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Modular Executive MBA Class of 2022 - Bayes Business School
Modular Executive MBA
   Class of 2022
Modular Executive MBA Class of 2022 - Bayes Business School
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    Welcome to the                                                                                                                                  March 2022
    Modular Executive MBA                                                                                                                           class profile

    Programme summary                                 n   T he Careers and Professional               Business network                                          Key stats                                                      Industries represented
    The Modular Executive MBA is a flexible               Development team provide workshops           The skills learnt and the qualification
    programme for professionals seeking                   and services specifically for executives     itself is just one part of the Modular
                                                          such as increasing executive presence                                                                                                                    Female

                                                                                                                                                                                                          45%
    to maximise their leadership potential                                                             Executive MBA; the contacts you
    and accelerate your careers. Taking place             while others will focus on developing soft   make and the network built is the other.         Cohort               Average age

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    over one long weekend each month                      skills such as media training, interview     At the Business School (formerly Cass) we
    (Friday – Monday), you will undergo                   skills, negotiation, advanced                provide you with the opportunity to build
    a personal transition in the way you                  presentation and leadership transition.      an effective business network that will
    approach and think about business                     You will come away from these sessions       continue to prove its value long after the                                                                Average GMAT

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    while studying alongside a group of                   better equipped to meet the challenges       programme is completed.
    talented international peers.                         of business in a global economy.                                                                                                                       Commuting

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                                                                                                       Programme start date                                              Avg. work exp.
                                                      Programme delivery                                                                             Nationalities

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    The Modular Executive MBA has four major                                                           March                                                                (years)
    components:
    n   Core modules are taken by all students
                                                      Your understanding of theory
                                                      is developed through a combination
                                                      of case teaching, formal lectures,
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        and cover fundamental areas of
                                                      collaborative group work, seminars,              Speak to our team for further
        business. As you progress through the
                                                      discussions, workshops, self-study and           information about the Modular
        programme, you build up knowledge and                                                                                                                                                                                   Finance 25%
                                                      projects. Professional skills modules            Executive MBA, admission process,
        skills that will be used throughout the
                                                      typically involve experiential and               scholarships and funding.                                                                                                Engineering/Manufacturing 21%
        programme and beyond.
                                                      immersive learning.                              Email: cass-mba@city.ac.uk                                                   Regions represented                         IT/Telecoms 12%
    n   Elective and international elective
                                                      In addition to this, you will have access        Tel: +44 (0)20 7040 0286                                                                                                 Pharma/Healthcare 9%
        modules then give you the opportunity
                                                      to a customised virtual learning                 www.cassmbalondon.com                                                                                                    Education/NFP 6%
        to tailor your programme and focus on                                                                                                                                                    Europe
        specific areas of business. The               environment. This includes interactive                                                                                                                                    Media 6%
        international electives build an              learning materials, academic support                                                                                                          29%                         Retail/FMCG 6%
        understanding of global business              via Q&A and discussion forums.
                                                                                                                                                                                    UK                                          Supply Chain/Aviation 6%
        through projects undertaken in Africa,                                                                                                       North
                                                                                                                                                    America                         44%                                         Marketing/PR3%
        Asia, Europe, Latin America, the
        Middle East and the US.                                                                                                                                                                                                 Military 3%
                                                                                                                                                      2%                Caribbean
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Consulting 3%
    n   T he Business Mastery Project is the final
                                                                                                                                                                              2%
        major project for the Modular Executive
        MBA. You will put into practice what you                                                                                                                                                          6%
        have learned on the programme
        by completing an extensive piece of                                                                                                                                                               Asia
        consultative work for a company and
        provide recommendations or solutions                                                                                                                                                  15%
        to organisational challenges.                                                                                                                                                      Africa and              2%
                                                                                                                                                                                           Middle East
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Australasia
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    Student profiles
    March 2022

