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Executive MBA in Dubai Class of 2021 - Cass Business School
Executive MBA in Dubai
     Class of 2021
Executive MBA in Dubai Class of 2021 - Cass Business School
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    Welcome to the                                                                                                                                           Class profile 2021
    Executive MBA in Dubai

    Programme summary                                  ■   T he Business Mastery Project is the final    Business network                                                     Key stats                                       Female          Industries represented
    The Executive MBA in Dubai is a flexible               major project of the programme.                The skills learnt and the qualification itself
    programme for professionals seeking to                 Students put into practice what they have      is just one part of the Executive MBA in                                                                                             Aviation

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    maximise their leadership potential and                learned on the programme by completing         Dubai; the contacts students make and the                                                                                            Education
    accelerate their careers. Taking place over            an extensive piece of consultative work        network built is the other.                          Cohort size:                Average age:                                        Energy
                                                           for a company and provide
    one long weekend each month (Thursday –
    Sunday) over two years, students undergo a
    personal transition in the way they
                                                           recommendations or solutions to
                                                           organisational challenges.
                                                                                                          At Cass Business School, we provide our
                                                                                                          MBA students with the opportunity to build
                                                                                                          an effective business network that will
                                                                                                                                                                 23                           35                                               Energy/Industry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Engineering/Manufacturing
    approach and think about business while            ■   The Career and Professional Development                                                                                                                                             Finance
                                                                                                          continue to prove its value long after the
    studying alongside a group of talented                 team provide workshops and services                                                                                                                                                 Government
                                                                                                          programme is completed.
    international peers.                                   specifically for executives such as                                                                                                                                                 Hospitality
    Operating from the Dubai International                 executive presence whilst others will                                                                                                                                               Insurance
                                                                                                          Programme start date                                                             Avg. work exp.
                                                           focus on developing soft skills such as                                                            Nationalities:
    Financial Centre of Excellence, the
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                                                                                                                                                                                              (years):                                         IT/Telecom
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    programme has become one of the world’s                emotional intelligence, interview skills,
                                                           negotiation, advanced presentation and                                                                                                                                              Pharma/Health
    elite Executive MBA programmes since its
    launch in 2007 and continues to grow from              leadership transition. Students come           More information
    strength to strength.                                  away from these sessions better                Speak to our team for further information
                                                           equipped to meet the challenges of             about the Executive MBA in Dubai,
                                                           business in a global economy.                  admission process, scholarships and
    The Executive MBA in Dubai has four
    major components:                                                                                     funding.
                                                       Programme delivery                                                                                                                       Regions represented
    ■   Core modules are taken by all students                                                            Email: dubaiemba@city.ac.uk
        and cover fundamental areas of business.       Students’ understanding of theory is               Fax: +971 (0)4 401 9317
        As students progress through the               developed through a combination of case            Tel: +971 (0)4 401 9344                                                                            Europe
        programme, they build up knowledge and         teaching, formal lectures, collaborative           www.cass.city.ac.uk/demba
        skills that will be used throughout the        group work, seminars, discussions,                                                                                                                     30%
        programme and beyond.                          workshops, self-study and projects.
                                                       Professional skills modules typically
    ■   Elective and international elective                                                                                                                   North
                                                       involve experiential and immersive                                                                    America
        modules then give students the                 learning.
        opportunity to tailor their EMBA and                                                                                                                   4%                                                                       35%
        focus on specific areas of business. The       In addition to this, students have access to
        international electives build an               a customised virtual learning environment.                                                                                                                                       Asia
        understanding of global business               This includes interactive learning materials,                                                                                                                   30%
        through projects undertaken in Africa,         academic support via Q&A and discussion
                                                       forums.                                                                                                                                                        Middle
        Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle                                                                                                                                                      1%                East
        East and the USA.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Africa

    Permitted by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). The academic qualifications granted by this institution and certified by KHDA shall
    be recognised in the Emirate of Dubai by all public and private entities for all purposes.
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    Student profiles 2021                                                                                                                                                                   Suraj Devadiga                           Pankajam Devanandan                           Ahmed Hassan Elbatreek                        Hannu-Daniel Goiss
                                                                                                                                                                                            Director- Supply Chain (MEA/             Account Executive, QNA Marcom                 Planning Manager, Ras                         IT Consultant, IBM Middle East
                                                                                                                                                                                            APAC Regions), Exterran Energy           Indian                                        Al Khaimah Municipality                       FZ LLC
                                                                                                                                                                                            FZE                                                                                    Department                                    German
                                                                                                                                                                                            Indian                                                                                 Egyptian

