity and derivative markets for European and US based clients within the hedge fund, asset management and banking arenas

Provided trading ideas based upon fundamental and technical analysis, communicated relevant news, and monitored market movements

Career interests

Marketing; technology; social entrepreneurship; charity, not for profit, and development work; impact investing; business development; strategy

Jeremy Blickenstaff USAJeremy.Blickenstaff.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

South Texas College of Law, USA, Juris Doctorate; Brigham Young University, USA, BA Political Science Languages: Portuguese

Manager, One Enterprises, LLC, USA

Advised in the deployment and administration of over US$120m of assets under management

Oversaw the transformation and turnaround of a 18,000 square metre shopping centre

Instrumental in the creation of socially responsible restaurant and franchise system that has donated over 800,000 meals to Malawi Africa

Spearheaded a funding model and raised over US$6m of project equity for US$30m alternative energy project, providing power to 20,000 households

Associate Attorney, Kesler & Rust, PC, USA

Areas of practice: litigation, corporate law, employment law, bankruptcy, construction law, landlord/tenant law, securities law and contracts

Investor Relations Specialist, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., USA

Managed all retail investor relations

Composed company press releases, quarterly reports and annual report

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; private equity; venture capital; biotechnology; business development; business strategy; energy and resources; hospitality; legal services; mergers and acquisitions; real estate; retail; social entrepreneurship

Katie Bedborough UKKatie.Bedborough.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, CIMA ACMA

Head of FP&A, NaturalMotion Games, UK

Finance representative on the NaturalMotion leadership team

Oversight and delivery of the annual financial plan and quarterly reforecasts to Zynga

Strategic and organisational management

FP&A Manager, NaturalMotion Games, UK

Created FP&A function at NaturalMotion

Aided in preparation of the annual budget and quarterly reporting

Prepared forecasts and analysis for due diligence during the acquisition of NaturalMotion by Zynga Inc. for US$527m

Creation of fully integrated financial models to facilitate decision making and planning

Finance Analyst, Genzyme Pharmaceuticals, UK

Aided in the preparation of, and responsible for the submission of, the annual budget to US based head office

Finance business partner to 12 functional area heads and medical support teams

Two-time winner of Genzyme business excellence awards for financial modelling work during the annual planning cycle

Finance Technician, Genzyme Pharmaceuticals, UK

Finance lead for the implementation of SAP, creating GL structures and ensuring accurate transition from prior software

Led process to manage credit card and purchase order transactions to reduce accounts payable processing volume by 80%; ~15,000 fewer invoices processed annually

Finance lead for the implementation of an online expenses system, including creation of audit rules, approval flows and training to around 130 employees

Treasurer, Oxford Operatic Society, UK

Part-time, volunteer role for registered local charity (2010-2015)

Change of operating model and membership fee structure to ensure society’s continued financial viability

Career interests

Strategic planning; business operations; financial/business modelling; leadership; entrepreneurship; start-ups; technology; media; arts;

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Elisabeth Bergo Clemens NorwayElisabeth.Clemens.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Columbia University, USA, MIA International Energy Management and Policy; University of Bristol, UK, BSc Economics and PoliticsLanguages: Norwegian

Energy Policy Director, Norad, Norway

Provide advice to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassies regarding energy project and policy issues

Permanent Investment Committee member of IC for Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund

Manage projects and lead multi-cultural teams on a variety of issues

Energy Policy Analyst, United Nations Development Programme, USA

Led energy and development analytical projects

Published UN reports on best practices

Supported the organisation’s strategic positioning on energy

Researcher and Masters Tutor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, USA

Supported the development of a new Masters level course on energy and economic growth

Equity Research Financial Analyst, Credit Suisse, UK/Australia & New Zealand/USA

Global Industrial sector analyst comparing and advising on cashflow return on invested capital as a valuation framework for investment research

Developed a new financial model for analysing one of the largest industrial companies in the USA

Trained highly ranked international senior research analysts in value based analysis

CFA Level 1

Consultant, Arthur Andersen, UK

Developed customised taxation plans

Qualified for Association of Taxation Technicians

Career interests

Energy and resources; power sector; renewable energy; impact investing; emerging markets; strategy; business development; risk management; corporate and public affairs; social entrepreneurship; sustainability; board governance; project finance; private equity; and asset management

Socheat Chhay France, UK, Uruguay, Cambodia Socheat.Chhay.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Paris II - Assas, France, MSc Finance and Banking; Paris Graduate School of Management, France, BSc Business and ManagementLanguages: French, Spanish

Managing Director, Cybel Carbon, Luxemburg and Uruguay

Co-founder of a clean technology company developing CO2 absorption, renewable energy, agriculture and clean water systems

Led company strategy from scratch to exit, raised US$4.7m of VC and Investor funds, incorporated 3 companies and a SPV

Managed company international operation, 30 people, reported to investors and board members

Received national interest from Uruguayan government and agreements worth US$30m

Led and negotiated strategic operation and asset sales with investors

Executive Director, ETF Securities, Europe, GCC and Asia-Pacific

Early start-up senior executive who played a key role in growing revenues from US$1.2m to US$150m in four years and turning ETF Securities from an asset management firm into a US$28bn AUM unicorn and part of the world’s top eight

Spearheaded sales and fund developments raising US$9bn AUM in Western Europe, GCC and Asia Pacific

Coordinated the registration and launch of +160 ETFs and ETCs across eight continental stock exchanges

Redacted internal business propositions on investments, funds, strategic partnerships and company international expansion

Established and co-managed Asia-Pacific operation from Tokyo, reported to HQ and Directors of the board

Won multiple ETF awards

Market Making Manager, Euronext, France

Supervised 50+ Market Maker activities on 160 ETFs, 9500 Warrants and Certificates, 250 Investment Funds and Notes in France, Benelux and Portugal

Designed a Market Liquidity scheme and monitoring tool to increase liquidity which added extra €3.5m per annum

Redacted internal business propositions on financial market products market analysis

Won multiple “Best Exchange for Structured Products” awards

Career interests

Venture capital; fund management; impact finance; sustainable investments; entrepreneurship; start-ups; strategy; business management; business development; portfolio management; advisory

Lynda Chen ChinaLulin.Chen.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of St Andrews, UK, MLitt International Business; Project Management Institute, USA, PMPLanguages: Chinese

Senior Consultant, The Gap Partnership, Hong Kong

Deliver negotiation advisory as well as capability development programmes to predominately the FTSE 500, covering multiple industry sectors including FMCG, retail, professional services, pharmaceutical, transport

Lead corporate emerging markets initiative in China to set up market entry strategy and business model from scratch

Senior Manager, Business Development & New Markets Implementation, Best Buy, China

Led Best Buy Exclusive Brands go-to-market strategic initiative in APAC including China, Japan and Australia

Engaged and aligned key global and regional stakeholders to ensure business buy-in and ownerships; provided strategic direction to ensure cross-functional alignments on Annual Operating Plan and 3-Year Strategic Plan

Led Japan market growth 300%+ in 2 years from 2008 to 2010

Established new retail partnerships in APAC e.g. leading mobile retailer in China and leading online retailer in Australia

Global Project Manager, Dell, China

Product development project management for Consumer PC line of business in Dell global product group

Led projects to get 20+ new products launched to global markets

Led global projects with team covering various functions across different geographies e.g. China, Taiwan, Singapore, Ireland and the US

Programme Manager, Celestica, China

Contract manufacturing programme management in telecommunication field (US$200m business size annually)

Career interest

Brand management; business development; business strategy; consulting; consumer goods; charity, not for profit, and development work; corporate strategy; education; environment; entrepreneurship; healthcare; marketing; FMCG; new energy; renewable energy; mergers and acquisitions; retail; sustainability; project management; social entrepreneurship strategy

Sophie Cousineau CanadaSophie.Cousineau.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, MSc Journalism; McGill University, Canada, BA (Joint Hons) Economics and Political ScienceLanguages: French

Vice President, Strategic Counsel, Office of the President and CEO, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Canada

Work as sounding board to CEO as CDPQ is further globalising its investment activities and launching an infrastructure operating subsidiary for greenfield assets

Manage the CEO’s office to ensure time is spent on strategic and organisational priorities

Coordinate CDPQ’s internal climate change group

Chief Quebec correspondent and Report on Business columnist, The Globe & Mail, Canada

Ensured coverage of the most relevant Quebec business and political stories from 2012 to 2014 with two columns per week in addition to business news and features

Business columnist, La Presse newspaper, Canada

Worked in different roles in the business section (reporter, editor, blogger) at this Montreal daily from 1998 to 2012, the last 11 years as business columnist

Covered international events such as WEF meetings in Davos and Dalian, Farnborough and Paris air shows, WTO Seattle conference in addition to working as special envoy in China, India, Australia, Brazil, & South Africa

Won a media fellowship from the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada for research on China’s aerospace industry; National Newspaper Award business finalist and three-time winner of the best article of the year awarded by the Quebec Association of Economists

Career interests

Climate change impact on institutional investors; corporate governance and proxy voting policies; communications; crisis management; organisational change

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Paul Godin USAPaul.Godin.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Stanford University, USA, Fellowship Pulmonary Medicine; National Institutes of Health, USA, Fellowship Critical Care Medicine; Johns Hopkins University, USA, Research Fellowship Division of Trauma and Critical Care Medicine; Stanford University, USA, Internship and Residency Internal Medicine; University of Colorado, USA, Doctor of Medicine; Princeton University, USA, AB Biochemical Sciences Languages: German

Consulting Physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dignity Healthcare, USA

Lead multidisciplinary medical team and manage all aspects of pulmonary and critical care medicine services

Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Concila, Inc., USA

Designing an integrated cloud-based marketplace for medical services

Advisory Board, Connected Sensing Venture, Philips Healthcare, USA

Advise venture business leadership on strategic planning, industry trends, emerging challenges, product roadmaps and business priorities

Provide direction in the design, development, implementation and adoption of technology and solutions

Medical Director, San Joaquin Valley College Respiratory Therapy Program, USA

Provide medical training and curriculum oversight for Respiratory Therapy degree programme

Lecture on pertinent medical topics

Career interests

Corporate behavioral ethics; social entrepreneurship; economic justice; complexity in social and economic systems; behavioral economics; business model innovation and disruptive technologies in healthcare; complex systems in medicine

Eddie Fu UK, Australia, Hong KongEddie.Fu.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, MSc Software Engineering; University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, BE Software EngineeringLanguages: Cantonese

Architecture Lead, Lloyds Banking Group, UK

Promoted to Architecture Lead

Led architecture and design for multiple digital products within the group digital transformation programme

