EMBA-Global graduating class of 2016
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EMBA-Global
The world leading EMBA-Global programme is designed for experienced professionals who
seek to develop the skills, knowledge and networks to operate as successful global leaders,
anywhere in the world.
Global reach
Nationality by region
The EMBA-Global programme has two streams. EMBA-Global
Americas and Europe is offered in London and New York by London
Business School and Columbia Business School. EMBA-Global Asia
extends EMBA-Global’s reach to Hong Kong and Shanghai, with the
addition of The University of Hong Kong to the partnership.
Australia / New Zealand 3%
Africa / Middle East 4%
Central America 1%
South America 5%
Europe
(excluding UK) 30%
UK 12%
Global perspectives
The content and delivery of EMBA-Global means that the programme
is truly worldwide and significantly different from other top Executive
MBA programmes. Taught by internationally renowned faculty,
students benefit from unique insights and gain a truly international
perspective. Each school takes advantage of its location to draw upon
the surrounding business communities, attracting distinguished guest
speakers and business leaders.
Asia 19%
North America 26%
Industry sector
Global format
The programme format is designed to allow students to balance
their academic commitments with demanding careers and busy
personal lives. In part one, core classes are taught in four or
five-day concentrated teaching periods alternating monthly between
campuses. This allows students to fully immerse themselves in the
learning and networking opportunities of the host city. In part two,
EMBA-Global students have access to the electives of all three
schools, enabling them to customise their learning to their interests
and organisational goals.
Global network
Medicine 2%
Mining 2%
Entertainment 2%
HR / Recruitment 2%
Pharmaceuticals 2%
Public / Not-for-Profit 3%
Military 1%
FMCG 1%
Architecture / Design 1%
Finance 28%
Advertising / Media / PR 4%
Professional Services 5%
Consulting 7%
Leisure / Retail 13%
Industry / Manufacturing 7%
The EMBA-Global programme gives global business leaders a unique
opportunity to learn with and from an extraordinarily high calibre and
diverse cohort. Both EMBA-Global streams include a diverse range
of nationalities, industries and cultures, enabling all participants
to develop a broader global perspective and foster professional
relationships and networks around the world.
IT / Telecoms 10%
Job function
Accounting / Finance 3%
Operations Management 3%
Project Management 4%
Engineering 4%
Class profile
Number of students
108
Average years of work experience
10
Women
26%
Countries represented
38
Cities represented
64
Energy / Engineering 10%
R&D 1%
HR / Recruitment 1%
Marketing / Sales 5%
General
Management 38%
New Business
Development 8%
Consulting 11%
Finance 22%
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EMBA-Global class profiles
The EMBA-Global programme brings together an elite international network of business
professionals. Through the world renowned faculty and unique global curriculum, students
have exclusive access to the most illuminating ideas, groundbreaking research and
innovative international business practices. Whether they choose EMBA-Global Americas
and Europe or EMBA-Global Asia, students are equipped with the tools to create the future
of global business.
Programme key
EMBA-Global Americas and Europe
EMBA-Global Asia
Patrick Abi Nader
Olugbemiga Adegoke
Manoj Agarwal
Jérôme Albou
Akansha Arya
Lebanese
Regional Executive Manager / Member of
the Board of Directors
MAN Enterprise
Beirut, Lebanon
American / Nigerian
Field Service Engineer / Operations
Manager
Baker Hughes
California, USA
American
CEO
US Tech Solutions
Jersey City, USA
French
Planning Director, Africa
Millicom International Cellular
London, UK
British
Project Manager
BG Group International
London, UK
Senior director leading corporate
governance and family protocol. Currently
establishing an organisational structure
and developing the group’s vision, mission
and corporate values. Skilled at setting up
JVs and strategic alliances in emerging
markets. Cross-functional responsibilities
include finance, operations, planning and
risk analysis. Secured projects to ensure
the group’s long-term viability.
Experienced oil field supervisor with a
leading oil service company. Chemical and
petroleum engineering background with
extensive experience in land and offshore
drilling services. Instrumental in the
successful completion of numerous drilling
projects in California, worth over US$60m.
Entrepreneur managing a global tech
corporation with over 400 employees across
five countries. Built the company from the
ground up, to generate more than US$75m
in annual revenue, in just ten years.
Selected as a regional finalist for a ‘Big
Four’ ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award.
Telecoms professional with extensive
experience in Asia and Africa. Currently
responsible for the network design,
planning and execution of US$400m
investment annually, across seven African
countries. Strong multicultural leadership
skills. Previously CTO for a six million
subscriber mobile operator leading 200
engineers. Supports entrepreneurial
initiatives including power distribution
in Tanzania.
Extensive experience in change
management and global transformation
programmes. Managing budgets of up to
US$100m. Currently project-managing
global development of a shared services
function spanning finance, HR, and
contracts and procurement. Expertise in
communications, organisational design
and strategy. Knowledge of the energy
sector. Previously worked as a veterinary
surgeon and in medical research.
