EMBA-Global graduating class of 2017

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EMBA-Global

Global reachThe EMBA-Global programme has two streams. EMBA-GlobalAmericas and Europe is offered in London and New York by LondonBusiness School and Columbia Business School. EMBA-Global Asiaextends EMBA-Global’s reach to Hong Kong and Shanghai, with theaddition of The University of Hong Kong to the partnership.

Global perspectivesThe content and delivery of EMBA-Global means that the programmeis truly worldwide and significantly different from other top MBAprogrammes. Taught by internationally renowned faculty, studentsbenefit from unique insights and gain a truly internationalperspective. Each school takes advantage of its location to draw uponthe surrounding business communities, attracting distinguishedguest speakers and business leaders.

Global formatThe programme format is designed to allow students to balance theiracademic commitments with demanding careers and busy personallives. In part one, core classes are taught in four or five-dayconcentrated teaching periods alternating monthly betweencampuses. This allows students to fully immerse themselves in thelearning and networking opportunities of the host city. In part two,EMBA-Global students have access to the electives of all threeschools, enabling them to customise their learning to their interestsand organisational goals.

Global networkThe EMBA-Global programme gives global business leaders a uniqueopportunity to learn with and from an extraordinarily high calibre anddiverse cohort. Both EMBA-Global streams include a diverse range ofnationalities, industries and cultures, enabling all participants todevelop a broader global perspective and foster professionalrelationships and networks around the world.

Class profile

Women 25%

Asia 23%

UK 7%

South America 4% Australia/New Zealand 2%

Europe (excluding UK) 27%

Africa/Middle East 8%

North America 29%

Finance 33%

IT/Telecoms 2%

Consulting 12%

Industry/Manufacturing 10%

Advertising/Media/PR 1%

Energy/Engineering 15%

Leisure/Retail 4%

E-Commerce 1%

Pharmaceuticals 5%

Law 1%

Entertainment 3%

Professional services 3%

Medicine 3%Military 3%

FMCG 1%

Architecture/Design 3%

Mining 1%

General management 24%

Finance 27%

Marketing/Sales 8%

Project management 2%Operations management 3%

IT 4%

Consulting 10%

Engineering 5%

New business development 8%

Accounting/Finance 5%

HR/Recruitment 1%

Legal 1%

Medical 1%

Professional services 1%

Nationality by region

Job function

* Please note programme statistics have been rounded up to the nearest decimal point

Industry sector*

The world leading EMBA-Global programme is designed for experienced professionals whoseek to develop the skills, knowledge and networks to operate as successful global leaders,anywhere in the world.

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The EMBA-Global programme brings together an elite international network of businessprofessionals. Through the world renowned faculty and unique global curriculum, studentshave exclusive access to the most illuminating ideas, ground-breaking research andinnovative international business practices. Whether they choose EMBA-Global Americasand Europe or EMBA-Global Asia, students are equipped with the tools to create the futureof global business.

Programme key

EMBA-Global Americas and Europe

EMBA-Global Asia

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EMBA-Global class profiles

Bekir Sami Acar

TurkishManaging DirectorEWE Turkey HoldingIstanbul, Turkey

Accomplished energy professional with astrong, multi-disciplinary skill set.Extensive experience in trading,downstream, and energy-politics. Led astart-up energy wholesale company tobecome the fastest growing company inTurkey, with sales of US$700m in 2014.Currently heading up one of the biggestinternational investors in the Turkishenergy market.

Vinay Agarwal

IndianSenior Utilities ConsultantAccentureLondon, UK

Successful business consultant. Expertisein smart metering strategy, solution design,and optimising customer experience.Currently transforming businesses forutility retail clients, creating a smart valuechain with a focus on meter deploymentstrategies. Extensive experience managingsenior stakeholders, business developmentand leading multi-cultural teams.

Silas Agbo

BenineseBusiness Consultant and SocialEntrepreneurSGA SWISS INVEST / Silasagbo.netParis, France

Skilled business development professional.Currently assisting companies in Europeand Africa to develop their businessstrategies, and creating a non-profit projectfostering innovative approaches to globalsocial challenges. Dedicated to helpingpeople become agents of societal change.Previous banking experience withextensive expertise in the SMB segment.

Lanre Akinbo

NigerianCEOWizer AdvisoryLagos, Nigeria

Successful entrepreneur. Extensive cross-sector experience in corporate and projectfinance and business consulting. Advisedon local and cross-border transactionsvalued in excess of US$500m. High-profileresource leader at capacity-buildingprogrammes (>1,000 participants) forlocal and multinational clients. Currentlyincubating an Africa-wide platform for datamanagement, analysis and visualisation.

Jonatan Alonso Ibanez

SpanishHead, Retail and Business BankingProcessesSantander London, UK

Highly skilled senior banking professional.Expertise in change management,optimising processes and devisingcustomer experience improvements.Proven success leading multinationalteams of business consultants. Extensiveexperience in integrations and operationaltransformations. Instrumental to thesuccessful integration of the retail businessunits of an acquired bank, realising£180m cost savings.

Karim Badr

EgyptianManaging DirectorQalaa HoldingsCairo, Egypt

Highly experienced investmentprofessional. Strong expertise in corporatefinance, project development and financeand capital markets. Responsible for debtand equity capital markets transactions,M&A, and private financing within aleading investment company in Africa andthe Middle East. Currently focused oncorporate optimisation and strategydevelopment.

