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Executive MBAGraduating class of 2015(January intake)

www.london.edu/emba/

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Why the Executive MBA?

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IT / Telecoms 16%

Leisure / Retail 4%

Consulting 6%

FMCG 10%

Finance 16%

Finance / Accounting 2%

Energy / Engineering 13%Industry /

Manufacturing 12%

Architecture / Design 2% Medicine 2%Public / Not-for-profit 2%

Advertising / Media / PR 2%

Professional Services 13%

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Class profileExecutive MBA (London) Executive MBA (Dubai)

Europe (excluding UK) 47%

Caribbean 1%Africa / Middle East 1%

UK 24%

North America 6%

Asia 15%

Australia / New Zealand 3%South America 3%

IT / Telecoms18%

Finance26%

Professional Services 7%

Public / Not-for-profit 6%

Energy / Engineering 4%

Leisure / Retail 4%

Law 1%

Entertainment 5%

Consulting 5%

Industry / Manufacturing 6%

Finance / Accounting 1%

Pharmaceuticals 4%

Advertising / Media / PR 3%

E-Commerce 1%

FMCG 4%

HR / Recruitment 3%Military 1%

Medicine 1%

General Management33%

Consulting 6%

Professional Services 1%

Legal 1%

Operations Management 4%

IT 5%

Marketing and Sales 6%

New Business Development 12%

Project Management 10%

Medical 1%

Finance 21%

North America 10%

Europe (excluding UK)14%

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Asia 25%

Africa / Middle East 37%

UK 12%

Australia / New Zealand 2%

General Management39%

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Professional Services 8%

Operations Management 4%

Legal 2%IT 2%

Consulting 6%

Finance 6%

New Business Development 2%

Project Management 4%Accounting / Finance 2%

Engineering 2%HR / Recruitment 2%

Marketing and Sales 21%

*These figures represent the Executive MBA graduating class of 2015 (January intake). Please note that admission decisions are taken in accordance with best equal opportunities practice.

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The Executive MBA programme brings together ambitious and committed mid-careermanagers from around the world. Through the world-renowned faculty and rigorouscurriculum, students have access to the latest management techniques and businesspractices in a truly international framework. Whether students choose to focus their studyin London or Dubai, together they represent the global business leaders of the future.

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Executive MBA (London) Executive MBA (Dubai)

Executive MBA class profile

Rumi Ahmed

BangladeshiManaging Director Magnum Management Consulting FZEDubai, UAE

Experienced management consultingprofessional with expertise in start-ups, re-engineering and change management.Broad base of analytical, strategic planningand organisational skills. Successfully ledprojects in South Asia and MENA regions.Extensive experience in the financialservices industry.

Sana Afzaal

Pakistani Senior Manager, Pricing, Commercial Planning du Dubai, UAE

Telecoms professional with experience in awide array of functions. Knowledge ofpricing, strategy, budgeting and planning,and revenue assurance. Creates businessplans and strategies focused onorganisational efficiency and profitability.Skilled at defining commercial opportunitiesand shaping product launches. Holisticbusiness understanding combined withcommercial, technical and financialexpertise.

Ahmed Al Raqbani

Emirati Managing DirectorEast Coast Group Dubai, UAE

Experienced professional managing adiversified group of companies. Provides keyservices to the construction, real estate,building materials, transportation, and oiland gas sectors in the UAE. Successfullyformed JVs with multinational companiesand introduced new subsidiaries to themarket. Board member of multiple publicand private companies.

Salesh Aswani

IndianBusiness Analysis ManagerNational Bank of FujairahDubai, UAE

Experience leading IT projects with a budgetof more than US$1.5m and teams of over 15members. Expertise in budgeting,communicating proposals, selectingvendors, commercial and contractualnegotiations, and IT implementation.Currently enhancing the credit managementsystem and credit process to cut down theturnaround time for credit approvals.

Hassan Alhassani

CanadianCEOSalus Holding GroupDubai, UAE

Extensive experience managing internationaloperations in the healthcare, medical andlaboratory supply sectors. Founded severalstart-ups in the GCC including a cord bloodbank. Experienced in retail franchising, JVs,and sales and distribution. Recentlyconcluded a successful divestment.Currently managing operations for a leadingsupplies company. Managing the familyinvestment company.

Mohammed Alshammari

Saudi ArabianDirector, Strategy ManagementMobilyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Innovative professional with a strong trackrecord driving IT strategic planning,technology solutions and enterprisetransformational programmes. Robustexpertise in building, maintaining andoverseeing high-value programmes.Excellent business sense and strongproblem solving skills. Adept at analysingand resolving emerging risk and crisissituations.

James Amos

BritishHead, Financial Planning and AnalysisMubadala Development CompanyAbu Dhabi, UAE

Multicultural team leader supporting aUS$60bn investment portfolio coveringmultiple sectors including energy,semiconductors, metals and mining, realestate, aerospace and healthcare. Extensivestrategy and finance experience acrossEurope, the Middle East and Asia. Expertisedriving rapid change and establishing globalbest practices in emerging markets. Skilledat developing high performing teams.

Mohamed Atabani

SudaneseExecutive DirectorSTR HoldingKhartoum, Sudan

Experienced chief executive with richknowledge of the oil and gas industry.Proven track record in the successfuldeployment of multibillion US dollar projects,with a focus on realising tangible businessbenefits. Effective strategist capable ofdeveloping pioneering visions and innovativeplans to facilitate strong growth within acompetitive market.

Basak Azaz

TurkishPartner, Corporate DevelopmentMetez PlastikLondon, UK

Entrepreneur with extensive internationalproject management experience providingrisk and insurance advice to lenders,sponsors and PE funds on M&As,infrastructure and structured financeprojects globally. Currently responsible fordeveloping strategic partnerships for newinvestments within the family business.

Andreea Balaj

RomanianHotel ManagerHampton by HiltonCluj-Napoca, Romania

Experienced hotel management executiveworking for a major global hotel company.Expertise in sales, business development,operations and project management. Ledthe business strategy for one of the tophotels in Central and Eastern Europe,managing a €14m budget. Responsible forthe launch of a new hotel in Romania.

Catalin Acatrinei

RomanianGlobal IT ManagerPedersen & Partners London, UK

Global IT leader. Extensive experiencebuilding and managing multicultural teams,providing added value and innovativesolutions. Positioned the IT department asan enabler for business growth. Applied anentrepreneurial mind-set to support thecompany’s successful expansion to multiplecountries worldwide.

