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For the Change Makers
Full-time MBA For the Change Makers
Our MBA students Warwick MBA students come to study with us from all over the world and are shaped by our CORE values: Curiosity, Openness, Restlessness, and Excellence. With our challenging and innovative learning culture, world-class teaching, practical skill development, and personalised careers support, our students are prepared for success in their future careers. Our students learn from some of the world’s leading academics alongside senior business people who join us as Professors of Practice and share their knowledge from years of board-level experience. Our transformative research seeks to lead debate and create impact and this underpins our teaching, helping to develop inquisitive and entrepreneurial minds that will make a positive contribution to your organisation. We are also one of the few institutions to offer an assessed module in Leadership, designed to help our students develop the all-important skills required in today’s challenging business environment. Alongside this, we offer our students practical experiences in which they can apply their learning.
Your organisation could work with our students on internships, group or individual consultancy projects, or you could employ our students as permanent appointments. Technology upskilling We encourage our MBA students who are interested in the technology sector to upskill through a range of workshops. These include: Diving into Data: Fundamentals of SQL Advanced SQL: Business Applications Introduction to Business Automation and Analytics with Python Tableau: From Visualisation to Value. Our students are also offered the chance to undertake an international elective module, or part of a module, at an overseas partner institution. The options have recently included a digital transformation module, Design Thinking and Service Design, at Aalto University in Finland.
Recruiting our MBAs
There are many ways you can engage with our highly valued MBA students during their time at WBS and beyond.
Employer treks Site visits, either virtually or in person, are a dynamic way to engage with our students. Student visits allow you to showcase your organisation, staff, and culture. In turn, students gain a real insight into a day in the life of your company. Student groups can be tailored to suit your organisation. Recruitment presentations Presentations are one of the most effective ways to promote your brand, share insights into your organisation, and promote opportunities to WBS students. We organise bespoke events throughout the year and are happy to work around your recruitment plans and deadlines. Contact us If you have any questions, or would like to discuss how our MBA students can help your organisation, please contact our Employer Relations team:
LeadershipPlus projects Through our LeadershipPlus module, a team of six to eight students will work with you for a three-month period. You will be provided with insights and recommendations into relevant business issues without incurring MBA-level consultancy fees. Strategic consultancy projects You can host an individual or a group of Full-time MBA students to carry out a summer project. Over 10-12 weeks, our students will research a challenge or issue that you may be currently experiencing within your business and provide recommendations. Internships Our Full-time MBA students have the option to undertake an internship of between six and 12 weeks, in the UK or overseas. Please reach out to our Employer Relations team to find out more and advertise your opportunities.
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Priyanka (Pri) Agarwal linkedin.com/in/agarwalpri
■ Career history: Demand Generation Marketing Manager, Bonterra, USA Content Marketing Manager, Athena Software, Canada Digital Innovation & Design Researcher, National University of Singapore, Singapore Partner Marketing Associate, Microsoft, Canada
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BA, Communications and Economics, University of Waterloo, Canada
■ Nationality: Canadian
■ Languages:
Urdu (fluent) French (intermediate)
English (native) Hindi (native)
■ Career achievements: Improved the company’s market presence by enhancing lead generation and brand awareness. Drove robust, scalable lead engagement efforts, implemented and managed four CRM programmes, spearheaded more than 400 Marketo email and event campaigns, and led two official Australian government campaigns. Increased lead conversions by 204%. Developed a new patient database tracker app, addressing the hospital’s concern of spending excessive time on data entry instead of assisting patients. Conducted research and leveraged prior volunteer experience to create a comprehensive user manual and demo video. Co-ordinated a smooth transition within two months, successfully reducing administrative process time by 70%. Reshaped Microsoft’s B2B recruitment strategy for the 100,000 new partners quota, by initiating a mass email deployment programme and strengthening existing partnerships at Inspire Conference through event planning. Accelerated email execution time by 50% and surpassed quota by 125%, while maintaining C-level/stakeholder visibility using interactive data dashboards.