Bastian Bahnemann
Dmitry Bakaev
Lorenzo Bakewell-Stone
Devin Barta
Dmitrii Beliakov
German
Executive Office / Corporate Office
Eurex Frankfurt / Deutsche Börse Group
Frankfurt, Germany
American / Russian
Managing Partner
Brightmore Capital
Dakar, Senegal
British
Vice President
Bakewell Investment Company
London, UK
American
Unit Manager
Pactiv Corporation
Harrisburg, USA
Latvian
CEO
Crewplanet
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Skilled business professional with expertise
in corporate administration, financial
management, and management of
cross­-group functions. Currently responsible
for the corporate office affairs of a leading
global derivatives exchange. Extensive
experience in strategic and operational
budget management, project management,
corporate governance and corporate
strategy development.
Partner in a venture capital and advisory
firm with a focus on frontier markets.
Responsible for identifying high growth,
high impact investments in the African
market, structuring funding and advising
management teams. Extensive experience
in extractive industries, including project
origination, license and production
sharing, contracts negotiation, finance and
operations.
Family business leader and successor to
fourth generation Anglo-American real
estate company. Diverse international wine
and real estate experience. Responsible
for building an international investment
portfolio. Previously delivered a successful
five star European wine hotel and managed
port wine sales and marketing across both
established and emerging international
markets.
Results driven operations manager with
extensive leadership skills. Expertise driving
productivity and efficiency improvements
through team building and communication.
Responsible for operations supporting
annual sales of US$100m. Led production
improvement projects resulting in annual
cost savings of US$1m. Developed and
executed advisory operations in foreign
countries and complex environments.
Successful entrepreneur with extensive
cross-functional experience in start-up,
change and turnaround management.
Successfully founded a recruitment
agency. Led multinational teams to deliver
pioneering software across Europe. Specific
expertise in internet technologies, web
projects and IT development.
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Aurelie Bergugnat Gerbel
Lauren Adele Braswell
Nina Bratfalean
Sebastian Bretag
Florent Breton
French
Director, Finance
Schneider Electric
West Kingston, USA
American
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
New York, USA
Romanian
Marketing Manager
BMW
Bucharest, Romania
German
Manager
Struktur Management Partner
Cologne, Germany
French
Head of Department
Malakoff Mederic
Paris, France
Corporate finance director for one of the
company’s major business units. Currently
managing consolidation, reporting and
controlling across three departments.
Experience leading teams across the US,
France and the Philippines. Expertise
leading change management projects in
multicultural environments.
Skilled risk management professional
with experience in legal and equity sales.
Currently operating as ex officio chief of
staff to the market risk infrastructure team.
Responsible for oversight and control of the
firm’s market risk measurement platform
and infrastructure.
Executive with experience in the
automotive wholesale and retail industry.
Rich expertise in brand management,
CRM systems, production planning and
pricing. Achieved a 29% increase in the
Customer Satisfaction Index in six months.
Responsible for a worldwide pilot project
focused on CRM and the digital integration
of innovative communication techniques.
Skilled professional with extensive
management consulting experience at
C-­level. Exposure across three continents
for global market leaders and DAX30
companies. Successful at leading company
turnarounds. Former international class
athlete.
Skilled manager with experience across
Europe, Hong Kong and the US.
Co-founder of a Californian based start-up,
exceeding 100k unit sales of consumer
goods within two years. Strong operations
background. Previously managed a
department with 300 employees in the
insurance industry. Recently promoted to
create a cross-­functional department.
Joanna A. Burger
Gaston Carrion
Alison Carroll
Sabrina Carvalho
Stefano Casaccia
Filipino / German
Regional Accounts Director, North Asia
Jones Lang LaSalle
Hong Kong, China
Argentinian
Senior Manager, Strategy
Accenture
Sydney, Australia
American / Chinese
Programme Editor, Asia Pacific
The Economist Group
Hong Kong, China
Angolan
Director
Atlantico
Luanda, Angola
Italian
Strategic Planning / New Business Manager
Saif
Genoa, Italy
Specialist in corporate real estate data
administration, processes and technology.
Extensive account management experience.
Responsible for operations management,
business development and service delivery
to regional and global clients. Multilingual
manager of cross-functional and
multicultural teams across Asia Pacific.
Accomplished business consultant with
extensive experience in strategy, solution
design and journey management. Expertise
in HR management, project planning and
execution. Facilitated the transition of
global organisations into high­ performance
operations. Currently responsible for
nationwide HR strategy consulting and
human capital analytics with a leading
global consulting firm in Australia.
Content creator and project manager for
the company’s events in Asia. Led 25
successful programmes to date in China,
India and the APAC region. Responsible
for developing high-level events, recruiting
influential speakers and building
government relations. Managed and drove
growth for the China Summit, awarded ‘Best
China Conference 2012’. Created the first
multi-stakeholder food and nutrition security
forum in Asia.
Banking professional with rich experience
combining team skills and talents towards
strategic objectives. Successfully structured
and led a commercial department at
a major bank, gaining market share
in the affluent and SMB segments.
Currently responsible for coordinating
the implementation of internal control,
leading teams to mitigate risk and improve
efficiency.
Results-oriented leader combining rich
international exposure with cross-functional
knowledge. Extensive experience in global
business development, purchase, sales and
marketing. Successfully led the company’s
expansion into new markets. Currently
responsible for Asia Pacific countries.
Expertise in coordinating international
projects, strategic planning, budgets and
financial forecasting.
