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Full-time MBA Class of 2021 - Cass Business School
Full-time MBA
 Class of 2021
Full-time MBA Class of 2021 - Cass Business School
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    Welcome to the                                                                                                                                    Class profile 2021
    Full-time MBA

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    Programme summary                                 ■   The Careers and Professional               Business network                                                  Key stats                                           Female              Industries represented
    Our one-year intensive Full-time MBA is               Development team provide workshops         The skills learnt and the qualification itself
    designed to develop your business skills              and services aimed at developing vital     are just one part of the Full-time MBA; the
    and experience, providing you with the                soft skills such as networking,            contacts students make and the network
    confidence, knowledge and networks to                 interviewing techniques, negotiation,      built is the other. At the Business School,        Cohort size:           Average age:

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    achieve your career ambitions. On this                advanced presentation and leadership       we provide our students with the
    journey, you will be studying and                     transition. Students come away from        opportunity to build an effective business
    collaborating alongside a talented                    these sessions better equipped to meet     network that will continue to prove its value
    international cohort of business                      the challenges of business in a global     long after the programme is completed.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  650
                                                          economy.                                                                                                                                                       Average GMAT
    professionals, each with their own field of
    expertise. The MBA is a journey of                                                               Programme start date
    exploration and professional                      Programme delivery                                                                                                       Avg. work exp.
                                                                                                     September                                         Nationalities:

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    transformation.                                   Students’ understanding of theory is                                                                                        (years):

    The Full-time MBA has four major
    components:
                                                      developed through a combination of case
                                                      teaching, formal lectures, collaborative
                                                      group work, seminars, discussions,
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                                                      workshops, self-study and projects.            about the Full-time MBA, the admission
    ■   Core modules are taken by all students
                                                      Professional skills modules typically          process, scholarships and funding.
        and cover fundamental areas of business.                                                                                                                                                                                               Finance 19%
        As students progress through the MBA,         involve experiential and immersive             Email: cass-mba@city.ac.uk
                                                      learning. In addition to this, students have                                                                                                                                             Retail/FMCG 17%
        they build up knowledge and skills that                                                      Tel: +44(0) 20 7040 0286
        will be used throughout the programme         access to a customised virtual learning        www.cassmbalondon.com                                                         Nationalities represented by region                         IT/Telecoms 14%
        and beyond.                                   environment. This includes interactive                                                                                                                                                   Marketing/PR 12%
                                                      learning materials, academic support via                                                                                                                                                 Consulting 8%
    ■   Our elective portfolio gives students the     Q&A and discussion forums.                                                                                                                      Europe
        opportunity to tailor their MBA and focus                                                                                                                                                                                              Education/NFP 8%
        on specific areas of business. The                                                                                                                                                              10%                                    Media 8%
        international electives build an                                                                                                                                                  UK                                                   Aviation 4%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        23%
        understanding of global business                                                                                                               North
                                                                                                                                                      America                            20%                                                   Energy 4%
        through projects undertaken in Africa,                                                                                                                                                                                          Asia
        Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle                                                                                                                                                                                                Hospitality 2%
                                                                                                                                                       19%
        East and the USA.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Pharma/Healthcare 2%
    ■   T he Business Mastery Project is the final                                                                                                                                                                                    18%     Real Estate 2%
        major project for the Full-time MBA.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    SE Asia
        Students put into practice what they have
        learnt on the programme by completing                                                                                                                       Latin
        an extensive piece of consultative work                                                                                                                    America
        for a company and provide
                                                                                                                                                                        8%
        recommendations or solutions to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2%
        organisational challenges.
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    Student profiles 2021                                                                                                                                                                      Peem Benjasiriwan
                                                                                                                                                                                               Account Manager, Triads Digital Solutions,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Saachi Bharwani
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Marketing Manager, Bigin Digital Solutions,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Ashni Broota
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Manager, IIFL Wealth Management, Mumbai
                                                                                                                                                                                               Bangkok                                                         Mumbai                                                         Indian
                                                                                                                                                                                               Thai                                                            Indian