William Banks

AmericanSenior Account ManagerVentiv TechnologyLondon, UK

Senior risk management professional withextensive international and cross-functional experience. Responsible foroverseeing business development andclient retention strategy across the EMEAregion. Expertise in all aspects of clientrelationship management. Passionateabout delivering client value. Skilled atdriving efficiency through innovation andtechnology.

Cassio Beldi

Brazilian / ItalianManaging DirectorMint Capital GroupSão Paulo, Brazil

Enthusiastic entrepreneur and valueinvestor. Rich international exposure andstrong cross-functional expertise. Founderand managing director of an investmentcompany providing global asset and wealthmanagement with a behavioural financeand value investment approach. Foundingpartner of an insurance company.Extensive experience in entrepreneurship,investments, NGO management,education, and behavioural finance.

Joburt Betadam

AustralianDirectorArchitektonicShanghai, China

Creative and entrepreneurial architect.Experience in facility management andreal estate across China and Australia.Established multiple businesses withinAsia. Led cross-functional design teams,managing resources and budgets.Developed strategies and implementationpaths. Extensive insight into the Chinesemarket. Delivered beautifully designedprojects and multimillion US dollarcontracts.

Elena Bubnova

RussianDeputy CEONorth Caucasus Development CorporationMoscow, Russian Federation

Senior executive with extensive expertise inbanking and investments. Experience instrategic development, investment projectanalysis and management, and third partyrelations. Efficient team leader with strongstructured thinking, decision-makingabilities, and interpersonal skills. Currentlyworking at a regional developmentinstitution responsible for strategicplanning and investment projects totallingUS$150m.

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Dave Buffaloe

AmericanPrincipal and CEOBuffaloe Global Development CorporationAlexandria, USA

Skilled ex-military strategist. Extensiveexperience authoring strategic plans forAfghanistan and Somalia. Currentlyrepresents major corporations in thepeace-building process in Africa.Responsible for developing strategic plansto bring peace and prosperity to post-conflict countries while mitigatinginvestment risk.

Marco Casas

Venezuelan / AmericanSenior Vice PresidentICBC Standard BankNew York, USA

Multilingual finance professional. Extensiveexperience developing equities businessstrategies for international banks in theAmericas. Responsible for managingbusiness relationships with multibillion USdollar institutional investors and emergingmarket corporates. Strong track recordleading high-performance teams across sixcontinents.

Sue Huey Chuah

MalaysianRegional Product ManagerMedtronicRepublic of Singapore

Strategic marketing and investmentprofessional with international, cross-functional, leadership experience.Regional commercial leader. Manages aUS$70m budget at a US$17bn globalmedical device firm. Responsible forstrategic marketing, business planning,and new product launches. Background ininvestment management, transactionadvisory and strategic marketing in themedical device, biotechnology andhealthcare sectors.

Liza Chuykova

Russian Head, Strategic Project ManagementOffice Novartis PharmaceuticalsNew York, USA

Senior global programme leader.Responsible for implementing cross-sectional business strategies for a portfolioof breakthrough immunotherapies with aUS$500m budget. Currently growing themanufacturing and supply chain footprintfor clinical development and commerciallaunch in the US, EU, and Japan. Previousexperience in consulting, healthcare,international government and multilateralorganisations.

Philip Coleman

AmericanVice PresidentStelac Advisory ServicesNew York, USA

Extensive experience managingrelationships with, and providing familyoffice services to, UHNW individuals andgroups from Latin America, Europe andthe Middle East. Broad cross-functionalexpertise, with a focus on clientmanagement, investment advisory andinternational business development.Managed portfolio rebalancing andprovided investment advisory for assets ofUS$400m.

Michael J. Danish

AmericanProject Controls ManagerSunora Energy SolutionsHagåtña, Guam

Skilled project controls and projectmanagement professional. Extensiveexperience in the government,construction, oil and gas, and renewableenergy industries. Expertise in cost controland management techniques, changemanagement, progress measurement,scheduling, reporting, coordination, andanalysis. Multiple project experienceacross the US, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions.

Vikas Dayal

AmericanVice PresidentRice Financial Products CompanyNew York, USA

Investment banking professionalexperienced in the US public financemarkets. Successfully executed>US$10bn of municipal bondtransactions, addressing infrastructureneeds for municipalities and non-profitorganisations across the US. Previousexperience with a project developmentfirm specialising in capital raising forbusinesses in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ivo de Wit

DutchSenior DirectorCBRE Global InvestorsLondon, UK

Senior investment professional. Extensiveexperience in portfolio management,strategy and investment decision-makingfor global real estate portfolios. Fundmanager of >US$1bn. Strong track recordin capital raising and achieving out-performance. International background inproduct development, strategic direction,and business execution opportunities.

Gwen Delhumeau

FrenchDirector, Business Development EMEAand APACSony Music Entertainment International London, UK

Multilingual professional with extensiveexperience in the global licensingdistribution of media content. Currentlyresponsible for negotiating and closingdeals with global business partners acrossEMEA and APAC. Recently led two cross-border teams formulating businessstrategies to adapt and execute thecompany’s global digital strategy inemerging markets.