Tiago Catarino
Ben Cavender
Serena Chia-Jen Chang
Arthur Yen-Yu Chen
Andy Yuhai Chen
Portuguese
Manager
Accenture
London, UK
American
Principal
China Market Research Group
Shanghai, China
Taiwanese / Canadian
Marketing Manager
Reél Department Store
Shanghai, China
Taiwanese
CEO
Kenyataa Light World
Nairobi, Kenya
Chinese
Executive Director
Winsun Pharmaceutical
Guangzhou, China
Project manager with experience in global
business transformation programmes. Led
multicultural teams across Europe, Africa,
the Americas and the Middle East. Finance
process modelling experience. Worked with
clients in the mining, oil, consumer goods,
construction and public industries.
Extensive experience in strategy and
market expansion projects for Fortune 500
companies, SMEs and domestic Chinese
companies. Background in entertainment,
fashion and apparel, hospitality and luxury
goods. Expertise assisting businesses and
institutional investors expanding both within
and outside China. Frequent speaker at
international conferences. Regularly quoted
in global business publications.
Marketing professional with extensive
experience in the retail industry in China.
Developed and implemented annual
marketing strategy to grow customer traffic
and sales for a major department store
in the city centre of Shanghai. Skilled
team leader.
Experienced entrepreneur and venture
philanthropist. Currently leading a social
enterprise developing transformational
technologies to revolutionise the economics
and daily tasks of impoverished families
in Africa and Asia. Specific expertise
in value-added strategy, multi­-party
partnership development, culturally
cooperative innovations, and operational
decision management for ODM process
improvement.
Co-founder and executive of a
pharmaceutical company focused on
developing and manufacturing sustained
release pellets and capsules. Responsible
for organisational decision-making, global
market development and HR. Expertise
in general management and international
marketing. Extensive experience managing
Chinese start-ups.
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Siying Chen
John Choate
Thomas Christensen
Chris Cote
Luis M. Couto
Chinese
Founder
Nanjing Yingshiwenhua Food Catering
Management
Nanjing, China
American
CEO
Procinctu Group
New York / Los Angeles, USA
Danish
CEO
Nordija
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
American
Vice President
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
London, UK
Spanish
Director, Administration and Controlling
Abengoa Bioenergy
Madrid, Spain
Entrepreneur and founder of a successful
café chain specialising in light and healthy
meals, and uniquely flavoured coffee and
juices. Negotiates investment deals and
coordinates business operations. Full-time
faculty dean for an arts institute currently
focusing on brand image promotion,
corporate strategy and provincial
expansion.
Dynamic executive. Extensive expertise in
strategic planning, operations management,
business development and M&A within
the services and manufacturing industries.
Currently CEO of a private equity owned
company. Successfully founded a risk
management firm with operations on five
continents and a consulting business
specialising in building cross-functional
teams. Former Navy SEAL officer.
Extensive experience in the development
of software for internet services in various
industries including aerospace, defence,
life insurance and investment banking.
Entrepreneur, currently involved in a
start-up developing and selling software
for the delivery of TV and video services
through broadband.
Finance professional specialising in fixed
­income capital markets. Responsible for
advising European banks and insurance
companies on funding and capital
strategies to meet rapidly changing
regulations. Extensive experience in both
European and US markets.
Senior professional with extensive audit
experience across the US, Europe
and Latin America. Skilled at leading
organisational change and implementing
redesign processes, cost reduction
and revenue enhancement strategies,
impacting up to 30% EBITDA per
annum. Currently leading a multinational
team responsible for controlling and
administering R&D, business development
and M&A.
Ghaleb El Masri
Eudes Fabre
Ray Feng
Philippe Fezans
Tatyana Franck de Maud’huy
Canadian
Manager
NN Group
The Hague, The Netherlands
French
General Manager
LS Travel Retail
Shanghai, China
Chinese
Deputy General Manager
China Travel Financial Holdings
Hong Kong, China
French
Senior Project Manager
Apside
Paris, France
Swiss / Belgian / French
Director
Archives Claude Picasso
Geneva, Switzerland
Versatile change leader experienced
in technology and financial services.
Managed complex, business critical
programmes ranging from divestments
with a transaction value exceeding
€1bn, to a restructuring programme
spanning more than 30 business units
across four continents. Currently leading
a multinational team responsible for
delivering innovative technology solutions
for insurance and banking products.
Retail professional with extensive
experience in the Chinese market.
Currently managing the China subsidiary
of a multinational company, operating
the retail, luxury goods and food service
outlets in airports and train stations across
China. Passionate about emerging markets
and cross-cultural opportunities.
Extensive financial experience in top
state owned enterprises. Expertise in
institutional sales, investment banking,
asset management, private equity, M&A
and industry funds. Strong international
exposure and global connections.
Results-driven senior project manager with
a strong engineering background. Extensive
experience leading cross-­functional teams.
Knowledge of diverse industries including
automotive, mining equipment, healthcare,
IT and telecoms. Currently managing global
chassis engineering for a joint project
between two major multinational automotive
corporations.
Head of an important private art
collection specialising in modern and
contemporary art. Curated several
international exhibitions in Europe, Asia,
the US and Latin America. Responsible
for collection loans and cooperation with
major art institutions worldwide. Extensive
experience dealing with collectors,
galleries, art fairs and auction houses, and
promoting the collection’s works.