Daniel Achermann

SwissCEO / Co-ownerVALOG Vorsorge SystementwicklungVienna, Austria

Experienced financial services consultant.Co-founder of a pension fund softwarecompany. Developed a standard applicationfor the administration of pension funds inAustria and established it as a market-leading product. Currently responsible for abusiness process restructuring project.Global exposure across German speakingcountries and Japan.

Chennakeshav Adya

IndianChairman / CEOTungsten Information ManagementLondon, UK

Successful entrepreneur with a track recordbuilding companies in technology,education, retail and non-profit across theUK, US and India. Currently focused on theglobal expansion of a technology company.Extensive client facing consultancyexperience in management, architectureand the implementation of large-scale,multinational, cross-functional projectportfolios.

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Charlotte Brunning

British Associate Director, Infrastructure and Energy3iLondon, UK

Investment professional with experience inthe renewable energy and infrastructureindustries. Currently responsible fororiginating, evaluating and executingrenewable energy and infrastructureopportunities across Europe. Implementsportfolio debt refinancing. Board director fora number of UK education and wind farmbusinesses.

Allistair Charles

British / TrinidadianCorporate Pensions Manager, In-HouseActuaryBalfour BeattyLondon, UK

Actuary and strategic lead on financial riskand reward management for a multinationalinfrastructure and services company.Experience building effective relationshipsand negotiating with multi-level stakeholdersincluding regulatory and governmentauthorities. Extensive background as apensions consultant in the UK, LatinAmerica and Caribbean for local andinternational clients.

Tom Byam-Cook

BritishImplementation DirectorPearsonLondon, UK

Experienced change management andmarketing professional working across digitalproduct development, implementation andconsumer adoption. Currently leading theworld’s largest publisher in a shift to thecloud to capitalise on digital marketopportunities. Focused on five globalprogrammes with a budget of US$200m andexposure to established and emergingmarkets.

Bruno Calo-Fernández

SpanishGlobal Finance Business PartnerMedImmune Cambridge, UK

Chartered management accountant andDoctor in chemical engineering. Currentlyresponsible for global finance businesspartnering, focusing on biopharmaceuticaldevelopment and research operations.Extensive cross-functional experience in thebiopharmaceutical industry, providingfinancial evaluation of clinical assets, licensingagreements and divestitures. Supporting theintegration of acquired start-ups into a majorpharmaceutical organisation.

Mondweep Chakravorty

IndianIT Project ManagerBank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJLondon, UK

Senior IT executive. Extensive experienceleading globally dispersed teams anddelivering to challenging targets.Background in project, people and processmanagement. Expertise in bankingpayments for major global financialinstitutions.

Sumeet Chawla

British / IndianIT Service Delivery ManagerBlueBay Asset ManagementLondon, UK

Senior technologist with extensive financesector experience. Currently leadinggeographically diverse teams deliveringcross-functional solutions for a specialistfixed income asset management firm.Previously streamlined business criticalprocesses and operational procedures,reduced costs and solved scalabilityconcerns. Skilled at challenging the statusquo and driving continual serviceimprovements.

Christian Cunneen

New ZealanderGlobal Project ManagerBarclaysLondon, UK

Chartered accountant, barrister and solicitor.Experience advising clients on M&A,divestiture, and capital and debt raisingsacross multiple industries, includingfinancial services. Managed teams ofspecialists delivering detailed due diligenceassignments for corporate and PE clients.Currently managing a regulatory mandatedproject involving different bank functionsacross multiple territories.

Mark Chesterman

British Head, Futures and FXIG GroupLondon, UK

Senior finance professional currentlymanaging a global FICC and equity indexderivatives trading desk. Extensiveexperience in trading and risk managementin the UK, Australia and Japan. Knowledgeof project creation and management acrossa global setting in a high-growth culture.

Timos Chronopoulos

Greek Deputy Head, ProjectsEndress+Hauser Instruments InternationalDubai, UAE

Certified project manager. Highly motivatedoil and gas professional focused ondownstream applications and processes.Strong international experience managingmulti-disciplinary projects and multinationalteams. In-depth knowledge of custodytransfer applications. Currently leading theMiddle East fluid management solutionsproject team.

Maximilian Clary und Aldrignen

AustrianAdvisor to the COOERSTE Group, BCRBucharest, Romania

Senior banking professional. Extensiveexperience in corporate finance, strategydevelopment, project management,restructuring and general bankmanagement. In-depth CEE expertise.Currently leading the transformation of theloss-making cash transport and processingsubsidiary into a profitable, efficient and fullycompetitive market player.

Jason Diab

BritishFinancial ConsultantMondial DubaiDubai, UAE

Senior executive with internationalexperience across Europe, the Middle Eastand Africa. Extensive knowledge of thefinancial planning and wealth managementindustry. Currently managing portfolios ofover 200 clients. Multilingual leader withexpertise in managing multicultural teams.Experience in launching businesses inemerging markets.

Kent Diprose

AustralianDigital Project ManagerWestminster City CouncilLondon, UK

Senior IT manager with experiencedelivering successful projects across a rangeof technologies and disciplines, bothonshore and offshore. Skilled at leading andengaging culturally diverse teams to achievetheir best. Currently managing an innovativedigital transformation programme within thepublic sector, providing major operationalimprovements and improved customerexperience.

Catherine Barbier

FrenchR&D Project ManagerNestléSingen, Germany

Experienced food scientist managing newproduct introductions across multiplemarkets. Broad functional expertise in bothretail and B2B, from ideation, prototypingand consumer testing to industrialimplementation and commercial launch.Leads multicultural, cross-functional teams.Internal consultant responsible for R&Dproject sustainability assessments.

Nakul Borkar

IndianExecutive DirectorPG Patki ArchitectsMumbai, India

Senior management professional withextensive restructuring expertise. Cross-sector knowledge of technology, socialbusiness, real estate and insurance.Currently heading strategy, businessdevelopment and operations at one of India’sleading architectural firms. Experiencedelivering company-wide transformationprojects and leading multicultural teams.Background ranging from start-ups tomultinationals within multiple industries.

Uri Bar-El

IsraeliManaging DirectorCOMSEC Consulting London, UK

Cyber security professional. Extensiveexperience leading innovation teams andprojects at a multinational level. Establishedcyber security practices for critical nationalinfrastructures. Led and trained defenceteams in both the public and private sectors.Currently responsible for managing thecompany’s international developmentstrategy.