    Ilia Akishin                                                 Sana Al Daoumi                                             Fatima Al-Rumaihi                                         Rosenna East                                                  Adulis Fessehaie                                            Luigi Gozzi
    Head of Analytics, Russian Far East Region                   Head of HR, Etihad Airways,                                Director, Operations Excellence,                          Managing Director, Sinfonia of London,                        Head of Customer Care and Operations,                       Chief of Staff, Furness Insurance Services,
    Governor’s Office, Moscow                                    Abu Dhabi                                                  Doha                                                      London                                                        Western Union, London                                       London
    Russian                                                      Emirati                                                    Qatari                                                    British                                                       British/Eritrean                                            Italian

    Management consultant with an extensive background           Human resources professional experienced in the            Director of operations with experience across a variety   Managing director of a new recording and performing           Extensive experience in the financial sector based in       Department leader in communications and HR for a group
    in public administration, regional economic development      development of highly effective cultural change            of banking, telecomms and defence sectors. Responsible    classical orchestra. Previously general manager at Nevill     the City of London, including over four years as head of    of four companies operating in the Lloyd’s insurance
    and investment attraction. Managed the development           management, cost containment, employment branding          for risk management and setting up the core processes     Holt Opera reporting a turnover of GBP £1mn, as well as       the UK foreign exchange trading desk for private wealth     market, employing 72 people across Europe. Responsible
    of several regional strategies in Russia and conducted       initiatives, and targeted talent selection. Experience     and controls for a state-owned defence investment and     leading an award-winning opera festival and education         clients. Recently spent the last two years in fin-tech      for multi-lingual B2B communication across a range
    several strategic marketing projects for a leading           leading the people strategy across 45 countries for an     procurement firm. Led planning and reporting functions    charity. Unlocked a GBP £6.5mn investment to build a          setting up cross-functional teams across three continents   of media and international events. Experience in all
    international energy company. Currently responsible          international airline with a manpower budget of USD $170   in the telecommunications sector contributing towards     new theatre, which opened in 2018 and was shortlisted         to support global roll-out of new digital products across   HR-related activities including employee performance
    for the strategic analytical product delivery as a part of   mn. A proven record of successfully meeting the needs      new product development and revenue streams.              for RIBA Stirling Prize. Formerly a professional violinist,   multiple platforms.                                         management, training and recruitment.
    Russian Far East Governor’s team.                            of organisations during complex periods of growth and      Certified manager and a chartered marketer.               journalist and presenter, touring internationally.
                                                                 transformation.

    Christos Bitos                                               Ivan Borovikov                                             Lingling Delicata                                         Nargis Hemat                                                  Ian Hucker                                                  Jaanika Kaiv
    Marketing Campaign Developer & Analyst,                      CEO, Mindbox.Cloud B.V., Moscow                            Group Internal Audit Manager, Hyperion                    Portfolio Manager, Royal Free London NHS                      Group Managing Director, Austria &                          Global Analysis and Projects, FP&A, Nokia,
    Vodafone, London                                             Israeli/Russian                                            Insurance Group, London                                   Foundation Trust, London                                      Switzerland, Groupe PSA, Vienna                             London
    Greek                                                                                                                   British                                                   British                                                       British                                                     Estonian