Recommended new technology adoption and solutions to fulfill business strategies including better customer experience and efficiency

Showcased new digital products within the group and demonstrated benefits of new digital offerings and business opportunities

Act as technical leader for multiple integration projects with customer journeys across multiple subsidiary companies and departments

Development Lead, HSBC, UK

Technical owner of multiple risks and compliance applications

Managed a diverse group of development and testing teams across multiple geographical locations

Advised clients on technical solutions to meet new regulatory requirements as well as simplification to streamline existing business processes

Successfully delivered three major releases to fulfill external monitor requirements

Project Team Leader, IBM, Australia

Managed multiple sub-teams of development resources with overall programme budget of AUD$20m

Designed and implemented multiple new customer portals for Australian government to reduce visa processing time by up to 80%

Career interests

Technology strategy; innovation; global business; entrepreneurship; emerging markets; financial markets

Ahmed Elkhatib Egypt, KSA work authorisationAhmed.El-khatib.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Grenoble Ecole de Management, France, MSc Business Development; German University in Cairo, Egypt, BSc Engineering and Material Science Languages: Arabic

Business Analytics Manager, PepsiCo, KSA

Develop new data sets and models to provide insights based decision-making process for strategic initiatives around pricing, packaging, promotion and personalisation

Increased profitability of organised trade channels by 20% through implementation of market basket analysis using evolutionary algorithms

Implemented an early warning system through use of decision trees to flag the exclusive customers with high risk of defection to competition

Senior Key Accounts Manager, PepsiCo, KSA

Managed 50% of the company’s Key Accounts’ total volume and 70% of total revenue

Led the negotiations of Customer Development Agreements with regional HORECA accounts and managed execution of the agreed marketing calendar

Maximised CDA’s profitability through meticulous allocation of resources, product-mix optimisation, revenue metric targets and cross-selling scenarios

Business Developer, Michelin, France

Directed team of five international business development students to formulate an expansion strategy for Michelin’s tyre business within the Russian, Ukrainian, and Kazakhstani agriculture markets

Systems Engineer, ABB, Egypt

Instrumental in accomplishing three multimillion dollar projects in oil and gas, cement, and public utilities industries across Cairo, Suez and Algeria

Career interests

Strategic management; decision science; analytics; entrepreneurship; game theory; sales management

Jeremy Dibb UKJeremy.Dibb.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

CFA Institute, USA, Chartered Financial Analyst; University of Nottingham, UK, BA (Hons) History of Art

Corporate Development & Investor Relations, Kenmare Resources plc, Ireland

London Main Market listed mining company. Member of the Executive Committee and responsible for corporate strategy and investor relations

Managed the due diligence process for the US$1.1bn proposed acquisition of Kenmare Resources by ASX listed Iluka Resources

Negotiated the restructuring of US$392m of debt, held by six development finance institutions as part of a small executive team

Secured a US$100m cornerstone investment from an Omani sovereign wealth fund. Raised a further US$155m through a placing and open offer to facilitate the debt restructuring

Senior Equity Research Analyst, Macquarie Capital, UK

Investment banking equity research analyst focused on the global small and mid-cap mining sector

Created and analysed detailed financial models. Constructed global supply and demand analysis models forecasting mine level production for commodities

Wrote sector and stock specific research for fund managers globally

Equity Research Director, Canaccord Genuity, UK

Sell-side equity research analyst covering UK listed metal and mining companies

Conducted more than 60 mining due diligence site visits in North America, South America, Africa & Europe

Involved in >10 equity financings and IPOs that raised >US$1bn of capital

Number one ranked Extel UK small & mid-cap mining team

Fixed Income Portfolio Specialist, Fidelity International, UK

A specialist sales role representing portfolio managers. Developed and delivered presentations for institutional investor meetings, wrote fund performance reports and responded to RFPs

Built VBA macros & SQL queries to automate portfolio analytics, increasing team productivity

Career interests

Energy and resources; entrepreneurship; equity research; mergers and acquisitions; strategy; technology

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Justin Hartlen Canada, UKJustin.Hartlen.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, PGDip Global Business; Saint Mary’s University, Canada, BComm Marketing

Product Manager, Boston Scientific, Europe

Lead turnaround of the European Women’s Health franchise

Define market strategy across 15+ healthcare systems and three surgical specialties

Establish brand value proposition built on commitment to innovation, clinical excellence, and robust physician training programmes

Business Specialist, American Medical Systems, Western Europe

Commercial launch of patient-pathway changing surgical solution

Relationship management of world renowned physicians and a multimillion dollar clinical study

Multinational capital sales cycle and negotiation management resulting in the highest performance accolades

Territory Manager, American Medical Systems, Canada

Develop national sales force competencies, consistently recognised for top results

National marketing and regulatory responsibilities, securing Health Canada approval for surgical laser products and leading expansion into new adjacencies

Co-Founder, More Clients Marketing, Canada

Establish a digital healthcare marketing agency at the forefront of online lead generation

Design system to deliver highly-qualified patient leads to physician practices and train staff on conversion maximisation

Brand Ambassador, Harley-Davidson, Canada

Present the new model product line on the decade’s most successful nationwide brand awareness campaign

Consult dealership management on best marketing practices to build franchise awareness across all customer segments

Career interests

Biotechnology; consulting; entrepreneurship; healthcare; marketing; medical device; sales

Tarak Nath Gorai UK, India work authorisationTarak.Gorai.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Faculty of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, India, MBA; Calcutta University, India, BSc Physics Languages: Bengali, Hindi, German

CEO, Skilliantech Ltd., UK

Ramped up a loss-making division into break even, merged two brands for synergy

Directed five senior divisional heads, managed diverse board and investor communication and provided leadership to global employees

Spearheaded process engineering, IT systems, cloud infrastructure for productivity

Lead management team to reduce OPEX by 12%, attracted private equity investment

Implemented a culture of meritocracy, built a savvy Marketing and IT team

Director Client Partner, Tavant Technologies, UK

Was responsible for building the European head office in London and establishing operations

Won US$7m strategic deal with the largest pay day loan company for global rollout

Youngest director, directed team of 50 engineers, owned P&L for new territory

Director Client Partner, Harman / Symphony Services, UK, France

Managed portfolio of five key clients, annual revenue of US$10m and six direct reports

Architected the enterprise solution and programme managed the complex delivery

Senior Business Development Manager, NIIT Technologies, UK

Developed international business, high value sales and pipeline for new vertical

Successfully managed to win new logos, direct three indirect sales operations team sales and pipeline for new vertical

Received the CEO award for 2010, for the best case study of client Allianz

Strategic Account Manager, HCL Technologies, Malaysia, USA, Africa

Progressed a diversified career across multiple geographies, clients and projects

Outstanding achievement of closing US$7m deal in new territory of South Africa

Managed the largest Banking client HBOS, US$15m revenue and 110 engineers

Analyst, Accenture, USA, India

Consulting on complex data, analytics, revenue maximisation, transformation

Career interests

Private equity with technology focus; business & corporate strategy consulting, artificial intelligence & robotics; process engineering & improvement; automation in banking; large scale organisation change

Chris Harris UKChristopher.Harris.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, MSc Software Engineering; University of the West of England, UK, BSc (Hons) Computer Science

Senior Technical Director EMEA, Hortonworks, UK

Founded Hortonworks EMEA in 2013

Established organisations in UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Dubai and the Netherlands

December 2014, Hortonworks executed an IPO on the NASDAQ under the stock symbol HDP

Architect EMEA, MongoDB, UK

MongoDB as third employees outside of the US

MongoDB became the most popular NoSQL database in Europe

Architect, EMEA, SpringSource (acquired by VMware)

Found the SpringSource EMEA presales organisation

Established a pre-sales organisation across the UK, France and Germany

VMware acquired SpringSource for US$420m

Principal Consultant EMEA, Red Hat, UK

Established the UK middleware consulting organisation

Career interests

Innovation; technology; entrepreneurship; start-ups; big data; international business strategy

James Howard UKJames.Howard.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Imperial College, UK, MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Product Manager UBS Delta, UBS, UK

Established Product Management function responsible for product, project and programme management, to ensure we deliver initiatives aligned with our strategic vision

Led project to define, design and deliver New Delta Client Experience, providing ground up revolution of service provision using latest visualisation technology and HCD principles

Designed and delivered Sales Operations process to run our business

Product Assurance Lead, UBS, UK

Established a global Production Assurance team, implementing systems and processes to ensure “operational state of play was known at all times”, supporting 300% growth in client demand of data and analytics

Managed relationships with external and internal data and service providers to ensure provision across our global client base

Client Services Manager, UBS, UK

Established our Client Services business to support 100+ clients (1000+ individual users), implementing processes and governance for delivering customer success

Senior Developer, UBS, UK

Established Operational Data Analysis function, responsible for resolving detailed client queries, and providing core technical and analytic model support

Designed and implemented operational processes, controls and tooling for data analysis across the UBS Delta business

Lead Developer, UBS, US

Established US Development Team to support UBS Delta US business

Managed delivery of US Mortgage and Muni analytics, coordinating implementation teams in San Francisco, Stamford, New York and London

Implemented core Bond Analytic Library

Quant Developer, UBS, UK

Responsible for UBS Delta Asset Analytics

Career interests

Business development; data analysis; education; financial technology; information technology; innovation strategy; management consulting; operations; product design; risk management; social entrepreneurship

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Ninad Jagtap IndiaNinad.Jagtap.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Pune, India, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Major: Computer Management); Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, India, Bachelor of Technology (Major: Information Technology) Languages: Marathi, Hindi

Business Analyst, IBM, United Kingdom

Collation and analysis of electricity and gas transmission regulatory requirements in GB for National Grid’s business and software teams

Coordinate project work among regulatory bodies, generation companies, business stakeholders and software development teams for regulatory changes in business processes and software in National Grid

Delivery Manager, IBM, India

Managed 90+ business critical softwares for Electricity Distribution company in Texas, USA and accountable for meeting contractual agreements

Managed team of between 55 and 65 people spread across India, Philippines and the USA, and portfolio budget of US$10m

Led IDEA’s Programme to generate and implement business process IDEAs of 3700 hours

As a People Manager, responsible for mentoring 30 direct reportees in career growth within IBM

Managed ISO 9000, SOX and PMR audits for portfolio

Project Leader, IBM, USA

Subject matter expert delivering telecom dispatch delivery software project between Sprint and Ericsson

Identified and improved a limitation in telecom instrument recovery business process to efficiently recover instruments of US$1.4m which were previously unnoticed

Software Engineer, 3 Global Service, India

Developed and delivered multiple software projects using Microsoft DOT.NET technology for UK and Australia call center of three