                                                                                                                                                                                               Account manager, experienced in many industries and             Senior marketing manager at a digital media marketing          Four years’ experience as an investment advisor to
                                                                                                                                                                                               roles, including research at Nielsen, e-commerce at             start-up, working globally with SMEs and luxury brands.        high-net-worth individuals, focusing on portfolio
                                                                                                                                                                                               Lazada, and online advertising at Triads.                                                                                      management and alternative asset sales.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ■   Helped launch Korean brand, The Face Shop, via
                                                                                                                                                                                               ■   Consulted with Triads’ clients to optimise advertising          marketing and social media, achieving a 103% year-on-      ■   Led pitch meetings, carried out analytics on large
                                                                                                                                                                                                   and audiences, managing monthly budgets of more                 year online sales increase                                     portfolios and fostered professional relationships with
                                                                                                                                                                                                   than GBP £35,000                                            ■   Led and mentored a team of five in identifying                 the firm’s clients
                                                                                                                                                                                               ■   Managed over 30 brands at Lazada, including P&G,                innovative approaches to social media messaging,           ■   Collaborated with the product structuring team to
                                                                                                                                                                                                   L’Oreal and Johnson & Johnson, to create successful             resulting in a year-on-year engagement increase for            manage million-dollar transactions for large family
                                                                                                                                                                                                   online marketing campaigns and strategies, resulting            one client of 73%                                              offices
                                                                                                                                                                                                   in more than 30% category sales                             ■   Developed data-driven solutions to reach my                ■   Independently revived inactive clients – distinguished
                                                                                                                                                                                               ■   Provided strategic, action-based solutions to Nielsen’s         department’s growth goals, achieving a 22% ROI                 names in their industries – bringing revenue to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                   multinational FMCG clients, such as Unilever and                increase.                                                      company and building lasting relationships.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Nestle.

    Jay Adatiya                                                   Michael Alhadeff                                              Jorge Atton                                                    Chun-Han Chen                                                   Abha Dandekar                                                  Pedro Filipe Margarido
    Consultant, Aakit Technologies Pvt Ltd,                       Audit Supervisor, KPMG South Africa,                          Development Manager, Falabella Retail,                         Product Manager, Micro-Star                                     Director, Raintree Family Office, Pune                         Account Manager, C5 Group, London
    Mumbai                                                        Cape Town                                                     Santiago                                                       International Co., Ltd, Taipei                                  Indian                                                         Portuguese
    Indian                                                        South African                                                 Chilean                                                        Taiwanese

    Chartered accountant with seven years’ experience in          Chartered accountant and auditor with experience across       Ten years’ experience developing technology and                Four years' experience in IT manufacturing, specialising        Human resources professional and entrepreneur, who             International executive, experienced in a variety of
    auditing and assurance, taxation, asset securitisation        many industries, including manufacturing, advertising         finance projects in retail, consumer goods and                 in sales planning and managing large-scale projects             has set up a family investment office and a philanthropic      commercial, entrepreneurial and legal roles, focused on
    and SAP consulting.                                           and electronics, as well as charitable organisations.         telecommunications.                                            across China and the USA.                                       foundation in India.                                           strategy and organisational development.
    ■   Successfully completed two end-to-end SAP finance         ■   Carried out, coordinated and led audit engagements        ■   Successfully implemented self-checkout and mobile          ■   Project-managed deals with Amazon, Newegg,                  ■   Spearheaded an inclusion-led, diversity-driven hiring      ■   Successfully developed business solutions for over a
        module implementation projects                                across a broad range of industries, working to                payment in Falabella Retail, increasing customer               Walmart, Best Buy and Costco, contributing USD $25mn            mandate, and recruited a team of 20 people with                1,000 retailers and stakeholders within many multi-
    ■   Restructured the ownership of a family-operated retail        assessed risks and within defined budgets                     satisfaction by 5% and reducing costs by 25%                   from January to July 2020                                       diverse backgrounds and skills                                 disciplined global and innovative projects
        business to minimise the impact of complex taxation       ■   Engaged with various client board members to solve        ■   Led the restructuring process for the Supermarkets         ■   Co-led 80 sales and 15 marketing staff for three years      ■   Set up systems, processes, governance, operations          ■   Exceeded at least 13% of business-development
        compliance procedures and reduce product costs by             complex accounting matters and finalise financial             department and developed a CPFR plan (collaborative        ■   Collaborated with Tencent Gaming to reach one million           and admin for a new investment office and                      targets, verifying high levels of commercial acumen
        6.25%                                                         statements within relevant deadlines                          planning, forecasting and replenishment) at brewing            potential customers within two weeks, and built lasting         philanthropic foundation                                   ■   Demonstrated strong skills in team management
    ■   Developed a model for valuing fixed-rate securities,      ■   Coached and mentored junior colleagues, to improve            company, CCU, improving stock availability by more             relationships with large-scale Chinese e-tailers, such      ■   Designed and structured project-management software            and talent development, gaining recognition as a
        enabling the organisation to report a mark-to-market          their contributions to audits and to the company as a         than 10%                                                       as JD.com and Tmall.com.                                        for both the family office and the foundation, and             conscientious leader.
        profit of USD $1.5mn for the year ending 2016-17.             whole.                                                    ■   Co-authored a publication listing Chile’s                                                                                      managed its adoption and implementation.
                                                                                                                                    telecommunication challenges when entering the OECD
                                                                                                                                    group in 2010.