                                                                                                                                                                                            An experienced professional with         Pankajam has five years of work               Ahmed is a certified project manager          Hannu is an IT Consultant with more
                                                                                                                                                                                            expertise in supply chain, product       experience in client servicing and account    with more than 12 years of experience         than 10 years of experience working for
                                                                                                                                                                                            management, marketing and sales.         management. In her current role, she          in delivering projects in Egypt and the       major IT Services companies, including
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     is responsible for creating as well as        UAE. His main areas of expertise are          Accenture, Microsoft and IBM, where he
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     executing marketing campaigns.                in construction project management,           oversaw the deployment of large-scale
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   projects planning and control, risk           projects. He has been working at IBM’s
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   management, contract administration,          Etihad Airways-based team since 2014,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   forensic delay analysis, claims &             handling the quality standards testing.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   disputes settlement and procurement           He is extensively involved in coordination
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   management.                                   and project management tasks with the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Etihad teams in Abu Dhabi, Egypt, India
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 and the Philippines.

    Ashraf Abdelkerim                             Noora Al Mutawa                               Maha Al Eisa                                  Shouq Ibrahim Al Hamoudi                      Hanine Lteif                             Julia Maeda                                   Bogdan Mamina                                 Jackson Michael
    Head of Controlling, Obermeyer                Senior Editor, Public Relations,              Senior Analyst, Advisory for                  Analyst – Planning and                        Product Manager, Invigo                  Director, Energy Strategy,                    Regional Head of Energy and                   Head of FX Flow & Channels,
    Middle East                                   HRH the Prime Minister’s Court                Privatization and PPP, National               Performance Management,                       Lebanese                                 SkyPower Global                               Industry, Hilti                               Commercial Bank of Dubai
    German                                        (Bahrain)                                     Centre of Privatization and PPP               Saudi Aramco                                                                           American                                      Romanian                                      Indian
                                                  Bahraini                                      Saudi Arabian                                 Saudi Arabian

    An experienced project controller, Ashraf     Noora is an experienced government            Maha’s main areas of expertise are in         Shouq is a qualified financial professional   As a product manager in the              Julia is Director at a North American         Bogdan is an executive at an international    Jackson is responsible for the growth
    has been working in the consulting            employee, with nine years of experience       project finance, financial management         with varied experience in a range of          telecommunications sector, Hanine        owner and developer of renewable energy       construction products and services            of FX business at the Commercial bank
    industry for design and construction          working in central government as a media      and advisory services, forecasting,           sectors. She has solid business and           is involved in product creation and      assets worldwide. She heads up business       company, with a range of leadership and       of Dubai across all business verticals &
    for the last 10 years. In his current role,   specialist, and in supporting ministries      corporate finance, project management,        financial knowledge in the areas of           development, including lifecycle and     development for MENA, Sub-Saharan             business management skills in the area        channels.
    Ashraf is responsible for planning,           establish their strategies, goals and KPIs.   investment appraisal, equity research         strategy, planning, corporate finance,        backlog management. She leads internal   Africa and CIS regions. She has a wide        of marketing, sales and engineering. He
    forecasting, budgeting and monitoring         She pursues her interest in marketing         and business development.                     leadership, performance management,           collaboration among several teams for    range of business management and              is responsible for the Middle East, Turkey,
    small to very large projects. Corporate       through both specialised government                                                         and has the ability to conceptualise and      solution design, development and Q&A.    development skills including strategy,        Central Asia and Africa markets.
    controlling is another area of his            initiatives and her numerous side                                                           implement creative solutions to complex                                                strategic relationships and joint ventures,
    responsibility.                               business projects.                                                                          business transactions.                                                                 commercial contract negotiations, project
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     management, investment appraisement,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     and risk management.