Uzoma Chinyelu Atakpo linkedin.com/in/uzoma-atakpo
■ Career history: Account Manager (Core/Mobile Transport Networks), Ericsson, Nigeria Senior Commercial Price Manager, Ericsson, Nigeria Price Manager, Ericsson, Nigeria Solution Architect (Radio Access Networks), Ericsson, Nigeria
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Bachelor’s Degree, Physics/Electronics Technology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria
■ Nationality: Nigerian
■ Languages: Igbo (native)
English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Managed a US$40 million telco portfolio for a leading telco operator. Led a diverse team of solutions and service managers to drive success. Negotiated effectively, boosting customer satisfaction and upselling by 10%. Drove network expansion, harmonised efforts, and achieved 40% revenue growth. Implemented the IFRS 15 compliance framework at Ericsson MMEA. Developed a Commercial Work Instruction for discounts and incentives. Achieved 95% quarterly Sarbanes- Oxley compliance in MMEA. Awarded with an extraordinary business impact award for contribution. Led antenna deployment proof of concept for a telco customer. Managed all phases of the customer’s antenna integrated radio trial project and achieved an improved indoor coverage of 30% penetration. Awarded the equipment type approval verification to Ericsson and commercial use of the antenna within all the operators in sub-Saharan Africa.
Hafiz Azzam Azharani linkedin.com/in/hafizazharani
■ Career history: Internal Auditor, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia Senior Organisational Development Analyst, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting, Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN (State Finance Polytechnic STAN), Indonesia Diploma, Accounting, Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara (State College of Accountancy), Indonesia
■ Nationality: Indonesian
■ Languages:
Javanese (native) Indonesian (native)
English (fluent) Arabic (basic)
■ Career achievements: Contributed to the launch of three innovative public financial policy solutions to address public finance issues during Covid-19, fortifying the pillars of public insurance and social security. Their success resulted in new nationwide standards in supervising and organising public insurance and social security institutions, specifically in investment policy. Led a team designing internal audit governance. Synthesised current internal audit best practice and expanded the auditor’s authority to oversee more than 75% of Indonesia’s state budget of approximately £93 billion. As a result, the IG-MoF is one of the few public internal auditors in the world to have achieved Internal Audit Capability Model level 4. Proposed a joint declaration with Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission to launch a single asset declaration for all Ministry of Finance (MoF) officials. Rather than two asset declarations, more than 32,000 MoF officials now only need to submit one. This has resulted in the achievement of 100% asset declaration, which has not been achieved since 2012.
Sunhee (Sunny) Bae linkedin.com/in/seon79486 ■ Career history: Global Marketing - Online Biz Country Manager, Samsung Electronics, South Korea IMC & Online Commerce Team Manager, L’Oréal Korea, South Korea Digital Commerce Marketing Manager, Nike Korea, South Korea Digital Marketing Specialist, Descent Korea, South Korea ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Bachelor’s Degree, Global Business Management, Kyeonghee University, South Korea Diploma, Hospitality Management, ICMS, Australia
■ Nationality: South Korean
■ Languages:
Japanese (intermediate)
Korean (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Led Samsung Electronics’ online sales growth in major
European countries and led on online market share, switching to a Digital Shift. Implemented a D2C business system that measured commercial KPIs to establish short and long-term objectives across global markets, and introduced an O2O system, providing customers with a seamless experience. Oversaw performance marketing by establishing the Nike.com e-commerce branch as a first pioneer in Korea. 50% of traffic was made possible by finding a connection point in marketing activities the brand was in charge of and increasing the visibility of Nike.com. The remaining 50% resulted from collaboration with newly launched social media channels and influencers. Designed a brand-integrated D2C marketing department in L’Oréal Korea to successfully enter the e-commerce market. Tracked real-time online sales data and consumer insights analysis. Supervised effectiveness, such as reducing marketing costs for customer data acquisition, achieving annual growth of more than 50% and effective return on advertising spend.
Vladyslav Bandrovsky linkedin.com/in/vladbandrovsky ■ Career history: Associate - International Arbitration and Litigation, Sayenko Kharenko Law Firm, Ukraine Legal Expert - USAID, Justice for All Programme, Ukraine Foreign Associate - International Arbitration and Litigation, Osborne Clarke, Germany Junior Associate, DLA Piper Ukraine, Ukraine ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK LLM, International Commercial Arbitration Law, Stockholm University, Sweden Master of Business Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine Dual Diplomas, Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Finance, Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine
■ Nationality: Ukrainian
■ Languages:
Russian (fluent)
Ukrainian (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Trusted to represent companies from countries such as the Ukraine, UK, USA, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and Poland, in diverse disputes worth over US$5.6 billion cumulatively (in sectors like energy, oil, banking, M&A, trade, telecoms, construction, aviation, and cryptocurrency. Additionally, led teams in advisory roles and internal investigations. Represented the Ukrainian Government in several sensitive and confidential transactions and disputes, with a combined total value of over US$3.1 billion, ensuring diplomatic and economic integrity. As a Deputy Head of the International Law Committee of the Ukrainian Bar Association, spearheaded a year-long project to help in-house lawyers and top executives navigate Covid-19 and the consequences of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was as well as reviving a mentorship programme for young lawyers, drawing in over 50 participants.
