Executive MBA Profile Class of September 2016

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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Kaj af Kleen Swedenkaj.afkleen.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, MSc Industrial Engineering & Management; University of Applied Sciences & Arts, Switzerland (Exchange Semester)Languages: Swedish

CTO, Viaplay, Modern Times Group, Sweden

Responsible for development and operation of a digital media platform, which delivers TV-series, movies and live-sports events to 10m users across the Nordics and CEE

Manages a software development practice of 160 engineers (grew from 30 under my management)

Led the planning and online delivery of key sports events including Rio2016, Sochi2014 and the full seasons of Champions League, Premier League, Formula 1 and NHL

Head of Product Development, Viaplay, Modern Times Group, Sweden

Managed product and business development of video on-demand applications for smart TVs, set-top boxes and game consoles with 200k users

Managed a combined product, procurement and engineering team

Led partnership negotiations with key consumer electronics manufacturers

Product Manager, Viasat Satellite Services, Modern Times Group, Sweden/USA

Managed product and business development for a video on-demand application of 100k users

Organised and coordinated work for a group of ten engineers

Developed and launched custom WiFi-bridge solution (hardware) to 100k households

Management Trainee, Modern Times Group, Sweden/UK

Management trainee to the CTO of MTG

Management trainee to the CEO of Bet24

Focused on purchasing, contract negotiation, technical leadership, project management, web development and online sales activities

Career interests

Technology; innovation; operational excellence; information technology; procurement; software development, corporate transformation; data management; recruitment

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Douglas Ajram Canadadouglas.ajram.embas16@said.oxford.edu

McGill University, Canada, BA EconomicsCPA CMA Languages: French

CEO, Helix Global Solutions, Canada

Founder

Grew business to US$250 million

Operating in Canada, USA, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Shanghai

Focus on loyalty systems and reward incentive strategy and efficiencies

Director George Weston Group of Companies, President’s Choice Financial, Canada

Grew financial services within grocery division

Developed systems for in-store loyalty

Director, Hudson’s Bay, Canada

Designed largest loyalty programme

Expanded loyalty services outside of company

Expanded loyalty services to Fortune 500 companies

Senior Executive, Royal Bank of Canada, Canada

Financial analysis on investments

Strategic planning

Career interests

Private equity; entrepreneurship

Martin Augenschein Germanymartin.augenschein.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Cooperative Education Manheim, Germany, Diplom-Betriebswirt (DH)Open University, UK, BA (Hons) Business AdministrationLanguages: German

CEO, TÜV SÜD Dogus Ekspertiz ve Danismanlik Hizmetleri Ltd. Sti., Turkey

Setup of a new company (German-Turkish JV) including office setup, contractual frameworks and all legal requirements

Designing and launching a new service (used car certification) for the B to C car market in Turkey

Management of the staff and company in Turkish language

Director International Projects, TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH, Germany

Managing international projects: new company setups and new market entrances

Business Development for new international projects

Reference projects: Consultancy Project in Dubai; Market entrance concept for Sweden incl. setup-plan; setup preparation for a new JV in Turkey.

Head of Project Control, TÜVTÜRK, Turkey

Responsible for the Project Management of the setup of a new vehicle inspection system in Turkey – project volume: EUR850m

Coordination of the rollout of 189 vehicle test centers in whole Turkey in 18 months

Managing 60 single test centre projects simultaneously

Responsible for reporting to shareholders and financial stakeholders

Executive Assistant to the Managing Director, TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH, Germany

Coordination of projects of the Managing Director

Representation of the Managing Director in Steering Committees

Preparation of Board Meetings

Career interests

Aviation; automotive; entrepreneurship; start-ups; m&a; development work; intergovernmental organisations

Oliver August UK, Germanyoliver.august.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Oxford University, UK, BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics; City University, London, UK, MA International RelationsLanguages: German, Mandarin

Senior editor, The Economist, UK

Leading the staff in Europe, Middle East and Africa and directing published content

Setting editorial strategy, writing content and supervising teams of analysts and reporters

Representing The Economist in public forums such as broadcast media and conferences

2012 “Journalist of the year” at the Diageo Africa business reporting awards

Independent consultant, London, UK

Advising corporates on political developments and changes in the media sector

Thought leadership & strategic planning

Foreign correspondent, The Times

Based in Beijing, Baghdad, Beirut, London, New York and Singapore

Writing about global business and politics, including Wall Street and the tech sector

1999 Anglo-German Foundation journalism award

Book author

Published two non-fiction books:

“Inside the Red Mansion: On the trail of China’s most wanted man”

“Along the Wall and Watchtowers: A journey along Germany’s divide”

Career interests

Academia, management consulting; strategy; media; charity; not for profit and development work; civil service and government; corporate strategy; private equity; entrepreneurship; research; risk management; social entrepreneurship; strategy hedge fund; information technology; venture capital; innovation strategy

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Projesh Banerjea Indiaprojesh.banerjea.embas16@said.oxford.edu

The LSE, UK, MSc Economic History; DePauw University, USA, BA, Mathematics and Economics Languages: Hindi, Bengali

Investment Manager, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sourced and screened investment opportunities across the transport (ports, airports, roads), energy (renewables and conventional energy) and utility (electricity, water, and gas transmission and distribution) sectors globally

Negotiated investment terms, led due diligence work streams, authored investment committee presentations

Led the India coverage efforts for the infrastructure team including a review of key market segments, potential partners and investment structures

Responsible for the day-to-day asset management on multiple assets

Analyst, Macquarie Capital, London, UK

Performed financial modelling and due diligence to evaluate investments as a sponsor in the utilities, offshore transmission, and project finance sectors

Collaborated with accounting, legal, and technical advisors on bids for multiple assets in the utilities sector

Advised clients on multiple bids for assets in the transport sector

Analyst, J.P. Morgan, New York, USA

Completed Investment Bank Analyst training in accounting, corporate finance, valuation and modelling

Performed financial modelling and due diligence to evaluate leveraged buyouts, recapitalisation, and acquisition scenarios for numerous clients across the Media and Telecom sectors

Researched distressed debt market opportunity for launch of new fund admin product

Career interests

Private equity, asset management, hedge funds; corporate finance; entrepreneurship; impact investing

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Nurlan Bibolat Kazakhstannurlan.bibolat.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Almaty University of Power Engineering & Telecommunications, Kazakhstan, Industrial Electronics Languages: Kazakh, Russian

Partner, Line Systems Engineering, Kazakhstan

Contributed in development of company’s survival strategy during significant decline in the industry and country’s economics

Attracted new talent to top management roles and provided support during the business turnaround phase

Lead on diversification and market consolidation to provide stronger business sustainability

CEO, NCELL, Nepal

Strategy development and alignment of corporate culture to this

Strengthening of company’s leading market position through enhanced management of performance and decision making

Ensured that the business met and exceeded business targets with revenue exceeding $700m

Sound improvement in relationships between Union/Employees and Management and increased engagement at all levels

CCO, KCELL, Kazakhstan

Played a major role in defining company strategy to achieve and retain a leading market position with strong and healthy KPI’s

Designed and successfully deployed an all new regional business structure which secured significant competitive advantage for the organisation

By 2012 company revenue reached to $1.2bn

One of the key contributors to company’s successful IPO in the London Stock Exchange in 2012

General Manager, Orbita Plus, Kazakhstan

Setup the company from scratch to become an exclusive provider of Thuraya services in the country

Within a year reached a positive cash flow

Career interests

Private ventures; entrepreneurship

Michael Brooke UK, Japan work authorization michael.brooke.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, PGDip Global Business;Keio University, Japan, LLB LawLanguages: Japanese, French

CEO, Japan Capital Investors, Japan

Founded Tokyo-based corporate finance boutique

Connect Japanese corporates with global investment and risk capital to facilitate innovative transactions utilizing global-standard techniques

Advise Japanese counterparty management on global strategy, overseas market expansion and M&A

Head of Japanese Corporate Derivatives, JPMorgan, Japan

Established JPMorgan’s Japanese corporate derivatives department and integrated this new department into the global team

Positioned the Japan team within corporate finance (rather than capital markets) so as to more effectively exploit Japan-specific opportunities

Closed a variety of bespoke transactions with Japanese corporations

Co-Head of Japanese Corporate Derivatives, Nikko Citigroup, Japan, USA

Established a new and highly profitable business division within Citigroup’s investment banking joint venture in Japan

Responsible for transferring techniques and practices from the New York head office to the Tokyo office, and for integrating the Japanese business into the global team

Oversight responsibility to ensure the global business model was applied in Japan in compliance with Japanese laws and regulations

Closed first major deal (US$2 bn) with a Japanese corporation within six months of launch

Graduate Trainee, James Capel (HSBC Group), UK, Japan

Equity research analyst

Career interests

Corporate finance; corporate strategy; entrepreneurship; financial advisory; financial regulation; hedge fund; mergers and acquisitions; private equity; risk management; technology; venture capital

James Carter UKjames.carter.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Bristol University, UK, MEng Aeronautical EngineeringLanguages: French

Consultant

FP&A new process implementation - Deliveroo

Interim Team Leader – Deliveroo

Founder and Board Member, Gousto.co.uk, UK

Raised more than £12m from angel and VC investors

Built and managed finance, acquisition, retention, creative, digital product and CRM teams from scratch to over 40 people

Grew revenue from 0 to £16m annualised across digital and offline channels

Developed and presented marketing and finance strategy to the board

Associate, HIG Capital, UK

Modelling and evaluating / filtering opportunities, putting together investment cases and presenting to investment committee, worked on over 20 investments

Monitoring and reporting on portfolio of investments, mostly retail and manufacturing

Gained excellent valuation skills of distressed businesses and debt instruments. Excellent research, analytical skills, and presentation skills

Rothschild, Analyst, UK

Proficiency in cashflow modelling for debt purposes, DCF & LBO modelling, knowledge of DCM

Provided advice on primary market debt raising process (loans, bonds, private placements)

Career interests

Strategy; entrepreneurship; venture capital; private equity; analytical finance; e-commerce; research; technology

Melissa Cassar Canada, UK, Malta, US work authorisationmelissa.cassar.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Leeds, England, MA International Communications; University of Toronto, Canada, BA (Hons) Economics and International Relations

Director, Head of North America Communications, BNY Mellon, USA

Manage corporate communications function for BNY Mellon’s US$1.6tn asset management business, including media relations, global sponsorships, strategic partnerships & events

Drive executive leadership engagement with top-tier media to create unified brand & reputation for 13 investment boutiques