Damien Bertot

American / French Product Manager Lotsys, FDJ GroupParis, France

IT product manager with extensiveexperience in North America and Europe.Proven expertise in leadership, productdevelopment and strategic planning.Knowledge of operations management in themanufacturing, emergency response andlottery industries. Overseeing a globalportfolio in a highly competitive andregulated B2B environment. Responsible forfinancial transactions in excess of €150m.

Nicholas Blake-Knox

Irish Vice PresidentPIMCOLondon, UK

Commercially experienced lawyer. Extensiveknowledge of asset management andinvestment funds. Background in legal andfinance related positions. Significantexperience managing complex cross-borderprojects, assisting with product structuring,engaging in regulatory implementation, andadvising on strategic issues. Ability toengage with financial regulatory authoritiesand manage change across multiplejurisdictions.

Mennat-Allah Barakat

EgyptianSenior ConsultantLogic ConsultingCairo, Egypt

Experienced professional with a backgroundmanaging finance functions across Europeand the MENA region. Led operating unitsand fulfilled regional and global roles.Recently led the finance function for thestart-up factory of the number one globalcosmetics company. Transitioned to strategicmanagement consulting within the privateand public sectors.

Konstantin Barabanov

RussianSenior ManagerDeloitte London, UK

Extensive knowledge of the oil and gas, andmetals and mining industries in Russia, CISand the UK. Expertise in financial andmanagerial reporting, accounting advisoryand internal controls. Successfully running aUS$3m budget. Multicultural team leader.Currently responsible for audit and advisoryto top tier UK oil and gas companies.

Fadi Chamat

LebaneseRegional Executive DirectorOmnicom Media Group Dubai, UAE

Extensive media and advertising experiencein the Middle East. Functional expertise inoperations, management and HR.Responsible for setting up three satelliteoffices in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar,developing regional group L&D strategy andmanaging talent development.

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Russell Hammad

AustralianCo-founder / CEOZenith Gulf Security SystemsDubai, UAE

Entrepreneur with experience in successfulgovernmental and blue-chip engagementswithin the homeland security space. Organicbusiness development, leveraginginternational partnerships and GCC-widealliances. Establishing design and healthcarebusiness models across the GCC, as well asF&B and property development in Australia.Exponential, multimillion dollar expansion anddiversity within challenging environments andtimescales – 120% p.a. growth.

Niels Hamelink

Dutch / American Business Intelligence Project ManagerBritish Sky BroadcastingLondon, UK

Certified project manager with internationalexperience delivering enterprise-widebusiness intelligence projects for Fortune50 / FTSE 100 companies.Background in the media, healthcare andretail industries. Currently building a PMOfunction and leading a team responsible forthe delivery of sales and marketing customerinsight solutions for the UK’s largest pay-TVprovider.

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Takayuki Fukui

JapaneseExecutive ManagerMitsui FudosanLondon, UK

Property development manager. Extensiveexpertise in property investment,development and finance in both Londonand Tokyo. Currently responsible for projectswith a total value of £400m. Leadingmultinational project teams. Responsible forbusiness planning and new UK businessdevelopment.

Visar Fida

Albanian CEOInvest MacedoniaSkopje, Macedonia

Currently managing a governmentinvestment agency and leading a team of 75employees across 33 global offices.Designing the national investmentenvironment and working closely withFortune500 companies. Electrical engineerand telecoms specialist. Experiencemanaging energy companies and telecomssales. Broad international exposure.

Danysh Framroze

Indian Head, Financial Planning and ControlEtihad Airways Abu Dhabi, UAE

Senior finance professional. Extensiveexperience in global aviation businessplanning and transportation. Expertisebuilding high performance teams and talentpipelines, and leading board-levelinvestment analysis. Skilled in financialcontrol, forecasting, corporate governance,capital appropriation, due diligence, contractnegotiations and profit improvement.International exposure across the US,Europe, the MENA region and Asia.

Marwan R Frem

LebaneseArea General ManagerIndevcoDammam, Saudi Arabia

Operations professional with expertise inmanufacturing, supply chain and finance.Currently managing packaging companiesworth US$140m and a multicultural teamspread over several countries. Conducted in-depth feasibility and due diligencestudies. Increased company revenues by21% and plant output by 77%. Initiated acost reduction programme reducingoverheads by 30%.

David González Muñoz

SpanishManagerEYLondon, UK

Certified project management consultantwith strong software delivery experience fortop tier banks. Led multicultural teamsacross two countries delivering all EMEAprojects. Implemented change within a highgrowth company. Experience setting andenforcing operational controls to improveprocesses and quality. Currently holding akey role in a £60m programme.

Gorka Garbayo

Spanish / AmericanProject ManagerDeSimone Consulting EngineersAbu Dhabi, UAE

Experienced professional leading thedelivery of sophisticated structural designsfor iconic construction industry projects.Spearheads operations for the UAE branchof a leading US engineering firm, directingmulti-continent teams with diverse culturalbackgrounds. Responsible for managing thecompany’s successful expansion throughoutthe MENA region.

Ali Gargash

EmiratiSenior Market AnalystDubai AluminiumDubai, UAE

Senior analyst responsible for marketintelligence at the largest aluminium smelterof the MENA region. Currently supporting amajor merger worth US$15bn that willcreate the world’s fifth largest aluminiumproducer. Experienced small business ownerin the renewable energy sector. Successfulconsultant to business teams in the GCC.Knowledge of the UAE SME sector.

Arnaud Gasnier

FrenchCEOPatentopolisDelft, The Netherlands

CEO and founder of a specialist intellectualproperty consulting firm. Expertise leading IPmanagement and strategy within variousindustries. Background in portfoliomanagement and licensing. Experience as apatent attorney for multinational technologycompanies. Regular speaker at internationalIP conferences.

Kelly Griffith

AmericanVice President, Operations, EMEA CareerBuilderLondon, UK

Operations professional. Experiencemanaging client support teams acrossEurope to provide post-sale fulfilment andcustomer service. Recruitment industryspecialist with a focus on software as aservice. Expertise across multiple businessfunctions including sales, marketing, HRand operations.

Sergio Guimón

SpanishManagerNfoqueLondon, UK

Skilled cross-functional team leader withstrong management consulting experiencein capital markets. Led relationships withmulti-geographical financial entities.Provided financial information andbudgeting to the board. Responsible foridentifying and progressing new internationalprojects from first contact to closure.Implemented new organisational models,governance frameworks and treasurymanagement systems.

