Edinburgh Business School Alumni

Simon Thorley

London, United Kingdom
Business Manager at InTuition Languages
Education Management

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2014 — 2016
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

The University of Edinburgh   2004 — 2008
MA (Hons) Politics

City University of Hong Kong   2006 — 2007
Academic Exchange

Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages   2009 — 2011
Mandarin

Experience
InTuition Languages   January 2015 - Present
West London College   January 2013 - December 2014
Itper - The Education Recruiter   March 2012 - December 2012
Self-employed   May 2011 - December 2011
HESS International Educational Organization   December 2008 - November 2011

Stefan Micallef

Malta
Recruiter at Erremme Recruitment
Human Resources

Education
Edinburgh Business School
Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General

University of Malta, Junior College   2012 — 2014

St. Michael school   2008 — 2012

Experience
Erremme Recruitment   March 2015 - Present
Erremme Business Advisors   July 2013 - Present

Skills
Management, Performance Management, Personnel Selection, Headhunting, Employee Relations, Cold Calling, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources, Microsoft Office, Tender Preparation, Recruiting

Stephen Barlow

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Managing Director at Interplex PMP Ltd
Automotive

Education
Edinburgh Business School   1997 — 1999
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

The University of Edinburgh
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Hons

Experience
Interplex PMP Ltd   March 2010 - Present
CMR Fuel Cell Ltd   October 2006 - February 2010
Antenova M2M   February 2004 - September 2006

Skills
Strategic Leadership, New Business Development, Business Strategy, Sales Management, Cross-functional Team..., Manufacturing, International Sales, Management, Start-ups, Organizational..., Business Turn-arounds, General Management, Commercialization, Telecommunications

Steven Broadbent

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Commercial Director at Economic Development Initiatives (EDI) Limited
Research

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2010 — 2013
Master's Degree, MBA, Distinction

University of Surrey   1994 — 1998
Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Hons), Hotel and Catering Management, 2:1

Experience
Economic Development Initiatives (EDI) Limited   2010 - Present
Jade Limited, Tanzania   2004 - 2010
VSO   2003 - 2004
Greene King   February 2002 - 2003
Spirit Pub Company   September 1998 - 2002

Skills
Operations Management, Executive Management, Business Planning, Project Planning, Marketing Strategy, Budgets, Business Strategy, English, Forecasting, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Strategic Planning, Proposal Writing, Purchasing, Change Management, Analysis, Project Management, Negotiation, Customer Service, New Business Development, Business Development, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Leadership

Susan Connor

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Senior Project Manager at Aon Hewitt
Outsourcing/Offshoring

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2001 — 2003
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

University of Paisley   1991 — 1996
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Chemical Engineering

Experience
Aon Hewitt   January 2007 - Present
Agilent Technologies   January 2000 - December 2006
Hewlett-Packard   July 1996 - December 1999

Skills
PRINCE2, MSP Practitioner

Svitlana Ovsiyenko

Ukraine
Product Manager at JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
Tobacco

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2013 — 2014
Marketing, Economics, Organizational Behaviour, Negotiations, Certificate in MBA

Kyiv National Economic University   2002 — 2007
Master’s Degree, Finance, General

Experience
JTI (Japan Tobacco International)   March 2014 - Present
JTI (Japan Tobacco International)   November 2012 - February 2014
JTI (Japan Tobacco International)   February 2011 - November 2012

Skills
Management, Market Planning, Analysis, Market Analysis, SAP, Project Planning, presentation skills, Trade Marketing, FMCG, analytical skills, communication and..., Change Management, Marketing Management, Shopper Marketing, leadership, Finance, Pricing, Sales Operations, Customer Insight, Brand Equity, Negotiation, Forecasting, high personal standards, Business Planning, Leadership, Financial Reporting, Brand Management, Strategy, Analytical Skills, Competitive Analysis

Tahir Saeed

London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Senior Lecturer at Brit College London
Accounting

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2013 — 2014
Master's Degree, Finance and Financial Management Services

BPP Law School   2012 — 2013
GDL, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

Oxford Brookes University   2007 — 2012
ACCA,MSC, Accounting and Finance

LCA
ACCA, Accounting and Finance

Experience
Brit College   September 2013 - Present
williams college london   January 2013 - June 2014
Central Sussex College   January 2013 - December 2013
Business Training and Consulting Institute   January 2011 - April 2013

Skills
Internal Audit, Corporate Tax, Auditing, Management Accounting, Corporate Finance, VAT, GAAP, Microsoft Office, Cash Flow, Sage, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Due Diligence, Financial Accounting, Income Tax, Assurance, Tax, Cost Accounting, Bookkeeping, Financial Audits, Tax Returns, Financial Reporting, Managerial Finance, Finance, Internal Controls, External Audit, IFRS

Thorsten Richter

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
CFO EMEA bei DaVita
Financial Services

Education
Edinburgh Business School   1997 — 1998
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen   1991 — 1996
Dipl.-Kfm., Business Administration

Experience
DaVita   2012 - Present
Dr. Förster AG   2014 - 2015
Merrill Lynch   January 2008 - October 2012
Merrill Lynch   January 2005 - December 2007
Merrill Lynch   February 1999 - December 2004

Skills
Forecasting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Finance, Financial Reporting, Budgets, Managerial Finance, Valuation, Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investments, Financial Modeling, Process Improvement, Cash Management, Accounting, Due Diligence, Private Equity, Corporate Finance, Internal Controls, Strategic Financial...