Collaborate with distribution channel heads to lead internal communications and employee engagement

Vice President, Head of Global Public Affairs, Policy & Issues Management, Visa Inc, USA

Spearheaded global public affairs and policy communications for one of the world’s leading consumer brands and payment networks

Developed research and insights into policymaker attitudes impacting the technology and financial services sectors

Partner to legal, IR and strategy on regulatory and financial communications including litigation, regulation, deals, board filings & earnings

Led issues management and communications for global sponsorship properties including FIFA & the Olympics

Head of Corporate & Public Affairs, Visa Inc, Canada

Member of the Canadian Management Executive and Leadership Team

National spokesperson for Financial Literacy and Corporate Social Responsibility platforms

Managed leadership programme on fraud, security and privacy

Senior Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard, Canada

Drove corporate revenue through leadership of large multi-level accounts; oversaw CD$2m portfolio of clients

Organised internal communications programmes to stimulate an employee-oriented, high performance culture

Career interests

Corporate and public affairs; corporate diplomacy; consulting; financial services; strategy; marketing; reputation management; government policy; social responsibility; change management; global governance; global business development; technology and innovation; entrepreneurship

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Tawuya Chipato UK, Australia, Zimbabwetawuya.chipato.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK, Fellow; Chartered Financial Institute, Level II Candidate; Oxford Brookes University, UK, BSc (Hons) Applied AccountingLanguages: Shona

Senior Manager, Commonwealth Bank of Australia – Bankwest, Australia

Cross-divisional operational & compliance risk support for the leadership team in developing, pricing and in-life monitoring of products as well as constructive challenge of key processes, risks and controls

Spearheaded the annual enterprise risk profile refresh process collaborating with Senior Leaders to identify and control existing and emerging risks

Delivered both operational and strategic support as well as financial control over the entire home loan operations portfolio

Finance lead in a complex project involving the integration of the Commonwealth Bank and Bankwest home loan processing functions

Co-Founder, Fetara Agriculture, Zimbabwe

Co-founded Fetara as a social enterprise with the fundamental philosophy of combating food, social and economic inequality through sustainable commercial farming

Built up productive capacity employing 65+ staff on a 200ha farm

Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, Worley Parsons, Australia

Accomplished complex and detailed financial modelling and analysis of multiple projects in multiple customer sector groups to support decision making for key projects in Australia and New Zealand which increased billable hours and preserved margins

Facilitated better cross functional collaboration through building lasting relationships with key stakeholders

Financial Controller & Accountant, Hugo Boss, UK

Supported in the development and implementation of strategies to drive business performance including cash flow, inventory levels and EBITDA during the global financial crisis

Collaborated with the leadership team in preparing investment appraisals, financial modelling and due diligence reviews for new stores

Career interests

Private equity; venture capital; asset management; portfolio management; corporate finance; mergers & acquisitions; management consulting; social entrepreneurship; impact investing; start-ups

Giles Clifton UKgiles.clifton.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Aberdeen, UK, MSc Petroleum Geoscience; Royal Holloway University of London, UK, BSc (Hons) Geology

Senior Commercial & Business Development Advisor, DONG Energy, UK

Commercial lead (and negotiator) for all DONG’s UK oil & gas assets. Including negotiation and execution of oil & gas commercial agreements

Business development, project manager for acquisition and divestment of oil & gas fields

Managed several project teams working on divestment of parts of portfolio

Commercial Advisor, Tullow Oil Plc, UK

Asset manager for a group of gas fields in Southern North Sea

Negotiation of oil & gas commercial agreements, UK and West Africa

Lead commercial advisor for a US$372m company acquisition in Norway

Negotiation of production sharing contracts in Senegal

Senior Business Analyst, Tullow Oil Plc, UK

Maintained cash flow models for the UK and Africa portfolio of oil and gas assets, exploration through to production assets supporting business decisions

Provided decision support to the executive and board for acquisition and investment opportunities

Lead analyst for US$1bn acquisition of an Australian oil & gas company

Lead financial analyst for the GB£220m sale of a gas field group in the UK

Assistant Manager, Deloitte, UK

Managed a small team of analysts within the Petroleum Services business consulting arm

Technical assessment and discounted cash flow valuations of oil & gas deals

Oil company valuations, based on bottom up assessment, discounted cash flow analysis

Various consulting assignments to oil companies

Technical Assistant (Geology), ARCO British Ltd, UK

Exploration graduate geologist for the Southern North Sea business unit

Management of seismic datasets, interpretation and prospect analysis

Career interests

Energy and resources; mergers and acquisitions; corporate finance; private equity; entrepreneurship; leadership; corporate strategy

Victoria Cobos Spain, VenezuelaColombiavictoria.cobosmorantes.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela, Production EngineerLanguages: Spanish

Global Innovation Planning Manager, Unilever UK, England.

Led expansion of the brand to white spaces, creating new capabilities in over 6 countries simultaneously, adding +GBP£30m in turnover

Implemented core planning practices to reduce innovations plan in a 25%

Developed the strategic visibility and tracking scorecard for AXE/LYNX Global growth roadmap to 2020

Supply Chain Capabilities and S&OP Manager, Unilever Middle Americas, Colombia

Designed and implementation of the S&OP maturity plan for 9 countries; with an improvement on maturity of 1000bps over a year. Leading a team of 17 people

Led the design and implementation of new forecasting process and system with a FA improvement above target

Led successfully the restructuring of the supply chain operation for Venezuela, facilitating double digit USG% for over three years in a row

Supply Planning Manager Foods & Refreshment, Unilever Middle Americas, Colombia & El Salvador

Drive product availability to improve service for Spread, Dressing, Savoury and Ice cream full portfolios across 4 factories in 4 different countries; leading a team of 12 people

Stock reduction of no less than 11 DOH

Reduction of supply restriction in S&OP in over 20%

Design and implementation of new Ice cream factory supply model

Future Leader Programme Trainee, Unilever Middle Americas. Colombia & Venezuela

Implementation of the first UL agile working office i the world, implementing a new way of working through an innovative change management programme for the full head quarter (350 people)

PMO for the new Agile space, managing 30 suppliers over 120 workers and finishing in budget and in 6 months, when the original plan was 18 months

Career interests

Strategy consulting; supply chain consulting; entrepreneurship; fmcg; not for profit

Jean-Matthieu Cottin Francejean.cottin.embas16@said.oxford.edu

ESCP Europe, France, Master in ManagementIIST, Japan, MarketingDECF, France, Finance and AccountingLanguages: French, German

Deputy CEO, Groupe Sinoué, France

Developed Groupe Sinoué from €30m in revenue in 2008 to €80m in 2016 and more than doubled EV

Real Estate: Modernised Sinoué’s hospitals, leading 6 major construction projects

M&A: Acquired 3 independent private hospitals, and worked on numerous build up opportunities in France and the UK

Innovation: Launched 4 new psychiatric hospitals in France, and developed new therapy centres in the UK

CFO, Bioquanta, France

Control and ethics: Structured a biotech startup, both from financial and HR standpoints

Business Development: Raised initial funds, and prepared for a future IPO

Innovation: Filed several patents both in therapy and diagnostics

Supply Chain Project Manager, Ely Lilly & Co, Europe

Extended Lilly’s supply chain management project to the new European Countries

Generated significant additional margins for Lilly’s European Operations

CFO, Ely Lilly & Co , Russia

Control and ethics: Structured Lilly Vostok’s growth from USD 20m in revenue to USD 60m over 9 countries (CIS)

Business development: Dealt with Protek, nr1 Russian pharmaceutical distributor to successfully launch Cialis, Lilly’s newest drug

Set the base of local insulin production in Ukraine negotiating with Farmak, a locally well-established pharmaceutical company

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; innovation; healthcare; mental health & wellbeing; biotechnology; business development; m&a; venture capital; arts

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Anna Driggs USAanna.driggs.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Washington, USA, Juris (Hons) Doctor; Gonzaga University, USA, BA (magna cum laude) Law/Public PolicyLanguages: Russian

Associate Chief Counsel – Retirement Policy, Investment Company Institute Global, USA

Lead work in USA, Hong Kong, China, and Europe, promoting use of mutual funds for retirement and long-term savings

Support leadership in developing strategy and tactics for expanding the association’s influence globally, on behalf of the membership

Engage, globally, with policymakers and stakeholders (international organisations, businesses, trade associations) on countries’ retirement system design

Organise high-level policy forums (e.g., in Beijing, Hong Kong, Geneva, Tokyo and Paris)

Respond to policymakers’ proposals with global and cross-border implications

Created and developed Retirement Policy area for our global operations, including by identifying global, international, and national influencers and establishing a network of contacts

Associate Counsel – US Pension Regulation, Investment Company Institute, USA

Engaged with US policymakers and stakeholders on issues of retirement policy on behalf of US mutual fund industry

Assistant Counsel – US Pension Regulation, Investment Company Institute, USA

Engaged with US policymakers and stakeholders on issues of retirement policy on behalf of US mutual fund industry

Associate, Groom Law Group, USA

Advised clients (financial service firms and employers) on compliance with US retirement laws, primarily focusing on fiduciary rules

Career interests

Strategy; leadership;, business development; management consulting; financial regulation; asset management; academia

Peter Durante USA, UKpeter.durante.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Middlesex University, UK, PgCert Project Finance; SOAS University of London, UK, MSc Finance & Financial Law; University of Kent (Brussels School), Belgium, MA International Relations; Arizona State University, USA, BA History

Division Head – New & Emerging Technologies & Market Intelligence, Saudi Aramco Renewables, KSA

Lead market intelligence, strategy development, applied R&D and techno-economic due diligence for corporate VC and M&A in clean-tech

Reduced solar PV cleaning costs in MENA environment by >50% (and eliminated the need for water) through in-house robotic cleaning prototyping, industry collaborations and investments. >$400M NPV for planned KSA solar investments 2017-2023

Established a center of excellence for market intelligence in renewable sector, providing analysis to C-suite and Ministerial levels

Head of Commercial Development Team, Saudi Aramco Power Systems, KSA

Headhunted to help develop and implement the investment and ownership strategy in the power sector, particularly renewables

Led assessment and commercialisation of power generation and related investments. ~7GW of conventional generation under development, construction and operation

Led design and implementation of new business model for Power Systems as principle buyer / optimiser across company

Principal Consultant, Irbaris LLP, UK

Served as trusted advisor to senior executives and policy-makers on energy and environmental issues, with a focus on renewables and transport electrification. Clients included automotive, financial services, oil & gas, mining, governments, the UN, and ‘sweat-equity’ work for start-ups