    Umbul-banu Baghirova                                          Amy Basil                                                     Varun Bawa                                                     Mhairi Gilbert                                                  Pedro Gonzalez Lopez                                           Fernando Gonzales
    Product Executive, EXO Travel, Japan,                         Head of Marketing, The Ink Factory, London                    Systems Development Engineer, Dell-EMC,                        Manager, Endeavor (IMG Events, Golf),                           Segment Manager, Banco de Chile, Santiago                      Senior Digital Marketing Executive for
    London                                                        British                                                       Bangalore                                                      London                                                          Chilean                                                        Commercial Banking, Interbank, Lima
    Azerbaijani                                                                                                                 Indian                                                         British                                                                                                                        Peruvian

    Multi-lingual product executive in the travel industry        Marketing and strategy professional with twelve years’        Three years’ experience in high-performance computing          Six years’ experience in Europe and the Middle East,            Three years’ experience in the financial industry,             Experienced senior executive, specialising in digital
    with broad international business experience.                 experience in film, TV and SVOD, focusing on innovation,      (R&D), machine learning and fintech.                           specialising in sports marketing, sponsorship and event         including retail banking and factoring, bridging the gap       marketing for financial services.
                                                                  engagement and digital disruption.                                                                                           management.                                                     between data and management decisions.
    ■   Improved relations between international and local                                                                      ■   Led Lustre storage project, resulting in up to fourfold                                                                                                                                   ■   Increased the number of Interbank’s B2B products by
        staff, managing the differing needs of a multi-cultural   ■   Defined and led a best-in-class global marketing              improvements in read/write performance                     ■   Led a multi-national team, developing and                   ■   Led a quoting project, which enabled data collection           30% (23,000 accounts with funds over USD $18mn)
        team of employees                                             campaign for a six-part premium TV drama, resulting in    ■   Single-handedly implemented a green-computing                  implementing operational and financial plans to ensure          for pricing models, optimising the bank’s digital sales        which had the second-highest percentage of sales
    ■   Helped build a new team, training new employees               five million viewers, awards, millions in earned media        power-management solution in the high-performance              events were delivered to the highest standards and              channel                                                        through digital channels (web and app)
        and growing the market by maintaining high working            and high levels of stakeholder satisfaction                   computing R&D lab, reducing power consumption                  within budget                                               ■   Managed the omnichannel strategy for the bank’s            ■   Increased the bank’s internet-banking client base
        standards                                                 ■   Initiated and managed a full review of company culture,       by 44%                                                     ■   Managed relationships with over 20 clients, acting as           retail segment, offering a more digital approach to over       by 20%
    ■   Developed new partnerships with suppliers, and                improving productivity and wellbeing                      ■   Filed two patents for Dell internal use – one to enhance       client liaison to fulfil the implementation of rights and       500,000 customers                                          ■   Helped up to 40% of Interbank’s staff adopt Microsoft
        successfully promoted new products, both externally       ■   Drove consistent subscriber growth through a long-            licence security, and one to speed up large-scale              benefits, leading to retention rates of over 90%            ■   Redesigned the factoring process to detect                     Office 365 tools, and implemented an internal change-
        and internally, using effective marketing strategies.k        term 360° marketing and brand strategy for SVOD               system deployment.                                         ■   Identified new business opportunities through                   bottlenecks, leading to a 10% reduction in response            management plan.
                                                                      platform MUBI.                                                                                                               networking, leading to new sponsorships.                        times to customers.
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    Kiara Goodwin                                                 Kareem Hamwi                                                    Fred Hardman                                                     Simmi Kaur                                                    Chandan Kumar                                                    Katherine Lai
    Senior Manager of Communications,                             Head of Social Media and Business                               Business Development Manager, Chika's,                           Commercial Finance Manager, Immediate                         Assistant Consultant, Tata Consultancy                           Marketing Manager, Noodle Street, London
    United Way of Metro Chicago, Chicago                          Development, Ofour.com, Dubai                                   London                                                           Media Co, Birmingham                                          Services, London                                                 Canadian
    American                                                      American                                                        British                                                          British                                                       Indian