Prashant Bhaisora linkedin.com/in/prashantbhaisora ■ Career history: Director - Strategy, Operations and Projects, Indian Army, India Senior Manager - Operations, CSR and Projects, Indian Army, India Military Advisor to Head of Mission, United Nations, Israel Manager Organisational Development, Indian Army, India ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK MA, Political Science (International Relations), Indira Gandhi National Open University, India MSc, Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras, India BSc, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages: Hindi (native) English (fluent)
Spanish (basic)
■ Career achievements: Led strategic processes for an independent unit of more than 800 staff and equipment worth US$20 million, with cross- functional teams of operations, logistics, HR, finance, projects and CSR, tasked with active combat duties. The unit executed five crisis tasks in addition to mandated tasks, achieving 100% operational effectiveness in three consecutive years. Advised the Head of a United Nations Mission in Golan Heights (Syria/Israel) - a multinational force of more than 1,500 from 12 countries - on strategic issues. Co-ordinated operations, logistics and diplomatic tasks at the height of the Syrian conflict. The sustained efforts led to the return of the Mission to its five bases, which had been previously vacated. Executed CSR projects worth US$50,000 a year and ran four skill development and grievance redressal institutes. The projects conducted medical camps, awareness campaigns on employment opportunities, and infrastructure development in remote locations, achieving 100% user satisfaction. The institutes upskilled 750 people and settled 92 grievances.
Jared Burton linkedin.com/in/jaredcarlyleburton
■ Career history: Content Manager, B. H. Roberts Foundation, USA Content Writer, Our Community Now, USA Radio Producer, BYUradio Sirius XM 143, USA City Parks Team Lead, Provo City Lab, USA ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BA, English, Brigham Young University, USA Certificate, Artificial Intelligence: Business Strategies and Applications, University of California Berkeley, USA
■ Nationality: American
■ Languages:
English (native) Portuguese (fluent)
Spanish (basic)
■ Career achievements: Championed a segmentation analysis to pioneer the marketing approach for an ed-tech nonprofit. Despite a sensitive niche, adapted expert research to resonate with an internet audience, evidenced by an average web user engagement time of over two minutes with a higher than 70% satisfaction rate for quality and positive sentiment. Directed social media campaigns to establish an emergent culture and education brand online. While coordinating for every major platform with a team of 10 content creators, grew social following to 50% of the market leader’s share in two years, with a remarkable 200% growth year over year. Conducted agile kanban sessions thrice weekly for an interdisciplinary team of 12. Leveraged lateral thinking and cross-pollination to support a holistic product line across web, print, video, audio, merchandise, interactive media, and AI applications. Led brand ambassadorship with conferences, grant writing, and B2B engagements.
Min (Emma) Cai linkedin.com/in/cai-min
■ Career history: Project Manager, Schroders Fund Management Company, China Project Manager, MIK Fund Solutions, China
QA Engineer, Hewlett Packard, China SQA Engineer, Citi Software, China
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BEng, Software Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, China Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, USA
■ Nationality: Chinese
■ Languages: Mandarin Chinese (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Co-ordinated corporate applications delivery, including a suite of five business support systems in a six-month period for Schroders Fund. Developed end-to-end workflows, assigned tasks, managed suppliers and business expectations, and addressed risks and issues. As a result, the company awarded its operation license in June 2023. Managed a project to generate customised reports automatically with third party trade data after daily market closure. Co-ordinated Shanghai and New York teams as well as the Hong Kong client, analysed customer needs, setup development and test environments, created project milestones and managed process. Saved 80% manual labour effort and improved reporting accuracy by 30%. Founded the first overseas testing team in China for MIK Fund Solutions, a New York based hedge fund software development firm. Recruited talent, established a testing process, wrote product and test manuals, and co-ordinated with developers and business analysts to conduct functional, integration and regression testing. Increased stability and usability of products by 30%.