    Abdullah Al Otaibi                            Umbul-banu Baghirova                          Maria Banti                                   Nilesh Dange                                  Khaldoon Nasser                          Jess E. Pedersen                              Lukhbir Singh                                 Sameer Masood Syed
    Presales Director, Saudi                      Product Executive, Freelance                  Embryology Lab Director –                     Senior Static Equipment                       Airline pilot, The Emirates Group        Regional Head of Legal and                    Senior Internal Auditor,                      Credit Administration &
    Telecommunication Company                     Azerbaijani                                   Senior Clinical Embryologist,                 Engineer, ADNOC Refining                      British                                  Compliance, Munich Re                         Al Futtaim Group LLC                          Monitoring Manager, Intesa
    (STC) Solutions                                                                             Orchid Reproductive &                         Indian                                                                                 Underwriting Agents                           Indian                                        Sanpaolo SPA
    Saudi Arabian                                                                               Andrology Services                                                                                                                   Danish                                                                                      Pakistani
                                                                                                Greek
    In his current role, Abdullah leads a         Umbul-banu’s expertise lies in marketing,     Maria is an embryologist with more than       Having worked in various industries,          Khaldoon is a Training Captain on the    Jess’s areas of expertise are in              Lukhbir is experienced in the fields          Sameer is a corporate and investment
    country-wide presales team, providing         product research and cross-cultural           eight years of international experience.      including oil and gas, petrochemicals         Airbus A380, an A380 Type Rating         international compliance, commercial          of audit, accounts and finance in             banking professional specialising in
    consulting and advisory services to           communications.                               She has participated in international         and manufacturing, Nilesh is an expert in     Instructor, A380 Type Rating Examiner,   banking, investment banking, global           the following areas of operation:             credit and risk management, focusing
    key accounts/customers including                                                            scientific conferences related to the field   detailed engineering, development and         Base Training Captain and Standards      capital markets, corporate and Islamic        retail, automotive, engineering and           on the administration and control of
    governments and large corporates. He is                                                     of embryology.                                execution of multi-disciplinary projects.     Training Captain.                        Finance, insurance/reinsurance,               construction, real estate, publishing         the credit portfolios of multinational
    experienced in business development,                                                                                                                                                                                             corporate governance, regulatory              and advertising, logistics, education,        banks. Sameer has extensive experience
    ICT solutions design, leadership,                                                                                                                                                                                                management/strategy, legal/regulatory         transportation and NGO.                       in leading diverse teams and liaising
    negotiation, sales account planning,                                                                                                                                                                                             negotiation, department formation/                                                          between both internal stakeholders and
    forecasting and strategy.                                                                                                                                                                                                        transformation, mergers & acquisitions,                                                     external agencies, as well as regulatory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     and regulatory/legal conflict                                                               bodies.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     management.
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    Douglas Woodworth                             Maryam Al Zarooni                            Muhammad Asif Iqbal
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    Senior Vice-President,                        Senior Manager, Supervision,                 Portfolio Strategy Manager,
    Guy Carpenter                                 Dubai Financial Services                     Ford Motor Company
    British                                       Authority                                    Pakistani
                                                  Emirati

    Douglas worked in the Lloyd’s of London       Maryam is experienced in financial           Muhammad’s responsibilities include
    market for the first 10 years of his career   regulation, developing risk assessment       leading cycle plan studies for product
    and has been based in Dubai since 2014.       methodologies and risk review reports,       portfolio strategies, working with the
    In his current role, he is predominately      and highlighting key operational and         brand and product marketing teams to
    focused on maintaining and developing         financial risks. She has been exposed        identify product risks and opportunities,
    client relationships, driving new business    to different types of financial activities   and making recommendations for new
    growth and negotiation of current             and sectors including real estate,           vehicles in current and new markets.
    contracts of insurance with a focus on oil    consultancy on mergers and acquisitions,
    and gas and power generation.                 private equity, and asset management.
                                                  She is also engaged in reviewing fund
                                                  structures, and risk documentations
                                                                                                                                           Come and meet us in person at one of the many events we host         Telephone consultation: Give us a call on +971 (0)4 401 9344 to
                                                  across different fund types such as real                                                 throughout the year.                                                 find out if you are a suitable candidate for the Cass Executive
                                                  estate, islamic fund, and equity fund.
                                                                                                                                           Information session: Join us to discover more about our programme    MBA programme.
                                                                                                                                           through a series of presentations. You will have an opportunity to   Sample a module: We offer executives the opportunity to sample a
                                                                                                                                           meet the Recruitment & Admissions team and talk with students and    session from the Executive MBA programme in Dubai. The modules
                                                                                                                                           alumni about their MBA experience.                                   are run in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and offer an
                                                                                                                                           CV assessment: If you are considering an Executive MBA and would     ideal opportunity to network with current students and our world-
                                                                                                                                           like to request a consultation to assess your suitability for the    class faculty. Participation will help you assess whether the Cass
                                                                                                                                           programme, please email a copy of your CV to Mrs Anna Schebsdat      Executive MBA is the right programme for you. For further details,
                                                                                                                                           at Anna.Schebsdat@city.ac.uk who will provide feedback on the day    please email Mrs Anna Schebsdat at Anna.Schebsdat@city.ac.uk.
                                                                                                                                           of your meeting. Consultations with candidates are carried out in    Find out more at www.cass.ac.uk/demba
                                                                                                                                           person, by phone or via Skype.
                                                                                                                                           Request a consultation: Meet one of our MBA Advisors for an
                                                                                                                                           individual one-to-one to discuss the Dubai Executive MBA. Please
                                                                                                                                           email Mrs Anna Schebsdat at Anna.Schebsdat@city.ac.uk to arrange
                                                                                                                                           a meeting to discuss your eligibility to join the EMBA programme
                                                                                                                                           in Dubai.
Cass Business School
City, University of London
Dubai International Financial Centre
Gate Village, Building 2, Level 3
PO Box 482070
Dubai UAE
T: +971 (0)4 401 9318
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