    Marketing expert with more than eight years’ experience       Business development professional with six years’               Leader in hospitality and FMCG, with eight years’                Five years’ experience in accounting and finance,             Over ten years' extensive experience in technology               Management consultant with marketing and business
    in leading innovative communications strategies for           experience and proven creative and communication                experience in the food industry, and expertise in sales,         focusing on commercial finance and business partnering,       consulting, project management, development                      development expertise, as well as international,
    major technology and social-impact organisations.             skills.                                                         marketing and entrepreneurship.                                  including a year in Hong Kong.                                and delivery.                                                    industry non-specific experience in applying lean/Six
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sigma principles.
    ■   Wrote, edited and managed the production of all           ■   Secured a major partnership with an international           ■   Managed out-of-home and hotel, restaurant and café           ■   Lead the finance team in the new Indian office, setting   ■   Designed, developed and delivered technology
        communications for a USD $81mn fundraising                    supplier for high-selling goods                                 sales channels at Chika's, growing key accounts by               up and teaching processes, and helping the team               components for a critical market reforms project, for a      ■   Introduced policies and tracking tools for the accounts
        campaign                                                  ■   Set up and signed a deal, valued at almost USD $1bn,            125% in 18 months                                                implement them in line with global markets                    leading UK-based stock exchange                                  receivable department of a US oil and gas company,
    ■   Curated and hosted a quarterly speaker series, each           with a US-based company                                     ■   Launched and managed e-commerce channels,                    ■   Worked with Head of Merchandising to analyse aging        ■   Led a team that successfully re-engineered and                   saving USD $12mn annually
        event attended by more than 100 Chicago leaders,          ■   Maintained other responsibilities at that time by               including Amazon, developing them into a top-three               stock and reduce it from GBP £1.2m to GBP £800,000            migrated over 60 business-critical IT systems for one of     ■   Led a Canadian sales and operations planning (S&OP)
        fostering cross-sector partnerships and highlighting          delegating them to my small team and reviewing status           revenue stream                                               ■   Identified reporting issues, evaluating, deconstructing       the leading German banks                                         client team to completely rewrite standard practices,
        thought leadership                                            reports.                                                    ■   Grew Moro Restaurant events stream by 500%, and led              and amending processes to correct and streamline          ■   Developed and supported a trade-processing and                   streamlining process flow and introducing volumetric
    ■   Selected, as one of 30 Chicago professionals, for the                                                                         the launch of an external events company with a pop-             them.                                                         settlement system, handling over five million trades for         planning and forecasting
        Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Management and                                                                            up at Frieze Art Fair.                                                                                                         a UK clearing house.                                         ■   Oversaw behavioural transformation at six sites of
        United Way's inaugural Board Leadership Institute.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            the only Zimbabwean-owned supermarket chain in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Zimbabwe.