Carlos Che León linkedin.com/in/cheleoncarlos
■ Career history: Senior Broker, Aon Plc, Colombia Broker, Aon Plc, Peru Assistant Broker, Aon Plc, Peru
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Certificate, Insurance Level 3, Chartered Insurance Institute, UK Licentiate, Business Management, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru BA, Business Management (International Exchange), St. Gallen University, Switzerland
■ Nationality: Peruvian
■ Languages:
Spanish (native) English (fluent)
Italian (basic)
■ Career achievements: Managed active commercial relationships with over 80 multi-level underwriters across Colombia, Panama, and El Salvador. Executed online value proposition sales pitches, demonstrating the company’s capabilities and competitive advantage. Generated pipeline opportunities that represented 300% of the annual budget, equivalent to US$2.4 million. Evaluated reinsurance contracts in search of efficient reinsurance structures within the renewal portfolio and performed a structured broking approach on the target pipeline that led to converting opportunities into new clients. Resulted in an annual revenue increase of 15% over budget, equivalent to US$860,000. Conducted commercial relations with a key strategic client, Sura (eight largest LATAM insurer). Through continuous conversations with key stakeholders, proving our capability to outperform our client and building trust, they committed to outsourcing key reinsurance activities. A customer satisfaction score of 86% was achieved as a result.
Jeanette (Jané) Cilliers linkedin.com/in/jané-cilliers ■ Career history: Southeast Regional Assistant Director for Digital Diagnostics, National Health Service (NHS), UK Performance Manager, Skanska, UK Project Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières, Congo Lead Environmental Health, Médecins Sans Frontières, Central African Republic, Bangladesh, Uganda and Haiti ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK MSc, Infrastructure in Emergencies, Loughborough University, UK BA, International Relations and Diplomacy, University of South Africa, South Africa
■ Nationality: South African British
■ Languages:
English (native) Afrikaans (native)
French (intermediate)
■ Career achievements: Drove the NHS digital diagnostic transformation in the South East of England - the largest national digital diagnostic transformation in the world. Led nine health networks in the three-year strategy planning process, culminating in high-quality business cases. Secured the biggest investment (£135 million) and delivery for the region in 20 years. Executed the successful delivery of three simultaneous medical humanitarian interventions in The Democratic Republic of Congo for more than 55,000 people during mass displacement and disease outbreaks. Created a security strategy involving engagement with all stakeholders (armed groups, military, religious leaders and government). Delivered urgent basic needs for 500,000 South Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda. Built a water supply system, including construction of nine km of trenches and pipelines. Set up and operated the biggest water treatment plant Médecins Sans Frontiers OCA has ever set up, delivering two million litres a day and training more than 90 local staff.
Amin Elsheikh linkedin.com/in/aminabdallaelsheikh ■ Career history: Commercial Manager, DAL Food, Sudan FUSO Sales Manager, DAL Motors, Sudan Team Leader, DAL Engineering Ltd, Sudan Graduate Development Programme Candidate, DAL Group, Sudan
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BSc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Khartoum, Sudan
■ Nationality: Sudanese
■ Languages:
Arabic (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: During a declining market, led and managed a team of six as the youngest Sales Manager in the history of a US$4 billion group. Achieved record sales performance, with 65% growth in revenue, reaching US$12 million and a 145% growth in gross profit year-on-year. Additionally, liquidated aged stocks worth over US$1.4 million and reduced overall stock holding by 25%. Spearheaded a project to establish a dedicated department for handling equipment sales, including developing new revenue streams (e.g rental solutions), with a plan to increase revenue by 300% over three years, achieving over 100% growth in the first year. Conducted an analysis of in-house handling processes that resulted in a proposal that reduced handling costs by over 50%. Whilst studying to attain a BSc degree, was headhunted by Sudan’s largest business group to join as the first part-time employee in their history. Following that, joined full-time through their Graduate Development Programme after a rigorous selection process which tested business acumen and psychometric abilities. One of 30 candidates from more than 2000 applicants.