Developed a call Library software which reduced the UK and Australia call Center training time by 30 minute per session

Software Engineer, aurionPro, India

Developed and maintained Container Freight Station (CFS) software for MAERSK using Microsoft DOT.NET technology

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; energy and utilities; sales; business strategy; negotiations; information technology

Ismail Ibrahim Canada, AfghanistanIsmail.Ibrahim.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Ottawa, Canada, JD, Common Law; Queen’s University, Canada, BSc Engineering Chemistry; Queen’s University, Canada, BSc Life SciencesLanguages: Pashto, Dari

Director of Compliance & Legal Counsel, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Canada

Provided strategic and legal advice to staff, Executive and Board of Directors

Project managed implementation of Enterprise Risk Management

Reviewed, drafted, and negotiated commercial, banking, energy, real estate, IT, and construction agreements

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary (Interim), Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Canada

Chief legal officer for CDN$10bn corporation

Managed corporate governance functions for the Board of Directors

Managed team of 50 consisting of lawyers, insurance professionals, and procurement staff

Legal Consultant, Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Limited, Afghanistan

Advised on telecommunication laws and regulations for largest telecom in Afghanistan

Negotiated agreements with local and international companies

Provided mentorship to local lawyers and other professionals

System Engineer, Ontario Power Generation, Canada

Provided engineering advice for nuclear plant operations

Ensured compliance with environmental, engineering and nuclear safety laws

Project managed plant upgrade projects to improve performance and reliability

Career interests

Leadership; risk management, business development, corporate governance; corporate strategy; public-private partnerships; nuclear power; social housing

Hlamalani Huhlwane South AfricaHlamalani.Huhlwane.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Pretoria, South Africa, BSc (Hons) Computer Science; University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, BSc Computer ScienceLanguages: Xitsonga, Tshivenda, Isizulu, Sesotho

Product Manager, Barclays Africa Group Limited, South Africa

Built an app which made top five in the Barclays Africa Innovation competition, 2015

First in Africa to successfully build a tool in the Barclays Now global digital ecosystem

Product manager for colleague facing apps in Barclays Africa within the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) cluster

Management and facilitation of the delivery of colleague facing technology for CIB users

Responsible for the business case, service model and the marketing of technology delivered for CIB users

Responsible for performance management of CIB colleague technology and for creating scale within CIB

Business Analyst, Barclays Africa Group Limited, South Africa

Change management in the Foreign Exchange Trading, Credit Trading and Credit Risk Management areas focusing on the technology used and business process reengineering

Business analysis, data analysis, and mathematical modeling of trade execution engines used for Foreign Exchange trading

Contributing to the strategy & architecture of the sales trading engines developed in house

Software Developer, Merrill Lynch, South Africa

Achieved a platinum award for going above and beyond in delivering key Emerging Markets Technology in 2011

Project management in the development of a trading platform for Equity Swaps

Change management of the Service and Incidence System used in the EMEA region. First to complete the implementation in ML

Software development in the Equity trading area focusing on downstream systems

IT Treasury Analyst Developer, Standard Bank, South Africa

Primary custodian of the trading engine in the Fixed Income trading desk. Responsibilities included technical analysis and mathematical modelling

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; philanthropy; innovation; technology

Peter Hughes Australia, UK indefinite leave to remainPeter.Hughes.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Charles Sturt University, Australia, BEd (Secondary Mathematics)

CEO, The Mossbourne Federation, UK

Created The Mossbourne Federation

Accountable to the Central Governing Body and four local governing bodies for an annual budget of £20m

Leadership of 450 staff and 3000 pupils across four state schools

Direct line management of Academy Principals and a Central Services Team

Principal, Mossbourne Community Academy, UK

Top 1% of state schools for academic value added in the country year on year

Eight times state school average for pupils entering Oxbridge Universities

Accountable for an annual budget of £13.5m

Vice Principal, Mossbourne Community Academy, UK

Responsible for recruitment of all staff to the Academy

Responsible for developing and creating the Academy curriculum and timetable

Responsible for driving staff and pupil performance

Teaching and development of students of all abilities

Advanced Skills Teacher, London Borough of Haringey, UK

Key role in the development of Mathematics teaching across the London Borough of Haringey

Career interests

Education; social entrepreneurship; logistics

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Paula Junqueira UK, BrazilPaula.JunqueiradeOliveira.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil, BA Business Management Languages: Portuguese

Vice President, J.P.Morgan, UK

Manage the activity of the US$30bn business, reporting to Private Bank CEO of UK and Northern Europe

Provide disciplined project management on ad hoc projects (business plan for expansion to Nordic Region; revision of solution for pension providers; improvement of 2% of pre-tax in six months by revision of resources allocation)

Perform sales management activities (pipeline, client book review, client segmentation) for 50 client advisors

Elaborate financial analyses to understand business drivers, trends and opportunities

Vice President, J.P.Morgan, Brazil

Elaborated and assisted in the execution of the 5-year growth plan for Brazil (since 2010 revenue CAGR of 30%)

Participated in the acquisition and integration of Gávea Gestão Patrimonial (US$2bn AUM)

Drive real estate strategy; opened three offices in Brazil (Curitiba in 2011; Recife in 2012 and Campinas 2014)

Lead risk and control agenda in Brazil (Anti-Money Laundering, FATCA, suitability, client onboarding)

Market Risk Analyst, J.P.Morgan, Brazil

Provided general support to Local Trading Markets Desk

Designed and improved market risk management system for Brazil Local Markets desk (Riskco; Murex)

Analysed, controlled and validated VaR, risk and P&L of the desk (VaR of US$3m and revenue of US$100m/year)

Created risk gap reports; performed consolidated market risk calculations across all asset classes

Career interests

Impact investments; social finance; private equity; venture capital; corporate strategy

Cameron D Jones USA, UK work authorisationCameron.Jones.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Mississippi, USA, BA Business Administration (Major: Management Information Systems)

Director, BNP Paribas, USA

Reestablished North American Reserve-Based Lending Group

Developed and managed a ~US$630m loan portfolio while actively promoting numerous capital market transactions

Senior Vice President, IBERIABANK, USA

Developed and built the upstream and midstream oil and gas platform from ground up

Developed and managed a US$1.2bn loan portfolio (~55 customers)

Worked alongside colleagues at Iberia Capital Partners to launch an energy-focused boutique investment bank

Developed models and databases used for tracking credit quality and portfolio returns

Assistant Vice President, Amegy Bank of Texas, USA

Supported US$3bn portfolio for small to investment grade clients in the upstream and midstream sectors

Supported relationship managers in originating, structuring and executing transactions for working capital, acquisition and development, and general corporate purposes

Prepared credit underwriting memorandums and approval packages for credits ranging from US$1m to ~US$2.5b

Completed formal credit training programme, “Officer Development Program”

Software Developer, C-Spire Wireless (fka Cellular South), USA

Developed user interface and backend for various parts of main functionality used by in-house software including inventory and purchasing system, point-of-sale system, and online e-store

Career interests

Private equity; asset management; business development; debt restructuring; financial structuring; hedge funds; mergers and acquisitions; investment banking; corporate finance; energy and resources; technology

Matea Jeric CroatiaMatea.Jeric.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Split, Croatia, MSc Financial Management; BSc Financial ManagementLanguages: Croatian, Italian, Russian

CEO, President Group Ltd, Croatia

Leading a €55m revenue corporation, and coordinating more than 150 employees

Negotiated and devised financial restructuring of the corporation, which also entailed an investment worth €7m for a new hotel property

Increased total sales and overnights for 12% and 9.8% Y/Y, respectively for a third consecutive year

Founder and General Manager, JM Perfecta Group Ltd, Croatia

Founded the fastest-growing destination management company in SE Europe and a top 5% company in Croatia

Developed a network of more than 75 tour operators across Europe, Asia and Americas

Leading a team of 55 employees in five offices across three countries

JMP Group currently holds 35% share of the UK tourist market in the Balkans region

General Manager, President Group Ltd, Croatia

Coordinated financial, €18m investment, operational activities for opening of a new hotel

Budgeting and sales, recruiting

Institutionalised new quality standards, which were recognised by the Global Trade Leaders Club Award, The World Luxury Hotel Award, Acromac Llp for best product, inter alia

Sales and Marketing Manager, President Group Ltd, Croatia

Awarded the best sales manager in company

Achieved a 14% increase in sales by facilitating market expansion in the Asian and American markets

Promoting sites on the main tourist fairs WTM-London, IBT-Berlin, MITT-Moscow, FITUR-Madrid

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; private equity; business development; investments; luxury; travel and leisure industry; emerging markets; special projects

Ali N Kamalov AzerbaijanAgha-Ali.Kamalov.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Harvard University, USA, MPA Industry Finance and Regulation; Bilkent University,Turkey, MSc International Relations; Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan, PhD Economics; Agricultural University, Azerbaijan, BSc (Hons) Agricultural EconomicsLanguages: Azeri, Turkish, Russian

Deputy CEO, PASHA Holding, Azerbaijan

Design, set up and operation of Holding’s strategy planning processes and governance infrastructure for supervision of its six strategic assets in banking and insurance industries with aggregate US$ 4bn AuM

Formulation and execution of Holding’s first group-level corporate strategy plan and driving key strategic initiatives in parenting areas such as risk and performance management and procurement centralisation

Acquisition of investment bank in Turkey in 2014 and chairmanship at its supervisory board as well as set up of private equity arm of Holding and managing preparations for its spin-off

Principal Banker, EBRD, United Kingdom

Responsible for structuring financing for projects across number of sectors such as in public infrastructure, power industry and financial institutions. Undertaking all project administration and technical assistance functions, country briefings to senior and executive management and board

Operation leader for the EBRD’s largest public infrastructure project in Azerbaijan (reconstruction of 2400 MW AzDRES TPP-US$207m) and the largest private limited recourse (Garadagh Cement in Baku, Euro 340 m)

Deputy Director, BSTDB, Greece

Provided management leadership in development and administration of the portfolio of complex loans/projects in energy and infrastructure sector in 11 member countries

Origination, development and financial closure of ten investments (eight secured loans and two equity operations) in energy and energy transportation

Relationship Manager, Citibank, Turkey

Responsible for development, execution and maintenance of a relationship-based strategy supported by a competent credit analysis for commercial banks in Central Asian and Southern Caucasus states

Providing accurate information and sound judgment on creditworthiness for the 50 accounts in seven countries

Career interests

Strategy management; corporate governance; performance management; private equity; corporate transformation

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Mauricio L Santaella Brazil, Germany work authorisationMauricio.LopezSantaella.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