    Ryan Henkelman                                                Purvee Hetamsaria                                               Julian Hoffmeister                                               Chuanhao Lai                                                  Katrina Ledgerwood                                               Lei (Raymond) Liang
    Account Manager, Stratum Reservoir,                           Manager, Medicine Centre, Ramgarh                               Management Consultant, Commerz                                   Deputy Product Manager, Edom Technology,                      Area Manager, Dyson, New York                                    Director of Huawei Austria Consulting and
    London                                                        Indian                                                          Business Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt                              Taipei                                                        British                                                          Service Solution Sales, Reporting, Huawei
    Canadian                                                                                                                      German                                                           Taiwanese                                                                                                                      Technologies Ltd., Shen Zhen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Chinese
    Energy industry professional with technical, operational,     Four years’ experience in statutory audit across real           Project manager at Commerz Business Consulting with              Over four years’ experience in integrated circuit products    Dynamic retail leader with nine years’ international             Business strategy consultant with ten years’ experience
    project-management and sales skills developed over a          estate, manufacturing and hospitality, and two years            four years’ experience in the banking industry, working          – first as a sales specialist then as a deputy product        experience in the luxury retail and technology                   in business development, digital transformation and
    five-year career.                                             in family.                                                      on digitalisation projects.                                      manager.                                                      industries.                                                      international collaboration across Asia, Oceania and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Europe.
    ■   Progressed from laboratory technician to account          ■   Serviced listed and unlisted clients in sectors including   ■   Launched a digital corporate credit product for a bank,      ■   Demonstrated abilities to find new markets and new        ■   Redesigned company’s flagship sales strategy,
        manager in three years, becoming responsible for all          real estate, infrastructure and manufacturing,                  and managed the project with hundreds of customers               customers                                                     resulting in a 340% increase in sales and the first          ■   Led significant EU projects including sales enablement
        the company’s Canadian lab sales                              performing engagement audit procedures based on the             shortly after the launch                                     ■   Managed sales and engineering teams, assigning                instance of profitability, subsequently launching                and customer experience management implementation
    ■   As a volunteer, successfully lobbied in St. Petersburg,       reporting requirements in India                             ■   Reduced a bank’s IT costs by EUR €5mn a year through             workloads to develop and build capabilities                   internationally                                                  as Director of Consulting and Professional Services
        on behalf of WPC Canada, for the 2023 World Petroleum     ■   Coordinated teams of up to six people, and provided             thorough analyses and implementing the resulting             ■   Developed projects and products, handling market          ■   Established a new partnership with a luxury hotel                Sales at Huawei Austria
        Congress to be hosted in Calgary                              guidance and feedback, and evaluated performance                identified measures                                              research, assessing potential market values,                  group, initiating a service proposition that was adopted     ■   Consulted for Ericsson in South Korea, Japan, Australia,
    ■   Executed more than 40 well paths, making real-time        ■   Collaborated with various client board committees over      ■   Developed a platform and digital ecosystem strategy              calculating costs and margins, and arranging time             internationally and publicised across both industries            and China, designing the world's first batch of 4G
        adjustments by analysing drilling measurements, with          significant findings within financial statements.               for a bank, to improve product offerings and compete             schedules.                                                ■   Developed the US expansion strategy for physical                 networks and merged the 4G network for Japan
        no missed landings.                                                                                                           with platform companies.                                                                                                       retail growth, resulting in two store openings across            Softbank Mobile
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     America.                                                     ■   Acted as the official coach in academic exchanges for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the GIS and Surveying Congress of ASEAN countries.

    Yun Hu                                                        Premal Jain                                                     Marcus Jenkins                                                   Rajarajan Madhivanan                                          Elizaveta Makhluf                                                Cristina Mancini
    Associate, B-core Consulting, Beijing                         Customer Success, upGrad, Mumbai                                Geologist, Occidental Petroleum                                  Senior PR Executive, Red Consulting,                          Head of HR Department, Erlang North-West                         Marketing Manager, A+E Networks, Toronto
    Chinese                                                       Indian                                                          Corporation, London                                              Chennai                                                       Group, St Petersburg                                             Canadian
                                                                                                                                  British                                                          Indian                                                        Russian/Syrian