Masahito Fujioka
Luiz Gotardo Furlan
Tom Gadsden
Sinan Geylani
Andrew P. Giordano
Japanese
Manager
Dai-ichi Life Insurance
Hong Kong, China
Brazilian / Italian
Head, Products and Wealth Management
Divisions
Concordia
São Paulo, Brazil
British
Director, International Strategy
TSYS
London, UK
Turkish
Chief Underwriting Officer, Casualty
Middle East
AIG
Dubai, UAE
American / Colombian / Italian
Client Relations Manager
Sands Capital Management
Washington D.C, USA
Global market strategy expert with Japan’s
second largest life insurer. Responsible for
researching the APAC life insurance market
and helping local affiliate companies to
establish mid-term management plans.
Spearheads functional development to
improve managerial capability. Extensive
knowledge of the Chinese and Indonesian
insurance markets.
Experienced finance professional and
entrepreneur. Currently leading
cross­-functional teams designing
customised financial solutions and
asset management for companies and
individuals in Brazil. Currently managing
a portfolio of over US$2bn. Founded
a renewable energy company and a
restaurant retail chain.
Developed a business strategy facilitating
240% growth in operating income. Created
a framework targeting addressable markets
and consulted on business investment.
Identified 20% productivity gap and
supported a US$20m cross-­functional cost
reduction. Experience of M&A bids valued
up to US$3bn. Global experience across the
US, Brazil, India, China and Europe.
Extensive experience in construction
and energy liability underwriting.
Manages a US$35m casualty insurance
portfolio in the MENA region. Led the
regional casualty practice and launched
environmental insurance in the Middle
East and Turkey. Expertise in marketing
strategy development. Responsible for
product development, client relationships,
process engineering and cluster analysis of
distribution channels.
Highly skilled client relations and business
development professional with extensive
global experience. Currently managing
client development and asset gathering
across the US and Latin America for a
global investment management firm.
Responsible for developing and executing
business and marketing strategies for
the firm’s private markets investment
initiative. Expertise in client servicing and
development, and asset raising.
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Archil Gomiashvili
Chris Gomm
Antoine Guillen
Abhishek Gupta
Dora Gutierrez
Georgian
Deputy CFO
Magticom
Tbilisi, Georgia
British / Australian
Vice President, Institutional Sales
FXCM
Hong Kong, China
French
Operations Director
Cinven
London, UK
British / Indian
Entrepreneur
Family Enterprise
Halifax, UK / New Delhi, India
Mexican / American
Senior Business Consultant
Softtek
New York, USA
Strong leadership skills and specialist
experience in strategic planning and M&A.
Currently leading a global team dealing
with capital restructuring and strategic
acquisitions. Responsible for compiling
and controlling a company-wide budget in
excess of US$200m. Previously designed
and implemented several high-profile
acquisition projects.
Electronic trading professional with
experience in the European and Asian
markets. Responsible for developing the
institutional foreign exchange brokerage
business across Asia Pacific. Implemented
global strategy and successfully gained
market share via existing and new
distribution channels.
Private equity professional. Currently
working with large cap company executives
across Europe on key operational initiatives.
Skilled at growing businesses and
optimising returns. Recently supported
projects in pricing, international expansion
and procurement. Prior consulting
experience with a top-tier strategy firm
and as operations manager for a leading
food retailer.
Director of a family business with interests
in the hospitality, aviation, manufacturing,
trading and real estate sectors. Manages
operational and strategic activities to
sustain, grow and diversify the current
portfolio across India and Europe.
Results-oriented leader with extensive
cross-functional experience in project
management. Expertise leading
multinational teams for manufacturing,
banking and retail companies. Strong
background in supply chain, operations
and client relations. Skilled at delivering
process optimisation and innovation.
Currently advising senior management and
sales teams on strategic organisational and
operational improvements.
John Hamilton
Adeline Han
Michael Harper
Julie Harris
Lynn Hee
Irish
Co-Founder / Managing Director
Gridpower
Dublin, Ireland
Australian / Malaysian
Senior Project Manager / Business Analyst
Christie’s
New York, USA
American
Associate Director
US Office of Naval Research
London, UK
American
Strategic Accounts Manager
MeadWestvaco
Shanghai, China
Singaporean
Senior Business Development Manager
International SOS
Republic of Singapore
Entrepreneur with a strong technical
background in electrical engineering and
complex project delivery. Extensive
cross­-functional leadership experience in
start-up environments. Currently leading
an EPC contracting company delivering a
range of services to major European utilities
and renewable energy developers.
Business professional with strong technical
acumen. Currently responsible for driving
corporate business intelligence strategy.
Extensive experience leading teams
throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia
Pacific. Cross-­functional knowledge across
the luxury, retail and technical service
industries.
Experienced technology broker leading the
development of an international portfolio
supporting defence related technology.
Extensive background identifying emerging
research opportunities in the international
community and providing global technology
awareness in various scientific fields.
Specific expertise in rapid technology
insertion and long-term investment for
high-priority customer issues.
Multilingual marketing and sales
professional with extensive experience
in Asia Pacific. Responsible for leading
commercial results and business functions
across 12 countries. Successfully drove
20% growth within an extremely competitive
market environment. Implemented
disciplines to facilitate the execution of
commercial strategy and coordination
across multiple regions and accounts.
Senior manager with broad expertise in
the energy industry. Extensive experience
working across Asia Pacific. Currently
developing the company’s footprint in
Brunei within the healthcare and security
industry. Experienced sales and account
manager in marketing risk management
services.