Jessica Haider

AmericanProduct Director, Enterprise and FinanceInitiativesExpediaLondon, UK

Senior professional with extensiveexperience translating key businessstrategies into cross-functional solutionsacross complex global engagements.Currently coordinating businesstransformation efforts on enterpriseinitiatives. Background in customer /financial operational efficiency and costreduction.

Mohamad El Chaar

LebaneseFinancial ControllerBATCairo, Egypt

Certified public accountant with broadexternal and internal audit experience.Extensive financial management experiencein the FMCG sector. Expertise in budgetmanagement, accounting, tax and treasury.Led major business remodelling projects andnew business launches. Extensiveexperience working in challenging markets.

Dana Enany

Saudi ArabianSenior Executive Manager, Retail BankingGroupBanque Saudi FransiJeddah, Saudi Arabia

Senior banking professional. Led a productdevelopment and marketing research teamfor a leading multinational. Wide projectmanagement experience. Currentlyresponsible for handling a number ofsubstantial projects including a systemintegration, an airline co-branding, andrevamping incentive schemes for bankingemployees.

Mohammad El Etri

LebaneseHead, Retail OperationsMajid al Futtaim FashionDubai, UAE

Retail professional managing and developinga US$200m operation across the MENAregion. Currently leading a team of 450multicultural employees across multiplemarkets. Skilled at establishing a goal-oriented work environment, achievingsignificant business results and managinglarge scale projects in a challenging andpressurised environment.

Samer El Housseini

CanadianConsultantSAPDubai, UAE

Experienced consultant specialising inmobilising and unwiring business processes.Proven track record leading projects in theEMEA region, and managing clientexpectations and relationships. Highlyanalytical with strong communication andtechnical skills. Currently leading projects formajor oil and gas, and manufacturingcompanies in the Middle East.

Mark El-Khoury

LebaneseCountry Business ManagerNestléDubai, UAE

Business manager with extensive experiencein business development, P&L management,portfolio optimisation and brand building.Responsible for developing and executingthe business strategy for a leadinginternational FMCG company in the MiddleEast and Africa. Defined and built route-to-market models. Led multifunctional teamsgrowing brands across geographies resultingin improved market share and profit margin.

Olga Dyakova

Russian / British Senior Funding Manager, TreasuryEuropean Bank for Reconstruction &Development London, UK

Banking professional with experience raisingdebt finance in the international capitalmarkets for a multilateral development bank.Originated and executed bond issuance,related derivatives and secondary bondtransactions, contributing significantly to thebank’s profitability. Represented the bank atexternal events and marketed to a widerange of counterparties and investors.

Ilja Döring

German / RussianHead, Procurement PerformanceManagement Merck KGaADarmstadt, Germany

Highly focused procurement manager with atrack record of significant financialcontribution. Extensive experience ofprocurement performance management andlarge-scale sourcing initiatives. Proven abilityleading projects and individuals to successin highly complex environments. Skilledmultilingual communicator with broadintercultural competence.

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Farah Ismail

Saudi ArabianHead, Leveraged FinanceBanque Saudi FransiRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Senior transaction specialist. Expertise instructured and project finance with a leadingfinancial institution in the GCC. Managed theexecution and debt raising for large projectsin different Saudi sectors. Extensiveexperience in debt structuring and financialadvisory for major projects in Saudi Arabia.Collaborated with industry professionals,consultants and leaders.

Mohammad Kawam

LebaneseWater DirectorINMA Trading, AlTurki GroupKhobar, Saudi Arabia

Designed and implemented ‘strategy intoaction’. Led a large multicultural team,growing the lumber business by 77% in fouryears. Previously managed a budget ofUS$45m. Currently expanding behind newbusiness verticals in the water industry forone of the leading investment houses inSaudi Arabia.

Yaser Jazouane

Moroccan / JapaneseExecutive DirectorGoldman SachsLondon, UK

Successful track record designingtechnology solutions and managing complexinternational projects. Experience creatingand growing a new Asian business line anddriving important revenues. Currentlyresponsible for sourcing and distributingmarket data firm wide and managing a largebudget. Effective leader and communicatorwith expertise in European and Asian equitymarkets.

Ranjit Karmarkar

British Business Lead, Global SSC BusinessIntelligence Cisco SystemsLondon, UK

A senior business technologist withmultinational experience in enabling softwareand hardware innovations within the capitaland corporate financing, supply chain, retail,manufacturing, power generation andhealthcare sectors. Currently standardisingtechnologies and solutions to suit GlobalServices Supply Chain BI and analyticsneeds, by moving their businesses from areactive to a predictive analytics space.

Navinder Kaplish

IndianDirectorN&P AssociatesLondon, UK

Experienced project manager who hasdelivered business transformation projectsacross the UK, US, India, Serbia andSlovakia. Currently implementing a complexticketing and CRM solution for aworld-famous visitor attraction, to achieve a£3m increase in revenue. ‘Big Four’consultancy background delivering strategicchange projects to help clients achievegreater revenues and improved costefficiency.

Gordon Kearney

IrishVice President / Senior Portfolio ManagerState Street Global AdvisorsLondon, UK

Investment specialist and actuary withextensive experience analysing financialassets and liabilities. Currently has leadresponsibility for the management of morethan £18bn across a multi-asset classplatform. Prior background as a solutionsoriented investment capability for a regionalasset manager and an actuarial consultantspecialising in pension fund liabilities.

Eyup Korkmaz

Turkish Global Customer Delivery ManagerAlcatel-Lucent London, UK

Extensive international telecoms expertise.Successfully completed over 120international projects in 84 differentcountries for many of the world’s leadingtelecoms firms. Significant project and teammanagement experience. Managed anannual budget of more than €40m acrosscross-cultural and internationalenvironments.

Carl Khoury

LebaneseSenior Brand ManagerNestléDubai, UAE

Marketing professional experienced in brandand organisation building. Developedpioneering brands across the MENA region,setting strategy and focusing on excellencein execution. Creates engaging brandexperiences delivering healthy innovationpipelines. Turned around businesses incrisis and worked on whitespaceexpansions. Currently leading a multi-functional international teamresponsible for a US$200m business.

Andrey Kleymenov

Russian Chairman, Board of DirectorsTandem Advertising Group Moscow, Russia

Senior professional with extensiveadvertising experience. Successfullytransformed a small, unknown advertisingagency into a market leader within Moscow’sautomotive and real estate industries, withover 200 employees, serving more than 500clients a month. Currently responsible forstrategic development, analysis and approvalof key decisions and controlling keybusiness indicators.