    Four years’ experience in investment and due diligence        Six years’ diversified experience in the fields of              Six years’ experience across international exploration,          Four years' experience with leading brands in                 Human resources professional with eight years'                   Marketing and communications professional with ten
    consulting for private equity and venture capital clients.    educational technology, finance and IT, along with              production and business development roles in the oil             hospitality, fashion and lifestyle, including roles in        experience, mainly in engineering and construction, in           years’ experience in the global media and entertainment
                                                                  business development as an entrepreneur.                        and gas industry.                                                public relations, marketing and event management.             both blue-chip holdings and start-ups.                           industry, specialising in strategy, messaging, social
    ■   Conducted primary research and secondary research
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  media, project and event planning.
        on targets companies in healthcare and e-commerce         ■   Achieved a customer success rate of 85% in the Data         ■   Led the geological evaluations of several geographic         ■   Integrated different departments within Zebronics         ■   Led a cross-departmental team to create an employee-
        industries; evaluated investment targets and                  Science programme at upGrad by analysing clients’               regions in a worldwide exploration team, resulting               video ad production, saving 33% of the budget while           orientation programme, implemented across five               ■   Led the creation and development of corporate social
        performed competitive analyses; presented investment          performance and proposing interventions to improve              in the successful acquisition of five licences offshore          improving quality                                             international branches and achieving a 70% reduction             media plans as a B2B opportunity, producing a lasting
        recommendations to clients                                    lagging metrics                                                 Canada                                                       ■   Led PR initiatives for Crowne Plaza restaurants,              in dismissals                                                    competitive strategy for market brand presence
    ■   Developed financial valuation models including DCF        ■   As an entrepreneur, developed an e-commerce                 ■   Improved recovery from fields onshore Algeria by                 including television shoots and online promotions that    ■   Equalised employment opportunities by redesigning            ■   Analysed and repositioned sales approaches to
        and multiples, and calculated profit prediction using         business, managing IT infrastructure, vendor                    identifying and prioritising infill well locations, adding       increased footfall by 20%                                     the hiring process and establishing a more diverse               identify unrealised customer value in underperforming
        IRR model                                                     management, marketing and sales                                 20 million barrels of oil production                         ■   Negotiated and reduced the commercials by 50% for             environment and well-balanced gender ratio within the            products through research, strategy and bespoke
    ■   Performed financial analyses and due diligence on         ■   Managed individual clients’ financial investment            ■   Collaborated with international multi-disciplinary               American Eagle bloggers engagement, while expanding           company                                                          client marketing to surpass targets, increase revenue
        companies, suppliers and competitors to identify              portfolios with total assets under management of                teams to improve geological workflows, and                       the campaign’s reach by 100,000.                          ■   Renegotiated legal agreements by fostering fruitful              and meet KPIs
        significant investment risks across eight projects;           IND ₹10mn.                                                      represented the company at technical committee                                                                                 relationships with service providers, resulting in a total   ■   Collaborated across teams to market and launch the
        avoided losses of approximately USD $30mn.                                                                                    meetings.                                                                                                                      cost reduction of 35%.                                           first Disney channels in Canada.
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    David McMurtry                                                  Murty Nadiminiti                                             Derrick Ng                                                    Rafael Silverstre                                             Taksapong Thanaboonchai                                       Mikhail Tsyrulnikov
    Associate Project Manager, Jones Lang                           Senior Product Specialist, Cognizant,                        Assistant Manager , Optima Capital Limited,                   Energy Research Analyst, Energy Research                      Sales Manager, Interflex Textile Co. Ltd,                     CEO, Gameray, Moscow
    LaSalle (JLL), Toronto                                          London                                                       Hong Kong                                                     Office, London                                                Bangkok                                                       Russian
    Canadian                                                        Indian                                                       Australian/Hong Kong                                          Brazilian/Italian                                             Thai