Trader & Business Developer: Emissions Trading, Shell Trading, UK

Trading and business development with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and preparation for future markets

Increased optionality and profit through structured trades and B2B sales channels

Advised Shell’s corporate teams on emissions trading policy, renewables, electric vehicles and energy service company models

Career interests

Electric vehicles; renewable energy; electricity storage; transport; private equity; venture capital; business development; start-ups; emerging markets; (social) entrepreneurship

Joseph Ellis USAjoseph.ellis.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, PgDip Organisational Leadership; London Business School, UK, Mergers and Acquisitions Programme; Harvard Business School, US, Private Equity and Venture Capital Programme

Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Education Financial Services, USA

Strategy, marketing, customer persona/journey map research and the partnership with Wells Fargo Consumer Credit Solutions’ Central Sales Group

Launched Wells Fargo’s first customer persona/journey map research for student loan business which is a leading private student loan lender in the United States

Launched Wells Fargo’s first Student Loan/Central Sales Pilot

Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Merchant Services, USA

Led strategy, marketing and the partnership with Wells Fargo Community Banking and Business Banking for the multi-state Great Lakes and Great Plains Regions(11 states)

Developed high impact business review process

Coached market sales managers and business sales consultants

Increased the number of merchant referrals from Wells Fargo Business Banking by 131%

Improved Wells Fargo Community Banking merchant referral to closed conversion rate from 19% to 37%

Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, USA

Pacific Division and Centralised leader for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage’s Renovation Business

#1 division in operational effectiveness, customer loyalty and diversity lending

#2 division in profitability and productivity

Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Wealth Management, USA

Regional sales director of The Private Bank and Affluent Market Segments for the multi-state Great Lakes Region (11 states)

#1 region in investment consulting; US$2.8bn in new brokerage advisory and US$324.7m in new trust business

#1 region in alternative investments; US$771.3m in new private equity, hedge fund and private real estate capital

Founding member of diversity council

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees & Chair, Investment Committee Metropolitan State University USA

Career interests

Corporate governance ; management consulting; global strategy; emerging markets; corporate strategy; business strategy; business development; sales; luxury; retail, consumer goods, technology; innovation; biotech; pharma; manufacturing; transport; logistics; operations; private equity

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Sarah Emerson USAsarah.emerson.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Harvard University, USA, Executive Education Nonprofit Financial Stewardship; University of Notre Dame, USA, Executive Education Negotiation Essentials; Project Management Institute, USA, Project Management Fundamentals; University of Southern California, BAs (Hons) Economics, International RelationsLanguages: Spanish

Global Director, Project Concern International, USA

Directed financial inclusion and women’s empowerment program scale-up from four to 12 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas

Developed, implemented 3-year US$15m strategic plan, leading budget, staff, operations, fundraising, and measurement

Facilitated US Congressional briefing and participated on various international stages

Board of Directors Governance Chair, Conscious Capitalism San Diego Chapter, USA

Founding board member, created bylaws, supported chapter incorporation and established program committee

Country Director mHealth Tanzania Partnership, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), Tanzania

Led partnership turnaround, creating GSMA top-five global nominated program (Global Mobile Awards Best Mobile Health Product or Service)

Cultivated and managed sustainable national-scale public-private-partnerships backed by business models, service-level agreements

Provided technical assistance to Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, US Government Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in use of technology at scale

Program Manager, KickStart International, Kenya

Full project lifecycle responsibilities for Enterprise Resource Planning global system

Organization-wide change management, process reengineering, requirements analysis, training and staff support

Senior Consultant, BearingPoint, Inc. [formerly KPMG Consulting, currently Deloitte], USA & Iraq

Project managed implementation of Iraq’s redesigned national social welfare system

Program managed 60 finance-related projects supporting architecture integration of merged BankOne/JPMorgan Chase

Career interests

Public-private-partnerships; information, communication, technology; banking; artificial intelligence; robotics; conscious capitalism; education; social entrepreneurship; financial inclusion; social justice empowerment

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Jim Fox Canadajim.fox.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, Post Graduate Diploma – Global Business; Harvard Business School, USA, – General Management Programme; Saskatchewan Technical Institute (STI), Canada,– College Diploma in Business Administrationn VP Operations, National Oilwell Varco, Canada

Spent just shy of almost10 years at NOV with this being my final position before my sabbatical

Managed by influence as the most senior corporate official in country. A position that previously hadn’t existed in country

Visibility of fourteen business units rolling up into one of three newly defined segments with CDN$1bn+ annual revenue and 2,500+ staff

Chaired with the task of leveraging the autonomous BU’s

VP Sales, National Oilwell Varco, Western Hemisphere

Responsible for safe, profitable & intentional growth of US$1bn+ of annual revenue for the Downhole Tools BU

Provided sales leadership to teams in twelve countries and three languages

Successful integration of US$1bn+ acquisition into our BU

Integration of three acquisitions in less than two years

Ensured that sales and operations through to product line and engineering alongside with manufacturing had the same ‘north’

Director of Sales, National Oilwell Varco, Latin America

Within two years increased revenue from US$96m to US$165m

Operating profit was increased from US$21m to US$46m in the same two-year period

Eliminated dependence on agents throughout the region during the assignment establishing our own legal entities in country

One of three executives relocated to Rio on international assignment to align the respective BU’s. NOV was Petrobras’s largest vendor in country

Oversaw sales team in ten countries and three languages

Principal, Fox & Areshenkoff Financial, Canada

Built one of the most successful businesses within the group insurance spheres in Saskatchewan with the business ultimately acquired by the Credit Union

Career interests

Global business development; change management; business turnarounds; energy; private equity and health

Mehryar Ghazali UKmehryar.ghazali.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), ACA;University College London, BSc Economics, First Class Honors and Deans List Languages: Urdu, Hindi

Partner, EY Advisory (formerly Ernst&Young), Middle East North Africa (MENA) – Since 2010

Financial Services Advisory – Markets Leader. Leads the development and implementation of sector accounts strategy across the region and managing some of EY’s largest Banking accounts in the region as the Global Client Service Partner

Banking and Capital Markets Advisory – Sector Leader MENA. Specialising in Business Transformation, Robotics and Operations

Talent Partner – MENA Advisory. Leading the firm’s talent strategy and coordinating recruitment, reward and learning and development for 1000+ consultants.

Associate Partner – EY South Africa (Jan 2009 – May 2010)

Responsible for the build out of our Financial Services Advisory Business across Africa

EY Financial Services Office – London – Banking and Capital Markets (1999-2009)

Multiple roles leading large business transformation engagement across key accounts with a large focus on regulatory driven transformations.

Experiences included secondments to New York and Zurich.

Started career as an Audit Trainee within EY’s assurance services business qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2002

Career interests

Digital banking; robotics; branch network optimisation; aml/kyc transformation; leadership; organisational behaviour

Rich Gilman USArichard.gilman.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of South Carolina, USA, Ph.D., Psychology; University of Minnesota, USA, BA Psychology; Global International Scholar, Harvard Medical School

Director, Clinical Services and Training, University of Cincinnati Stress Center, Cincinnati, USA

Directly responsible for medical and non-medical services specific to treatment of anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder

Principal investigator on several federally-funded grants

Responsible for budget of US$200,000

Director, School-Based Mental Health Services, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA

Responsible for all clinical and administrative activities, including strategic planning, recruitment and budget oversight

Introduced and implemented innovative treatments for youth-based psychological and behavioural disorders

Responsible for monitoring finances against budget

Director, Psychology and Special Education Programmes, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, USA

Supervision of 55 staff and faculty

Budget oversight of $6m

Facilitating multi-disciplinary projects that secured numerous federally-funded grants and peer-reviewed publications

Professor, University of Cincinnati Medical School, Cincinnati, USA

Author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications

Secured over $2m in federally funded grants and external contracts

Editor of journal published by American Psychological Association

Supervision of doctoral and post-doctoral students

Career interests

Mental health; social entrepreneurship; strategic marketing; human capital

Orhan Gunes Turkey, Netherlands, Swiss work authorizationorhan.gunes.embas16@said.oxford.edu

ESCP Europe Business School, UK and Italy, Master of European Business; Bogazici University, Turkey, BA Political Science and International RelationsLanguages: Turkish

Vice Director, Sberbank (Switzerland) AG, Switzerland

Business originator and relationship manager at Commodity Trade Finance

Responsible for new client acquisitions, business development and client relationship management for structured trade and commodity finance as part of Corporate and Investment Banking of Sberbank

Helped growth of trade finance portfolio from scratch in Swiss subsidiary of the group (5x business growth achieved in 20 months)

Played a major role to define and implement strategy of the bank

Senior Relationship Manager, Amsterdam Trade Bank (Alfa-Bank Group), Netherlands

Origination and Distribution of Structured Trade and Commodity Finance / Structured corporate lending

Acquisition of new clients to ATB by using experience in metals, oil and petrochemicals as well as agri-commodities

Initiated and maintained new credit relationships

Created tailor made financing structures securitized through self-liquidating structures

Account Manager, Credit Europe Bank, Netherlands

Management of a portfolio of trade finance customers (total limit EUR 300 Mil.)