Thanos Kokkiniotis

Greek Product Manager, Mobile B2CShell Global SolutionsLondon, UK

Delivering B2C mobile experiences used byover one million customers across 31countries. Skilled at translating cross-business ambitions into a tangible andvalue-adding portfolio of products andservices. Advocate of connected digitalexperiences and the Internet of Things.

Nejat Burc Kozikoglu

TurkishTransaction Services ManagerPwCLondon, UK

Due diligence and M&A professional.Extensive experience managingmulticultural, cross-functional projectsacross the UK, Turkey, Russia, EasternEurope and the MENA region. Advised ondeal processes in LBOs, privatisations andasset disposals of £10m to £4bn. Currentlycoordinating UK relationships with Turkishacquisition targets and investors. Co-founderand strategy advisor to a high-end apparelbusiness based in Istanbul.

Edward Kreiman

British Chief Technology OfficerPlaytechLondon, UK

Senior technology leader with a track recorddelivering international projects and servicesfor major global corporations. Significantexperience leading large multi-functionalteams. Managed onshore, distributed,nearshore and offshore development teamsacross the US, Europe, Russia, Israel, Indiaand the Ukraine.

Lourie Kruger

South AfricanVice President, Treasury and M&AKingdom Hotel Investments Dubai, UAE

Real estate investment professional withextensive emerging market experience.Expertise in managing teams andtransactions in excess of US$2bn acrossmore than 30 countries in Africa, Asia andthe Middle East. Proficient in financing,M&A and risk management in all real estateclasses. Skilled at leading multiculturalteams across multiple geographies.

Paul Harris

CanadianFinance Director AppleLondon, UK

Finance professional with extensiveexperience in large multinational FMCGcompanies. Skilled in financial control,planning, budgeting and businesspartnering. Delivers in dynamicenvironments. Now part of a leadershipteam responsible for delivering extensivegrowth. Currently overseeing the Europe,Middle East, India and Africa regions with acombined US$37bn top line revenue.

Gouzelle Ishmatova

RussianDirector, Innovation and Marketing L’OréalParis, France

Experienced FMCG professional focused onglobal product innovation and brand strategyin the beauty sector. Led global productdevelopment for the world’s largest globalcosmetics company and a major ethicalbeauty brand. Extensive experience inFrance, the UK and Russia.

Matt Hogan

AmericanDirector, NATO Maritime Policy andConceptsNATO Allied Maritime CommandLondon, UK

Senior military officer leading high-functioning international teams indiverse and demanding environments.Background managing equipment worthover US$400m and supervising annualbudgets exceeding US$40m. Experience inmultinational operations, scheduling, projectmanagement and planning. Responsible formaritime policy development for 28 membernations.

Vicki Hunt

BritishDirector / Head, Client and MarketDevelopmentPwCLondon, UK

Experienced professional with expertise inmanagement, marketing, communicationsand business development. Proven trackrecord in B2B global businesses. Proactive,client-focused leader with excellent peopleand relationship management skills.

Junaid Imtiaz

PakistaniRegional Manager, Group RelationshipsHSBCDubai, UAE

Senior manager leading a MENA customersegment with more than 800,000 customersand contributing over US$200m in revenue.Experience leading strategic projects,launching products and customerpropositions, and driving revenue growth.Manages cross-functional teams acrossmultiple geographies. Project managedtransformational initiatives removing morethan US$1m in costs from the business.

Kunal Kute

IndianSenior Distribution Manager, EARCBaker Hughes Aberdeen, UK

Certified project management and supplychain professional with a successfulbackground in oil and gas. Extensive globalexperience managing cross-functionalprojects and multicultural teams across sixcontinents. Currently leading the planningand execution phases of the supply chaindistribution strategy in Europe, Africa andRussia Caspian regions.

Ankit Kulin

IndianHead, Supply ChainThe Change InitiativeDubai, UAE

Operations expert with diverse industrialexposure. Specialist in supply chainmanagement, encompassing sales andoperations planning, procurement, ERPimplementation and international logistics.Strong analytical skills. Extensive experienceleading large, cross-functional teams.Currently heading the world’s first andlargest supply chain dedicated tosustainable human development.

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Gaëtan Pierrefeu

French Managing DirectorAldesDubai, UAE

Managing director with extensive experiencetroubleshooting ailing business units anddeveloping and boosting subsidiaries. Skilledat expanding existing markets anddeveloping new ones. International exposurein Asia, Europe and the Middle East.Manages profit centres, commercial andlogistic business units, and industrial units atdifferent stages of development.

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Sergey Makhin

RussianVice President, Emerging Markets CreditTradingCitigroup London, UK

Finance professional with extensiveknowledge of emerging markets, credit anddebt restructurings. Previous experience inclient management, risk approvals,corporate workouts and credit analysis.Currently works on the emerging marketsfixed income trading desk. Responsible fortaking a risk position, recommending creditstrategy with a focus on high yield anddistressed credits in CEEMEA.

Praneeth Meka

IndianHead, Performance Management andAnalyticsEmirates NBDDubai, UAE

Analytics and performance managementprofessional. Experience leadingtransformational projects across maturedand developing markets. Currently managingan AED100m budget and a team of analystsfor the retail arm of the UAE’s largestfinancial services organisation. Expertise inpredictive analytics and statistics. Workedacross multiple geographies includingEMEA, APAC and North America.

Ajay Mavinkurve

IndianCorporate Financial ConsultantAdan Corporate ServicesLondon, UK

Experienced financial consultant to cross-sector SMEs. Senior management rolefor a global NYSE listed media company.Expertise in financial control, consolidationand audits, financial analysis, corporatestructuring, transfer pricing, projectfeasibility, MIS, corporate finance, M&A, PE,IPO and global listings. Currently advising aglobal technology company in media.

Ulukbek Maxatbekuulu

KazakhstaniSenior Assistant, Special AssignmentsGeneral Prosecutor’s Office, Republic ofKazakhstanAstana, Kazakhstan

Previously appointed to lead asset recoveryefforts restructuring a Kazakhstani bank. Ledanalytical and legal enforcement teamsmanaging a US$10bn unsecured troubleddebt portfolio. Managed operational,strategy, financing, organisational structure,and major expenditure decisions. Currentlyresponsible for representing the governmentabroad – a new addition to GPO standardfunctions.

Ross McKenzie

BritishStrategic Sales DirectorAtkinsDubai, UAE

Chartered engineer with broad experienceacross operations, maintenance and capitalprogrammes. Led successful businesstransformation programmes in the publicand private sectors, in the UK and MiddleEast. Drove bottom-line performancethrough project delivery and operationalefficiency. Recently responsible fordeveloping business strategy andsubsequent implementation.

