INTERVIEW WITH THE DEAN
BIOGRAPHY
Elena B Spasova is the dean of Henley Business School and professor of International Business. She has more than 25 years’ experience in higher education leadership and corporate consulting. Before joining Henley in 2009, Spasova was a management and strategy consultant for PwC Canada. Working with large corporate organisations across Europe and North America, she spearheaded strategy development and implementation projects. At Henley, Spasova has held a number of teaching and learning leadership positions that involve leading the implementation and growth of several work-based and executive programmes, both nationally and internationally. In her leadership capacity, Spasova has also headed up major change management and education innovation projects, including co-designing an MBA uniquely adapted for the South African market. Her research interests include strategic issues and challenges faced by managers in SMEs and multinational organisations; drivers of international competitiveness and performance; and governance modalities of cross-border expansion and operations – ownership versus control. In her current role at Henley, Spasova works to provide vision, direction and leadership.
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