Performing as front and mid-office for corporate banking department operating in structured trade finance as well as syndicated loans

Financing various stages of trade transactions though loans, letter of credits, LG’s, performance bonds, documentary collections and various other products

Product and Pricing Specialist (BMW and MINI Marketing), Borusan Otomotiv, Turkey

Market analysis through close analytical market watch / sales forecast modeling

Pricing of all imported models and accessories and client liaison with a network of 13 dealers

Together with the team, increased BMW Group sales in Turkey by 38% in two years

Six Sigma: Green Belt (completed 1 full project)

Prepared a new automobile tax regime proposal to the Turkish Ministry of Finance as a member of the Strategic Planning team

Career interests

Interests; structured trade and commodity finance; corporate and investment banking; private equity; hedge funds; corporate finance; entrepreneurship; start ups

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Joe Hooper Canadajoe.hooper.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, Diploma in Organizational Leadership; University of Victoria, Canada, MA English Literature; University of Canada, BA (Double Major) History and English Literature

Head of Office, United Nations, State of Palestine

As UN Habitat’s representative in the State of Palestine, I led the formulation and implementation of business development strategy, doubling project portfolio in to US$18m in 15 months

Influenced urban development policy at most senior government levels and supported subsequent public sector change management processes for improved urban services delivery

Led implementation of a political strategy for urban development to support ongoing negotiations and discussions between parties

Branch Coordinator, United Nations, Kenya

Led UN Habitat’s global division for urban legislation, land, and governance including setting normative policy and strategy, partnership development, political liaison, and programme quality assurance

Grew global programme portfolio by 30% in two years to US$ 85m

Implemented corporate restructuring and reform including amalgamation of units and teams, setting new policy directions, reforming business processes

Training Officer, United Nations, Kenya

Set corporate policy on training and capacity development for UN Habitat in regards to technical urban development professions

Served as a global technical advisor to local government institutional reform processes

Capacity Development Specialist, United Nations, Slovakia

Regional advisor of the United Nations Development Programme for institutional reform and change process covering 26 countries across Europe, Western Balkans, Central Asia and Caucasus

Supported change management and reform processes for affecting over 200 municipalities in regards to EU fund absorption and basic service delivery

Facilitated high-profile institutional reform processes for key Ministries in Turkey, Russia, Serbia, Georgian in regards to fiscal policy, taxation, development assistance provision, anticorruption

Career interests

Business strategy; public finance; civil service and government; social entrepreneurship; impact investing; corporate diplomacy

Jeff Howlett USAjeffrey.howlett.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Harvard University, Boston, MA USA for ALM International Relations (on sabbatical), University of Phoenix, BS Business Administration, and Business Management.

Executive Director, Global Mentoring Services, USA, Intl

Building entrepreneurship and mentoring programmes at universities around the world

Help numerous international student ventures to launch via the International Business Model Comp. Partner with VC, PE and Corp Sponsors

Building an endowment to help fund operations and obtain specific scholarships for student entrepreneurs

Spoke at INCMTY 2014 the largest entrepreneurship event in Latin America Sponsored by TEC Monterrey

Corporate strategy, business development

Director, Venture Mentoring Services Brigham Young University, USA

From bootstrap created the No 1. Venture Mentoring programme in the USA

Enhanced BYU’s Entrepreneurship programme elevating it to No 2. USA Princeton Review 2016

Helped numerous ventures to launch, scale, and to sustain revenue

Created processes and methodologies that are being adopted many other universities

Entrepreneur, USA. (2012 – 1989)

General Partner, Aarus Development, LLC. USA. Real Estate development

Dir. Business Development, IronTrack Technologies, LLC. USA. Front and back end software development for customer search engine. Contributed to 5 new patents

Partner, BalancePoint Leadership, USA. Leadership development, functional consulting, and special projects

Vice President, Partners in Leadership, USA Leadership and accountability training.

Proprietor, All Seasons Sweeping, USA Parking lot maintenance. Scaled from one machine to largest operation in 2 county area. Sold 10x earnings

Proprietor, Evergreen Research, LLC. USA Media development. Acknowledged content contributor to best-selling business book

Proprietor, Naked Sportswear, LLC. Scaled active wear co as a college student, US$2m revenue

Career interests

Executive leadership; operations; private equity; corporate strategy; business development; entrepreneurship; special projects

Henrik Jaquet Denmarkhenrik.jaquet.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Copenhagen, Denmark, MSc Economics; IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Diploma in ITLanguages: Danish

Engagement Executive, CSC, Denmark

Leading global sales opportunities as part of global sales team

Responsible for pursuits that have closed business with a TCV of more than A$500m

Offering Sales Specialist, CSC, Denmark

Leading sales opportunities on a Nordic Level

Developed model for cost improvements for the Nordic Delivery of Infrastructure Services

Various Sales Positions, CSC, Denmark

Leading / contributing to either global or local sales pursuits larger than A$50m.

Leading Nordic team

Running improvement programmes / projects

Principal, Municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark

Implementation of new financial system

Deployment of Business Intelligence system

Advisor to the Major

Career interests

Sales; business development; strategy; information technology; hedge fund

Mike Jerman UKmichael.jerman.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Tampa, US, MS Accounting; University of South Florida, US, BS Accounting

Senior Manager, PwC, UK and USA

Licensed CPA serving Fortune 500 and other global exchange registrants across multiple industries

Ensures trust is kept in the capital markets

Implements and applies global and domestic accounting and audit methodology with SEC and other global exchange experience with capital offerings, significant estimates, impairments, and internal controls

Captain, USAF, USA

Mission-oriented focus in the Middle East

Ensured effective design and execution of processes involved in the support of our squadrons and wing across multiple areas

Career interests

Business development; sharing economy; real estate

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Jwani Tranquilino Jube Tanzaniajwani.jube.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Malmö University, Sweden, MA Communications for Development; United States International University – Africa, Kenya, BA International Relations and MarketingLanguages: Kiswahili

National Programme Officer Private Sector Development, Embassy of Sweden, Tanzania

Manage projects in the private sector development portfolio under Sweden-Tanzania Development Cooperation. Currently managing over eight projects with a collective annual budget of about US$ 6m

Lead analysis, appraisal, monitoring and reporting on projects under the Private Sector Development portfolio. Recently led and completed two new full appraisals with a collective annual budget of US$ 2.5 m

Contribute to strategic portfolio review and development

Chair of the Project Investment Committee (Board) for a multi-donor Trust Fund with an annual budget of US$ 6-7m

Collaborate in analytical work on private sector development issues in Tanzania and the East African Region, including monitoring country policies on private sector environment

Founder and Lead Consultant, Enventure, Tanzania

Founded and led a consulting company dedicated to provision of development consulting services and programming

Programme Officer Communications, Monitoring and Lobbying, Research Into Use Programme, Tanzania

Led contextual research, analysis and production of publications. Co-authored a book chapter on Poultry Subsector Innovation Networks in Tanzania published by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) Netherlands. Co-authored four policy briefs

Managed communications and lobbying activities targeting policy makers, private sector stakeholders, and academia

Managed and supervised external consultants

Publications Manager, MediaNet Ltd, Tanzania

Managed company performance, projects, human resource and budgets. Played key role in company reorganisation and restructuring, improving profile and revenues by 30%

Career interests

Development banking; international finance; impact investing; strategy; consulting; project management; operations

Oxana Koreneva Russia, UKoxana.koreneva.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Cass Business School, UK, MSc Finance and Investment; Moscow State University, Russia, PhD Finance; Ministry of Finance’s Academy of Budget and Treasury, Russia, MSc FinanceLanguages: Russian

European Gas Portfolio Senior Analyst, Gazprom Marketing & Trading, UK

Management of the Gas Analytics Division within European Gas Portfolio Department

Producing European Gas and Power Market analysis for the Board of Directors of the Global Group for use by the parent company OAO Gazprom Export to refine the pricing and marketing strategy to North West Europe

Producing hedging strategies and commercial recommendations based on market analysis, and providing additional value for key strategic decisions for the GM&T front office (i.e. value approx. over GBP£200m)

Participating in gas volumes negotiation for export to the UK and Continental markets with OAO Gazprom, arranging new gas volumes and maintaining the existing gas portfolio volumes

Developing decision-supporting analysis, quantitative tools and models that support profitable trading (for example, linear regression analysis - European Gas Supply Demand model, European Gas Storage model)

M&A and Project Finance Analyst, EY (Ernst & Young), Russia

Researching potential targets and investors for buy-side and sell-side deals

Market analysis, information memorandum, teaser and proposal preparation; projects in insurance, banking sector, leasing, collector business, payment systems

Negotiating with clients (private equity funds, strategic investors, banks)

Financial modelling

Front office leading specialist, GPB-Mortgage Bank, Russia

Monitoring the Bank’s liquidity position

Interbank trading

Supporting the securitisation of mortgage-backed securities

Buying and selling securities and preparation of documentation associated with these deals

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; Start-Ups; Leadership; Business strategy; innovation; social entrepreneurship; sustainability; technology; venture capital; investments; general management

Samani Lamabadusuriya UK, New Zealandsamani.lamabadusuriya.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Massey University, New Zealand, BBS Major Financial Economics; BApplEcon (Hons) EconomicsLanguages: Sinhala

Senior Insights Director, Aimia.Inc, UK

Creation of the Advanced Analytics team in Aimia including setting the vision, long term plan, recruitment and development of the team. To deliver advanced analytics projects which generated incremental profits for the company, including supporting major international business development projects

Spearheading an award winning web personalisation solution created for a leading online retailer to provide inspirational and highly personalised homepage content to their customers to increase conversion.

Successfully supporting UK and international business development opportunities with promoting analytical expertise and leading POCs

Senior Statistician, Walgreens Boots Alliance, United Kingdom

Successful delivery of customer segmentation which involved development to deployment of the segmentation. Presenting and promoting these to the business, from the Board to regional managers

Created a location strategy tool which assisted the Operations team in making decisions on where and whether to buy, sell or relocate branches

Supporting and advising upon quantitative research methods

Data Analyst, Information Arts, UK

Analytics in the B2B industry with a diverse portfolio of clients including Vodafone, FedEx, Thus and Xerox. Created analytical solutions including segmentations, acquisition strategy and campaign execution in the B2B sector

Economic Statistician, Statistics New Zealand, New Zealand

Analysis and publication of national business statistical surveys including Manufacturing and Retail sectors

Career interests

Data and analytics; consulting; retail; strategy, fmcg; entrepreneurship

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Edit Laszlo Hungaryedit.laszlo.embas16@said.oxford.edu

King’s College London, UK, MSc International Management; BSc Economics and Finance, Hungary, Budapest College of ManagementLanguages: Hungarian

Customer Experience Product Director, RBS, UK

Developed 9 effective, customer needs based product sales plans, designed to deliver growth for Commercial & Private Banking

Direct responsibility for a portfolio of complex/ critical programmes through the entire sales life cycle, ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality, ensuring that the solution is capable of enabling the business to achieve benefit realisation across the Commercial division

Selected as ‘Ones to Watch 2015: Rising stars of the City’ by Brummell Magazine

Sales Performance Manager, RBS, UK

Developed 1, 3 and 5 year strategic plans for Transaction Services UK Corporate Cash & Cards business to grow revenue by 27% in 5 years

Developed and drove strategic initiatives that underpinning the TSUK strategy and facilitate the delivery of income growth plans

Finalist for Women in Banking & Finance Young professional Award

Management Consultant, Principia Management, UK

Developed expansion strategies for e-commerce businesses and advised retailers on multi-channel retail strategies

Responsible for project management on large scale e-commerce and internet projects, including Humanic (Shoemanic.com), Electrolux, British Gas, Promise Communities and Royal Bank of Scotland