Kevin Dinh

AmericanFinance OfficerUnited States ArmyHawaii / Alaska, USA

Resource manager with acquisitions andcontracting duties throughout the PacificRim. Responsible for developing fiscalbudgets, recently managing a budget ofUS$59.1m, and planning internationalmilitary exercises in Asia and Australia.Assigned to strategic Pacific areas withsupplemental European duties. Previousroles include leading diversified teams ofarmoured infantry, mortar men, andprecision snipers.

Angela Donaghy

AmericanManaging DirectorEast Ferry InternationalNew York, USA

Founder of a NYC based advisory firm.Specialist expertise helping internationalSME BPO and outsourcing companiesestablish an effective and successfulpresence in the US market. Trainedattorney. Previously provided counsel for apioneering group of Philippine-basedcompanies with subsidiaries in the US andLatin America.

Sarah Dozier

AmericanManager, FP&AGetty ImagesNew York, USA

Skilled finance professional with expertisein budgeting, financial reporting and datadriven analysis. Responsible forcomprehensive international revenueforecasting. Coordinates the cross-functional budgeting team. Experience instrategic business analysis, cash flowforecasting and investor relations.Background in leverage financeinvestment banking with additionalcorporate transactional experience.

Thaddeus Ehighebolo

NigerianSubsurface Team LeadShellLagos, Nigeria

Subsurface team lead. Provides technicaladvice and mitigation plans addressing keyuncertainties and risks for proposed oiland gas development projects >US$100m.Led a reservoir engineering team carryingout due diligence on resource volumes toaid the final investment decision on aUS$45bn project.

Donat Eloundou

French / CameroonianPartner Riverstream ConsultingParis, France

Extensive corporate finance experienceacross multiple industries, includingentertainment, stevedoring, logistics andretail. Co-founded a consulting companyadvising investors and port authorities onthe development of inland waterwayactivities. Lead euros 140m companyacquisition of atic services. Avid traveller.

Stéphanie Ernould

FrenchTax LawyerUGGCParis, France

Senior lawyer specialising in corporatetaxation law. Strong expertise in LBOs,M&As and corporate structuring. Extensiveexperience advising multinational groupcorporations on tax matters. Responsiblefor due diligence and assistance to SMEsinvesting in emerging markets.Accompanies investors to optimise theirportfolios.

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Vahan Garabedian

FrenchSenior Manager, Management ConsultingAccentureParis, France

Trusted telecoms and media C-leveladvisor. Skilled at shaping strategic visionand delivering value-driven globaltransformations. Currently managing aUS$10m+ portfolio, generating innovativedeals and supervising teams acrossEurope, North America and India.Extensive experience in customer anddigital strategy, finance performance andoutsourcing.

Maksim Gauttsel

RussianExecutiveLambert Energy AdvisoryLondon, UK

Specialist advisor to one of London’sleading energy M&A and strategic advisoryfirms. Global energy sector expertisegained working with the world’s leadinginternational oil and gas and private equitycompanies. Leading a London branch ofthe world’s largest financial modellingtraining organisation headquartered inNew York.

Ryan Gift

AmericanBusiness Development Manager, ServiceAlfa Laval Ashbrook Simon-HartleyNew York, USA

Global responsibility for the businessdevelopment of a service product portfoliocontaining 40+ types of water andwastewater treatment equipment.Currently managing and executing criticalservice integration activities related to arecent acquisition. Prior experience inproject management and commercialconstruction.

Sergey Gorchakov

RussianGroup ControllerStoli GroupLuxembourg, Luxembourg

Seasoned finance professional with astrong international background. Currentlysupporting the CEO across c.180 marketsglobally. Extensive experience in M&A,project and bonds financing up toUS$500m. Skilled at the financialintegration of cross-border businesses.Expertise in IT implementations,budgeting, reporting, controlling andgroup-level treasury for multinationalcompanies.

Iain Greer

British / IrishProgramme ManagerRolls-RoyceDerby, UK

Experienced energy and aerospaceprofessional with a successful track-recordacross Europe, Asia and the Middle East.Currently leading multi-disciplinary teamsto deliver a complex energy infrastructureprogramme. Skilled at developing andimplementing collaborative strategies todeliver multibillion-pound infrastructureinitiatives and systems.

Peter Grimm

AmericanVice PresidentBarclaysNew York, USA

Highly experienced quantitative analyst.Global expertise across asset classes,including algorithmic trading, structuredcredit, derivatives and equities. Managedglobal cross-functional teams for a top-ranked fixed income group; responsible forgenerating alpha and modelling trillions ofdollars of flow annually. Significantexperience on both the sell-side and thebuy-side.

Debbie Habib

ArgentineanGlobal Marketing DirectorFGINew York, USA

Business development professional withglobal experience in the commercialfinance industry. Developed andimplemented a business developmentstrategy for the European expansion of amiddle market corporate lending platform.Experienced at managing a team ofmarketing professionals across the US,Canada, and the UK.

Samer Hanini

AmericanPrincipalHanini GroupNewark, USA

Experienced real estate developer focusedon downtown urban city centres. Richknowledge of the architecture andconstruction techniques of historicalbuildings. Structured multimillion US dollardeals with multiple financial institutes andinvestors, involving state and federal taxincentives. Co-founder of a design builddevelopment firm.