Svetlana Mendesh

KazakhstaniHead, BudgetingChagala GroupAlmaty, Kazakhstan

Finance professional with extensiveknowledge of the hospitality and propertydevelopment sectors. Responsible for aUS$30m budget. Experience arranging newbusiness finance and the acquisition ofsubsidiaries, affiliates and branch offices.Designed budgeting policies andsuccessfully managed implementation.Skilled at analysing financial ratios ensuringthe group’s financial stability and exploringnew business opportunities.

Abi Oladimeji

British / NigerianDirector / Head, Investment StrategyThomas Miller InvestmentLondon, UK

Investment director skilled at managingmulti-asset portfolios. Responsible forleading the investment strategy committee,overseeing research, and communicatinghouse views on economics and financialmarkets. Remit covers traditional andalternative investments amounting to morethan £2.7bn of AUM. One of FinancialNews’ ‘40 Under 40 Rising Stars of AssetManagement’ in 2013.

Henning Meyer

GermanFounder, CEOacmeo cloud-distribution Hannover, Germany

IT entrepreneur. Successfully founded andgrew three IT companies at an early age.Acquired and integrated several SME ITcompanies. Experienced, passionate andopen-minded leader. Built up a cloud-basedsoftware wholesaler and earned severalprizes. Specialist reputation for managedservices and cloud business.

Anand Nagwani

British / IndianAssociate Vice PresidentInfosysLondon, UK

Internationally experienced IT professionalworking in the banking industry. Currentlymanaging large IT oriented transformationalengagements across Europe, centredaround intellectual property andoutsourcing. Breadth of expertise frombusiness development to C-level clientengagement. Skilled at managingmulticultural teams and environments.Adept at articulating and delivering value.Strong negotiation skills.

Modar Nazer

Saudi ArabianGeneral ManagerArabian Medical Marketing Co, NawahJeddah, Saudi Arabia

Director of one of the largest group ofcompanies in the Saudi Arabian healthcareindustry. Expertise in health insurance, turn-key hospital solutions and dialysisclinics. Dedicated to creating a preeminentliving culture and work environment toattract top talent. Featured in KingdomEconomics Magazine.

Emeka Oragui

BritishOrthopaedic SurgeonThe National Health ServiceLondon, UK

Proven track record delivering results indiverse and multicultural environments.Author of numerous scientific publications.Experienced at implementing change toclinical policy at Trust level. Founder anddirector of medico-legal company.

Anastasios Pagonas

GreekProject ManagerCrescent DubaiDubai, UAE

Infrastructure project manager withextensive experience designing, installingand commissioning multimillion US dollarprojects inside the UAE. Manages criticaldeadlines in the railway and airport sectors.Systems specialist currently working on thenew concourse of a major internationalairport. Expanding the company toincorporate different business lines.

Saroj Panda

British / Indian Head, Business Development, EMEAIAniteFleet, UK

IT and telecoms management executive.Strong business development andengineering background within the wirelessindustry. Currently focusing on businessdevelopment in the MNO and M2M market.Tech savvy professional with a keen eye oncommercial and strategic business gain.

Simon Lee

AmericanGlobal HSSE AdvisorTAQAAbu Dhabi, UAE

Process and systems oriented operationsrisk manager. Experience leading teamsassessing and assisting M&A, integration,and operations optimisation. Focused onrelationships between financial controls andoperational failures within the oil and gas,power and water industries.

João Magalhães

PortugueseFinance Business PartnerHB FullerPorto, Portugal

Extensive cross-industry internationalexpertise spanning corporate portfoliomanagement, and industrial and financialservices. Expertise in strategy definition andimplementation, M&A, performancemeasurement, process improvement,business development, and leading cross-functional teams and projects. Currentlypartnering with businesses to achievetransformation targets in EIMEA, managing ahigh-performing team of business analysts.

Tom Levin

British Vice President, Corporate Finance Mizuho BankLondon, UK

Corporate finance professional. Expertiseadvising global consumer businesses.Extensive experience managing cross-borderM&A, financing transactions andundertaking strategic reviews for public andprivately owned businesses. Currentlyresponsible for debt origination for largeconsumer and healthcare corporates acrossEurope. Effective leader and communicator.Qualified solicitor.

Shiwei Liu

ChineseExecutive Director / Chief Risk OfficerBank of ChinaLondon, UK

Highly motivated, self-disciplined managerwith a broad knowledge of banking,financing and economics. Specific expertisein financial risk management. Deepunderstanding and experience of cross-cultural management.

Javier Lorente Perez-Sauquillo

SpanishManager, Professional Services EuropeORSYPLondon, UK / Paris, France

International manager with an engineeringand innovation consultancy background.Experience leading multinational teams.Knowledge of the financial, retail,manufacturing, pharmaceutical and logisticssectors. Currently responsible for Europeanpost-sales operations in a leading globalsoftware company. Part of the executivecommittee.

Moataz Moustafa

EgyptianField Control Manager, AMEAPepsiCoDubai, UAE

Certified management accountant withextensive finance and project managementexperience. Led the finance and controlagenda in Asia, the Middle East and Africafor several multimillion US dollar projects,including start-up operations, systemimplementations and productivityenhancement initiatives. Managed teammembers and partnered with stakeholdersfrom different cultures and backgrounds.

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Kiru Raguraman

IndianHead, FinanceHitachi CapitalLondon, UK

Senior finance professional with extensivecommercial experience. Qualifiedaccountant with international experience infinancial modelling, business planning,budgeting and forecasting, and financialreporting. Successfully led contractnegotiations for major IT outsourcingcontracts. Currently managing three teamsand responsible for IT finance, portfoliomanagement and corporate procurement.

Roman Reznik

RussianGeneral DirectorRikko CoMoscow, Russian Federation

Founder and director of a start-up nowproducing a US$3.8m annual turnover.Experienced in crisis management. Recentlystarted several production lines and nowfocused on retail. Developed strong businessrelations with suppliers across China,Vietnam and India. Knowledge of strategicplanning, purchasing, sales, imports,logistics, personnel management andoperations.

Heber Ramos de Freitas Junior

Brazilian / British Deal ExecutiveBC PartnersLondon, UK

Investment professional specialising inorigination, deal execution, portfoliomanagement, and M&A for large cap PEfunds. Over €10bn of equity undermanagement. Led and executed a series ofleveraged buyouts in Europe investing nearly€1bn in the last three years across multiplesectors and geographies.