Tobias Bergenblad

Stockholm County, Sweden
Global Sales Director at SciBase
Medical Devices

Education
Edinburgh Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Trelleborg

Framfot   2010 — 2010
Sales step 2

Framfot   2010 — 2010
Sales Management

Företagsuniversitetet   2010 — 2010
Strategic Sales

Uppsala universitet
MFS Minor Field Study in South Africa

Experience
SciBase   January 2015 - Present
Aerocrine   January 2013 - January 2015
Aerocrine   March 2011 - January 2013
Maquet Critical Care   December 2005 - March 2011
Maquet Nordic AB   December 2004 - December 2005
Hudson RCI   January 2004 - August 2004

Skills
CRM, Healthcare, Medical Devices, Product Management, International Sales, Product Launch, Business Development, Marketing, Management, Product Development, Sales, Cross-functional Team..., Hospitals, Key Account Management, Market Development, Sales Management, Market Planning, Capital Equipment

Tobias Kern

Southampton, United Kingdom
Senior Sourcing Execution Manager
Consumer Goods

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2014 — 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

Experience
British American Tobacco   April 2013 - Present
British American Tobacco   February 2012 - March 2013
British American Tobacco   July 2010 - January 2012
British American Tobacco   May 2008 - June 2010
Fegert GmbH   February 2007 - April 2008
Azkar DACHSER Group   October 2006 - January 2007
Backpacker   August 2004 - August 2006
DACHSER SE   September 2002 - July 2004

Skills
Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management, Global Sourcing, Leadership, Business Development, Project Managment

Tony Hoskins

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Global Award Winning Business Coach★Strategy & Planning★Leadership & Management★Succession★Individual & Team Performance
Professional Training & Coaching

Education
Edinburgh Business School - MBA   2001 — 2004
MBA

Ardwyn Grammar School

Experience
Edinburgh Business Coaching Ltd   September 2005 - Present
European Crystal Glassware Industry   January 1991 - January 2005
Tableware Industry   1979 - 1990

Skills
Team Building, Personal Development, Business Strategy, Recruiting, Business Planning, Strategic Planning, Public Speaking, Coaching, Business Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership, Management, Executive Coaching, Change Management, Management Consulting, Negotiation, Sales, New Business Development, Budgets, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Training, Product Development

Vadim Araslanov

Ukraine
Head of Kiev Rep Office, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Aviation & Aerospace

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2013 — 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

National Aerospace University -'Kharkiv Aviation Institute'   1997 — 2003
magister, aerospace engineering, management

Experience
Loyds Aviation Group (rep of Gulfstream Aeropsace Corp.)   2007 - Present

Valentin Kravchenko, MBA

Ukraine
Marketing Director at VUSO Private Stock Insurance Company
Food & Beverages

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2012 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

"High league", Kiev   2011 — 2011
participant, "Performance effectiveness: result vs costs"

   1995 — 2000
specialist, Economics, management, marketing

ДонГАУ

Experience
VUSO Private Stock Insurance Company   May 2015 - Present
Miller Brands Ukraine / Anadolu Efes   April 2011 - March 2015
PJSC «MILLER BRANDS UKRAINE»   November 2008 - April 2011
Sarmat JSC   April 2007 - November 2008
Sarmat JSC   June 2004 - April 2007
JSC Agroservice   October 1999 - May 2000

Skills
Public Relations, Sales, Budgets, Brand Management, Customer Insight, Direct Marketing, Trade Marketing, Marketing Management, Market Research, FMCG, Market Analysis, Product Development, Management, Marketing Research, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Media Planning, Census, Event Management, Advertising, Packaging, Market Planning, Staff Management, Budgeting

Yasser Louati

Paris Area, France
Nonprofit Organization Management

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2013 — 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)   2002 — 2005
Bachelor's, Foreign Litterature and Civilizations

Airline Transport Professionals   1999 — 2001
Airline Transport Pilot License, Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

Airline Transport Professionals   2000 — 2001
Commercial Pilot License, Aviation

danish iftikhar

London, United Kingdom
Management Consultant
Financial Services

Education
Edinburgh Business School   2014 — 2015
Master of Science (MSc), Financial Managment

BPP University College UK   2012 — 2014
Ms finance/ AccA

UCI   2004 — 2007
ACCA, Finance

Experience
Lanop Accountants   August 2012 - Present
BCCI-FAST   July 2008 - August 2014
Bank Alfalah Limited   May 2006 - July 2008

Skills
Accounting, Risk Management, Internal Controls, MIS, Financial Analysis, Credit Risk, Cash Flow, IFRS, Financial Accounting, Internal Audit, Financial Audits, Financial Reporting, Banking, Managerial Finance, Management, External Audit