    Experienced marketing professional with extensive            Entrepreneur whose current venture launched as the         Chartered accountant and internal audit professional      Portfolio management of commercial and academic HIV           An internationally experienced, senior business leader      Highly skilled and self-motivated results driven
    background in analytics, campaign development,               number one company for marketing automation in             with extensive experience in scrutinising risk and        and Infectious Diseases clinical trials. This includes        with a successful track record in leading complex,          professional with substantial experience in cost
    optimisation and reporting. Focused on client-centred,       Russia. Responsible for all key activities from product    control frameworks across a multitude of business         both observational and Clinical Trials of Investigational     multi-market operations in the global automotive            control, analysis and reporting. Developed exemplary
    quantitative, integrative and innovative solutions.          vision and sales to marketing, strategy, key employees     processes. Responsible for leading finance, regulatory    Medicinal Products (CTIMPs). Highly skilled in                industry. Skilled in strategy development and business      stakeholder management skills, with a proven track
    Responsible for managing 10 mn outbound contacts             and processes. Mentored and coached a former               and operational audits and consultative projects for an   operational, delivery and finance management of clinical      transformation, both at national and European               record of thriving in highly pressurised and challenging
    and up to GBP £10mn in revenues annually. Background         employee who later became the CEO of Mindbox in 2017.      international insurance company. Previous experience      research within the NHS. Have effectively collaborated        level, building long-term partnerships and ensuring         environments. Lived and worked in several different
    in engineering and strong international experience in        Passionate about creating a culture of self-management     includes multi-million pound strategic business           with the pharmaceutical industry, academics sectors,          stakeholder engagement to deliver profitable and            countries while working for a multi-national company.
    Europe, Africa and Asia. Previously worked in academia       with open P&L and salaries resulting in a 50% growth YoY   development for the Big Four consulting firms, external   NHS trusts and National Institute of Clinical Research        sustainable business growth.
    as a research associate in logistics.                        and a ARR $10mn turnover.                                  audit and financial research for UK government bodies.    (NIHR) networks regionally.
    Christos.Bitos@cass.city.ac.uk
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    Student profiles
    March 2022

    Kevin Keane                                                  Soroosh Keshtgar                                           Vivian B K Kmiotek Ho                                       Ali McGregor                                                  Konstantinos Megalooikonomou                                Elizabeth Meneghello
    Finance Director, Portafina Investment                       Commercial Finance Director, Cambian                       General Manager, Finance, Travel                            Managing Director, McGregor Group Ltd,                        Finance Transformation Manager, KPMG UK,                    Senior Manager, Bank of England,
    Management, Rochester                                        Group, Potters Bar                                         Corporation Asia (UK) Ltd, London                           Winchester                                                    London                                                      London
    Irish                                                        British                                                    Malaysian                                                   British                                                       Greek/British                                               British

    Senior finance professional with vast experience in cross-   Passionate ACA qualified commercial finance director       Multi-lingual finance professional experienced in           Leader of a group of businesses that create innovative        A financial consultant leading and managing small to        Senior manager at the Prudential Regulation Authority
    functional management and business development.              responsible for a large national portfolio of assets.      managing multi-cultural finance teams within a long-        fabric structures for the aero, industrial and agricultural   medium projects with a focus on cost optimisation,          with an extensive background in banking regulation
    Currently responsible for overseeing the financial           Implemented various cost-saving and revenue growth         standing European tour operator. Working closely with       sectors. Managed the Group’s development from                 finance analytics and offshoring activities. Prior          and public policy. Currently leading the governance
    function for a group of companies across a diverse range     strategies by empowering a team of business finance        the South East Asia sales offices reviewing business        producing bespoke structures to a product-based               experience in the finance department of a global insurer,   and risk management supervision of a major UK bank.
    of sectors ranging from financial services to property       managers. Currently non-executive director with            performances, monitoring office expenditure and             offering while doubling sales and profit over three           implementing and advising on the expense strategy           Experienced in strategy, business model analysis, risk
    development. Experience of business sales, restructures,     experience in international investments.                   debt collections. Designed and implemented finance          years, setting a platform for scalable growth. A skilled      across functions. Responsible for strategic decision-       management, governance, prudential policy and senior
    turnarounds and transformations. Accomplished                                                                           workflow and a new operations system. Passionate about      entrepreneur with a focus on strategy, finance and sales.     making involving the operating plan of the insurer and      internal and external stakeholder management. Proven
    project manager having successfully delivered multiple                                                                  overseeing all aspects of finance and accounts, providing                                                                 overseeing the budgeting/forecast process of expenses       track record in pro-active delivery, incisive analysis and
    transformational projects across finance, IT and                                                                        business solutions and continually seeking business                                                                       and FTE investments.                                        collaboration across teams.
    operations.                                                                                                             growth.