    Five years’ experience in the construction industry as a        Certified insurance professional with experience in          Five years' experience in corporate finance, advised on       Economist and engineer with six years’ experience             Sales professional with two years’ experience in              Entrepreneur with ten years’ experience in e-commerce
    consultant and project manager on various commercial            product consulting and software delivery, and detailed       a wide range of cross-border M&A and equity raising in        coordinating and managing projects in the energy and          banking, as a credit analyst and private-banking              and digital games distribution.
    and public infrastructure projects.                             knowledge of property and casualty insurance.                Asia Pacific Region.                                          utilities sectors.                                            relationship manager, also one year in manufacturing.         ■   Founded a digital games distribution company, and
    ■   Analysed the project schedule and progress on a USD         ■   Led a development team supporting a multi-million-       ■   Led a successful Initial Public Offering project for an   ■   Managed solar energy studies in São Paulo, bringing in    ■   Collaborated across countries, dealing with high-net-         grew it into one of the leaders in Russia and the
        $350mn hospital project, helping the client combat              dollar insurance system for nine years                       Australian Company with total fundraised amount               GBP £20mn in investment                                       worth clients from various countries around the world         CIS region
        substantial delay claims from contractors                   ■   Implemented bulk cross-product renewals of insurance         of approximately HK $68mn in the Hong Kong Stock          ■   Coordinated an energy integration project estimated at    ■   Won the Shining Star Award (2018) for achieving the       ■   Negotiated direct contracts with the world’s leading
    ■   Developed an expenditure reporting framework, to                contracts as part of a Brexit strategy, leading to an        Exchange                                                      GBP £1bn, which benefitted 80 million consumers and           highest KPI in the relationship manager role at CIMB          publishers (Rockstar, Sega and 20 others)
        review expenses across 50 projects and complete a               improvement in underwriting efficiencies                 ■   Advised on the USD $65mn acquisition of ten property          created an estimated 3,000 jobs in Brazil                     Thai Private Banking.                                     ■   Released a new version of an e-store for a leading
        USD $200mn university lab refurbishment on time             ■   Introduced end-to-end claims-payment tracking                management companies located in the U.S by a              ■   Increased energy efficiency by as much as 5% in some                                                                        Russian electronics retailer, leading to a 10% increase
    ■   Led a diverse team of engineers and contractors to              over the product platform, enabling the Treasury to          multinational real estate company                             regions of São Paulo, reducing the cost of energy for                                                                       in the conversion rate.
        complete 40 school renovations over the summer break            efficiently track customer payments.                     ■   Managed and coordinated deliverables for more                 consumers.
        without disruption.                                                                                                          than ten transactions by conducting weekly progress
                                                                                                                                     meetings with external professionals, including legal
                                                                                                                                     advisors and auditors.

    Boon Kiat Phua                                                  Anmol Rastogi                                                Gemma Samworth                                                Natasha Tucker                                                Lakshay Vachani                                               Peter Walls
    Operations Planning & Strategy Manager,                         Software Developer, Birlasoft Limited,                       Trainee Underwriter, AXA XL, London                           Partner, Godet and Tucker, London                             Sales Manager UK Division, Al Maya                            On Demand Lead, Farmdrop, London
    Changi Airport Group, Singapore                                 Mumbai                                                       British                                                       British                                                       International, London                                         British
    Singaporean                                                     Indian                                                                                                                                                                                   British

    Aviation professional with ten years’ experience                Creative problem-solver, lifetime learner, and client-       Chartered professional with five years’ experience in risk    Co-founder and entrepreneur with over seven years’            Over four years’ experience in the FMCG industry,             Pragmatic, problem-solving, business development
    in airport management, consulting, strategy and                 focused software engineer with over three years’             analysis and lead generation, recognised for building         experience building brand strategy for sustainable            managing a large sales team across MENA and EMEA.             professional with six years’ experience across sectors
    operations in Asia and the Middle East.                         experience in developing IT solutions.                       client relationships and improving efficiencies.              fashion and retail brands.                                                                                                  and functions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ■   Increased average monthly company sales from GBP
    ■   Led government and private partnerships for                 ■   Solved an internal business problem by developing        ■   Grew a portfolio of business from GBP £20mn to GBP        ■   Created the brand and e-commerce platform, Rêve En            £350,000 to GBP £600,000, achieving a record GBP          ■   Launched Deliveroo for Farmdrop, growing conversions
        Singapore's Changi Airport, responsible for                     a skills-mapping application for efficient resource          £60mn over two years, through excellent business-             Vert, in a market worth an estimated GBP £81.3bn in           £1.3mn sales in one month                                     by 160%, average order values by 11% and revenue by
        stakeholder management and conflict resolution                  management                                                   development skills; this exceeded the initial target by       ethical spending                                          ■   Negotiated a partnership with Nestlé to distribute            over 200%
    ■   As Head of Airside Operations for a new airport in the      ■   Led an internal R&D team and developed seven proofs          200%                                                      ■   Secured seed-round funding of GBP £300,000, with              goods within the UK Indian ethnic market, ensuring we     ■   Launched a new service for City Pantry, catering to the
        Middle East, led efforts with local and international           of concept in DevOps, increasing our client conversion   ■   Built an underwriting system on Tableau to identify           a follow-on Series A raised at a company valuation of         diversified and expanded our customer base                    hospitality industry; this opened up a multi-million
        teams to redesign operations                                    rate                                                         new opportunities and underperforming accounts,               GBP £6mn                                                  ■   Implemented and managed go-to-market strategies to            pound vertical involving high levels of inter-team
    ■   Initiated reviews of new operating concepts and             ■   Coached clients and internal teams in DevOps,                improving profitability by 12%                            ■   Implemented a marketing strategy that created year-           enable the launch of several large brands in the UK.          collaboration
        business models for Singapore’s upcoming Terminal 5,            emphasising best practices and reducing delivery time    ■   Coordinated events for the Women in Business society          on-year increases of 17% in organic traffic and 240% in                                                                 ■   Identified and planned a pipeline-generation campaign
        as part of the core planning team.                              by 11%.                                                      designed to support and connect women in business             sales, plus 86,000 new users.                                                                                               aimed at Iberian NGOs, generating GBP £700,000
                                                                                                                                     through a mentoring scheme.                                                                                                                                                               against a GBP £120,000 target.