RWTH-Aachen, Germany, Doctoral Programme Material Engineering; UNICAMP, Brazil, MSc Material Engineering; UNICAMP, Brazil, BSc Mechanical Engineering Languages: Portuguese, German

Team Leader FEM-Analysis & Forging Simulation, Otto Fuchs KG, Germany

Organisation, quality and efficiency of simulation tools for the aerospace, automotive, cast/extrusion and engineering sectors

Optimisation of manufacturing process technologies with numerical tools (close/open die forging, ring rolling, extrusion, grain analysis, heat treatment, sheet forming and structural analysis)

Research and advisory of BSc/ MSc students

Implementation of an automatic tool for simulations with 95% efficiency increase and €200k/y savings

Development of a tool failure prediction system with €500k/y savings

Responsible for a 40% faster quotation process through intelligent tools

Head of Projects and Sales, Webo Tool Engineering GmbH, Germany

Coordination of sales activities, quotation and project execution

Development of an automatic tool for a 50% faster and error proof quotation process and budget analysis

Research Associate, RWTH-Aachen, Germany

Responsible for forging tool failure analysis and process optimisation through Six-Sigma

Management of Product Innovation and FEM-Laboratory lectures assistance

Project management of five projects with a total value of €1m

Research Associate, UNICAMP, Brazil

CNC-Programming and Metal Forming lectures assistance

Metal forming projects and metallography analysis

Associate, SANTEC Welding Technology, Brazil

General assistance in quotation processes and evaluation, technical expertise, client acquisition and website development

Career interests

Engineering; manufacturing; research; innovation strategy; business development; marketing; brand management; sales

Shruti Kharbanda UKShruti.Kharbanda.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, PgDip Global Business; M J P Rohilkhand University, India, Bachelor of Engineering Computer SciencesLanguages: Hindi

Global Solution Advisor, Vodafone Global Enterprise, UK

Solution sales to very large enterprises and consistently exceeding targets of over €10m

Business Solution Consultant, Ericsson Limited, UK

Solution Sales Strategy to successfully win £250million plus deals for managed hosting, IT transformation and managed operations

Led transformation programme to set up centre of excellence for best-shoring

Led operations excellence programme to consolidate and improve efficiency of field operations resulting in £7.5 million annual saving and 60% performance improvement

Delivered product strategy for global Managed Services Delivery Platform (MSDP) to standardise and consolidate network operations across multiple customers

Solution Design Consultant, Nexagent Limited, UK

Designed & delivered innovative network management solution for MNC, which was ultimately acquired by EDS / HP

Solution Design Consultant, British Telecom Exact, UK

Lead ICT designer for successful BT Ethernet services (MegaStream) and network transformation to upgrade BT MPLS to serve critical financial organisations globally

Solution Design Manager, Reliance Communications, India

Led large operations transformation programme across 1500 staff to improve operational efficiency by 40% through business process improvement and system automation

Chief Architect, Lexus System Developer Ltd, China

Designed multi-lingual IT system for hotel chains, which is currently in use by most 4-5 star hotels across China

Managed new product development lifecycle to digitally transform hospitality industry

Senior Software Engineer, FCS Software Solutions limited, India

Software Engineer, Siemens Public Communication Networks Limited, India

Career interests

Business strategy; management consulting; mergers and acquisitions; sales; information technology; telecommunication

Vasiliki Kiparoglou UK, GreeceVasiliki.Kiparoglou.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, Diploma Organisational Leadership; Nottingham University, UK, PhD Cardiovascular Physiology and Genetics; University of Leicester, UK, MSc Molecular Pathology and Toxicology; De Montfort University, UK, BSc (Hons) Biomedical ScienceLanguages: Greek

Head of Clinical Research Operations, Oxford University Hospitals NHS, UK

Enabling the conduct of high quality clinical translational research projects through the facilitation and co-ordination of research programmes using funds from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

Producing annual reports, grant applications, and managing an annual budget of £20m

Secured a funding award of £114m to promote translational research for the next 5 years (2017-2022)

Contributed to the publication of research papers

Senior Public Health Practitioner, Public Health Wales, UK

Working closely with the Welsh Government in order to develop, implement, deliver and evaluate health/promotion and public health programmes to meet identified needs and priorities contributing to health improvement and reduction in health inequalities

Research Associate, Cardiff University and Glamorgan University, UK

Working with the Major General of the British Army on a research programme undertaking the analysis of Curative Resilience in the human body

Describing the key processes, structures and principles that contribute to resilience in the human body

Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Cardiff University, UK

Working as a part of a research team involved in molecular detection of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection on a research grant funded by Cancer Research Wales

Career interests

Research; public health; leadership; strategy; global issues; coaching; charity; non-profit work

Alexander Lau Canada, Australia, Hong KongAlexander.Lau.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Alberta, Canada, BComm Information TechnologyLanguages: Cantonese

SAP Integration Architect, Paradox Systems, Canada

Implemented SAP in 25 companies in Canada, the United States and Australia including: Goldcorp, Bosch, Pepsico, Mercer International, GlaxoSmithKline, Cadbury, Shell, Smith and Nephew, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, BC Hydro, Linfox, Canadian Pacific Railway, Telus, Pacific Gas & Electric, Bridgestone/Firestone, Ericsson, PaperlinX, SCI Logistics, Harris Scarfe, Amcor, Australia Post, Advance Engineered Products, Sunoma Energy

Successfully project managed complex ERP SAP implementations

Conducted Supply Chain Management Consulting in industries including: Telecommunications, Hi-Tech, Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Railways, Health Care, Mining, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, 3rd Party Logistics, Retail, Automotive, Pulp and Paper

SAP Functional Implementation Consulting

Technical Architecture Design

Systems integration

Business Process Re-engineering

Logistics Execution (LE)

Warehouse Management (WM)

Materials Management (MM)

Sales and Distribution (SD)

Production Planning (PP)

Plant Maintenance (PM)

Financial and Cost Accounting (FI/CO)

Founder and CEO, TexVox, Canada

Designed and implemented a mobile application in telephony

Voice over IP Communications

Interactive Voice Response Systems

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; information technology; telecommunications; supply chain management; corporate strategy; management consulting; venture capital; engineering; cloud computing; space exploration; renewable energy; real estate; academia

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Taimur Malik Pakistan, UAE and Oman work authorisationsTaimur.Malik.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Cambridge, UK, General Management Programme; City, University of London, UK, PGDip (Law)/Bar Professional Training Course; University of London, UK, LLB (Hons); University of Hertfordshire, UK, BSc (Hons) Business Information SystemsLanguages: Urdu, Seraiki, Punjabi

Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, Oman and UAE

Responsible for the Corporate, Finance and M&A teams and the Pakistan Practice Group

Developed and manage dozens of key client relationships including with Governments, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Investment Companies, Fortune 500 entities, Banks, Listed Companies and Family Wealth Offices

Recognised as a leading lawyer in the region by various professional publications

Regional Head of Legal, Vale S.A., Middle East & West Asia

Developed and managed the in-house legal department across the region

Led the legal team and negotiations related to the development of a US$2bn project in Oman and a similar project in Malaysia

Supported the Exploration and Business Development teams in assessing and negotiating opportunities across the region

Led the in-house legal team for a US$3bn multi-jurisdictional syndicated Revolving Credit Facility for the group entities

Consultant, SASLO, Oman

Responsible for developing new client relationships and managing many existing project and finance assignments

Led the legal team in relation to the development of a US$1bn ship repair yard project

Advised on the development, financing or operations of various independent power and water projects

Executive Director, Research Society of International Law, Pakistan

Developed the team and structure of Pakistan’s first international law think tank and capacity building institution

Developed linkages and collaborations with key international and local stakeholders

Conducted dozens of training sessions for civil and military training institutes, ICRC, IOM, UN, GTZ, DFID and other organisations

Supervised more than 100 interns in four years

Career interests

Legal services; consulting; social entrepreneurship; technology; impact investing; venture capital

Alina Marm Germany, USAAlina.Marm.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Georgetown University, USA, Certificate of Business Administration; University of Vienna, Austria, LLM, International and European Business Law; Maastricht University, Netherlands, BA European Studies Languages: German

Director Business Development , H.C. Starck Tungsten, Germany

Responsible for company-wide tracking of all major cost-saving, raw material, SCM and sales projects (PMO)

Responsible for strategy development

Support policy making process on EU level with regard to trade protection

Leading sales, restructuring or M&A projects

Director Business Excellence, H.C. Starck, Germany

Line management of team (incl. restructuring) and budget responsibility for department

Lead PMO for cost-saving initiative of €20m

Develop business plan for chemical park

Head of Project Excellence, H.C. Starck, Germany

Lead project for securing significant raw material supplies in Brazil

Setting-up of a company-wide strategic planning process

Strategic Project Manager, H.C. Starck, Germany

Carve-out of business unit in order to increase transparency and achieve funding of > €6m

Development of a change strategy for a production site generated (EBIT effect: €7m)

Consultant R&D and Government Incentives, Deloitte, Germany

Consulting on public funding opportunities for R&D and investment projects

Project management for large scale international funding project (€35m)

M&A due diligence from a public funding perspective

Career interests

Business models; international competition, markets and trade; social entrepreneurship; management consulting; business development; sales; strategy; mergers and acquisitions; academia

Nadine Miller CanadaNadine.Miller.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, MEng Civil & Environmental Engineering; University of Toronto, Canada, BASc Geological and Mineral Engineering

Business Development Manager, Toronto Office, Bantrel Inc., Canada

Responsible for the Business Development for Bantrel’s Toronto office providing EPC/EPCM services to the mining and metals, oil, gas and chemicals and infrastructure sectors with the backing of Bantrel’s parent company, Bechtel

Business Development Manager, Mining and Metallurgy, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Canada

Responsible for the Business Development and Proposal and Marketing Department in SNC-Lavalin’s Toronto office, the Centre of Excellence in Mining and Metallurgy globally; undertaking pursuit of projects with capital cost estimates ranging from CAD$50m to in excess of CAD$2bn

Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Business Development Coordinator, Sustainable Mine Development, Global Mining and Metallurgy, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Canada

Responsible for business development for the Toronto group of Sustainable Mine Development and technical responsibility as a senior geotechnical engineer on projects

Geotechnical Engineer, AMEC Inc., Canada

Focused on tailings and water management dams for the mining industry. Responsibilities included: facility foundation design, dam design, liquefaction analysis for tailings facilities, dam stability analysis, dam safety, geotechnical field investigations, management of mulit-disciplinary teams for closure concept and implementation of tailings management facilities, construction supervision of tailings and water management facilities for new construction and closure