    Anita Limbu                                                  Olena Loboiko                                              Sarah Maber                                                 Kivish Nursimhulu                                             Thomas Ochu                                                 Cecil Roberts
    Business Manager, SBE, Ashford                               Policy Coordinator, European Commission/                   Managing Consultant, World Wide                             Senior Distributor Manager,                                   Customer Success Manager,                                   Consultant, Digital Transformation, London
    Nepalese                                                     Dutch Central Bank, Brussels/Amsterdam                     Technology, London                                          GlaxoSmithKline, London                                       EMEA, ALTUS Group, London                                   British/Trinidadian & Tobagonian
                                                                 Dutch/Ukrainian                                            British/Irish                                               Mauritian                                                     British/Nigerian

    Business manager currently leading a key multi-million-      Wide-ranging experience in the public sector including     Technology consulting specialist for global                 Experienced professional with a strong commercial             Dynamic IT professional with a background in software       An innovative business manager with a proven track
    pound operation at a leading multi-national company in       banking supervision and policy at the Dutch Central Bank   organisations, particularly within financial services.      leadership and operations background in the                   development, deployment and delivery. A keen business       record of delivering solutions and exceeding KPIs.
    the electronics and telecommunications service fields.       and banking regulation at the European Commission.         Responsible for defining outcome-based technology           pharmaceutical industry. Former international manager         analyst and performance manager with a proven track         Experienced in regional sales and account management
    Strong expertise in reverse logistics, supply chain          Participated in all stages of EU legislative process.      solutions that put customer business goals first.           leading teams on major commercial projects spanning           record of success managing multi-disciplinary and           with a strong focus on building client relationships and
    and CRM. Successfully delivered complex projects by          Extensive experience interacting and negotiating with      Background of in-depth experience delivering large-         two countries, successfully delivering double the             multi-national teams across Africa, Europe, the             strategic business development.
    streamlining existing processes and working closely with     public and private external stakeholders within multi-     scale technology programmes. Proven track record            profitability within two years. Currently responsible for     Middle East and North America. Adept at systems
    heads of department in maintaining the SLA.                  cultural environments.                                     establishing trust-based relationships and leading cross-   driving strategy in order to ensure the best access to        administration, project management and negotiation.
                                                                                                                            functional international teams. Chartered engineer with     medicine within the pharmaceutical industry in Africa,        Currently volunteering as an IT deployment mentor to an
                                                                                                                            a background of technical experience and accredited         generating 10% incremental operating profit in one year.      array of SMEs in West Africa.
                                                                                                                            qualifications.
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    Student profiles
    March 2022