Eddine Hannachi

Tunisian / FrenchSenior ManagerAccentureNew York, USA

Lead solution architect expert in the globaloutsourcing market. Responsible fordesigning and implementing outsourcingsolutions. Emphasis on due diligence,transition, and delivery management inNorth America, Europe and Asia. Currentlydirects complex solution projects, withsignificant scope (US$5m-$220m), risk,and geographical diversity.

Philip Hansteen

Norwegian / AmericanChief of Staff and Management AdvisorStatoil Stavanger, Norway

Accomplished global oil and gasprofessional working for Scandinavia’slargest company. Deep understanding ofoil and gas value chains and markets, fromproducing well to pipeline, shipping andmarket. Currently advising the ExecutiveVice President in leading the businessarea, marketing, processing andrenewable energy that spans across 10countries and has revenues of US$95bn.

Niklas Holck

DanishExecutive Vice President, BusinessDevelopment and StrategyCostamare GroupRepublic of Singapore

Globally oriented strategic leader withexperience across five continents. Broadcross-functional background with a topcontainer shipping line, hereunder leadinga corporate turnaround in West Africa andoptimising a US$12bn portfolio of 600container ships. Currently charged withcorporate strategy and securing major newbusiness for a leading NYSE-listedcontainer ship owner.

Barry Hopkins

IrishHead of Planning and CorporateDevelopmentFairfield EnergyLondon, UK

Skilled executive in the energy sector.Extensive experience in strategic planning,corporate finance, and M&A. Currentlypart of a senior management team leadingand managing the corporate restructuringof a private equity owned oil and gascompany. Prior experience in M&Aadvisory and capital markets at a top-tierinvestment bank.

Charles Christian Hostetter

AmericanAssociatePIMCOLondon, UK

Led the intraday renewables market for>£50bn. Market capitalisation energychampion. Highly experienced in financialand operational due diligence, origination,and execution across Europe. Structuredemerging market investment funds worth>£100m. Achieved an asset base of £5bnin three years. Led a cross-functional teamdelivering financial models for complexglobal debt investments.

Maksim Hramadtsou

BelarusianCEOEsta HoldingKyiv, Ukraine

Real estate professional. Extensiveexperience in the development,investment, and asset management of abroad range of commercial properties.Manages a diversified portfolio of>US$500m, including office centres andhotels. Leading the redevelopment ofUkraine’s most iconic department store.

Chih Hung Hsu

TaiwaneseFinance ControllerAECOM TaiwanTaipei, Taiwan

Spearheaded a change to the company’sholding structure and product logisticsflow. Led a project team spread acrossthree continents to implement the project.Established new legal entities,implemented SAP systems, andcoordinated product changes, productionand shipping to generate savings ofUS$2m per year.

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Victoria Hu

ChineseExecutive DirectorMinhe Asset ManagementHefei, China

Skilled asset management professional.Currently focusing on biotechnology,pharmaceutical innovation, medicaldevices, services and information, and lifescience investment. Participated in anumber of M&A and financial investmentprojects.

Fan Audrey Huang

AmericanSenior Vice PresidentMorningstar Credit RatingsNew York, USA

Real estate finance and investmentprofessional. Currently delivering investorfocused assessments of commercial realestate opportunities for bond credit ratings.Strong track record analysing and valuingcredit risks associated with residential-commercial properties and debtinstruments. Deep expertise in structuredand project finance transactions involvingcomplex cash flow structures worth overUS$30bn. Experienced at working withmultinational businesses.

Scherazade Jamali

Pakistani / CanadianFounder and CEOPeopleSucceed ConsultingKarachi, Pakistan

Consulting company founder and CEO.Leadership experience assisting boardswith significant organisationaltransformations. Cross-sector expertise inpublic and financial services, banking,telecoms, and travel and tourism.Experience across North America, MiddleEast and Southeast Asia. Functionalknowledge of strategic planning, businessprocess engineering, HR management andtechnology solutions.

Katie Jenkins

BritishIndustry Manager – Fashion, Luxury andBeautyGoogleLondon, UK

Extensive digital experience. Led theaccount management team at an onlinelead generation company. Expertise inclient management and web editing.Currently managing a portfolio of globalluxury brands for a major multinationaltechnology company. Founded aninternational education agency service forUK English language courses.

Wonduk Ji

South KoreanCountry Manager FREITAG Seoul, South Korea

Developed and implemented a successfulgrowth strategy for an established andsustainable design product. Responsiblefor regional budgeting, demand planningand marketing activities. Extensiveexperience collaborating with leadingcreative, artistic and fashion opinionleaders. Currently responsible for buildingrelationships with, and supplying, fashionconglomerates.

Jacqueline Jones

AmericanStrategy ManagerAccentureNew York, USA

Responsible for developing clientrelationships and new business related tohuman capital strategy. Architects clientsolutions and manages teams involved inpublic-private partnerships. Deliversinnovative solutions changing the waypeople live. Field to boardroom experienceacross multiple sectors and countries inthe Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe.

Sebastien Jouvenaar

French / BritishSenior ManagerThe Mind CompanyBuenos Aires, Argentina

Expertise helping Fortune 500 companiesdevelop worldwide and regional growthstrategies in the consumer goods,pharmaceutical and medical deviceindustries. Leads multi-cultural teamshelping clients create and implement newinnovation processes and build marketentry strategies in Latin America, EU andthe US. Develops strategic plans for clientswith US$300m+ portfolios.