Supervisor, Group Le Duff, UK

Created and supervised team of 10 and 15 in Harrods and Piccadilly branches respectively

Proposed and implemented loyalty cards initiative, which increased revenue by 20% within 2 months

Career interests

Management consulting; corporate banking; relationship management; entrepreneurship; financial advisory; strategy; private equity; hedge fund; venture capital; mergers and acquisitions; social entrepreneurship and finance

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Nina Lazaridi nina.lazaridi.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Harvard University, MLA, International RelationsLanguages: Russian, French

Managing Director, LuxIntel, New York, NY

Financial and academic advisory for emerging markets

Developed comprehensive executive education program for Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) and Supreme Court of Kazakhstan

Lead and manage development of green economy finance infrastructure at AIFC, including academic and investments components

Initiated and lead inception of Kazakhstan and Central Asia Center at Harvard University

Attraction of FDI into R&D, renewables, agro sector, infrastructure, and social development; project range $65—$486M USD

Lead work in USA, Kazakhstan, China, Italy, France

Founding Board Member, Kazakhstan Global Endowment, New York, NY

Non-profit organization, created for facilitation of trade, knowledge transfer, and cultural exchange between Kazakhstan and the US

Reasearch and Teaching Associate, Lecturer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Kyushi University, Japan; University of Messina, Italy

International Political Economy of Russia and China

Economics of the Emerging Markets

Academic Writing and Research Methods

Editorial Reviewer

International Journal of Trade and Global Markets

Journal of Economic Policy and Emerging Economics

International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance

Career Interests

Academia, emerging markets, network analysis, OB/organizational development, (social) entrepreneurship, FDI, private equity

Charlie Lazenby UKcharles.lazenby.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Durham, UK, LLB, Law.

Managed Services Director, Campion Willcocks, UK

Set up the managed service arm of Campion Willcocks mobilising a 200 FTE team to service Financial Services clients with tailored operations for project delivery.

Global operational oversight of teams in relation to delivery of financial crime solutions (framework and strategic / tactical objectives)

Management Consultancy of all issues arising in Financial Crime (Anti Money Laundering / Terrorist Financing / Anti Bribery and Corruption) including policy support / operational approach and delivery.

Incorporated technological solutions to automate processes and reduce manual dependency.

Lloyds Banking Group

Creation and management of a Tactical support unit for solving Financial Crime related issues across the bank

Consultanted on approach and execution of tactical objectives including facilitating deposit streams of >.£4bn GBP.

Mobilisation / training / management of an internal consultancy team deployed internationally as required to support the Group’s strategic objectives and Regulatory requirements.

KPMG (UK) LLP

Management Consultant in Financial Services

Lean processing, operational efficiency, tactical deployment, strategy.

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; venture capital; business start-up support; private equity; corporate finance; corporate turnarounds, hedge funds, operations and logistics; crisis management; asset management

Christine S Li-Auyeung USA, Hong Kong sar work authorisationchristine.li-auyeung.embas16@said.oxford.edu

CPA, USA; CGMA, USA; Baruch College of the City University of New York, USA, MS Financial Statements Analysis and Securities Valuation; Baruch College of the City University of New York, BBA Computer Information Systems; Baruch College of the City University of New York, USA, BBA (Hons) Accountancy Languages: Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin Dialects)

Senior Vice President, StoneCastle Partners LLC, USA

Managed the client services and operations department of StoneCastle Cash Management; responsible for product development, project management, go-to-market strategy and implementation

Created the client services unit to provide superior investor relations and ongoing sales support which led AUM to grow from US$500m to US$6bn in five years for StoneCastle Cash Management

Generated over US$500m in bank deposit sales by cultivating relationships with multiple Asian American community banks

Experienced Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers, USA

Performed US SEC and SAS 70/SSAE 16 audit engagements in accordance with GAAP in the banking, capital markets and insurance industries

Coached and supervised five associates and interns on multiple engagements to create high performing teams

Developed risk assessments and conducted internal control testing on key business processes and information technology general controls (ITGCs) to ensure US SOX compliance and the completion of US SEC audits on time and under budget

Founder & Inaugural Manager Financial Leadership Programme, Baruch College Starr Career Development Center, USA

Developed and implemented a new college finance and leadership training initiative to increase the recruiting of Baruch’s diverse and talented students into top front-office financial analyst programmes

Established relationships with key employers in financial services and increased the placement of students in front-office finance positions by 100% in two years

Created fundraising pitches and marketing material; conducted donor presentations and raised over US$300,000 for programme

Career interests

Impact investing; venture capital; social entrepreneurship; private equity; asset management; strategy; consulting

Amy Ludlum USAamy.ludlum.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, BSc Management Science

Chief Financial Officer, BitPesa, Kenya

Founding member of the first bitcoin exchange in Africa, integrating digital currency and cutting edge payments technology into established payments infrastructure

Managed trading and finance departments in addition to fundraising, business development, operations, sales, and regulatory responsibilities

Raised US$4m, incorporated four new countries, and grew volumes 100x over two years from Nairobi, Kenya headquarters

Made the only markets with significant liquidity in digital currency against several African currencies

Significant expertise in mobile money, payments technology, and financial services in east and west African markets

Presented to United Nations Global Migration Group on the high cost of remittance to Africa and emerging technologies to tackle the problem

Innotribe Power Women in FinTech; Top 5 Women in FinTech 2016 (Call Levels Industry Outlook)

Associate, J.P. Morgan, USA

Managed foreign exchange sales coverage in the greater Chicago area, with annual volume over US$2b, growing sales book 15% year on year

Advised clients on Foreign Exchange (FX) risk management best practices: hedging transactions, acquisition risk, net investment in foreign assets, forecasted revenues & expenses, translation of foreign earnings, and accounting treatment

Developed value-at-risk analyses, historical performance models, and best practice white papers for institutional and corporate sales teams

Analyst, Bear Stearns, USA

Structured and priced ABS and Whole Loan bonds under various stressed scenarios for the Structured Products Group trading desk

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; leadership; strategy; emerging markets; new country expansion

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Marcel Maschmeyer Germanymarcel.maschmeyer.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Queen Mary University of London, UK, BSc EconomicsLanguages: German, French

CEO, Paladin Asset Management Investment AG, Germany

Incorporation of business and application for BAFIN-approval

Development and implementation of long-term strategy

Implementation of rigorous and replicable analysis and portfolio management process

Sales: Personally raised 50m in three years

Responsible for HR (currently 7 employees)

Portfolio Manager, Paladin Asset Management GmbH

Setup of company from the ground up

Formulation of investment strategy and execution of business analysis / portfolio management

Development of proprietary valuation software

Sales, marketing and customer relationship management

Trainee, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Germany

Strategic business analysis

Analysis of optimising corporate finance structure

Creating investment memorandum

Intern, Deutsche Bank AG Investment Banking, UK

Disclosure analysis for large secondary public market placement

Information memos for executive level

Analysis and presentation for customers of various interest rates and inflation scenarios

Career interests

Asset management; entrepreneurship; private equity; sustainable investments

Irakli Menabde Georgia, Denmark irakli.menabde.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, MSc Finance and Strategic Management; Cass Business School, UK, MSc Energy, Trading and Finance; Aarhus University, Denmark and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, BSc Economics and Business AdministrationLanguages: Russian, Georgian, Danish, French, Spanish

Managing Director, Energy and Infrastructure Investments, Georgian Co-Investment Fund, London, UK

Lead and manage the development of the largest energy and infrastructure Private Equity portfolio in the region with over US$2bn of construction projects

Developing 25% of national electricity capacity while coordinating internal, as well as external legal, financial, technical teams. Negotiated international, EPC, Tender, MoU, PPA and Dispatch contracts for all projects

Head of Equity, I2BF Renewable Energy Fund, London, UK

Led the successful launch of the first Renewable Energy focused global systematic long/short equity investment fund in 2008

Closed 2008 with +8% return for shareholders, 36% in 2009 and 30% in 2010

Won the Most Innovative Investment Product of the year in 2010 HF Awards.

Set up front office and back office systems and applications, integrated with trading desk, broker and custodians. Led internal as well as external teams

Equity Portfolio Manager, Shell Asset Management Company (Royal Dutch Shell), Den Haag, The Netherlands

Analyst, later a Portfolio Manager overseeing a global systematic long/short portfolio focused on sustainable investments and natural resources strategies

Developed and managed Emerging Markets thematic investment strategies across themes, such as Renewables, Healthcare, Event Driven Strategies

Member of a cross asset class investment committee, provided valuation and modelling input to investment decisions ranging from Private Equity to Fixed Income

Intern, Refco, London, UK

Completed a six month intensive commodities trading programme at the largest derivatives trading desk at the time

Watched first hand the largest financial trading house wind down since Enron

Career interests

Private equity; asset management, hedge funds; strategy; entrepreneurship

Stuart Mitchell UKstuart.mitchell.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Kent, UK, PhD Electronics; University of Paisley, UK, BEng(Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

Mobile Systems Solutions Architect, Samsung Electronics, UK

Providing strategic management of the Samsung Networks product portfolio across all key accounts in Europe, which drives revenues in excess of GBP£70m.

Principal point of contact in the European business for all product enquiries and skilled in providing technical expertise into our customers’ businesses, up to C- level

Responsible for ensuring that the company’s solutions match the aspirations of our customers, I have consequently supervised the launch of several important new products into the European market

Director, Mitchell Wireless Ltd, UK

Principal architect, providing design & deployment expertise on mobile in-building systems for London 2012 Olympic Games, a GBP£40m project

Developed pioneering solutions that delivered a 10-fold increase in cellular capacity across all London 2012 competition venues

Successfully managed a diverse group of contractors and suppliers to deliver over 40 individual projects on schedule

Principal Consultant, Real Wireless Ltd, UK

Led a specialist consulting team in delivering strategic technology projects for a diverse array of clients including national regulatory authorities, landlords, airport operators, sports venues and OEMs

Delivered detailed technical expertise on wireless systems including design, resource management, technical & financial modeling, strategic planning and operations

Senior Consultant, Red-M Ltd, UK

Employed to deliver innovative technical solutions for customers and to provide strategic analysis and direction on a wide range of radio technologies.

Successfully implemented a new technology strategy for the management of wireless infrastructure at a major international airport resulting in improved operational efficiencies

Senior Engineer, BT, UK

Employed as technical expert on 3G mobile radio network deployment. Seconded to O2 Germany (Munich) to manage the design and roll-out of their 3G radio access network.