Career interests

Strategy; finance; accounting; corporate governance

Arshavir Minasaryan ArmeniaArshavir.Minasaryan.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

International Accountancy Training Centre, Armenia, Accounting and Audit;State Engineering University of Armenia, Armenia, Master in Informational TechnologiesLanguages: Russian, Armenian, French, Ukrainian

General Manager, Jermuk International Pepsi-Cola Bottler LLC (PepsiCo bottling and distribution company in Armenia,) Armenia

Doubled EBITDA, management of the plant on a daily basis

Doubled revenue, development of strategic plans of the business

Direct reporting to the board on quarterly basis

Head of Financial Control/Adviser to Shareholder, Jermuk Group CJSC (the biggest water and carbonated water producer in Armenia), Armenia

Increased EBITDA by more than 50%, financial control over operation

Drove efficiency

Closed 4 M&A projects of total US$50m, led M&A projects of the holding

Short/long-term strategy development

Deputy General Manager, Iberia Refreshments JSC, Georgia

Ensured proper execution of shareholder’s strategy

Cost controlling on daily basis

Management of fundraising projects

Initiation of cost optimisation projects

Functional Controlling Senior Analyst, VivaCell-MTS (Subsidiary of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, NYSE MBT), Armenia

Analysis and assessment of profitability of the marketing initiatives/investment projects

Budgeting of US$150m turnover with US$77m OIBDA

Responsible for monthly and quarterly analysis of the company’s main KPIs

Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual tendencies

Career interests

Telecommunications; technology; manufacturing; operations; management consulting; business development

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David Nogueras SpainDavid.Nogueras.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University Oberta of Catalunya (UOC), Spain, BA Business Administration and Management; University San Pablo CEU, Spain, Master of Quality ManagementLanguages: Spanish

Co-Founder and COO, Gangkhar Group LLC, USA

Development of a SME software platform of choice for employers and employees in emerging markets

Led the build-measure-learn cycle to build the minimum viable product

EMEA Regional Transformation Lead, AIG, UK

Developed the EMEA Consumer Lines 2020 strategy

Led the EMEA operational excellence programme across the region (15% additional capacity identified, Net Promoter Score increase by 5%)

Implemented the new innovation framework across EMEA based on Lean Start-up and design thinking

Insurance Practice Lead, Quint Wellington Redwood, Spain

Set up and growth of the insurance practice in the company

Managed the programme for the implementation of the operational excellence programme for the Corporate IT Department at one of the key insurance groups in Spain and Latin America, achieved 10% budget reduction in 12 months

Strategy and Transformation Manager, Accenture, Spain

Led the building and growth of the investment portfolio management practice in Spain, Portugal, Africa and Israel

Implemented the new Target Operating Model for the IT department in the Mediterranean and Latin America Region (13 countries) for a global insurance firm

Country Manager, Inovaprime, Spain

Led the company set up in Spain and managed to grow the company revenue by 300% in three years

Led a team of consultants/technical experts in the implementation of the IT target operating model for companies of different sectors (including near-shore / off-shore transitions)

Consulting Manager, Indra, Spain

Led multiple projects to improve the IT Target Operating Model for companies of different sectors

Career interests

Strategy; entrepreneurship; financial markets; technology; venture capital; mergers and acquisitions

Neo Mooki UKNeo.Mooki.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Wales Swansea, United Kingdom, BSc Actuarial Studies; Institute of Actuaries, UK, Part Qualified Actuary

Investment Director, Standard Life Investments, United Kingdom

Managing the company’s relationships with large institutional investors, with combined assets over management of over £150bn. Lead investment advisor for the largest of these clients, with over £80bn AUM

Delivering clients optimum investment strategy solutions and innovative products, in light of their capital constraints, yield requirements, and the regulatory framework

Delivered investment strategic solutions which resulted in net new business of over £2bn; and over £3bn in the pipeline

Led a team of Senior Directors and Asset Managers to successfully defend and retain over £7bn of assets at risk, across more than 6 asset classes

Led a team to deliver Solvency II compliance for one of Standard Life’s biggest institutional clients, averting the potential default and insolvency of a multi-billion pound UK insurance business

Chair of regular technical forums: Asset Liability Monitoring; Fixed Income; Derivatives; Equities and Tactical Asset Allocation; as well as sitting on various boards

Investment Consultant, Aon Hewitt, United Kingdom

Investment consultant on defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes, with assets under management of c£20m to £5bn

Advising on strategic asset allocation; risk management; asset manager selection; asset liability modelling; and liability aware investing. In this role, I excelled at growing mandates from new business opportunities and through cross sales

Actuarial Associate Consultant, Aon Hewitt, United Kingdom

Actuarial consultancy for a range of trustees and corporates. I was highly successful across multiple practice areas and geographies within a multinational consulting firm

Served as Corporate Trustee and was the most junior person in the company to have P&L responsibility

Career interests

Global strategic development; leadership; asset management; investment solutions; liability aware investing

Gerhard Mulder NetherlandsGerhard.Mulder.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, PGDip Financial Strategy; Columbia University, USA, Master of International Affairs; University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, MSc Political ScienceLanguages: Dutch

Senior Advisor Green Finance, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Netherlands

Develop new business and financing models for climate adaptation and ecosystem services

Senior Manager Business Development, Rabobank International, Netherlands

Developed electronic marketplace for renewable energy projects and environmental commodities at RI subsidiary Climex

Vice President Eco-Markets, ABN AMRO Bank, Netherlands

Initiated the climate finance desk at ABN AMRO and positioned the bank as one of the first global banks in the carbon market

Project Manager, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands

Contracted carbon credits from renewable energy projects in emerging markets on behalf of the Dutch government to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol

Emissions Broker, Natsource, USA

Brokered environmental financial products in regional and national emissions trading schemes in the United States

Senior Consultant, ICF Consultant, USA

Determined competitiveness of investment opportunities in electricity generation assets in power markets across the Unites States and Europe

Career interests

Impact investing; conservation finance; social entrepreneurship; private equity; corporate finance

Amel Najjar USA, JordanAmel.Najjar.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, Executive Education Women Transforming Leadership; University of California San Diego, USA, BA Political Science and International Studies

Executive Director, Children of War Foundation, USA

Founder

Setup of COWF, US based 501© 3 non-profit

Operating in USA, Haiti, Afghanistan, Panama, MENA regions (Middle East, North Africa)

Led and responsible for the organisation’s mission and priorities, oversight to develop and execute implementation of vision, goals and key initiatives

Initiated and managed ongoing international medical missions (including US$10m in surgical care, including services, medical supply and equipment distribution)

Developed and launched a global outreach programme (internships, professional training, innovative access to healthcare)

Management of logistical, legal and compliance protocols for international medical missions, including sponsorship and transport of international candidates for long-term surgical/rehabilitative US based treatment

Management of partnership building (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Shriner’s Hospital Los Angeles, Hospital Bernard Mevs, Ronald McDonald House Charities, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, University of Southern California, Royal Medical Services Jordan, Ramallah Children’s Hospital, Palestinian Health Ministry, U.S. Army Baghram Hospital, Solace for the Children Kabul, US Embassy, KLS Martin, among additional public-private institutions)

Serves as a current International Ambassador, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Team Lead, Delta Airlines, USA

Operations management in front line airport CSA roles, safety, efficiency

Career interests

Social entrepreneurship, global diplomacy, advocacy, development, humanitarian relief, social justice, technology innovation, impact investing, healthcare, education, sustainability, information technology

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Yanina OleksiyenkoYanina.Oleksiyenko.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Konstanz, Germany, MSc Economics; Kyiv National Economic University, Ukraine, Magister International Business ManagementLanguages: German, Russian

Specialist Transfer Pricing, SCA, Germany

Setup and management of transfer pricing compliance work streams in Germany, Austria, China, Netherlands, Belgium, including (tax) audits and corresponding risk management system

In-house consulting

Management of regional cross-functional projects, support different global projects of the Group

Co-founder, AM Fragrance Ukraine, Ukraine/Germany

Led product design processes, including management of external consultants

Responsible for strategic partnerships

Developed supplier network, responsible for supply chain structuring and cost monitoring

Advisor Public Finance Reforms, GIZ/German Development Cooperation, Germany

Consulting of governments on organisational, public finance/tax reforms

Structured, negotiated and steered intergovernmental development projects

Led internal and external project teams

German Government/GIZ representative in Steering Committees and working groups of OECD, UN, IMF, WB; led corresponding strategy development and implementation processes

Transfer Pricing, KPMG and Deloitte, Germany

Management consulting of clients in different sectors

Structured multinational’s cross border value chains, developed TP models, established compliance systems

Coordination of functional project teams

Consulted multinationals on cross-border restructurings, performed valuations of business (parts), intellectual property

Career interests

Business development; strategy; emerging markets; corporate diplomacy; government policy and reforms; entrepreneurship; not-for-profit

Harold Perlman USA, South AfricaHarold.Perlman.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa BComm and BAcc; Chartered Accountant (South Africa); CPA, Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Member of Illinois State CPA SocietyLanguages: Afrikaans, Hebrew

Consulting Director, RSM US LLP, USA

Lead multiple buy and sell side due diligence engagements for private equity firms and corporations across multiple industries with deal sizes ranging from US$100m to US$350m

Member of leadership team that facilitated growth of national transaction advisory services practice into a leading middle market deal advisory firm in the USA

Collaborates with investment bankers, corporate attorneys and other advisors on deal structuring and drafting of purchase agreements

Advised client in arbitration proceedings relating to post sale of business dispute amounting to US$10m

Director, PwC Deals, USA

Led divestiture services engagements for a corporate European client divesting several non-core operating divisions within the USA

Presented at deals orientation seminars for interns and new hires of the firm

Director of Financial Reporting,BSC Stationery Sales, South Africa

Implemented uniform accounting policies and financial reporting practices across group companies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

Facilitated securitization programme and reporting requirements thereby raising capital for expansion of the business

Prepared periodic board member and audit committee written and verbal presentations

Evaluated potential targeted acquisitions and assisted group CFO with due diligence efforts

Audit Manager, Deloitte & Touche, South Africa and USA

Performed attest engagements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards

Advised clients on initial public offerings including assistance with completion of filing requirements with the Securities Exchange Commission in the USA

Nominated in 2000 for top achiever of the year award for Deloitte South Africa’s entrepreneur services division

Career interests

Private equity; corporate finance; entrepreneurship; international finance; executive leadership

Antonio Potenza Italy, Switzerland Antonio.Potenza.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Swiss PM Association Zurich, Switzerland, Intl PM Diploma; Management School, Zurich, Switzerland, BA Business Economics; Business School, Zug, Switzerland, BA Business AdministrationLanguages: German, Italian, French