Kyle Keefe

AmericanFounder and Managing DirectorKyle Keefe Custom ShoesDubai, UAE

Creative entrepreneur and founder of aluxury footwear company launched in theworld’s largest shoe department store.Extensive international experience infootwear manufacturing, logistics, productdevelopment and raw materials sourcing.Coordinates business operations as well asdesign and creative projects. Skilled atunderstanding and interpreting differentcultures and customer needs.

Umit Khairollayev

KazakhCEOInc UlerateAlmaty, Kazakhstan

Head of an international tradinginvestment company. Extensive salesexperience with innovative products.Expertise capitalising on revenue potentialand managing all aspects of the business.Achieved sustained revenue and earningsgrowth in dynamic and changing markets.Extensive multi-cultural businessbackground.

Haris Khan

PakistaniUnit Head – Government, LargeCorporates and Structured FinanceNational Bank of Fujairah Abu Dhabi, UAE

Senior executive with a diversebackground in cross-selling financialservices and risk management.Successfully managed strategic businessrelationships focusing on service qualityand innovation. Currently leading a multi-cultural team managing a key assetportfolio for a diverse customer baseexpanding into global markets.

Nuher L. Khan

BangladeshiChairmanCACO Chemical Industries Dhaka, Bangladesh

Founder of a power generation company;responsible for adding 110MW of newprojects to the portfolio. Skilled in projectdevelopment and execution, corporatestrategy and financial structuring.Currently implementing a 33,000 tonnecalcium carbonate manufacturing plant.

Mona Lai

ChineseRM Strategic Account ManagerCrown Worldwide Holdings Hong Kong, China

Senior business professional with extensiveinternational exposure. Expertise inbusiness development and accountmanagement. Successfully led a diverseteam developing and implementing newservices to solve global client needs.Experienced negotiator with stronginterpersonal skills. Manages accounts forover 30 Fortune 500 companies. Drove30% revenue growth in three years.

Erika Lau

Canadian / Hong KongChief Architectural DesignerPhilip Liao and PartnersHong Kong, China

Chief architect in an award-winningarchitectural and interior design office.Extensive experience managing anddesigning projects in North America, Asiaand China. Design expertise includesoffices, shopping malls, hotels and serviceapartments, in residential, retail and urbanrenewal developments.

Dmitry Letov

RussianDevelopment DirectorRD GroupMoscow, Russian Federation

Professional real estate executive.Established project managementoperations in a number of leading realestate companies across Russia. Co-founded one of the fastest growing designcompanies in Moscow. Skilled at leadinglarge-scale international developmentprojects in multi-cultural environments.

Kathy Leung

Hong KongAssistant Vice PresidentACE GroupNew York, USA

Qualified actuary with strong experience inboth the US and Asian markets. Currentlydrives disciplined growth for a younginternational division of a global insurer.Background in consultancy. Successfultrack record helping numerous clients inboth emerging and mature markets tothrive under competitive conditions.

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Alexander Nicholas Kwok-Wing Li

BritishChief Financial OfficerFresenius KabiTaiwan

Strategic finance professional. Extensiveoperational experience in finance, BD,SCM, compliance and business planningfor a global pharmaceutical MNC.Successfully oversaw Taiwan’s largestproduct launch since inception.Introduced sales force initiatives increasinggross margins by 200 BPS. Expertise inchange management, leadership, newproduct development and execution, andprofitability initiatives.

Tom Lin

AustralianPresident and COOCVie TherapeuticsTaipei, Taiwan

Medical specialist with expertise indeveloping new drug treatments for cancerand cardiovascular disease. Experiencedin starting up and taking biotechcompanies to IPO based on the value ofIP’s and development of innovativemedicines.

Katherine Liu-Bevan

British / ChineseMarketing Director, Asia Pacific Spencer StuartHong Kong, China

Extensive cross-functional experienceacross China, Asia Pacific, the UK andEurope. Sector expertise in retail,accounting (management consulting) andexecutive search. Successful track recordin retail expansion, merchandising,marketing and leasing, cross-borderexpansion, M&A, commercial duediligence, strategy, operations, HR andleadership development.

Michael Ma

ChineseFinancial DirectorWesizwe Platinum Johannesburg, South Africa / Beijing,China

Extensive background in project finance,strategy, budgeting and cost control.Manages large teams responsible forfinancial and risk management, legal,corporate governance and IT. Internationalexperience across China, the US, Germanyand South Africa. Airline and mining sectorexpertise; led a cross-border fundingproject of US$650m for a platinum miningcompany.

Yukitaka Matsuda

BritishNon-Executive DirectorAnakata Wind Power ResourcesLondon, UK

Strategy and business developmentmanager with a strong engineering andoperations management background.Extensive experience leading global multi-cultural and cross-functional teams.Diverse sector knowledge in aerospace,motor sports, electronics and finance.Currently developing a corporate strategyand business model for a UK DECCsponsored global wind energy company.

Ryan McKenna

AmericanVice PresidentAir Lease CorporationLos Angeles, USA

Experienced strategy and financeexecutive. Currently heading up strategyfor the global leader in commercial aircraftleasing of large jet airliners. Successfullyraised >US$10bn in global bank andcapital markets. Developed and led aUS$2bn private equity fund for managingaircraft assets.