Amie Hibbard
James F. Howe
Azamat Ibrayev
Vlad Ivanov
Jonathan J. Jodry
American
Founder / CEO
Little Steps
Hong Kong, China
American
Vice President / General Manager
Motion Industries
Los Angeles, USA
British / Russian
Executive Director
J.P. Morgan
London, UK
Swiss
Head, Laboratories
Metalor Technologies
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Founder of a leading online resource
for parents in Hong Kong, Singapore,
Jakarta and Bali. Growing a community of
over 500,000 parents across four major
markets. Currently managing a large team
across multiple Asian locations, focused on
identifying leading toy stores, food stops,
local outings, and travel spots.
Senior manager for a US$4.5bn industrial
distribution and automation company.
Experienced leader with P&L responsibility
for 19 sales and distribution operations,
and five innovation centres. Responsible for
cultivating and maintaining select corporate
global relationships, with exports to the
Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Kazakh
Deputy Head of the Office
Office of the Prime Minister of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan
Versatile corporate financier and
investment banking professional with vast
international experience. Currently leading
the transportation infrastructure sector
investment banking coverage for the EMEA
region. Previously led industry IB coverage
for the energy sector in emerging Europe.
Broad expertise in M&A, capital markets
and strategic advisory, as well as fund
structuring, investment analysis and fund
management.
Currently leading the analytical laboratories
of the world’s largest multi-site gold refiner,
across three continents. Acting as a referee
for the two most important precious metal
trade associations based in London, and
an expert at international and European
standardisation committees. Previously
worked in Japan for more than seven years.
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Responsible for supplying informational,
analytical and legal materials for the Prime
Minister. Manages the timely execution
of instructions to ministries, agencies
and state holdings. Expertise in financial,
economic and legal, to the government
decision drafts. Prepares national and
regional materials on social and economic
development.
Jo-Anne Elizabeth Jones
Amar Kalkundrikar
Avi Karshmer
Ato Kasymov
Katerina Kirillova
British
Director, International Business and
Operations
GVA
London, UK
Dynamic general management
professional with extensive crosscultural and cross-functional team
management experience. Responsible
for the development of international
strategy, board management, operational
discipline, cross-border business
generation and network development.
Successfully improved the international
client base and instrumental in the
expansion of global markets.
Indian
Senior Equity Analyst
HDFC Asset Management
Mumbai, India
American
Intelligence Officer
TBWA
California, USA
Tajik
Deputy CEO
National Investment Corporation
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Russian
CEO / Managing Partner
Euroshow Moscow
Moscow, Russian Federation
Experienced investor, part of a team
managing US$8bn of equity assets in
emerging markets. Generated significant
alpha by identifying several high conviction
ideas in the consumers sector. Tracked
a wide range of enterprises over entire
business cycles. Independently managed a
multi­-sector portfolio.
Experienced intelligence officer. Liaises
with planners, account managers and
sister agencies on national and global
accounts. Expertise in retail, emerging
technology, mobile telecommunications,
social media and corporate social
responsibility. Regular blogger for the
global network.
Quasi-sovereign sector executive and angel
investor. Managed the development and
execution of a US$6bn affordable housing
programme. Directed corporate finance
at a US$80bn sovereign fund, and led
turnarounds in three portfolio companies.
Currently developing a global alternative
investment portfolio for the sovereign
fund. Co-founder of a regional healthcare
venture.
Co-owner and managing director of a
company providing technical support
to large-scale state, commercial and
sports events. Currently responsible for
the company’s general management.
Broad experience in financial planning,
accounting and tax legislation, and
marketing and sales management. Skilled
at building high-performance teams.
Ruslan Kozhakhmetov
David Lewis
Gianluca G. Loria
Alexandra Lynn
Dave Mao
Kazakh
Vice-Chancellor
Almaty Management University
Almaty, Kazakhstan
American
Vice President, Franchising
Express Employment Professionals
Oklahoma City, USA
Italian
Executive Director
Innovatec
Milan, Italy / London, UK
American
Senior Vice President
Affiliated Managers Group
Boston, USA
Senior executive with expertise in finance,
international development and strategy.
Extensive experience in real estate, retail
and education. Launched start-ups in the
fashion and food retail industries. Focused
on building a world-class university.
Named one of the ‘100 Most Influential
People’ in the North American staffing
industry. Responsible for the global
expansion strategy of a US$2.5bn
franchised staffing firm with 700 locations.
Appointed as an advisor to two governors
on workforce and economic development
matters. Bestselling leadership author
and speaker.
Senior private equity professional with
extensive experience of originating and
structuring investment transactions.
Successfully completed several special
situation and growth investments, and
one IPO in the renewable energy sector.
Currently managing the international
expansion of a leading player in smart-grid
technologies and applications.
Senior executive responsible for executing
cross-functional business strategy
and processes for a global investment
management firm with US$600bn in client
assets. Directs strategic planning and
implementation of all shareholder relations
activity. Doubled non-US shareholder
base. Builds strategic relationships and
alliances with global institutions to broaden
distribution capabilities around the world.