Chairman, AstonBlackstone International, Switzerland

Financial Advisor in Corporate Finance, Corporate Bond of €100m, Swiss-Thai client

Head of Corporate Finance and Strategic Affairs for Swiss-Hong Kong client

PM and Advisor for Corporate Development, Corporate Finance to launch a Corporate Bond of €100m

CCO, Steelcom SAM (Metalcorp Group), Monaco

Implementation of a Corporate Bond of €50m

Corporate Strategy, Financial Planning, Risk Management and Corporate Finance, HR

Managing the Global Commodity Trading with about 30 people direct reporting

Running a Trading Book in Steel Products & Industrial Raw Materials, Budget US$450m, profits US$5.5m

Managing Credit Insurance and introducing new corporate structures

Managing Director, Balli Group PLC, UK

PM for Corporate Bond of €150m

Global Product Development in Industrial Raw Materials and Steel Long products

Working in London and Dubai, setting up and managing the Swiss Office in Zug

Financial planning, risk management, financial transactions, budget US$300m, profits US$3m

Director Intl. Business, Commercial Metals Corporation, USA

Global Product Development and Procurement in carbon steel and scrap

Head of MENA, Europe, India, Central America, working in USA and Switzerland

Financial Planning, Risk Management and Financial Execution

Budget US$500m, profits US$6m

Career interests

Business development; business strategy; corporate banking; corporate finance; corporate strategy; energy and resources; financial advisory; hedge fund; impact investing; international finance; management consulting; mergers and acquisitions; new energy; private equity; social entrepreneurship; social finance; strategy; sustainability; trading; venture capital

Alexander Prokopovich BelarusAliaksandr.Prakapovich.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Institute of Parliamentarism and Entrepreneurship, Belarus, BA (Hons) International Economics and International Economic RelationsLanguages: Russian, Belorussian

Centralized procurement director (CPO), JSC “Kcell” (Telia Company), Kazakhstan/Turkey

Establishing the function, department and the culture in the company from zero

Managing the department of ~250 people

Managing the annual spends of ~ US$500m

Running the procurement transformation program in Eurasia region (7 JVs of Telia Company)

Head of procurement department, FE “Velcom” (Telecom Austria Group), Belarus/Austria

Establishing the department and managing the team of ~20 people

Managing the annual spends of ~ €250m

Implementation of the Procurement Guidance and its synchronisation with TAG

Running the multinational procurement projects for TAG

Logistics group manager, “Velcom” (Telecom Austria Group), Belarus

Managing the international logistics and commodity legalisation (e.g. customs, certification, licensing, etc.) of 400+ deliveries annually

Heading the procurement category RAN with the annual spends of ~ US$20m

Lobbying company’s interests owed to BY authorities (e.g. customs, tax office)

Career interests

Group procurement; supply chain management; business strategy; telecommunications; multinational projects management; management consulting; corporate strategy; manufacturing; watch industry; renewable energy; operations

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Mike Rutgers New Zealand, UKMichael.Rutgers.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Waikato, New Zealand, LLB Law

Director – Business Development, Impala Energy, UK

Responsible for the investment into and development of power plants throughout sub-Saharan Africa

Leading ongoing investments into local co-development partners

UK Head of Development, SunEdison, UK

Led on the development of >£150m of solar PV projects throughout the UK

Established a team to originate and develop large scale solar PV opportunities – originating over 200 development opportunities

Elected to the board of the UK Solar Trade Association to represent the wider industry’s interests

Negotiated and entered into co-development relationships with six development partners

Director – Project Development, MS Power Projects, UK

Developed >£50m of large scale solar PV projects in the UK

Led on the exit of six solar PV projects at a ready to build stage, selling the project rights for ~£7m

Managed a team of internal and external project originators and developers to generate a development pipeline

Engaged with the UK government on proposed regulatory changes

UK Head of Development, Sunpower / Sunray Renewable Energy, UK

Managed a private equity investment of US$200m into the Sunray holding company

Managed the subsequent exit of the PE fund to Sunpower, a NASDAQ listed company

Led on the company’s entry into the UK solar market in 2008 and grew the business to obtain a 20% market share in 2010

Facilitated and assisted on the company’s entry into the Italian, French, Spanish and Israeli markets

Career interests

Energy and resources; entrepreneurship; private equity; business development; renewable energy; start-ups; emerging markets

Rebecca Razavi UK, Australia, Indonesia work authorisationRebecca.Razavi.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of New South Wales, Australia, BSc (Hons) Advanced Science (Environmental); University of New South Wales, Australia, BA Political Science Languages: French, Indonesian

Executive Director, EY (formerly Ernst&Young), Indonesia

Established EY Climate Change and Sustainability services business in Indonesia

Enabled clients across industry sectors to develop and enhance sustainability strategy and practices and improve business performance

Supported regulators to strengthen frameworks governing sustainability practices

Deputy Ambassador and Consul General to Indonesia, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Indonesia

Responsibility for political, economic, trade policy, communications, consular, security and corporate matters, including policy, change management, business and financial planning, HR and risk management

Enhanced UK/Indonesia political and trade and investment relationship including new partnerships for education, security, energy and green development

Deputy Ambassador and Consul General to Sudan, UK FCO, Sudan

Senior leader of one of UK’s largest embassies managing 300+ staff focused on supporting regional stability and development in East Africa

Strategic support for peace negotiations and transition to two state future for North and South Sudan

First Secretary UK Permanent Representation to the EU, FCO, Belgium

Lead negotiator and Head of Division responsible for EU negotiations on organised crime, counter-terrorism, security cooperation and data protection issues

Chair of EU working group on visa and immigration matters including agreement of EU legislation on security of travel documents and passenger name records

Senior Manager, Home Office, UK

Led team securing Home Office spending review budget settlement in 2004 (£14bn+)

Private Secretary to the Home Secretary overseeing borders, immigration and asylum policy and operations

Career interests

Business strategy; public & corporate diplomacy; business development; trading; innovation; prosperity; technology; impact investing; sustainability; energy & resources; civil service & government; entrepreneurship

Aries Richardson USAAries.Richardson.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Winston - Salem State University, USA, BS Business Management; University of Pittsburgh, Institute for Shipboard Education, USA, International Relations, Business Strategy, Finance

VP Continual Service Improvement Portfolio Manager, Bank of America, USA

Facilitate partnerships with regional executives and leaders in EMEA, APAC, and AMRS to ensure the effective technical operation of Global Markets, Investment Management, Retail, and Commercial Businesses, to produce optimal client experience and revenue generation (Six Sigma, ITIL v3)

Executive Process Consultant, Bank of America, USA

Led process architecture and cost optimisation initiatives through forensic quantitative analysis and decision modelling

Review and facilitate vendor contract negotiations and audit business-as-usual operations

Executive Strategy Consultant, Bank of America, USA

Develop strategy for Big Data Migration and Integration through integrating fragmented compliance monitoring processes into one infrastructure, reducing redundant infrastructure, antiquated resources, and increasing revenue by decreasing expenses of more the US$50m per year

VP PMO – Change Management and Process Design Leader, Bank of America, USA

Establish working relationships with Online Mobile eCommerce, Retail Bank, Wealth Management, and Technical project teams to execute project work, remediate issues and execute executive vision

VP – Retail/Small Business Leader, Bank of America, USA

Responsible for regional lending practices, deposit growth and financial sales process execution

Career interests

Business development; business strategy; technology innovation; finance; private equity; venture capital; entrepreneurship; management consulting; education

Tiago Rocha BrazilTiago.Rocha.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Mackenzie University, Brazil, BBA; University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Master Business Economics; Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil, Professional Msc Business Administration Languages: Portuguese

Finance and Investors Relations Manager, Klabin S.A, Brazil

Restructuring Finance Area

Reduced more than ten times the customer payment delinquency ratios

Fundraising Puma Project – US$2.3bn

Responsible for Equity and Debt Raising

Finance Manager, Kimberly Clark Brasil, Brazil

Treasury and Working Capital Management

Distribution Centre built to suit project

World Class Finance Prize Awarded (3 awards)

Sr Global Treasury Analyst, Kimberly Clark Corporation, USA

Global Capital Structure Plans

Responsible for Equity, Capital and Dividend Repatriation

Sarbannes Oxley 404 key leader in Finance Brazil

Sr Treasury Analyst, Suzano Petrochemical, Brazil

Treasury - Asset Management onshore and offshore

Project Finance Rio Polimeros

Responsible for Credit and Collection

Career interests

Equity and debt; investor relations; business development; treasury management; corporate finance; mergers and acquisitions

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Minoru Sano JapanMinoru.Sano.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

The University of Tokyo, Japan, PhD, MSc Mechanical Engineering; The University of Tokyo, Japan, BEng Engineering SynthesisLanguages: Japanese

Systems Engineering Manager, Optos Plc, UK

Led a development team to create key technologies embedded into the instruments for ophthalmologists

Coordinated the post-merger integration between Optos and Nikon

Setting up a new product development project which comprises the technical and marketing teams in the UK, the US and Japan

Chief Engineer, Nikon Corporation, Japan

Played a major role to develop the corporate strategy in medical business

Advised the corporate executives to revise the company regulation to fit medical business as a part of the company-wide transformation projects

Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Developed sepsis-screening and treatment technology of ten times higher throughput

Supervised doctoral students allocated for the company project

Raised the research funds of Hitachi for joint projects in nanotechnology at MIT

Earned Executive Certificate in strategy and innovation MIT Sloan executive education

Senior Engineer, Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Japan

Developed several healthcare instruments for in-vitro diagnostics, while managing the related joint projects with pharmaceuticals

Awarded as the highest skilled engineer in the company

Filed over 80 patent applications, most of which were registered

Career interests

Healthcare; primary health care; biotechnology; innovation strategy; engineering; mergers and acquisitions; social entrepreneurship

Carole Sanz-Paris UKCarole.Sanz-paris.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Cranfield University, UK, MSc in Advanced Materials; Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France, Mechanical Engineering Diploma; Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain, Mechanical Engineering DiplomaLanguages: French, Spanish

Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service, UK

Chair rating committees and lead the rating process of European structured finance products

Manage a team of junior analysts to monitor and analyse all credit aspects of European asset-backed transactions (ABS)

Engage with external market participants as part of Moody’s outreach programme: publish reports/articles and participate in securitisation conferences

Director, Deutsche Bank, UK

Deliver views and recommendations to fixed income investors as an ABS sell-side research analyst

Publish periodic and topical research pieces

Contribute to the team leadership in securitization research: Euromoney: No1 Asset-Backed Securitization Research 2003, 2004 & 2006