Adrian Melville

AmericanWriterESPNBristol, USA

Content creator for an internationalmultimedia sports entertainment company.Expertise in European football, withprofessional playing experience in the USand Brazil. Recently responsible forbuilding a model to successfully predictthe outcome of football games through theuse of advanced statistics.

Yasunori Naito

JapaneseSenior ManagerTS Kelly Workforce SolutionsHong Kong, China

Led post-merger integration in China,Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. Extensivemanagement consulting expertise. Strongindustry experience in retail, FMCG andrecruiting.

Bronwyn Nichol

South AfricanLead Business AnalystShellHong Kong, China

Accomplished IT professional. Experienceleading global and diverse teams onmultimillion US dollar projects. Deliversquantifiable results successfully addingvalue to the business. Responsible forleading a team of analysts in portfoliomanagement, that translate technologyroadmaps into business improvement andcost saving opportunities for strategicinvestment decisions.

Rob Nicholson

American / AustralianSenior Vice PresidentWC Capital GroupNew York, United States

Accomplished capital markets executivewith expertise in real estate, private equity,and investment banking. Currently leadingcapital markets group for a prominent USprivate equity firm. Responsibilities includethe development and placement ofUS$1bn in proprietary investment fundswith institutional and retail investors.

Alexander Nikiforov

RussianDeputy Managing Director, Head of LegalGazprom InternationalSt. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Dynamic, results-driven executive withextensive experience. Currently directinglegal operations for the internationalexploration and production arm of theworld’s largest gas producer. Managed andcontrolled offshore exploration operationswith a budget in excess of US$300m.

Danny Gang Ning

ChineseSourcing and Procurement Director, AsiaPolyone Management Shanghai, China

Member of the regional leadership teamfor a major US chemical company.Extensive experience in supply chain,project management, quality systemsevaluation and lean management.Successful track record with severalmultinationals across the US, UK,Germany and France. Diverse expertise inthe automobile, engineering, oil and gas,and chemical sectors.

William Sten Olsson

SwedishEntrepreneurStena Gothenburg, Sweden

Board and audit committee member of amajor Swedish shipping conglomerate.Former film director and Los Angelesbased film production company executive.Successful and entrepreneurial familybusiness leader with a passion for results,legacy and new ventures.

Maitreya Parikh

IndianConsulting Systems Engineer, Security CiscoMumbai, India

Successful and dynamic IT executive.Experience managing a number of high-impact projects in the manufacturing,finance and IT sectors. Currentlyresponsible for the cyber security andconsultancy practice for clients in WesternIndia.

Mauro Patini

ItalianChief Technological OfficerFinmeccanicaRome, Italy

Senior technology professional. Currentlymanaging budgets and monitoring R&Dinitiatives for defence electronics on landand naval systems. Special focus on UKand international business. Ledmultinational teams for NATO researchstudies, developing air defence, homelanddefence and homeland security systems.

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Tanoos Pha-Obsaeng

ThaiIT Systems Development DepartmentManagerSCG Logistics ManagementBangkok, Thailand

Senior IT professional. Currentlyresponsible for delivering leading-edgelogistics and supply chain technologysolutions. Led the IT function to win amajor global quality award in the qualitymanagement field. Responsible forcoordinating JV business in China.

Perry Philipp

BritishGroup Head, ProjectsA.H. Algosaibi & Bros.Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Experienced construction industryprofessional and management consultant.Led multiple projects across Europe andthe Middle East, including multibillion USdollar infrastructure programmes. Solelyresponsible for the creation and leadershipof a multi-cultural projects and engineeringdepartment, servicing a diverse portfolio ofSaudi Arabia-based companies.

Boris Rozentul

RussianBusiness Development ManagerPipe Innovation TechnologiesMoscow, Russian Federation

Senior executive with extensive experiencein sales and business development. Strongcross-functional, cross-industry skills.Broad international exposure. Successfullyestablished and led a project introducing aUS$1bn+ supply chain across multipleterritories. Currently focused on a ground-breaking energy project.

Mohamad R. Said

SyrianSenior ManagerDeloitteNew York, USA

Multilingual analytics leader. Extensiveexperience turning data into actionableinsights for Fortune 100 clients. Currentlyleading teams applying analytics models tounlock value from billions of records andquantify risk across five countries.Managed over US$12m in revenues.Piloting innovative proof-of-conceptdemonstrations to drive strategic growth.

Darren Saksenberg

South AfricanVice Head of Global MarketingEMC Resources Johannesburg, South Africa

Senior marketing professional with aspecialised focus on the global steelindustry. Successfully established traderepresentative offices in five Africancountries and created a new freight tradingdivision. Co-founded a corporate socialdevelopment foundation with emphasis onpoverty alleviation. Currently leading newmarketing projects for expandedoperations in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Donna Sanders

AmericanCEOEco-Way Xi’an, China

Skilled entrepreneur and certified energyauditor. Extensive consulting experience ingreen business development. Focused onhelping corporations achieve innovativeways to reduce solid waste, increasebuilding performance and reducegreenhouse gas emissions. Currentlydeveloping corporate recyclingprogrammes in China. Previously an officerin the US Marine Corps.