American / Taiwanese
Senior Sales Architect, Enterprise Cloud
Solutions
Dell
Saint Paul, USA
Yury Markelov
Gavin Montgomery Maxwell
Adam McCarthy
Anthee Merichovitis
Luis Miguel Merlano Hoyos
Russian
Chief Executive Officer
Arman Holding
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
American
Vice President
Lazard Asset Management
New York, USA
American / British
Director / General Manager
Rackspace
Hong Kong, China
Greek
Director, Business Development, Balkans
Mbx Merixar
Athens, Greece
Colombian
Vice President
Rattan Holding
Bogota, Colombia
Vice-president and co-founder of an
international energy and industrial telecoms
company. Extensive experience in the
development and sales of B2B industrial
integrated telecoms solutions. CEO and
board member, responsible for strategic
planning, financial structuring and business
architecture. Currently expanding into
new territories, establishing affiliates and
developing renewable energy projects in
South East and Central Asia.
Experienced investment management
professional, with strong institutional
buy­-side relationships and deep expertise
across multiple asset classes. Currently
responsible for middle market US
consultant coverage and global initiatives
between distribution channels in Europe
and Asia.
Skilled multinational professional currently
responsible for marketing, sales and service
delivery. Leads operational activities for
the company’s high-growth business in
Asia. Manages full P&L. Heads employee
engagement, customer experience, revenue
growth and profitability for SMB and
enterprise business units. Strong leadership
experience across the US, Europe and Asia.
Senior strategic marketing professional.
Broad experience in the development of
emerging markets. Leading a sales team
with a proven record of achieving results
in the competitive FMCG environment.
Experienced negotiator with strong
interpersonal skills. Actively participating
in the formation of the P&L statement and
resource allocation.
Multilingual and entrepreneurial manager.
Extensive experience directing and
implementing business strategies in
developing markets. Founder of five
companies. Currently acting as vice
president of a family holding with more
than 20 companies and over 2000
employees. Director serving on several
boards.
Highly experienced IT professional.
Proficient in enterprise architecture
and technology sales. Background in
consulting, operations and management.
Successfully led the sales engineering
business of a cloud software start-up,
through its acquisition and integration by
a major global computer company.
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Rebone Mmakhumo
Emily Molitor
Raghuram Natarajan
Maxim Nazimok
Craig Peter O’Boyle
South African
Vice President
Musa Capital
Johannesburg, South Africa
American
Global Social Media Strategist
Bloomberg
New York, USA
Russian
Chief Financial Controller
Polymetal International
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
British
Director, European Communications
Activision Blizzard
London, UK
Qualified chartered accountant. Extensive
investment banking, transaction structuring
and execution experience. Expertise in
private equity and corporate finance. Deep
knowledge of key African markets including
Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Currently raising a US$300m private equity
fund for investment in Sub­-Saharan Africa.
Expertise using social media platforms
and data to support business objectives
and increase revenue. Supports a suite
of financial, trading, news and enterprise
businesses. Skilled at improving brand
awareness, increasing traffic and identifying
news and trends.
Indian
Director, Commercial Management Asia
Pacific
Juwi Renewable Energies
Republic of Singapore
Finance professional with strong
cross-­functional expertise. Currently
responsible for investor relations, reporting,
internal control and governance, M&A
projects, and budgeting at Russia’s
leading gold miner. Experience at an iconic
professional services firm and as deputy
CFO at one of Russia’s largest private
banks, taking it public in an IPO in London.
Senior leader responsible for marketing
communications and digital within an
international videogame and entertainment
company. Leads a multinational team and
oversees external partner activity. Significant
experience in data use, corporate branding,
innovation projects, and growth and
development opportunities in
multi-stakeholder environments. Specialist
expertise in entertainment, digital, content
and technology sectors.
Peter Odorico
Tarik Ouahmed
Burak Ozturk
Michael J. Parker
Ken Peng
American
Director, Residential and Commercial
Lending
Strategic Financial Group
Irvine, USA
French
Vice President
Société Générale
London, UK
Turkish
Group Technology Manager
Wood Group Kenny
Houston, USA
American / Taiwanese
Co-Founder / President
DSFederal
Washington D.C, USA
Chinese
Portfolio Manager
Minmetals Capital
Hong Kong, China
Senior finance executive specialising in
strategic advisory for financial institutions.
Transaction background gained on
corporate finance assignments for banks
and insurance companies. Exposure to
multiple geographies including Western
Europe and emerging markets. Recent
experience includes restructuring projects
with nationalised institutions in the context
of the overhauling of the European financial
industry.
Innovative global technology leader in the
offshore oil and gas industry. Accountable
for developing and growing the company’s
technology services business. Currently
leading a multicultural team spread across
five continents to create and implement
a strategy to grow technology business
globally. Achieved 50% growth in revenue
within six months.
Co-founder and president of an
Inc. 500 Tech consulting company based
in Washington D.C. Successfully built
the business from a small start-up to one
of the fastest growing companies in the
country. Proven entrepreneurial ethic
and leadership skills. Effective at building
teams and delivering results.
Experienced portfolio manager with
extensive knowledge of the asset
management industry. Responsible for
global investments. Skilled at identifying
and investing in leading, high-quality
growth businesses. Helped boost 2013
company performance return by 43%.