Associate, JP Morgan, UK

Originate synthetic and cash securitization transactions for European clients

Structure standardised solutions addressing clients’ regulatory and economic capital needs

Market ABS/RMBS/CLO to final investors interacting with the syndicate and sales force

Career interests

Executive leadership; corporate finance; corporate strategy; global business development; technology and innovation

Mohsen Shafaei GermanyMohsen.Shafaei.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Constance, Germany, PhD, MSc Computer and Information Science; Applied University of Dortmund, Germany, BA Business InformaticsLanguages: German, Korean, Farsi

CEO & Partner, MSOne Healthcare Solutions, Germany

Incorporation of business, definition of company’s long-term strategy

Formed new healthcare consulting segment and acquired first strategic projects

President & CEO Europe, Hitachi Medical Systems Europe, Switzerland

Full P&L responsibility and accountability for budgeting, monitoring financial performance, and providing strategic vision for the European business

Baselining and definition of mid-term strategy, organisational change in the countries while gaining market share

VP & Head of Healthcare Diagnostics MEA, SIEMENS Healthcare, U.A.E

Full P&L responsibility for Middle East & Africa across all business units of In-Vitro Diagnostics

Outstanding market penetration for all business units, successful integration of three acquired companies, aggressive channel development, SG&A cost reduction, and profitable double digit growth every year

Global POC Award in Sales and Business Expansion in 2012

VP & Head of Ultrasound EMEA, SIEMENS Healthcare, Germany

Full P&L responsibility for EMEA, 500+ employees, nine direct reports and three bosses

Implemented the new matrix organisation aligned with global strategy

Profitable growth every year, SG&A costs reduced by 10%, successful channel development and expansion

Managing Director & COO, SIEMENS Healthcare, South Korea

P&L Responsibility, 90+ employees, eight direct reports; organisational change while increasing revenue and gaining 4%-point market share every year

Won one of the biggest healthcare projects including 70 different imaging systems and US$40m revenue

Received Global Excellent Sales Award in 2007. Winner in “Profitable Growth”, “Process Orientation” and “Team Work”

Career interests

Global/regional business leadership; healthcare diagnostics; genomics; healthcare consulting; leadership development; professional co-active coaching; private equity; mergers & acquisitions; entrepreneurship

Selvie Shaqiri Australia, MacedoniaSelvie.Shaqiri.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

King’s College London, UK, MA Digital Culture and Technology; La Trobe University, Australia, BA Humanities and Social Sciences Languages: Albanian

Director, ICS International Sales, Broadridge Financial Solutions, UK

Increased immediate sales of investor services by creating commercial partnerships and securing multi-product and redistribution deals

Developed sales strategy to facilitate market penetration, launched initiative on product usability and defined new functionality in anticipation of industry demands and trends

Pursued new market opportunities for the global business

Trained new sales team to hit the ground running

Management Consultant, Independent, UK

Increased revenue by driving sales and investments for FinTech (US$20m+), alternative investments (US$100m+) and infrastructure developments (US$500m+)

Led marketing and business development strategies for systematic and quantitative hedge funds

Secured and negotiated financing deals for alternative infrastructure projects

Financial Analyst, Intellectual Property Regulation Board, UK

Played key role in setting up and establishing the new regulation board under the Legal Services Act 2010

Director of Research and International Relations, SEEU, MK

Spokesperson for PR and communications

Raised funds for international development and education projects

Led international relations and research division

Career interests

Financial services; fintech; venture capital; private equity; corporate finance; human rights

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Ali Khan Tareen PakistanAli.Tareen.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Languages: Urdu, Seraiki

Managing Director, JK Dairies, Pakistan

Set up Pakistan’s first modern dairy farm in line with Western standards

Imported 750 cows from Australia and installed state of the art automatic machinery

JK Dairies continues to be a pioneer and model in the dairy industry

CEO, Indus Mining, Pakistan

Set up Pakistan’s largest black granite operation in the country

Re-structured business and turned a loss making entity into a profitable business

Supervised all departments including Operations, HR, Sales and Finance

President, Grassroots Pakistan, Pakistan

Expanded NGO into one of Pakistan’s largest NGOs. Partnering with UNICEF, Plan International and many other international organisations

Restructured operations, Set up HRD, put robust financial and administrative systems in place

Ran a successful marketing and fundraising campaign

Career interests

Strategy; charity, not for profit and development work; FMCG; portfolio management

Vijay Sharma IndiaVijay.Sharma.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, Fellowship Advanced Endoscopy ; Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India, Doctorate Medicine; University of Rajasthan, India, MD Medicine; University of Rajasthan, India, MBBS, Medical ScienceLanguages: Hindi, Rajasthani

In charge of Gastroenterology Department, Manipal Hospital, Manipal Group of Hospitals and Institutions, Jaipur, India

Management of administrative, operational and technical issues of department

Medicare leadership, quality improvement, innovation, marketing, record, grievance and public relationship management

Principal investigator for many drug trials

Published original articles, case reports, book chapter, and abstracts

Clinical reviewer of many journals

Received young investigator award, best poster award, travel awards, young scientist fellowship in various meetings

Invited speaker and faculty for medical meetings

Member of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Indian National Association for Study of Liver, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Secretary General, Scientific Advisor, Regional Institute of Health Medicine Research (RIHMR), Jaipur, India

Not for profit organisation management

Planning, collaboration, execution of programmes and activities

Adviser for pharmaceuticals companies

Healthcare consultant and business analyst

R & D of point of care technologies

Innovation strategy & marketing

Director, K G Endoscopy and Diagnostics, Jaipur

Team management; strategy; marketing

Science Executive, Medical Practitioner Society, Jaipur

Continuous medical education; collaboration with institutions for planning and execution of clinical research & publication

Career interests

Healthcare leadership; healthcare economics, policy, management; medicare business consultancy & analysis; medical technology & innovation; information technology; pharmaceutical consultancy; development of medical education and research institutions; social entrepreneurship; start-ups; business development; not for profit; sustainability

Joseph Tabarani UKJoseph.Tabarani.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University College London, UK, BSc (Hons) EconomicsLanguages: French, Spanish

Research Specialist – Strategy Unit, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Abu Dhabi, UAE

Advise ADIA’s CIO on private equity strategy, asset allocation and portfolio construction

Conduct proprietary quantitative and qualitative research into private equity universe as part of asset allocation team

Built, from scratch, a suite of proprietary models to forecast long-term private equity returns and identify relative value

Responsible for development of private equity investment mandate and governance framework

Senior Associate – Private Equities Department, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sourced and underwrote numerous investments across multiple strategies including: levered buyouts, secondaries, venture capital and distressed credit

Integral, from outset, to full scale build-out and modernisation of departmental investment process and capabilities

Led overhaul of underwriting models and processes. Developed a proprietary due-diligence toolkit that continues to drive investment decisions today

Secured funding for a new multi-billion dollar illiquid credit strategy

Associate, Greenhill & Co, London, UK

Involved in the evaluation and execution of numerous M&A situations (both public and private)

Conducted strategic reviews on behalf of boards and executive management across a variety of sectors

Developed proficiency in financial modelling, corporate finance and valuation

Career interests

Applied research; illiquid investments; private equity; alternative investments; strategy; investment management; institutional investing; entrepreneurship; corporate finance; corporate governance; advisory; consulting; academia; philanthropic sector

Hiroaki Tamura JapanHiroaki.Tamura.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Certified Financial Planner; Japanese Certified Public Accountant; Chuo University, Japan, BComm AccountingLanguages: Japanese

Financial Reporting Manager, LVMH Cosmetics, Japan

Manage financial reporting staff to review actual monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reporting

Prepare the budget of the balance sheet and cash flow statement, and report to headquarters

Deal with headquarters’ enquiries and requests regarding accounting, reporting and tax

Coordinate with headquarters to review internal control process according to instructions

Completed transfer price documentation to avoid transfer price risk

Chief Accountant, Richemont, Japan

Streamlined treasury and accounting process, reducing required work time

Conducted sales analysis of each brand and boutique every month and reported to the president

Calculated provisions and approved transactions prepared by staff

Coordinated with external auditors on audits, including physical inventory

Conducted operational and financial audits of boutiques to confirm financial statements aligned with Japan GAAP, and prepared action plans

Auditor, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu , Japan

Prepared audit plans, handled audit teams, and maintained good relations with clients

Cultivated human resources, evaluated staff and elevated excellent staff to next positions

Launched consulting services, both accounting and internal control processes, focusing on start-ups

Led the project of IFRS and Japan GAAP analysis for a Japanese listed pharmaceutical company

Career interests

Luxury; pharmaceuticals; corporate accounting; tax

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Luke Welles USALuke.Welles.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Baylor University, USA, Foreign Service

Vice President/CFO, Arctic Slope Native Association, Alaska, USA

Oversee all non-clinical operations including finance/accounting, housing, facilities, construction, risk management, travel, motorpool, government relations

Lead negotiator for annual tribal health negotiations with the federal government

Vice President/CFO, LifeMed Alaska, LLC, Alaska, USA

Involved in creating the joint venture with a tribal health organisation and a large private hospital system to develop the largest emergency medical travel entity in Alaska

Directed the purchase of a ground ambulance company

Negotiated contracts for all fixed and rotor wing aircraft

Involved with negotiations with nurses’ union to have a non-union company

Vice President/CFO, Yukon Kuskokwim Healthcare Corporation, Alaska, USA

Managed non-clinical operations including finance/accounting, housing, facilities, emergency medical transportation, travel, revenue cycle, contracts, motorpool, and patient housing

Negotiator for annual tribal health negotiations with the federal government

Commissioner, State of Alaska Municipal Bond Bank, Alaska, USA

Currently a commissioner appointed by the last three governors of the State of Alaska

US$1.2bn portfolio of municipal bonds funded through the bond bank

Work with all 300+ communities in the state of Alaska

Career interests

Creative financing; global telecommunications; rural healthcare

Tom Wheatley UKThomas.Wheatley.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

CFA Society of the UK, UK, Investment Management Certificate; University of Wales Swansea, UK, BSc (Hons) Motorsport Management

COO, Watson Wheatley Financial Systems, UK

Jointly responsible for growth from startup to being an established financial software vendor with users on three continents and a combined client AUM of US$160bn

In-depth implementations at hedge funds, private equity firms, asset managers, global commodities traders and P2P lenders

Overall responsibility for sales, marketing, support and implementation functions

Income Analyst, Cazenove Capital Management, UK

Managing dividend and coupon payments to private clients and fund accounts

Responsible for cash and stock reconciliation between client holdings and custodians