Pat Schleck

AmericanDirector, Global Business DevelopmentRocheBasel, Switzerland

Business development professional with abackground in clinical pharmacology.Currently responsible forimmunology/ophthalmology partnering in amultinational pharmaceutical company.Entrepreneurial mind-set. Experiencedefining strategic portfolio interests andleading large global matrix teams. Ledmultimillion to billion-dollar deals spanningglobal and regional licensing, M&A andemerging markets.

Valerie Schmitt

FrenchHR Director Europe, Middle East andAfricaThomas & Betts, Member of the ABBGroupBrussels, Belgium

International HR director with extensiveexperience in changing environments andcomplex organisations. Responsible for>1500+ employees in EMEA. Cross-sectorexpertise in organisational development,change management, business turnaround,strategy design and implementation.Currently in charge of a major companyintegration outside North America.

Anders Bradt Schulze

DanishDirectorMaersk LineShanghai, China

Successful commercial leader. Currentlyresponsible for a US$4bn turnovergenerated from transportation services toand from China. Strong turnaroundexperience in a company losing US$9mper day, to making US$7m per day.

Andreas Schwarz

GermanDirectorGolden Equator CapitalRepublic of Singapore

Extensive experience managing wealth forUHNWI’s and family offices. Expertiseadvising on wealth creation and protectionstrategies. Passion for capital markets, realestate, private equity and hedge fundbusinesses. In-depth ideation for differentasset classes, with a track recorddeveloping unique and profitableinvestment strategies. Skilled in portfoliomanagement for different asset classes,fundraising and business development.

Song Seto

AmericanFund ManagerUniversity of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, USA

Extensive finance and operationsbackground. Expertise managing agrowing research enterprise with anannual portfolio of US$20m. Overallresponsibility for finance and operations,including service delivery to major utilities,contract negotiations, and generalbusiness, legal, and regulatory activities.Active involvement in non-profitorganisations elevating socialentrepreneurship and social impact.

Lisa Shaforostova

RussianDirector, Strategic ConsultingCBRELondon, UK

Experienced management consultant withspecialism in corporate real estate.Currently responsible for advising thesenior management team of a leadingfinancial services firm on real estatestrategy. Extensive expertise in businesslocation advisory, portfolio and workplacestrategy, investment and developmentconsulting, and asset management.Recently led M&A integration strategy for aglobal technology company generatingUS$200m of annual savings.

Adam Shapiro

AmericanSenior DirectorBully Pulpit InteractiveNew York, USA

Experienced digital marketing and politicalconsulting professional. Currentlyresponsible for managing strategy, staffoperations and business developmentprogrammes for the company’s New Yorkoffice. Leads international campaignprogrammes in both EMEA and LatinAmerica.

Victor Shemanaev

RussianManaging DirectorBank of Moscow, VTB GroupMoscow, Russian Federation

Finance professional with specialistexpertise in real estate and, project andinfrastructure finance. Responsible fordeal origination, structuring, restructuringand syndication. Extensive experience incomplex cross-border financialtransactions. Successfully gained approvalfrom bank credit committee for dealstotalling US$500m and has first deal ofmutual fund financing in bank approved.

Vladimir Shilkov

RussianVice PresidentInvest AGMoscow, Russian Federation

Investment professional with extensivepost-investment management experience.Currently responsible for projects valued at>US$1bn, mainly in the Russian metalsand mining, and forestry sectors. Executednumerous M&A, project finance andinvestment deals across Russia and CIS.Expertise in investment evaluation,structuring and execution. Skilled inprivate equity, corporate finance and audit.

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Akash Singh Soam

IndianSenior Vice President, ReinsuranceUIB IndiaMumbai, India

Entrepreneurial leader. Businessdevelopment, underwriting and clientmanagement expertise in the reinsuranceindustry. Knowledge of structuringproperty, engineering, marine, terrorism,liability and treaty reinsurance acrossSoutheast Asia, India, Middle East andAfrica. Skilled at building efficient, results-oriented teams. Structured a US$100mD&O liability programme for a US$73bnconglomerate.

Michael Slane

British / IrishVice PresidentInvestec BankLondon, UK

Banking professional with a central rolebuilding a top-performing fixed incomederivative business within a £5.5bn marketcap bank. Broad international and cross-sector experience. Track record of successin entrepreneurial activities, both in acorporate environment, and as a founderof two tech businesses.

Eleonora Sokolsky

AmericanVice PresidentJ.P. MorganLondon, UK

Dynamic finance professional withextensive experience in treasury, cash andliquidity. Currently managing the end-to-end delivery of cash solutions forinstitutional clients across US$60bn and90+ currencies globally. Proven trackrecord developing and implementingstrategic initiatives and managing marketevents across the US, Europe, Middle Eastand Africa.

Adhar Srivastava

AmericanVice PresidentSoleil Capitale GroupNew York, USA

Family business leader with expertise inprivate trade finance banking, luxuryautomotive manufacturing and otherfinancial sectors. Responsible formanaging the US head office andoverseeing five international offices.Previously CEO of a supercar company inMilan. Currently focused on growing thefamily firm at a global level.

Alexander Stamm

GermanSenior ConsultantAgiplanStuttgart, Germany

Turnaround expertise gained as generalmanager for automotive tier-one plants inSouth Africa and Switzerland. Managedc.500 people and US$60m of revenue;involved in M&A and strategic activities ata global corporate level. Currentlyresponsible for business development at aleading factory planning and consultingfirm. Investment firm industry expert.