Career interests

Technology strategy; innovation; entrepreneurship; product management; strategic leadership; risk management; sustainability; start-ups; operations; telecommunications & infrastructure; energy & resources

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Shelly-Ann Nisha Mohammed ESQ Trinidad & Tobago, United States shelly.mohammed.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford Said Business School, UK, Post Graduate Diploma in Global Business Studies; University of Connecticut School of Law, US, LLM; University of Exeter, School of Law, UK, LLB (Hons); University of Western Ontario, Canada, BA (Hons)

President & Founder, Association of Caribbean Corporate Counsel Ltd, Trinidad

Founded the only-one-of-its-kind in the region formal association of attorneys in 23 countries in the Caribbean which provides training and networking for lawyers

Network has grown from 3,000 to over 15,000 in a few years

Expanded to Latin American in-house counsel training in 2016

Group Chief Legal Officer & Group Corporate Secretary, CL Financial Ltd, Trinidad

Promoted to Group Chief Legal Officer

Responsible for 65 companies in 32 countries with an asset base of over US$100 bn

Reduced liabilities through negotiation of settlements by over US$150 mn during a 9-month period

Moved the company from being on the verge of bankruptcy to profitability through negotiations of strategic opportunities

Vice President Legal Affairs, SM Jaleel & Co Ltd, Trinidad

Established and managed in-house legal department. Sole legal officer for worldwide operations responsible for 2000 employees

Negotiated and settled major liabilities in South Africa, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname

International Business Associate, Patton Boggs LLP, USA

Represented clients doing business in Caribbean, negotiated, facilitated deals with local governments

Corporate, Commercial Real Estate & Securities Associate, Thelen Reid LLP, USA

Developed business for the firm in the amount of US $500,000

Career interests

Global business, emerging markets, strategy, international business law, sustainability, creating shared value, social entrepreneurship

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Rick Moradian USArubik.moradian.embas16@said.oxford.edu

California State University, USA, BS Mechanical Engineering Languages: Armenian, Persian

CEO, DTC Logistics, USA

Responsible for leadership, expansion and strategic positioning of the leading direct to consumer logistics company in the US wine industry

Have acquired and integrated 4 companies in 5 years

Have improved profitability by 3.5X and revenues by 3X in 6 years

CEO, Fleetgistics, USA

Led a nationwide time-critical logistics company with over 1200 employees

Acquired and integrated a leading competitor to expand geographical presence and service offerings

CEO, Sumitomo Logistics, USA

Led the North American division of Sumitomo‘s logistics division (Service Craft) in the USA with over 6 M square feet of temperature controlled space

Developed strategic and operating plans for the “cold chain” service sector

Streamlined operations to reduce costs and improve productivity

President, APL Logistics, Singapore and USA

Responsible for leadership and logistics operations of global 1000 clients in 29 countries in the Asia and Middle East region

Spearheaded 2 successful joint ventures in China, one IPO offering in HKG Exchange

Managed over 1500 employees in 3 continents

Career interests

Executive/board leadership; domestic and global logistics organisations; global manufacturing and production footprints; supply chain; restructuring; turnaround management

Danilo Mura Italydanilo.mura.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Grenoble Ecole de Management, UK, MSc International Business; Bocconi University, Italy, BSc Business AdministrationLanguages: Italian

International Business Developer Manager and Associate Director, Calzifico Mura S.p.A., Italy

Increased sales by +€300.000, signing a new client in South Korea

Developed a new marketing strategy and brand image for the Meri Line that led to increase sales by +€100.000

Redesigned the warehouse management, resulting in a reduction of 25% in 2014 and 15% in 2015 in stock available

Negotiated an agreement with trade unions to reduce the employees’ working hours in the off-peak season and a salary compensation relying on the social safety net welfare. Fixed costs decreased 15%

European Country Manager, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France

Promoted GEM degrees with European prospect students, met online and in recruitment fairs. Then, interviewed and selected students. Founded the alumni chapter in Italy and sealed agreements with banks to issue student loans.

Increased the number of Italian students from 10 to 70 in 1y (+€1.2M in revenues)

Visiting Professor, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France & UK

Strategic Management lecturer for 5 MSc degrees: BD, FDLM, IHR, ISE, MIB (2014-16)

Taught Luxury Brand Management to a class of 30 Chinese MBA students

Other taught modules include Principles of Luxury, Fashion Management, Small & Family Business, International Marketing, Customer Relationship Management

Strong feedback from students including 4.8/5 (ISE 2015) and 9.8/10 Luxury Brand Management (2015). Lowest feedback: 4.3/5

Store Developer, L’Oréal, Italy

Developed and implemented category management project

Top sales person in the team with +€1.3M in revenues in a year; promoted to Key Account Manager

Junior Marketing Analyst, Barilla, Italy

Developed a market analysis to enter the UK market (Mintel, Niesel, store checks, category and competitor analysis) for the World CEO and European Director

Junior Consultant, MCcrescendo, Italy

Developed market analyses for FMCG firms

Career interests

Consulting; marketing; brand management; luxury; consumer goods; sales; retail; education; entrepreneurship

Paula Murphy UKpaula.murphy.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Glasgow, UK, MA; English and Politics; University of Oxford, UK, PG Dip, Global Business; Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK, PG Dip, Marketing

Global Head of Marketing Communications, Arcadis, Global

Leads and manages global marketing and communications department across 42 countries, overarching responsibility for branding and brand strategy, marketing, corporate communications, public relations, internal communications and corporate social responsibility.

Led global re-brand of 12 operating entities, across 42 countries into 2 global brands; Arcadis and CalisonRTKL, successfully migrating brand value. Led global implementation including legal stream (entity registrations, licensing etc), client development and communications, employee engagement and employer branding, and creative deployment (brand design and delivery across all channels) and markets (media and other external stakeholders).

Established first global department, including hire of 7 regional and 4 global directors, setting global process and standards for functional delivery. In 2 years, delivered 12 global campaigns driving in excess of $60M in new business revenue.

Global Head of Marketing, EC Harris LLP, Global

Brand and Marketing Strategy development and delivery including shift in brand positioning to consultancy from technical services offering.

Raised profile, awareness, position, and ultimately price brand of the brand, driving ROI on marcomms investment and significant new sales revenue.

Led communications, engagement and change management work-streams and process in all M&A activity, including sale to Aracadis and subsequent integration.

Head of Marketing, Dearle & Henderson, UK.

Business development and new market entry – successfully diversifying an over reliant sector portfolio.

Career interests

Branding; marketing; communications; corporate communications; internal communications; public relations; investor relations; employee engagement; change management; mergers & acquisitions; business development; operations and operations management

Hasman Noh Malaysiahasman.mohdalinoh.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA, Bachelor of Administration – Finance; Financial Services Institute of Australia, Australia, Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and InvestmentLanguages: Malay

Manager, Central Bank of Malaysia, Malaysia

Spearheaded socially responsible equity investment mandates

Initiated global real estate investment framework

Headed a team of portfolio managers managing North America equity investments

Managed a team of equity investment analysts

Assistant Vice President, RHB Islamic Bank, Malaysia

Structured Islamic equity funds for private clients

Structured Islamic profit-sharing Middle East real estate fund

Head of Portfolio Management, Singapore Unit Trusts, Singapore

Managed Asia-Pacific equity portfolios

Managed ethical funds based on Islamic equity benchmark

Funds voted as leading performers in its category

Funds voted as leaders in capital preservation in its category

Analyst, National Equity Fund, Malaysia

Financial modeling of telecom, plantation and IT sector

Merger and acquisition (M&A) of telecom as well as plantation sector

Investment analysis of initial public offering (IPO)

Career interests

Portfolio management; socially responsible investments; impact investing; entrepreneurship; islamic finance

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Greyling Park Australia, South Africa, UKgreyling.park.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of South Australia, Australia, MSc Information Technology; Rhodes University, South Africa, BComm Accounting and Law; Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales; Associate Institute of Chartered Accountants AustraliaLanguages: Afrikaans

Chief Executive Officer, Post PNG Limited, Papua New Guinea

Oversaw turnaround of loss making State Owned Entity, the national postal service, into a consistently profitable organisation

Modernised and renewed organisational infrastructure including introduction of automation and outsourcing

Declared and paid the first dividend in over 20 years to the PNG government as a result of the turnaround

Set vision and strategy for the organisations future direction

Group Financial Controller, Sigma Coachair Group Ltd, Australia

Managed private equity investor and management buyout team reporting requirements

Managed finance team including production of data to ensure adequate liquidity and data for decision making

In consultation with key stakeholders, developed turnaround strategy and investor exit plan

Western Australia State Accountant and Project Manager, Sims Metal Management Ltd, Australia

Responsible for preparation of all accounting requirements and reports for Western Australia including all branches within the State

Advising and liaising with management and teams on the ground to produce information necessary to support Operations

Ad hoc project work

Finance Director, Microgaming Software Systems Ltd, Isle of Man

Set up office, systems and processes to manage Progressive Jackpots for Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

Developed concept and initiated process of migration of exiting internet based games to land based games i.e. clicks to mortar

Implemented management reporting and controls to support rapidly growing internet based business

Career interests

Business development; business strategy; innovation strategy; mergers and acquisitions

Diana Pastrana USA, UK work authorisationdiana.pastrana.embas16@said.oxford.edu

New York University, USA, BA Journalism, English and MusicLanguages: Spanish

Senior Strategist, Yahoo, UK

Develop creative and innovative marketing ideas that blend content and data to realise the power of Yahoo and Tumblr through content marketing solutions

Produce bespoke campaign ideas, concepts and proposals in response to briefs, and proactively for the Entertainment sector

Drive campaign strategy for large film studios and brands like Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures and Netflix

Associate Marketing Director, Bloomberg, USA

Create idea-driven connections between Bloomberg Media and advertisers, managing all proposals and custom presentations requiring strategic marketing ideation

Meet advertisers’ objectives with innovative solutions that leverage Bloomberg’s strengths across digital, television, print, events, mobile and radio properties

Responsible for marketing proposals that resulted in over $9MM in total ad sales revenue

Account Supervisor, Vizeum, USA

Developed and implemented strategic marketing initiatives for the entire Absolut Vodka portfolio and other Pernod Ricard brands

Ensured integrated communication approach for all initiatives was aligned with brands’ long and short terms objectives and budgets

Built positive relationships with global and US based clients and agency executives, and served as their primary point of contact on stewardship media requests

Senior Planner, Horizon Media, USA

Planned and executed cross-platform media campaigns for Capital One’s national brands

Managed high-profile sports and entertainment sponsorships by coordinating all media activity, handling budgets, collaborating with activation teams and maintaining a consistent brand positioning

Supervised and mentored junior team members to successfully perform day-to-day duties, and grow in the process

Career interests

Marketing; media/entertainment; non-profit; entrepreneurship

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Deepa Patel USAdeepa.patel.embas16@said.oxford.edu

St. John’s University, USA, BSc (Hons) Finance Languages: Hindi, Gujarati

Associate Director – Corporate Finance Strategy and Investor Relations, Prodea Systems, USA

Work with the executive management team to craft an investment strategy, drive investor engagement, and build long-term organisational culture of transparent engagement with investors and internal stake holders

Prepare the company’s operations for scaling to full global operations, scaling for full revenue generation, and working towards potential exit strategies (public offering, private equity, etc.)