Magida Peregrino-Brimah
Fernando Poli
Will Potter
Vikram Pradhan
John-Paul Preston
British / Ghanaian
Management Consultant
Deloitte
London, UK
Brazilian
Director
TOTVS
São Paulo, Brazil
British
Head, Business Operations
Thomson Reuters
New York, USA
Indian
Director, Revenue Management Strategy
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Stamford, USA
British / New Zealander
General Counsel
LDC
London, UK
Qualified management accountant.
Expertise in helping clients design
and execute strategies, and improve
operational processes. Led large-scale
programmes for global organisations
focused on managing the impact of
regulations on business models across
North America, Europe and Asia.
Senior executive experienced in business
redesign and IT projects. Delivered large
transformation initiatives managing more
than 350 people. Assisted the management
consulting division start-up in growing from
45 to 450 consultants. Responsible for
digital business innovation practice.
Operations lead for a top financial
information provider. Responsible for
defining and tracking the strategic
priorities and transformation agenda for
global data operations centres. Designed
and implemented a global network of
client advisory boards to solicit feedback
on content strategy. Skilled in business
planning, stakeholder engagement and
project management.
Experienced strategist with an extensive
international background working with
hotels in over 30 countries. Currently
leading a strategic team responsible for
market share and revenue growth for more
than 500 hotels in the US, Canada and the
Caribbean. Focused on new and innovative
ways to look at emerging trends in the
hospitality space.
Private equity professional with extensive
M&A experience across more than 100
deals in Europe and China. Previously a
‘Magic Circle’ lawyer and entrepreneur.
Past and current businesses include
property, arboriculture and childcare.
Recently initiated a pioneering study into
the social impact of private equity on the
UK economy.
Responsible for executing the origination,
processing and funding of financial
vehicles for residential and commercial
real estate. Expertise in marketing,
client relations and retention. Manages
multi-­family and commercial development
projects.
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Senior business development and finance
professional. Extensive cross-functional
and international experience in renewable
energy. Currently responsible for finance,
operations and project development in Asia
Pacific. Set up and co-led expansion in
the region. Specific expertise structuring
EPC, O&M and PPA contracts for solar and
wind projects.
Sergey Puntus
Kristina Rhee
Yoshua Rubinstein
Oswaldo Sakai
Mostafa Salem
Russian
CFO
RITEK (LUKOIL Group)
Moscow, Russian Federation
South Korean
Finance Director
Deutsche Bank
Seoul, Korea
American / Mexican
Director, Global Gaming Strategy
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Republic of Singapore
Brazilian
Investment Officer
Brasif
São Paulo, Brazil
Egyptian
Managing Director
GrowTech Egypt Group
Cairo, Egypt
Highly experienced finance manager.
Designed a budgeting system for a global
oil and gas company, and implemented a
cost control system. Currently managing
a budget of more than US$1bn. Effective
project leader; led a benchmarking project
for the Russian oil and gas industry.
Managed SAP implementation projects and
led a youth organisation.
Senior professional responsible for financial
operations within a global investment
bank. Led company set-ups and M&As
in the financial industry. Formulated and
implemented business strategies for robust
bottom line growth. Active in promoting
diversity in Asia Pacific; member of the
Talent Diversity Council for a multinational
bank.
Responsible for developing, executing and
evaluating analytics for all areas of global
gaming strategy. Extensive experience
in marketing, finance, development and
operations. Currently focused on providing
analytical support and strategic direction to
a branch office network of more than 100
marketing executives in 13 countries, and
driving over US$3bn in annual revenue.
Senior investment professional. Extensive
experience in private equity, M&A and
buy-side asset management. Currently
responsible for the portfolio management
of private and public equity. Expertise in
valuations, business proposals and assets
allocation. Strong background in finance
and corporate restructuring.
Successful entrepreneur with significant
start-up and cross-cultural leadership
experience. Currently leading a
family­-owned business developed from
a small Egyptian export operation into
a global supply chain leader. Achieved
400% growth in sales revenue within
three years. Strong professional
background in global sourcing and
international trade of agricultural
commodities.
Amile Samarakoon
Jie Shao
Luke Shepherd
Ilya Shtutsa
Jonathan Smith
Australian
Director, Customer Experience
Domestic & General
London, UK
Chinese
Chairman / President
Beijing Zhenru Investment Management
Beijing / Hong Kong, China
British
CEO
Haigh Group
London, UK
Russian
Product Director
Nomos – Otkritie
Moscow, Russian Federation
British
Programmatic and Partnerships Director
CBS Interactive
London, UK
Senior leader with extensive experience
in programme management, onshore and
offshore call centre operations, outsourcing
strategies, commercial negotiations,
resource planning and management
information. Successfully designed and
led a customer experience improvement
programme that reduced regulatory
complaints by 50%, increased customer
satisfaction and reduced operating costs
by 60%.
Founder of an advisory firm helping
Chinese institutional clients source,
screen and invest in different sectors. Led
multiple teams conducting due diligence
and valuations for Chinese institutional
clients on cross-border M&As. Extensive
experience in private equity, M&A and
distressed assets in the Chinese market.
Open-minded and enthusiastic entrepreneur.
CEO and co-owner of a niche manufacturing
business in the waste treatment sector.
Secured sustainable commercial success
in the UK and developed a broad range of
new international trading partners. Previously
led a business development team at a FTSE
Tech Track 100 firm in the insurance sector.