Middle Office Fund Admin, Bank of New York, UK

Processing Unit Trust, OEIC and Investment Trust fund orders from JP Morgan fund managers in a high pressure environment

Complete trade lifecycle from instruction to settlement. Strict adherence to internal and external deadlines and procedures

Key role in the handover of the entire London department for relocation to BNY Manchester

Technical Coordinator, Bridgestone UK, UK

Production of monthly KPI reports and product quality analysis for presentation to the Managing Director

Deputising for the UK Technical Manager at heads of department meetings

Operations Manager, Bridgestone Racing Academy, Canada

Responsible for all key operations of the Academy including client payments, information flows and event scheduling, reporting directly to the CEO and CFO

Event management, sales and company liaison for corporate clients

Liaison with North American media, giving interviews to national newspapers on behalf of the Academy

Additional work as Assistant Chief Instructor for Bridgestone and Promosport Canada in Niagara Falls

Career interests

Hedge fund; financial markets; entrepreneurship; operations; private equity; social entrepreneurship; asset management; information technology; business strategy

Timothy Wiens USATimothy.Wiens.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Saint Mary’s University, USA, EdD, Leadership; Bethel University, USA, MEd, Educational Leadership; Bethel University, USA, BA, Psychology

Head of School, Delaware County Christian School, USA

Responsible for oversight of all programmatic areas including academics, athletics, and the arts

Oversight of all employees, including approximately 200 full and part-time faculty and staff members

Responsible for development, implementation, and oversight of US$12m budget

Executive Director, Council on Educational Standards and Accountability, USA

Founder and CEO of educational organisation supporting and representing schools from across the USA

Grew organisation from start-up to one that today supports more than 40,000 students throughout the USA

Conducted meta-analysis to develop organisational best practices for independent schools

Assistant Professor, Wheaton College, USA

Coordination and oversight of secondary education programmes for the college

Served as Advisor for the Fulbright Scholarship Program

Taught courses in Philosophy of Education, Psychology of Human Learning, Curriculum Integration and Classroom Communication, and Special Education

Worked in conjunction with the Dean of the Graduate School as a visiting scholar, developing programmes for future implementation

Headmaster, Boston Trinity Academy, USA

Responsible as first headmaster to develop all curricula, financial oversight, strategic planning, and co-curricular activities

Grew school from start-up to approximately 225 students over 7 year period in one of the most competitive independent school markets in the USA

Developed and implemented 3, 5, and 10-year budget models

Raised over US$10m in cash and pledges

Career interests

School leadership; leadership development; teaching, social & educational entrepreneurship

Ken Williams USAKen.Williams.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Georgetown University, USA, MA (Hons) Communication, Culture & Technology; New College of Florida/University of South Florida, USA, BA (Hons) Philosophy

Vice President, Avalere Health, USA

Co-founded and serve as a leader of Avalere Communications, the strategy, innovation, and communications agency for Avalere Health, an Inovalon company

Serve as executive sponsor for multiple complex, cross-practice, multi-year engagements, representing millions in sustained and new revenue

Lead Agency of Record relationship for Payer and Health Systems Marketing team of global top-15 pharmaceutical client (~US$14bn), including B2B and B2C programmes

Lead business development efforts with client executives from all healthcare sectors

Lead managed markets/payor marketing and market access strategy work for firm

Serve as Creative Director and Director of Design for all client-branded work

Editor-in-Chief (emeritus), gnovis, USA

Led interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research at the intersection of technology and cultural studies

Managed staff of ten Editors and Directors

Responsible for two print journals, an annual convention, half a dozen additional events, and an active blog and website

Principal, Kwake Design, USA

Founded and led design and communications strategy agency

Specialised in working with academic, non-profit, and mission-driven organisations

Focused on applying human-centered design to shaping experience as a service

National Premedical Chair and Executive Board Member, American Medical Student Association, USA

Elected first National Premedical Chair, one of two executive-level premedical positions, representing 62,000+ physicians-in-training

Led team of seven national leaders in strategy to increase output of programming from the national office by over 200%

Served as expert speaker at national convention, regional conferences, and other national and local AMSA events

Career interests

Leadership; strategy; innovation; design; corporate strategy; innovation strategy; consulting; strategic consulting; management consulting; technology; healthcare; biotechnology; pharmaceuticals; entrepreneurship; venture capital

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Steven Yap USASteven.Yap.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Columbia University, USA, Anesthesiology (Virginia Apgar Scholar); The Chicago Medical School, USA, Doctor of Medicine; Illinois Institute of Technology, USA, BS Mechanical Engineering (magna cum laude)

Division Chief of Pain Management, Health and Hospitals Corporation/Coney Island Hospital, USA

Lead Pain Management Division in an acute care hospital serving underprivileged population in New York City

Established Regional Anesthesia Program that played a key role in decreasing morbidity and mortality rates for orthopedic surgery

Helped establish Orthopedic Surgical Home, a collaboration with orthopedic surgeons, to improve perioperative outcome

Led initiative to improve opioid safety and improve patient satisfaction by establishing comprehensive inpatient consultation service and providing education to staff

Division achieved financial sustainability within first year with a 400% increase in revenue through increased volume and optimisation of revenue cycle

Recognised as Employee of the Month for turnaround of Pain Management Division

Attending Physician, St. Francis Hospital, USA

Consultant in Pain Management and Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery

Assisted in establishment of Regional Anesthesia Program by obtaining buy-in from surgeons & providing instruction on advanced ultrasound guided interventional techniques

Research Co-Investigator for Exparel (Pacira Pharmaceuticals)

Patient Safety Award

Fellow, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA

Fellowships in Pain Management, Transplant Anesthesiology and Translational Research

Published three peer reviewed articles in field of Multi-Organ System Failure

Published author in the field of Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia

Recognised by American Society of Anesthesiology for excellence in research

Recognised as Employee of the Month for New York Presbyterian Hospital for advancing Palliative Care Service

Career interests

Healthcare management; entrepreneurship; public policy; finance

Eric Wills USAEric.Wills.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Northern Illinois University, USA, Juris Doctor; University of Illinois, USA, BSc Kinesiology

Senior Director of Finance, Pinnacle Foods, USA

Performed financial due diligence resulting in the acquisition of a US$975m company

Financial responsibility of +US$2bn of direct and indirect spend

Integration Project Manager for acquisition’s manufacturing network

Established Supplier Financing programme that will enable 50% increase in cash flow

Developing a commodity hedging and pricing programme to mitigate risk

Headed US$1.4bn RFP to evaluate the proposal to acquire a manufacturing facility

Business Manager, Olmarc Packaging Co, USA,

Managed the multidimensional needs of a food manufacturer with +US$200m of annual sales

Oversaw numerous new product launches and managed the capital budgets

Law Associate, Knell & Poulos PC, USA

Advised on matters relating to civil actions and Worker’s Compensation

Career interests

Private equity; mergers & acquisitions; entrepreneurship; strategy

Jon Winson UK, Cayman Islands, USA work authorisationJonathan.Winson.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, Oxford Real Estate Programme; London School of Business and Finance, UK, PGCert Finance; University of Westminster, UK, BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying; Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK, MRICS

Director – Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships, Third Palm Capital, USA and Vice President – Commercial and Investment, Dart Development, Cayman Islands

Formed and lead an expert team responsible for underwriting all active real estate investment acquisitions and strategic partnerships, covering the Caribbean region and the USA, along with other special global assignments on behalf of a major UHNWI family office based in the Cayman Islands

Current active real estate portfolio exceeds US$2bn

Currently creating an intreprenuerial platform within our Cayman based Development Company to serve as an innovation lab, based around Design Thinking principles

Member of Investment Committee

Responsible for negotiating and structuring complex Joint Ventures and SPVs

Involved in international business development ranging from niche adaptive reuse projects through to high rise luxury commercial and residential projects

Managing Quantity Surveyor, Johnston International, Cayman Islands and Turks & Caicos

Commercial lead on the delivery of two PPP Hospitals, delivered on the islands of Providenciales and Grand Turk at a value of US$ 100m

Commercial lead for various active real estate developments in the Cayman Islands

Senior Quantity Surveyor, Faithful & Gould, Dubai, UAE

Commercial lead on the delivery of a 51 storey commercial and residential tower in Dubai

Commercial lead on multiple conceptual level masterplans throughout the UAE

Surveyor, Willmott Dixon, London, UK

Commercial lead for various partnered development schemes within London, across multiple sectors

Career interests

Private equity; family offices; entrepreneurship; real estate; innovation strategy; corporate finance

Abraham Worwui Ghana, UKAbraham.Worwui.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Aston University, UK, BSc (Hons) Logistics. Languages: Ewe

Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing/ P2P, Newmont Mining, Ghana

Executed Transactional Procurement Outsourcing strategy

Formulated strategic sourcing framework to support business objectives

Delivered significant value through the development of effective sourcing capabilities

Regional Manager, Supply Chain Business Process, Newmont Mining, Ghana

Successfully led the implementation of supply chain SAP work stream

Developed and refined required supply chain processes, supporting effective delivery of business objectives

Led supply chain capability development

Category Manager, DHL/NHS Supply Chain, UK

Responsible for the delivery of value and savings on the surgical instruments category

Drove effective engagement with customer base to deliver on company’s value proposition

Led the service level improvement project across Theatres Business Unit

Supply Chain Operations Manager, British Telecom, UK

Drove overall customer service improvement for the distribution Center

Focused on driving cost efficiency of the distribution operation

Improved employee engagement as catalyst to improving productivity

Career interests

Social entrepreneur; supply chain advisory; leadership development; people and change management

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Deborah Zwilling-Ikpoh Germany, UKDeborah.Zwilling-ikpoh.EMBA-J17@said.oxford.edu

Freiburg University, Germany, Diplom HydrologyLanguages: German

Project Director, Duke Corporate Education, London, UK

Designing and delivering customised executive education solutions worth £2-3m per annum. Specialisation in immersive programmes in emerging markets like Indonesia and Tanzania

Key relationship manager for multiple stakeholders including learning and development specialists, educators, faculty and vendors

Leading global project teams and holding responsibility for budgets and contracts

Clients include: Amcor, ArcelorMittal, ARM, Bosch, E.ON, Nilfisk and Novartis

Programme Manager, Duke Corporate Education, London, UK

Stage master behind the scenes for leadership programmes. In charge of programme management including materials development, transportation, venue and participant liaison

Planning and development of flawless end-to-end experience for participants

Established an internal programme management community platform across the organisation to foster collaboration and operational excellence

Clients include: Allianz AGCS, Barclays, HeidelbergCement, NSN, Statoil and UBM

Career interests

Operations; energy & resources; environment; executive leadership; corporate strategy; education

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