Joseph (Jo) Esebame linkedin.com/in/joesebame
■ Career history: Founder, 3Gas Ltd, Nigeria
Sales and Distribution Manager, Renter GC Ltd, Nigeria Business Development Manager, Marson Group Ltd, Nigeria
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK PGDip, Business Administration, Wits Business School, South Africa BSc, Environmental Protection & Resource Management, University of Calabar, Nigeria Fellow, Chartered Management Institute, UK
■ Nationality: Nigerian
■ Languages:
English (native)
■ Career achievements: Founded 3Gas Ltd. Identified the market opportunity for an affordable, accessible clean energy alternative and launched products. Gained entry of 2.5% or 130,000 consumers of the non-LPG core market within Port Harcourt, Nigeria in the first year of operation. Led 3Gas Ltd to acquire the LPG assets of Totalenergies Marketing Nigeria Plc in November 2022. Designed and manufactured a first-to-market pre-paid meter, developed to accurately measure LPG volume. By understanding customer needs and combining this with available technology, installation requirements, unique safety and encryption features, the product was sold and installed in 10,800 homes in eight Nigerian states within a one-year pilot period. Managed a complex portfolio of 128 employees across eight Nigerian states. Developed KPIs, incorporated channel focused marketing, allocated resources, reviewed performances and awarded bonuses. Strategy drove sales share by 5%, expanded market share from 4.4% to 5.5%, increased revenue by 4% and boosted gross margins by 50% over a two-year period.
Diego Hargous Gonzalez linkedin.com/in/dhargousg
■ Career history: Regional Business Development Manager, Monster Energy, Chile Business Intelligence MAC Cosmetics, The Estee Lauder Companies, Chile Transfer Pricing Senior Analyst, Deloitte, Chile ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BBA, Business Administration, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
■ Nationality: Chilean
■ Languages:
Spanish (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Successfully designed and implemented a sales route planning tool for the Monster Energy sales team in Chile, which modernised the way the team planned their client visits. The project resulted in a digital tool used by seven sales manager who supervised more than 120 sales representatives. The team sales were over US$50 million yearly. Oversaw the coordination and implementation of a product rationalisation project, which reduced the line-up from 1,500 to 200 products. This project decreased the days of inventory in stores from 90 days to 45, reducing logistics and operational costs by 35%. Successfully developed a pricing strategy for MAC Cosmetics. The strategy was focused on top sales products in order to minimize the impact of higher costs due to pandemic. The analysis was carried out using internal and external data plus market research studies of the beauty industry in Chile. This strategy enabled the achievement of the net operating profit expected by HQ.
Tzu Ling (Linda) Huang linkedin.com/in/lindahuang223
■ Career history: Assistant Sales and Project Manager (Smart Transportation Department), Kingwaytek Technology, Taiwan Marketing Supervisor, Kingwaytek Technology, Taiwan Marketing Assistant, Tommy Hilfiger, Taiwan ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BBA, Business Administration, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
■ Nationality: Taiwanese
■ Languages: Mandarin Chinese (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Led more than four smart transportation projects, worth in excess of US$400,000, and collaborated extensively with cross-functional teams. Included integrating self-driving technology for on-demand transit in the Taoyuan International Airport parking lot. Completed Proof of Concept, allowing passengers to board AI-driven buses and improving parking efficiency. Tailored AI innovations for new customer acquisition and potential sales of more than US$500,000. Highlights included working with Taiwan’s biggest telecom company on a self-driving project to improve mobility in Thailand, and converting a golf cart into a self-driving vehicle for a smart port project in Kaohsiung to improve portside transit. Played a vital role in projects, combining product management and marketing to improve self-driving solutions. Collaborated with technical and management teams to define value propositions and market strategies. This led to a shift from pioneering experimental projects to an L4 self-driving business model, securing major global clients like TSMC.
Amala Jolly linkedin.com/in/amala-jolly
■ Career history: Business Unit Controller - Corporate Finance & Controllership, Thomson Reuters, India Deputy Manager - Audit & Assurance, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, India Assistant Manager - Audit & Assurance, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, India ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Chartered Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, India Bachelor‘s Degree, Commerce, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages:
Tamil (intermediate) Hindi (intermediate)
Malayalam (native) English (native)
■ Career achievements: Took over complex unstructured activities of the demerger of Financial and Risk (F&R) business in India worth $50 million which was part of $20 billion global demerger. Led the valuation exercise and filed the returns within the timeline to avoid significant penalties. Proactively identified a prior calculation error, securing a $5 million refund before the demerger transition agreement expired. Spearheaded finance automation initiatives to remove redundant work, streamline workflows and bring efficiency. Collaborating with tech teams, automated 30 processes/ reports by turning ideas into algorithms. Trained 100 colleagues across APAC and EMEA regions, enabling them to leverage the automated processes to potentially save 12,000-man hours per annum. Post-acquisition of a legal technology company, the books were migrated into SAP with accounting issues. Took over the enterprise resource planning (ERP) transition, handling unfamiliar ERP and legal entity. Transitioned the books, resolving all issues. Auditors signed off the accounts, aiding early audit completion and preventing penalties.