Manage the company’s launch into a new market sectors and regions – a major component of the company’s strategy of revenue diversification and growth

Co-Chairperson, Chhaya CDC, USA

Led the organisation through an executive management transition with minimal impact to committed deliverables and annual goals

Established a board recruitment strategy that focused on fundraising and achieving strategic long-term goals

Product and Operations Manager, Interactive Data (ICE), USA

Given the operational function of an underperforming business unit: analysed product deficiencies, created a new product innovation strategy, and executed an implementation plan that resulted in exceeding the annual sales goal by 50%

Directly managed and mentored business analysts in New York, London, and Bangalore – creating a unified global team focused on a set of strategic goals

Manager, Thomson Reuters, USA

Rose from an entry-level analyst to a manager of a global team within five years.

Worked from Bangalore for ~15% of the year for three years to decrease the turnover rate and grow knowledge in a newly established team

Directly managed and mentored a global team of analysts and specialists in New York, Bangalore, Singapore, Melbourne, and Dubai.

Career interests

Social impact; entrepreneurship; technology; business strategy; business development; risk management; product management

Albert Pons Spainalbert.pons.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Oxford, UK, PGDip Strategy & Innovation; UPC-BarcelonaTech, Spain, MSc Civil Engineering Languages: Spanish, French, Catalan, German

Engineering Expert & Senior Underwriter, Allianz Re, Germany

Responsible for all engineering-related reinsurance (construction, machinery, energy) in Latin America and Western Europe.

Underwriting responsibility for property & engineering reinsurance treaties in Spain and Portugal

In charge of knowledge-transfer activities concerning Engineering lines of business

Engineering Underwriter, Nationale Suisse, Spain

Insurance & reinsurance of construction projects and machinery worldwide

Risk analysis and pricing

Development of engineering-related insurance products

Advice in large claims (+EUR€200,000)

Engineering Underwriter, Generali, Spain

Insurance of construction projects, machinery, and electronic equipment in Spain

Risk analysis and pricing

Development of engineering-related insurance products

Project Manager, Global PM Constultores, Spain

Leading project with 6 person team, including engineers, architects and economist

Technical & financial monitoring of urban construction projects financed by Barcelona’s City Council, with total value of EUR€200m

Monthly reports & analysis concerning City Council future investments in urban works

Project Engineer, Suez Environment, Spain

R&D projects in Water Management

Analysis of new business opportunities

Presentation of company’s projects to local government and city councils

Civil & Environmental engineering projects (canals, reservoirs, water recycling, river diversions)

Career interests

Energy & resources; environment; risk management; insurance & reinsurance; project finance

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Adam Proctor USAadam.proctor.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Asbury University, USA, BA (Hons) Business Management; New York University, USA, MS Management & SystemsLanguages: French

Senior Analyst, US Army, Germany

Analysed training and performed consulting duties for multinational training units

Coached a team of nine subordinate analysts on multinational integration

Presented research and data collection, proposals, and presentations to senior management and their staffs

Liaison Officer, US Army, Latvia

Performed liaison duties between the Latvian Ministry of Defense and the US Army, while serving as military adviser to the US Ambassador and the US State Department

Regularly advised senior military officers and congressional delegations

Exchange Officer, US Army, Netherlands

Performed liaison duties between the Dutch and US militaries

Planned, coordinated, and led all facets of Dutch and US integration while deployed to a combat area

Controlled two multinational Patriot missile defensive units during combat operations

Company Commander, US Army, USA

Commanded a company of 90 soldiers ensuring deployment readiness to any contingency area

Managed the maintenance and logistics of over $30M worth of military equipment

Designed the defense of military and political strategic assets and controlled over US$1B of equipment during tactical operations

Career interests

Public policy & service; leadership; international finance; strategy

Nidhi Rana Australianidhi.rana.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Macquarie University, Australia, Master of International Business with International Relations; GGS Indraprastha University. India, Bachelor (Hons) Information SystemsLanguages: Hindi

Sales Force Excellence Manager, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Australia

Performance excellence award 2015

Global customer facing excellence silver award 2015

Divisional Project Manager for CRM system design and implementation

Development of Sales Incentive Plans for all promoted brands in Australia

Leading Strategic sales segmentation projects

Project Manage development of complete reporting system to reduce fragmented reporting, providing one platform to the organisation for gaining insights for action.

Sales Force Excellence Analyst, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Australia

Implement key analytics and reporting tools for sales business of various pharmaceutical businesses in Australia.

Sales target setting

Sales territory creation

Field force activity analytics

Manager - Sales Standards and Governance, Panalpina World Transport Pvt Ltd, India

Global sales process rollout

CRM and BI software rollout

Sales incentive plan

Sales reporting for tradelanes, industry verticals, highlighting trends and budget variances

Commercial Coordinator - Tender and Pricing, Damco, Australia

Preparation of budgets and targets for commercial development activities Negotiations

Management KPI reporting on metrics such as volume, commercials, identify trends, project milestones and trade development

Support the creation of strategies and development plans for core and emerging trade lanes

Recognised by management team for developing commercial products from concept to completion and maintenance that were used by multiple cross functional users.

Career interests

Brand management; business strategy; consulting; corporate strategy; management consulting

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Leon Rodin UKleon.rodin.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Middlesex University, UK, MSc Business Information Technology; University of Liverpool, UK, BSc (Hons) Physics

Managing Director, Just Ask Consulting Ltd, UK

Established and built a successful small consultancy business

Secured over £150m in public funding for clients to deliver social inclusion, employability and education programmes

Delivered business, strategy and programme development, projects for a range of clients in the public, commercial and non-profit sectors

Head of Project Development and Support, Leonard Cheshire Disability, UK

Organisational lead social investment and all non-care programme development for the UK’s largest pan-disability support organisation

Managed staff across the UK

Took the organisation in to new markets, increasing revenues by over 40%

Conceived and led the development of a national consortium of non-profit organisations to secure and deliver large scale employment support programmes

Corporate board member to Disability Works UK Ltd

Chief Executive Officer, East London e-Learning Ltd, UK

Built the organisation from a small project team within a large college with 2 employees, into a successful business with over 40 subcontractors and 24 staff

Managed two complete organisational transformations including changes in ownership, merger and acquisition to consolidate and improve market position

Conceived and oversaw the design, build and development of a ground breaking e-learning platform

Regional Development Manager, Ufi/Learndirect Ltd, UK

Regional performance management and funding audit lead

Managed contracts with 200 training providers/colleges across London

Career interests

Social entrepreneurship; social finance; entrepreneurship; business development; charity, not for profit and development work; technology; information technology; consulting; sustainability; development banking; corporate social responsibility

Rakesh Shah USArakesh.shah.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Temple University Hospital, USA, Internal Medicine/Cardiology/Interventional CardiologyTemple University School of Medicine, USA, MDLanguages: Gujarati

Interventional Cardiologist, Comprehensive Cardiology, USA

Co-Managing Partner

Director of Vascular Lab

Directory of Peripheral Interventions

Abbott Advisory Group

Cordis Corporation Proctor

Bucks County Health Improvement Project, advisory committee

St. Mary Medical Center, USA

Chairman of Internal Medicine

Heart Institute Board of Directors

Medical Executive Committee

Chairman, Research Advisory Committee

Chairman, Interdisciplinary Peer Review

Credential Committee, member

TAVR Team, Member

Cooking with the Cardiologist, director

Intensivist Programme search committee member

ARRCA, USA, Investment Group

Board of Directors

Akashna, llc, USA, real estate investment

Equity Holder

DSK Investment, USA, International healthcare investment

Board of Directors

Career interests

Healthcare management; systems management; private equity; corporate development

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William Shingler UKwilliam.shingler.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Nottingham, UK, PhD Biomedical Sciences; ACCA, UK, Diploma Financial Management; University of Nottingham, UK, BSc (Hons) Biochemistry and Genetics

Senior Development and Clinical Project Manager, Immunocore Ltd, UK

Head of Clinical Supply Chain providing strategy and overseeing operational delivery

Provide scientific and clinical direction to support the development of Immunocore’s therapeutic pipeline

Support internal manufacturing/analytical development team interactions with contract manufacturing organisations

Managed regulatory interactions with the European Medicines Agency Adaptive Pathways group to accelerate Immunocore’s lead clinical development programme

Established in-house GCP laboratory in support of clinical studies and biomarker discovery

Development Project Manager, Immunocore Ltd, UK

Managed international multi-centre phase I clinical trial including pharmacy, data management, sample logistics, laboratory analysis, and pharmacovigilance provision

Initiated Companion Diagnostics group to identify and evaluate novel patient-selection technologies

Principal Scientist, Oxford BioMedica Ltd, UK

Leadership role directing the research and development activities of Clinical Immunology team and overseeing immunological analysis of a portfolio of therapeutic cancer vaccine clinical trial patient samples

Author of 12 published peer-reviewed cancer immunotherapy manuscripts; inventor on 4 patents

Significant contribution to development of predictive biomarker for cancer vaccine efficacy

Managed central laboratory providers for clinical studies, negotiated terms and contracts, budget forecasting and monitoring

Career interests

Pharmaceuticals; biotechnology; manufacturing; technology; start-ups; innovation strategy; corporate strategy; project management; logistics; venture capital

David Stafford UKdavid.stafford.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, UK, ACA;Durham University, UK, MSc (Hons) Physics

Head of Group Accounting, Big Bus Tours, UK

Project managing global end-to-end finance transformation project including EPOS replacement, ERP system rollout, data warehouse, business intelligence and financial consolidation systems implementation

Responsible for execution of due diligence work streams in private equity takeover of the group