Joseph Swithenbank

AmericanOperational ControllerGeneral ElectricLondon, UK

Skilled finance executive. Globalexperience in audit, strategic planning,corporate governance and businessdevelopment. Currently responsible forstrategy and oversight financialaccounting, reporting and internal controlof the company’s US$130bn assets andfinancial services operations outside NorthAmerica. Proven ability to lead largemultinational teams and deliver large-scaleorganisational change.

Bogdan Tatarchevskiy

American / RussianDirector, Head of Debt InvestmentsDeveloping World MarketsStamford, USA

Head of debt for an impact asset managerand investment bank. Emerging marketsexpertise. Currently manages a globalinvestment portfolio focused on financialinstitutions working with micro and smallbusinesses. Extensive experience ininvestment strategy, analysis, negotiations,and capital markets in frontier economies.

Craig Taylor

AmericanPresidentAtlas CommoditiesHouston, USA

Founder and manager of a multimillion USdollar energy service and real-estatecompany portfolio. Leads a team of 40+employees across five offices throughoutthe Americas. Founded a non-profitfocused on professional development forneed-based high school students.Extensive cross-functional experience instart-ups, development, and turnaroundmanagement. Former bank finance andM&A attorney.

Mladen Tcherveniakov

BulgarianSenior Business Analyst, Mergers &AcquisitionsGeneral Electric CapitalLondon, UK

Senior finance leader focused on businessacquisitions, dispositions, JVs, and specialprojects. Currently part of the businessdevelopment team managing a US$300bnstrategic business disposition andrestructuring process. Expertise inmultiple functional areas and geographies.Broad experience across industrialinfrastructure, entertainment and financialservices platforms.

Senthil T. Nathan

IndianSpecialist Orthopedic Spine SurgeonMediclinic Welcare HospitalDubai, UAE

Highly accomplished, award-winningorthopedic surgeon. Rich and variedbackground combining clinical,administrative and business skills.Extensive global experience gained inhealthcare systems across the US, UK,UAE, and India.

Sandeep Vardhan

AmericanFounder and CEOKalpesh VenturesNew York, USA / Mumbai, India

Experienced professional with deepexpertise in technology and real estate.Currently managing a software incubatorbacked by one of the largest family-ownedreal estate development groups in India.Successful track record launchingcompanies related to municipal andprivate WiFi networks and mobile healthanalytics. Holds 11 US patents related towireless sensor networks.

Radoslaw T. Wasak

CanadianMaritime Surface / Subsurface OfficerRoyal Canadian NavyVictoria, Canada

Strategically-focused and experiencednaval officer. Proficient operational leader,manager and innovator. Expertise planningmultinational deployments, task groupoperations and humanitarian assistancemissions. Currently engaged at acommand and operations centreresponsible for maritime security andintelligence.

Xia Jing Jean

SingaporeanDirector, Global TreasuryUnited Overseas BankRepublic of Singapore

Senior professional currently leading anM&A task force with investment portfolioup to US$2bn. Actively searching forglobal financial business targets anddeveloping the most appropriate executionoptions. Responsible for exploring potentiallegal, accounting and investment bankingoptions for valuation and finance, or debtfinancing and collateral.

Atsushi Yamasaki

JapaneseSenior Manager, Latin America BusinessPlanningOmron HealthcareSunrise, USA

Responsible for the budget, mid- and long-term strategy, business infrastructure andsystems development of the Latin Americabusiness. Managing US$45m in annualsales, two subsidiaries in Brazil andMexico, and 60 employees. Spearheadeda project establishing Latin Americaheadquarters in Florida to speed updecision-making, accelerate growth andstrengthen customer accessibility.

Ben Yang

ChineseTeam Leader / Senior Software EngineerBloombergLondon, UK

Extensive experience in telecoms andfinancial services. Currently focused onbuilding a world class R&D team in theelectronic trading arena. Strong marketingbackground; previously organised asuccessful 3G roadshow touring 17 LatinAmerican countries.

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Carole Yang

SingaporeanDeputy ManagerThe Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LtdRepublic of Singapore

Legal professional with private practiceand in-house experience. Responsible formanaging and mitigating legal risks.Extensive experience in cross-bordersyndicated and bilateral facilities, fixedincome and derivative products, projectfinance, trade finance, and regulatorymatters. Prior private practice experienceas a corporate lawyer in Southeast Asia’slargest law firm.

Miguel Angel Zamora

ArgentineanAssociate Director, Quality AssuranceNovartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNew Jersey, USA

Skilled professional with strong globalexperience across multiple markets.Responsible for ensuring corporatecompliance initiatives are met in thepharmaceutical, biopharma, cosmetics,and medical devices sectors. Strong trackrecord in the US, Canada, and LATAM.Cross-disciplinary experience in goodmanufacturing and drug safety practices.

Judith Zhai

ChineseExecutive General ManagerFosun GroupShanghai, China

Strong FMCG brand and marketingexperience. Extensive background inventure capital, private equity and M&A inChina, the US and Europe. Currentlyfocused on consumer goods and TMT.Invested >1bn RMB, US$500m, andeuros 100m overall, combining growth inthe Chinese market with global resources.Dedicated to establishing qualityinternational companies in China.

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