Expertise managing and marketing retail
banking products. Broad experience in
credit card business, payment schemes,
innovations and R&D. Responsible for
customer portfolio management with more
than US$200m assets. Drives multinational
projects for the largest European banks.
Skilled at leading cross-functional teams,
M&A deals, and business process changes.
Developed and executed a strategy to grow
the advertising trading platform across
EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
Focused on open exchange optimisation
and engaging trading desk buyers in the
private marketplace. Manages a global
budget of US$7m; within the first nine
months achieved a 120% growth in sales.
Jia Ning Song
Serge Stikharev
Kai Xiang Teo
Edmond Toubia
Vanessa Touma
American
Executive Director
Goldman Sachs
Hong Kong, China
Russian
Managing Director
OK Solutions Holding
Moscow, Russian Federation
Singaporean
Business Development Manager
Laura Ashley
London, UK
Lebanese
Sales Account Manager
Schlumberger
Erbil, Iraq
Developed and implemented audit risk
management strategies across an APeJ
Equities Franchise. Responsible for advising
a securities division business and providing
cross-functional support for teams on
emerging business and operational risks.
Focused coverage on trading desk reviews
including structured products, automated
trading platforms and market making.
Specialised in financial risk management,
financial analysis and financial instrument
valuation.
Experienced private equity and venture
capital professional with a diverse
cross-sector background. Experience
managing private equity funds and family
offices of US$2bn. Closed transactions
include deals of US$450m and US$150m
in the metals and mining, and oil and
gas industries. Currently managing a
US$150m fund focused on internet and
media. Experienced in start-up and venture
investments.
Responsible for expanding and diversifying
international business interests with a keen
emphasis on digital marketing strategy.
Experience developing and implementing
long-term corporate growth strategies and
spearheading corporate social initiatives.
Senior army expertise specialising in
deep-­insertion heliborne operations.
Former international arbitration and
disputes resolution lawyer.
Experienced in the upstream oil and gas
industry, with proficient understanding
of energy markets in complex political
environments and emerging fields.
Cross-functional and multilingual
competence. Led multicultural teams for
executing projects in the MENA region,
Europe, Russia and Latin America.
American
Vice President / Senior Strategic Account
Manager
OppenheimerFunds
New York, USA
Financial services professional with
significant sales experience. Responsible
for relationship management and growth
strategy with key global distribution clients.
Represents a broad suite of products
distributed across multiple channels.
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Dinesh Ujoodah
Sergei Usichenko
Jay Varkey
Anton Venter
Teresa Wibowo
French / Mauritian
Head, Business Architecture Department
Société Générale
Paris, France
Russian
Managing Director
Maxwell Capital Group
Moscow, Russian Federation
New Zealander
Specialist Consultant
Healthcare of New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Strong expertise in collaborative strategic
design, with C-level management in major
global banks transformation programmes,
ranging from €50m to more than €2bn.
Extensive background in retail, banking,
and corporate risk and finance across
Europe, Asia and North and Sub-Saharan
Africa. Broad knowledge of business
processes, digital innovation, core-banking
systems, big-data and IT. Over 15 years of
experience working in major technology
and consulting firms.
Highly experienced finance executive
with strong exposure in equities, portfolio
investments and capital markets.
Responsible for business and strategy
development within a leading investment
and wealth management company.
Currently focused on frontier and emerging
markets.
Indian
Senior Director, Commercial and Business
Development
GEMS Education
Dubai, UAE
Indonesian
Marketing Communications General
Manager
Kawan Lama Retail Group
Jakarta, Indonesia
Lorraine Yang
David Yu
Julia Yu Mao
Chinese
Deputy Secretary-General, Alumni
Association
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
American
Consultant
IMS Health
Hergiswil, Switzerland
Spanish
Senior Analyst, Structured and Syndicated
Lending
BBVA
Hong Kong, China
Currently managing the largest alumni
group, covering entrepreneurs and the
financial industry at one of China’s leading
universities. Successfully leads internal and
external relationships with distinguished
alumni and institutions. Pioneered an
alternative investment start-up in the
wine and art industries. Cross-functional
experience in China’s most profitable SOE.
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Skilled healthcare consultant. Extensive
investment management experience
including portfolio management,
derivatives, proprietary trading,
equity / fixed income investments and
macro analysis. Strong cross-sector
knowledge of technology, media, energy,
cyclicals, consumer products and
financials.
Senior professional managing a third
generation family education business.
Passionate about business with a purpose.
Responsible for all commercial activity
pertaining to setting up and acquiring new
schools and partnerships. Instrumental
in growing the company into Africa and
Asia Pacific.
Multilingual finance professional with
extensive experience in non-recourse
finance for projects and syndicated
corporate loans across Asia Pacific.
Successfully executed infrastructure
and energy deals in the oil and gas, and
renewable sectors. Financing expertise
including debt structuring, syndication,
acquisition finance and restructuring.
Experience in audit and consulting.
Accomplished business development
executive with international healthcare
sector experience. Successfully
managed multimillion US dollar change
programmes with a specific emphasis
on software and technology innovation.
Currently in a strategic leadership role
to secure US$100m of new business.
Fulbright student with interests in social
entrepreneurship for economic growth.
Creative marketing and communications
strategist for leading lifestyle retail stores.
Implemented service oriented business
approach and CRM initiatives across eight
brands. Strong background in advertising,
media, digital marketing and consumer
behaviour.
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