Implementation of daily, weekly and monthly business intelligence reporting to key stakeholders

Manager, Capital Markets Group – Deloitte LLP, UK

Project managed the reporting accountant work streams for successful main market and AIM IPOs

Developed an IPO readiness diagnostic to be used as an early assessment of the steps needed for a business to prepare for UK IPO

Managed multiple audits across PLC, sovereign wealth funds and private markets

Career interests

Sme growth models and international expansion; entrepreneurship; private equity

Surya Tamada Indiasuryanarayana.tamada.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Osmania University, India, Master of Computer Applications; Osmania University, India, BSc (Major: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science)Languages: Hindi, Telugu

Senior Consultant, Column5 consulting, the UK

Implemented enterprise performance management systems for the office of CFO

Lead diverse teams to implement planning, budgeting, and forecasting by providing solution and technical architecture

Exhibited client relationship and stakeholder management skills during crisis

Manager, PwC, the UK

Lead business planning and forecasting community of interest

Advised clients on best practices of financial performance management

Designed and implemented data models to improve analytical ability and client profitability

Mentored and trained junior consultants and associates to align their professional development objectives

Senior Software Engineer, SAP Labs, India

Part of core product development team and developed Supply Chain Performance Management for EPM suite of products

Architected complex data models and business scenarios working closely with external and internal business users

Senior Software Engineer, Accenture, India

Created data models, built and automated reports to support client managers showcase Business Intelligence capabilities of the organisation

Built analytical reports

Software Engineer, Satyam Computers, India

Built data analytics and business intelligence models

Built data warehousing systems for emergency health care organisation

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; analytical finance; strategy; business strategy; corporate strategy; consulting; management consulting; consumer goods; retail; fast moving consumer goods; technology; information technology; corporate finance; academia

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Choon Lee Teah Singaporechoon.teah.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Sheffield, UK, BEng (Hons) Chemical Process Engineering with BiotechnologyLanguages: Chinese, Malay

General Manager, SPCI, Singapore

Responsible for Malaysia and Singapore group of companies’ profit & loss, annual strategic and business plans, operations and project implementation

Business development South East Asia and South China

Successfully executed US$20m greenfield project

Negotiated and secured key contracts contributing US$30m, including new capex of US$15m

Securing new debt financing with Singapore government SME funding US$2m

Specialty Gas Sales Manager, Linde Gas, Malaysia

Set up new electronic gas department including technical support, marketing, and sales team of 10 staff. Secured US$6m contracts with semiconductors and electronics

Career interests

Corporate strategy; corporate finance; energy and resources; entrepreneurship; new energy; renewable energy; logistics; risk management

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Femi D Thomas Nigeria, UKfemi.thomas.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Georgetown University, USA, Juris Doctor Law; University of Baltimore (Maryland), USA, BSc Criminal Justice

Managing Partner, Partners Imperium Africa, Nigeria

Co-founder of niche business advisory practice with presence in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Angola

Advise multinationals on business strategy in high-risk markets in Sub-Saharan Africa

Practice areas include – Ethics & Compliance; Localisation/National Content; Market Strategy

Vice President (Africa), Weatherford International, South Africa

Principal business executive for US$500M oilfield services company with direct oversight and responsibility for 20 countries and almost 3,000 employees

Board member of various Weatherford entities across the region

Managing Director, Weatherford Nigeria, Nigeria

Led top-to-bottom restructuring of the entity to achieve competitive repositioning and other non-market advantages

Overall head of business and operations with full P&L responsibility for a large and dynamic business in a competitive landscape

Region Counsel, Africa, (Legal & Compliance), South Africa

Department head for legal and compliance services across Africa

Associate Attorney, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington DC, USA

Senior associate in the White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement practice group

Represented numerous clients in international matters in Africa, Asia and elsewhere

Career interests

Entrepreneurship; emerging markets; private equity; energy; ethics; compliance

Ulara Toma Japanulara.toma@sbs.ox.ac.uk

The Open University of Japan, Japan, BA Society and Industry; The University of Tokyo, Japan, Doctoral Programme Representation and Culture; Harvard University, USA, AM Regional Studies East Asia; Bryn Mawr College, USA; Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan, BA Art HistoryLanguages: Japanese

Professor, School of Business, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan

Designed comprehensive course (first in Japan) on American popular music

Published two books (first in Japan) on comprehensive history of American popular music

Many more publications, translations and presentations

Taught seminars focused on creative industries such as art, music, fashion, movie, animation, comics, and computer games

Implemented dramatic renovation of curriculum and academic guidelines

Managed more than 50 part-time lecturers and resolved conflict with those who claimed one-year contract was illegal

Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Saitama University, Japan

Designed and co-authored omnibus course textbook for social environmental studies

Designed and co-authored language course textbook

Managed more than 100 part-time lecturers teaching multiple subjects

Played pivotal role in creating Language Centre

Research Associate, Centre for American Studies, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Edited and published journals and newsletters associated with the centre

Managed centre staff and organised library resources

Coordinated annual conference and monthly academic lectures open to the public

Played key supporting role in reorganisation of Centre for Pacific and American Studies

Administrative Assistant, Nishimura & Sanada Law Offices, Japan

Assisted Japanese and American lawyers working on global M&A and financial transactions

Career interests

Impact Investing, entrepreneurship; social entrepreneurship; venture capital; consulting; innovation strategy; human resources; organizational management; research; academia; global education; higher education management

Nathan Winstanley USA, Netherlands & Germany work authorisationnathan.winstanley.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Williams College, USA, BALanguages: French, German

Marketing Director, Domino’s Pizza International, Netherlands

Leading the European marketing team for Domino’s Pizza, providing consulting support to franchisee organisations in 22 countries, with nearly 2,000 stores and over US$2 bn in sales

Partnered with global and local teams to drive e-commerce sales above 50% regionally via optimised platforms, innovative partnerships and efficient spend

Created a process for implementing new global brand positioning in markets across EMEA and globally

Account Director, Sid Lee, Netherlands

Relaunched ABSOLUT Vodka brand with strategy and brand assets targeting millennial consumers

Created a first-of-its-kind traveling brand experience event for ABSOLUT with Cirque du Soleil

Account Director, TBWA, Germany

Developed new global brand strategy and advertising campaign for Tassimo coffee system

Led a team responsible for harmonising disparate local brand strategies for MARS Petcare brands

Chef de Groupe, Havas, USA, France, Netherlands

Built strategy and creative to launch a premium coffee brand for Kraft Foods in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and relaunches of premium brands in UK and Russia

Collaborated on the development and rollout of award-winning “Talk to Chuck” advertising campaign for Charles Schwab in the USA

Worked with ExxonMobil on the development of new global corporate branding and messaging campaign

Career interests

Brand strategy; marketing; innovation; technology; e-commerce; fmcg, retail, advertising; design; consulting

Ross Yealland UKross.yealland.embas16@said.oxford.edu

University of Aston, UK, MSc International Business; University of Bristol, UK, LLB (Hons) Law with European Legal Studies

Director, Opalmech Limited, UK

Management of commercial property portfolio

Responsible for finance strategy, property development, commercial negotiations, legal contracts and compliance and third party contractor relationships

Commercial Director, Solus Garden & Leisure, UK

Responsible for commercial and marketing departments of garden product wholesaler and importer

Toured buying fairs and factories in China to appraise new products and re-structured own brand buying processes to improve QC

Led business restructuring plan, managed outside investment sale process, and balanced many stakeholder interests

Head of Category - Mobile Communications & Content, Dixons Retail, UK

Responsible for commercial terms and relationship with Phones4U which grew to 90 store-in-stores within Currys and PC World

Built new team which delivered a turnaround of the broadband category including new suppliers, improved commercial terms and market leading promotions

Managed innovative content team with responsibility for new service revenue opportunities across all product categories

Head of Mobile & Connected World, Best Buy, UK

Led the dynamic mobile team to create innovative Best Buy Mobile store rollouts

Delivered market leading promotions backed by strong vendor agreements and relationships, forecasted and beat sales and marketing budgets

Managed the IT systems lead for connected world products; working with Accenture and Wipro to deliver capable in-store systems

Head of Prepay & Smart Phones, Head of Propositions, Head of Channels, The Carphone Warehouse, UK

Pioneered the smart phone category with key suppliers at Board level (including BlackBerry, Microsoft, Nokia, HTC, Samsung), motivated and led prepay team to deliver biggest ever year in sales and margin

Led monthly innovative trading and marketing plans to the Board across all categories

Responsible for commercial terms and propositions for online and tele-sales channels (direct and loyalty teams)

Consultant, Gibson & Associates, USA, UK

Supply chain cost saving consultant

Career interests

Management; retail; entrepreneurship; corporate strategy; international business; global trends; corporate turnaround; technology; innovation

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Brett Yuskiewicz USA, Germanybrett.yuskiewicz.embas16@said.oxford.edu

Leipzig University, Germany, PhD (Hons) Atmospheric Physics; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, MS Environmental Engineering; Columbia University, USA, BS Mechanical Engineering; Franklin & Marshall College, USA, BA PhysicsLanguages: German

Interim Manager, GfK, Germany, USA, UK

Directed project team of over 100 employees prior to an SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) system Go-Live delivering on-site support in UK and US offices

Designed an interface application for an invoice scanning system, improving efficiency from 85% to over 99%

Consultant, BMW, Germany

Coordinated with a team of 30 consultants to design and build a new global procure-to-pay system landscape and provided 2nd-level support after implementation

Consultant, Linde, Germany

Designed and implemented a fully customised bidding portal in coordination with the German procurement team in Munich

Head of Business Workflow Team, Daimler, Germany

Conceived, designed and implemented Daimler’s off-line approval process for purchase orders, saving over 5 million Euro in licensing fees and halving approval times

External Consultant, Siemens, Germany

Responsible for implementation of over a dozen different workflow processes to improve speed and overall efficiency procurement processes.

Integration Manager, Nestlé, Germany

Coordinated the implementation of over two dozen workflow processes to automate processes for the Finance, Materials Management and Sales departments used daily by over 10,000 employees

Senior Consultant, KPMG, Germany

SAP Basis administrator, developer and Business Workflow specialist on projects for Siemens, Infineon and Hochtief

Research Scientist, Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany

Published first direct measurements of particle growth in air streams passing through clouds. Estimated potential effects on climate using models of atmospheric light scattering.

Career interests

Renewable energy; management consulting; business strategy; marketing; sustainability; leadership; business management; entrepreneurship

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