Philip Joseph linkedin.com/in/philipjoseph90 ■ Career history: Managing Partner, Pixfinity, India Proprietor, Rotoplast Biopack, India Systems Engineer, Infosys Ltd, India
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK B.Tech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages:
Tamil (fluent)
Malayalam (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Headed packaging firm, Pixfinity, from buying land,
constructing the factory, procuring machines from China, to making it operational and with a turnover of 18 million Indian rupees in two years. Responsible for the general functioning of the factory and all departments. Diversified the product base and exported packaging materials worth six million Indian Rupees to European markets. Single-handedly started pharma packaging start-up Rotoplast Biopack with an initial investment of 2.5 million Indian Rupees. Led the company to revenue of 30 million Indian rupees within six years. Introduced standard operating procedures, improving production output by 40%. Developed cost-effective packaging, helping clients reduce their reliance on imports and decrease costs by 60%. Employed and trained more than 30 illiterate women from the local community near the factory, helping them to become self-reliant, provide a better education to their children, and gently eradicate caste differences. Awarded 4.5 million Indian rupees by the TamilNadu District Rural Industries Promotion Council in recognition of rural development.
Manprit Kumar linkedin.com/in/manprit1
■ Career history: Coordinator (Alternate Energy), Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, India Senior Geologist, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, India Scientific Officer (Trainee), Department of Atomic Energy, India ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK MSc, Geology, University of Delhi, India BSc (Honours), Geology, University of Delhi, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages: Hindi (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Co-ordinated international bidding for awarding Indian gas blocks. Led the bidding launch project, completing it in a record time. Recommended the required policy changes to the Government based on industry interactions. One change was relaxing the entry barrier; as a result, onboarded two new players in the Indian CBM industry, ensuring a minimum investment of US$10 million. Revamped industry compliance reporting to the Government by implementing an online Contract Management System (CMS). Collaborated with stakeholders to understand the intricacies of the approval process, created the CMS architecture, and rolled out CMS for the department. The CMS made the system transparent and fast, reducing the reporting time from three days to one day. Led a team of six geologists and mud-loggers while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers to ensure time and safety compliance of oil/gas well drilling projects. Spearheaded important decisions based on data analysis and Co-ordinated amongst agencies. Achieved one of the highest operational speeds, saving up to 20% time and 22% reduction in the project cost.
Darren Kurnia linkedin.com/in/darrenkurnia
■ Career history: Account Manager, Fragrance Oils Ltd (Givaudan), Indonesia Sales Executive, Chemico Group Country, Indonesia Product Approval Engineer, Gajah Tunggal, Indonesia ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BSc, Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
■ Nationality: Indonesian
■ Languages:
Indonesian (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Led a 10-person international cross-functional team to develop a targeted fragrance sales strategy for exclusive clients, integrating their specific needs into the product. Presented the outcome to C-level executives, resulting in new business opportunities valued at US$600,000 annual potential, and achieving over 100% YoY revenue growth for two consecutive years (2021 - 2023). Identified new potential B2B client targets through market surveys and company analyses. Executed the strategy by fostering new client relationships from scratch while simultaneously expanding both brand recognition and trust among local businesses, resulting in a doubled customer base within a year. Managed a group of three to research and utilise new opportunities in the specialty chemicals industry during the shifting market behaviours, from cosmetics to household products, throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, effectively mitigating revenue loss. Achieved the group revenue budget of US$10 million in 2020, contributing to approximately 30% of the company’s total sales revenue.