    Amrit Sandu                                                     Kaylee Sarich                                                Monika Sharma                                                 Ruike Wang                                                    Erica Wheeler                                                 Daniel Wray
    Associate, Wilshire, Los Angeles                                Marketing Manager, Mechanical Contractors                    Design and Content Consultant,                                Cabin Supervisor, Emirates Airline, Dubai                     Owner and Founder, Little Miss Dynamite,                      Head of Operations, Little Tummy, London
    American                                                        Association, Vancouver                                       Self Employed, New Delhi                                      Chinese                                                       LLC, Denver                                                   British/Chilean
                                                                    Canadian                                                     Indian                                                                                                                      American

    Sales professional with ten years’ experience in                An innovative marketer with nearly a decade of success       Six years’ experience in the fashion and lifestyle            Eight years’ experience in aviation and hospitality, with     Seven years’ experience as an entrepreneur, and in            Finance and strategy professional with seven years’
    business development, key accounts and marketing                leading trade, non-profit and tourism organisations’         industry, working across export, retail, e-commerce and       additional background in legal practice and capital           corporate events, graphic design, marketing consulting,       global experience, developing expertise including risk
    throughout the financial services industry.                     brand, advertising and digital strategies.                   design consulting.                                            markets.                                                      business development and account management.                  management, investments, and new-venture strategy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and operations.
    ■   Expanded product placements and engagement by               ■   Won 2018 Accord Hotels Marketing Campaign of the         ■   Co-founded a fashion label, and managed its               ■   Led crew team to maintain onboard safety, security        ■   Founded a global event-planning company, specialising
        building lasting relationships with strategic partners at       Year at the Canadian Tourism Awards                          expansion through digital platforms                           and customer satisfaction, using strong cross-cultural        in corporate events, graphic design and marketing         ■   Developed a go-to-market strategy and pipeline of
        banks, broker dealers and other investment firms            ■   Led the strategy and execution of three organisational   ■   Steered and streamlined processes in the design               communication skills, having explored more than 60            consulting, and earning more than USD $70,000 in              partners for a European Fintech start-up, resulting in
    ■   Developed, promoted and implemented new marketing               rebrands, including a CAD $2mn destination brand for         department of a fashion start-up, handling end-to-end         countries                                                     annual revenue                                                successful entrance and expansion into the UK market
        campaigns, leading to increased sales and assets                Tourism Richmond                                             product development with a team of designers and          ■   Worked in capital markets, in both investment banking     ■   Executed the re-brand, website development, social        ■   Sourced, managed and executed a major deal for a buy-
        under management                                            ■   Launched new websites for numerous organisations,            workers                                                       and legal practice, and participated in five follow-on        media management and PR for Polar Speed, a UPS                and-build strategy at Mornington Partners, doubling
    ■   Presented complex investment ideas in an                        each with complex CRM integrations, including RFP        ■   Helped build brand identities for businesses through          equity offerings and bonds                                    company                                                       Group revenue and expanding geographically
        understandable format, implemented by portfolio                 selections, agency and team management, project              design and content consulting.                            ■   As a bilingual TV presenter, interviewed entrepreneurs    ■   Established the integration of Salesforce, providing      ■   Established a dynamic credit-risk framework at a
        management teams at nationwide conferences to                   management, and content strategy.                                                                                          in Dubai and helped promote their businesses to the           process, structure and organisation for all client lead       securities brokerage resulting in a 100% response rate
        increase brand recognition.                                                                                                                                                                Chinese market.                                               generation at LeadDog Marketing Group.                        for approval requests.
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