    Hugo Ross                                                 Josh Saxby                                                Selin Sefiloglu                                             Fred Walker                                               Adam Wright                                               Victoria Yates
    International Sales Manager, Timberplay                   Divisional Director, Global Head of                       Finance Manager, Kingfisher plc, London                     Director,Saracen Horse Feeds, Maidstone                   Director of Finance, Europe, Middle East &                Group General Manager,
    Ltd, Sheffield                                            Specialised Products Analysis &                           Turkish                                                     British                                                   Africa,                                                   The Ince Group plc, London
    British                                                   Consultancy, Clarksons Platou, London                                                                                                                                           CAA-GBG, London                                           British
                                                              British/Swiss                                                                                                                                                                   Australian
    Experienced sales professional working at an industry-    Leading a multi-national team of five, based in           A highly motivated and accomplished CPA qualified           Board director responsible for strategy, finance and      Dynamic finance executive and inspiring, values-          Responsible for leading the global people and facilities
    leading UK SME with an annual turnover of GBP £5mn.       London and Singapore, working on various business         finance professional with more than ten years of            the retail division of a GBP £18mn turnover UK based      based leader with a passion for working with creative     function for a public company, including the budget,
    Responsible for creating the sales and marketing          development projects targeting oil and chemical           experience in multi-national retail companies.              animal feed business. Led management buyout of family     businesses. Extensive experience in music, TV,            strategy and delivery of these departments. Played
    strategy for the Middle East and South Asia regions.      majors, commodity traders, ship owners, private equity    Successfully managed strategic planning and                 owed business specialising in manufacture and retail of   film, licensing and consumer brands. Successfully         a strategic role in delivering the integration of 14
    Highlights include entry into the Indian market with      companies and investment banks. Also, heavily involved    budgeting processes collaborating with key non-finance      performance horse feed sold in Europe, the Middle East    led culturally diverse teams across Asia and Europe       acquisitions, significantly impacting growth from GBP
    a multi-million pound project. Proud leader of a sales    with company-wide technology strategy team.               stakeholders. Utilised intensive financial knowledge        and the UK. Managing team of 65 employees based in        through large scale organisational change. Successfully   £2.7mn turnover with 25 staff to GBP £100mn with over
    and design team who create award-winning globally                                                                   to support senior executives in commercial decision-        multiple locations. Previously chartered surveyor with    negotiated and executed go-to-market model changes        900 staff globally.
    recognised shared spaces for children and adults.                                                                   making processes. Led and mentored multi-cultural           substantial experience in central London real estate      in disrupted industries. Advised on M&A and investment
                                                                                                                        teams with diverse backgrounds.                             investment and development.                               activity securing flagship acquisitions worth more than
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              USD $10mn annually.

    David Sopko                                               George Thompson                                           Valentina Violante
    Operation Manager,                                        Project Manager, BAR Technologies,                        Branch Director, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.,
    Multi-Color Corporation, Daventry                         Portsmouth                                                Bologna
    Canadian/Finnish                                          British                                                   Italian

    Master Brewer and production operations manager in the    Experienced project manager leading major projects        Branch director for the largest bank in Italy, managing a
    beer industry. Worked throughout the UK in breweries      involving the development of novel technology to reduce   branch with around GBP £40mn in total assets. Awarded
    ranging from micro, regional, multi-national and most     fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for the shipping       for surpassing sales targets for insurance services by
    recently for the world’s largest self-adhesive label      industry. Currently, using a number of alternative        30% and by 50% for wealth management investments
    manufacturer. Experience working with cross-functional,   methods for design and simulation including neural        last year alone. Ranked in the top 5% of best-performing
    cross-cultural and international teams. Interested in     networks, genetic algorithms and other machine learning   employees for the year 2018 and 2017. Leads a cohesive
    process and quality improvement through building          techniques to develop and optimise our products.          results-driven team with different backgrounds,
    successful teams and using tools such as six-sigma.                                                                 perspectives, goals and skills.
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     Come and meet us in person at one of the many events we          MBA in a Day: Get a real taste of the MBA experience at Cass
     host and attend throughout the year.                             with our interactive event. Find out further information about
     Breakfast Information Session: These early morning               our programmes, participate in a sample lecture and Q&A
     sessions are an informal way to meet with us and find out        panel of students and alumni.
     more about our Executive MBA programmes.                         Online Information Session: Join us from anywhere in the
     Evening Information Session: Join us for an evening to           world for our web based information session, Q&A with the
     discover more about our programmes through a series of           Recruitment & Admissions team and faculty.
     presentations. You will have an opportunity to meet the          Find out more at www.cass.city.ac.uk/mba/executive-mba/
     Recruitment & Admissions team and talk with students and         events
     alumni about their MBA experience.                               Contact the Recruitment & Admissions team with any
     International Fairs: Our MBA Recruitment Managers                questions. They are available on: +44 (0)20 7040 0286
     constantly travel the world, imparting information and           Book a one-to-one consultation with a member of the team,
     answers to all your questions.                                   to discuss your suitability for the Executive MBA programme.
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