Saskia Leppard linkedin.com/in/saskialeppard
■ Career history: Senior Product Manager - New Propositions, Simply Business, UK Senior Product Manager - Core Trading, Simply Business, UK Product Manager, Direct Line Group, UK Graduate Management Scheme, Direct Line Group, UK ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK MSc, Marketing, Manchester Business School, UAE BA, English Language and Linguistics, University of Sheffield, UK
■ Nationality: British
■ Languages:
Spanish (basic)
English (native) French (basic)
■ Career achievements: Led the launch of a market leading insurance proposition. Designed and developed an innovative product based on customer needs and market insights. Launched in six months, compared to a typical 18-month delivery, through the effective coordination of key stakeholders, including third party partners. Awarded the Simply Business ‘Make It Happen’ award as a result. Developed a range of innovative insurance offerings for Barclays customers, using both banking and insurance data to produce dynamic pricing and customer experiences. Consulted with Barclays to determine business goals and customer requirements, resulting in winning a multi-million-pound partnership deal. Managed the performance of a £14 million book of business - built strong relationships with the insurer panel, enabling effective negotiation to agree price and product changes that resulted in a £2.4 million increase in annual revenue performance.
Adit Maniktala linkedin.com/in/aditmaniktala
■ Career history: Tech Product Manager, UnitedHealth Group, India Technical Lead, UnitedHealth Group, India Software Engineer, UnitedHealth Group, India ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BTech, Computer Science Engineering, The Northcap University, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages:
Spanish (basic)
English (native) Hindi (native)
■ Career achievements: Led product management for a US$250 million platform as part of UHC Technology’s CTO team. Led cross-functional teams with business stakeholders, engineering, marketing and design leaders, and instituted an operating model while partnering with global colleagues. Resulted in US$350 million in savings with an estimated yearly impact of US$400 million. Conceived and proposed a Blockchain solution to the UHCT CTO, resolving critical real-time data issues in insurance claims processing for insurance members. Led a 12-member team, collaborating with cross-functional teams in UHC, Optum, and NaviHealth across the USA, UK, and India, to build the platform. Resulted in zero defects, boosting NPS by 70%. Tech Lead for a six-member team validating B2B insurance web app across the USA, Ireland, and Brazil (for clients like Apple, Qualcomm, Walgreens, Coca-Cola etc). Effectively resolved conflicts with external teams, owning execution and resource allocation. The application caught 25 defects, resulting in annual savings of US$2 million.
Ehinomen Okaiwele linkedin.com/in/ehinomenokaiwele ■ Career history: Mechanical Project Engineer, Shell Nigeria, Nigeria Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Shell Nigeria, Nigeria
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK
MEng, Mechanical Engineering, University of Benin, Nigeria BEng, Mechanical Engineering, University of Benin, Nigeria
■ Nationality: Nigerian
■ Languages:
English (native) Nigerian Pidgin (native)
■ Career achievements: Led multidisciplinary teams including colleagues, contractors, and equipment vendors to carry out root cause analysis investigations into equipment/system failures using ‘5-why’ and causal reasoning techniques. Recommendations resulted in cost savings of more than US$500,000 for the company’s oil and gas facilities. Co-led a team of 40 mechanical personnel to implement proactive maintenance practices, in compliance with company processes and regulatory requirements, to maintain rotating equipment in the oil terminal. Led to more than 90% rotating equipment availability for crude oil and gas processing and exports, resulting in more than US$4.2 billion in annual revenue from the facility. Co-managed the planning and safe execution of three facility shutdowns, managing a workforce of more than 30 personnel daily. This was achieved through effective planning, communication, strict adherence to safe work practices, and
schedule compliance. The facilities had a combined production revenue of more than US$1.8 million daily.
Justin Phillips linkedin.com/in/justin-eb-phillips
■ Career history: CAPEX Project Engineer, CRH Plc, Canada Maintenance Supervisor, CRH Plc, Canada Maintenance Planner, CRH Plc, Canada Junior Estimator, Macdero Construction Ltd, Canada ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BASc, Mechanical Engineering, Laurentian University, Canada
■ Nationality: Canadian
■ Languages:
English (native) French (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Tasked with resolving long term issues at a Canadian cement plant. Conceived and led multiple cross-functional interdepartmental task forces. Multiple successes included improving a cement mill’s main reliability KPI by 250%. Supervised and maintained all milling and shipping operations at the plant, a 24/7 operation in a sold-out market that created US$150 million revenue annually. As a supervisor, determined which preventative repairs to execute, helping eliminate operational breakdowns. Part of the team that achieved a reliability kiln KPI of more than 750 hours mean time between failure (MTBF). Developed a Power Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard to predict failures and identify areas that required further improvements. Piloted the first online vibration and temperature monitoring system, using over 500 triaxial accelerometers. These programmes provided guidance for future repairs, and reduced man hours in the field and exposure to potential hazards.