Alfredo Ramos

SpanishVice President, Power and CCS BusinessProcess Systems Enterprise (PSE)London, UK

Senior manager with extensive expertiseacross industrial sectors, includingchemicals, biotechnology and energysystems. Track record managing engineeringprojects for a leading provider of advancedprocess modelling solutions. Multilingual,skilled leader of interdisciplinary,multicultural teams. Successfully led amultimillion pound R&D project on carboncapture and storage systems for powergeneration.

Farhanah Raza

British Marketing ManagerPwCDubai, UAE

Marketing professional with extensiveapplied global experience in both digital andconventional media. Focused primarily onhigher and tertiary education services in theMiddle East. Currently leading a diverseteam to implement sustainable marketingstrategies and brand building for theeducation division of a ‘Big Four’ firm.

Assaad Rizk

CanadianDeputy Operations ManagerNesma Trading Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Results-oriented hospitality professional withextensive experience in the GCC region.Specialised in operations management forthe industrial catering industry. Expertise inproject management, business developmentand strategic planning. Led a multiculturalteam to successfully expand operations withproject revenues of US$50m.

Saurabh Saxena

IndianDeputy General Manager, Sales andMarketingVVFDubai, UAE

Highly experienced B2B and B2C professional.Extensive background with multinational FMCGand food and beverage companies acrossEurope, Africa, Asia and Australia. Cross-functional expertise in strategic planning,operations, business development, clientaccount management, marketing and brandingwithin multicultural environments. Currentlyresponsible for business development acrossthe Middle East and Africa.

Masato Saito

JapaneseGeneral ManagerDai-ichi LifeLondon, UK

Extensive experience developing lifeinsurance in emerging markets across Asia.Seconded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairsand promoted to Public-Private Partnerships(PPP) in developing countries. Organised anofficial development assistance project inLaos now deemed the first successful PPPin Japan’s Official Development Assistancehistory. Currently researching financialregulatory issues and European businessstrategies.

Tudor Samuila

RomanianSenior Quality Manager Safaricom / VodafoneNairobi, Kenya

Solid expertise in telecoms technicalmanagement. Strong business focus andknowledge of strategy definition, planning,engineering, roll-out and operations.Managed large international andmulticultural teams, successfully executingmultimillion euro projects in Europe, Africa,the Middle East and India. Currentlytransforming the technology organisation ofa major telecoms company in Africa.

Imran A. Sheikh

BritishManaging Director Dereyah East VenturesDubai, UAE

Executive director with extensivemanagement experience in Europe and theMiddle East. Strong background inleadership management, strategic andfinancial planning, and operationalmanagement. Cross-sector expertise in IT,oil and gas and family office. Entrepreneurwith investments in various start-ups.

Faiz Siddiqui

BritishTax ConsultantCharterhouse LLP London, UK

Extensive experience in corporate tax.Successful track record with leading lawfirms and a ‘Big Four’ firm. Led multi-jurisdictional teams on internationalcross-border projects. Achieved sovereignimmunity status for a Malaysian corporateinvesting in UK real estate through Jersey-based unit trusts, saving millions ofpounds in tax in perpetuity.

Goran Siljanovski

MacedonianHead, UK and IrelandInvest MacedoniaLondon, UK

Currently heading a public office for the UKand Ireland. Manages internationalinvestment transactions with multinationalcompanies from the technology, mineralresources, electronics and automotiveindustry sectors. Previously led projectsdriving financial integration and businessprocesses efficiency in the corporate financearea for global telecoms and insurancecompanies.

Marta Ponte

SpanishMarketing Manager, TV Sony London, UK

International experience in productmarketing and planning. Responsible for theEuropean advertising and promotion budget.Decision maker on customer messaging,promotional campaigns and investments.Skilled at innovation, detail and planning,ensuring any customer contact withproducts is well executed, implemented andstrategically aligned.

Khalil Rachidi

LebaneseDirector, Charter SalesNasjet NAS Holding Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Highly motivated aviation professional,skilled at managing multi-level specialists insales and operations. Extensive experiencedeveloping relationships with B2B clientsand managing accounts for multinationalUHNW individuals. Track record managingchange and achieving targets underpressure.

Ronaldo Pontes

Brazilian / ItalianTechnology Strategy ConsultantGlobalsphere ConsultingLondon, UK

Experienced consultant with cross-industryexpertise in strategy and technology delivery.Successfully led consultancy teams formultimillion pound transformationprogrammes at blue-chip FTSE 100companies, government agencies, PLC, pre-IPO and start-ups across threecontinents. Knowledge of the finance,insurance, energy, healthcare, and digitalentertainment / gaming industries.Completing the CFA charter programme.

Bharat Pratap

IndianVice PresidentPictet Asset Management Dubai, UAE

Extensive experience working across theMENA region, Central Asia, CIS and India.Expertise in asset management, investmentand wealth management arenas, andfiduciary services. Currently responsible forthe acquisition and development of investorsand intermediaries, driving revenue growthand product penetration, as well as strategicbusiness expansion into new geographiesand market segments.

Donal Quaid

Irish Head, Derivative ExecutionRBSLondon, UK

Senior financial markets professional.Extensive international experience managingsubstantial derivative and fixed incomeportfolios. Currently leading a front officetreasury team responsible for structuringand executing risk management andhedging strategies. Successfully led tradingteams and managed international bankingrelationships. CFA charterholder.

Oliver Pilgerstorfer

BritishMarketing Director, EuropeBlackBerryLondon, UK

Motivated marketing professional with richglobal experience in the technology sector.Expertise in all areas of communicationsgenerating clear business results. Skilledleader within multinational businesses andfast growth start-ups.

Vijay K. Singh

IndianSenior Petroleum EngineerKUFPECKuwait City, Kuwait

Petroleum engineer and project leader witha strong track record in the oil and gasindustry. Rich international experienceworking for large multinationals and privatelyowned organisations. Simultaneouslyhandled multiple complex business dealsand delivered solutions within timeframes.Introduced innovative solutions and ideasresulting in strategic company growth.

Vijay Sivasankaran

CanadianAssistant Director, TechnologyOoredoo GroupDoha, Qatar

Technology professional with extensiveexperience developing and executingstrategies for multinational corporations. Leddiverse cross-functional teams to delivermultimillion US dollar projects fosteringinnovation and operational efficiencies.Expertise building and coaching high-performing teams across geographicalboundaries.

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Nitin Suri

British / IndianAdvisory Technology Consultant EMC London, UK

Extensive global experience in thetechnology space. Broad cross-functionalexpertise in sales, consulting and productmanagement. Established significantrevenue streams for start-ups andcorporates. Currently leading the technologystrategy within a billion US dollar businessunit. Skilled at leading teams andstakeholders across different cultures,backgrounds and geographies.

Serge Tohme

LebaneseHead, Solutions Sales, MENA regionThomson ReutersDubai, UAE

Senior Sales professional with extensiverelationship building and team managementskills, focusing on the financial sector inMENA. Previous exposure to corporatebanking specifically Cash & Trademanagement with a multinational bank.Currently leading a team of senior salesexperts, selling enterprise market datasolutions to financial institutions acrossMENA.

Jean-Bernard Tanqueray

FrenchChief Investment OfficerFluktuatLondon, UK

Experience running multi-manager, multi-asset financial portfolios. Expertise inmulti-assets portfolio management andPE/VC investments. Broad internationalexperience across the Americas, Asia andEurope. Background in investmentmanagement. Currently managinginvestment operations for a family office.Interested in behavioural finance /economics and PE/VC deal making.

Raluca Tintoiu

Romanian Chief Executive OfficerING Pension FundBucharest, Romania

Experienced finance professional with anextensive CEE track record in structuredfinance, M&A advisory and capital markets.Currently responsible for Romania’s largestpension fund with more than €1bn of assetsunder management.

Jayde Tipper

British HR Manager, MEAACERDubai, UAE

Senior HR and talent manager withmultinational and start-up experience acrossEurope, the Middle East and Africa.Extensive HR expertise coveringorganisational restructure, policy andprocess improvement, recruitment, talentmanagement, employee engagement andwelfare. Passionate about diversity hiring,women in leadership and young people inthe workplace.

György Tomsó

HungarianChief Operations OfficerSIABudapest, Hungary

Senior IT and operations executive.Leadership experience in financial andelectronic payment services. Established IToperations across four continents. Supportedcompany growth from start-up to publiclytraded entity. Responsible for strategy andinstilling a highly entrepreneurial andinnovative technology perspective. Built anddirected large multi-disciplinary andgeographically dispersed teams.

Tony Watson

British Director Veritas CapitalLondon, UK

Head of investment for a single-family office.Extensive experience in emerging marketequity trading for major investment banks.Currently responsible for a multi-assetportfolio that includes real estate, credit,equity, venture capital and PE investmentsin the GCC, US and Europe.

Danae Vassilopoulou

GreekArea Marketing Manager, MEABulgariDubai, UAE

Extensive experience in media andadvertising across four continents. Broadclient and brand knowledge across multipleindustries including banking, automotive,fashion retail and luxury goods. Currentlyresponsible for trade and merchandisingactivities in the Middle East and Africa.Manages franchisee and wholesale partners,oversees multi-scale projects, events andexhibitions, and aligns global brandguidelines with local cultural requirements.

Philip Verey

BritishDirector, Commercial StrategyBloomberg New Energy FinanceLondon, UK

Senior manager with experience at asuccessful start-up, and a privately heldmultibillion dollar financial media company.Responsible for building and running a pan-Asian business development teambased in China and Japan. Expertise inclean energy and climate finance.Responsible for commercial strategy andoverseeing a US$1.5m global marketingbudget.

Sarah Walker

British Investment AssociateBridgepoint London, UK

Experienced PE professional. Responsiblefor originating, evaluating and executingbuyout and growth capital investments inbusinesses valued up to €150m. Expertisein fast-growing consumer brands. Trackrecord in corporate strategy andrestructuring with a top 30 FTSE 100 and a‘Big Four’ professional services firm. Highlystrategic with strong interpersonal skills.

Yan Zuev

RussianPartnerSilver Bridge ConsultMoscow, Russian Federation

Substantial experience in the power sector,PE and VC industries. Extensive knowledgeof investment in hi-tech material based start-ups. Background in the valuation ofintellectual property, corporate governanceand restructuring. Led projects creating atreasury control system for major Russianbanks, with the purpose of controlling VCexpenditures. Managed the first combinedreorganisation of joint-stock companies.

Vikas Soi

IndianHead, Grocery DivisionMegapolis GroupMoscow, Russian Federation

Highly motivated senior manager. Extensiveexperience in sales, distribution andbusiness development in the FMCG sector.Adept at planning and implementing long-term strategies and setting immediatepriorities to achieve targets. Responsible fordeveloping and expanding the company’sgrocery division in an international capacity.

Annika Sunnanväder

Swedish Regenerative Medicine / Senior Area SalesManager Biosafe Group SA Eysins, Switzerland

Life-science business professional withextensive international stem cell bankingand cellular therapy market experience.Launched the regenerative medicine unit inthe EMEA markets for a leading Swiss-baseddeveloper of cell processing technology.Currently manages a portfolio of more than80 customer relationships in 19 countries.Academic background in cell biology,genetics and pharmacology.

Andrea Sommer

Brazilian / GermanHead, Media and Analyst Relations, Europe,Africa and Latin AmericaAvanadeLondon, UK

Corporate communications strategistspecialising in mid-stage technology start-ups and established MNCs. Expertisein disruptive technology and innovation.Delivers business insight leveraging marketand competitive intelligence. Currentlyleading a multi-functional global team for atechnology JV between a major softwarecompany and a multinational managementand technology consultancy.

Omiros Stamelos

GreekSenior Finance ManagerSkype / MicrosoftLondon, UK

Senior finance professional with expertise incontrolling and business analysis. Currentlyresponsible for a budget of US$300m.Extensive experience with the company’scommercial and consumer businessesacross the UK and Italy. Created a globalretail inventory report within Microsoft.Highly motivated and passionate abouttechnology and innovation.

Victor Stekly

BritishCEO / FounderCambridge SensotecCambridge, UK

Led an engineering company to become aglobal sector leader with facilities in 30locations. Achieved an eightfold increase insales to over €200m and a tenfold increasein profitability. Successful entrepreneurfocused on growth. Leads with an innovativeapproach. Founder of a software and anelectronics company.

Sonia Vieira

PortugueseManaging ConsultantIBMLondon, UK

Strategic consultant with internationalexperience leading and inspiringmulticultural teams. Delivers strategy andtransformation consultancy projects to FSScustomers across Europe. Expertise in M&A,customer experience, target operatingmodels and programme management.

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