Carlos Pozzuoli linkedin.com/in/carlospozzuoli ■ Career history: Account Executive, Enel X, Peru Energy Account Manager, SGS, Peru Sales Specialist, ABB, Peru Sales Support Specialist, General Electric, Peru
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BSc, Electronic Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Peru
■ Nationality: Peruvian
■ Languages:
Spanish (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Led the first digital product development for wind farms in SGS. Undertook a market analysis, created a new product design, and presented to clients. The product was subsequently sold to an Argentinian customer and promoted as the first digital product for wind farms in SGS worldwide. Led energy sector business development first steps in SGS Peru, during the Covid-19 pandemic and a huge drop in sales in the Business Unit (BU). Developed the business and pricing strategies which achieved more than 20% of the entire 2020 BU budget in the first four months of tenure. Led a new digital integration between high-voltage equipment in ABB. Developed the digital solution with headquarters’ support and developed the business case to present to the customer. As a result, the solution served as proof of value for all digital capacity and was the first digital integration in the region.
Rohit Punia linkedin.com/in/rohitpunia07
■ Career history: Divisional Signal and Telecom Engineer (DSTE), Indian Railways, India Management Trainee (Technical), Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), India Assistant System Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services, India
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK
MA, Sociology, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages: Hindi (native) English (fluent)
Punjabi (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Led a team of 36 people to plan and execute railway infrastructure projects, valued at 4.3 billion Indian rupees, across three states. Commissioned 30 stations (including projects directly monitored by PMO, India) in five years, with advanced railway signalling technologies. Resulted in substantial enhancement in train traffic capacity (around 70%), punctuality and operational safety. Devised unique and innovative strategies, tailored to the specific needs of different sensitive areas by understanding the social dynamics, prevailing Naxalite civil-unrest and cultural diversity. Negotiated with and included local people in project executions which led to completion of long overdue projects in record time. Won the prestigious ‘Zonal Railway Award.’ Supervised procurement, inventory, and supply-chain of the signalling warehouse, handling materials worth around 500 million Indian rupees annually. Initiated new practices associated with scrap handling, inspections and delivery of material. This generated revenue of 15 million Indian rupees from scrap disposal, saved logistics costs, reduced wastage and improved supply chain.
Olutobi (Tobi) Rotilu linkedin.com/in/olutobi-adebola-rotilu ■ Career history: Lead - Financial & Regulatory Reporting, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Nigeria Financial Reporting Analyst, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Nigeria System & Process Review Analyst, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Nigeria Regulatory Reporting Analyst, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Nigeria ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BSc, Accounting, University of Lagos, Nigeria Member, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), UK
■ Nationality: Nigerian
■ Languages:
Yoruba (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Successfully implemented the automation of the bank’s daily bank returns using robotics leveraging technology. This reduced the time spent on the rendition of returns by two hours, therefore increasing efficiency and productivity. Awarded the ‘Most Valuable Player’ award in the Financial Control department, recognising a demonstrated ability to consistently deliver results. Also received the Head of Department award for excellence, in recognition of excellent work performance. Co-founded and run a non-governmental organisation (NGO), formed with the primary aim of adding value to the societally less privileged. This led to the establishment of a free school with a focus on child development that currently supports over 75 children between the ages of five and 10.
Aman Kumar Sharma linkedin.com/in/sharmakaman ■ Career history: Territory Service Manager - Jharkhand & Bihar, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, India Territory Service Manager - Mumbai & Goa, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, India Internship - Pre-Delivery Inspection & Quality Assurance, Tata Motors, India ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BTech, Mechanical Engineering, Manipal University, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages: Hindi (native) English (fluent)
Sanskrit (basic)
■ Career achievements: Led a cross-functional team to repair vehicles after Mumbai flash floods. Created a new SOS order type with the Spare parts team, reducing lead time by 60%. Negotiated blanket approvals with insurers and implemented efficient processes at 30 outlets for faster repairs. Achieved 90% delivery rate for more than 2800 vehicles within 30 days, resulting in 97% customer satisfaction. Managed dealership performance in India’s automotive landscape. Implemented data-driven strategies, adapted marketing to boost engagement, executed incentive schemes to build high-performing teams, and persuaded CEOs to expand. Achieved more than 11% dealer revenue growth, 9% customer retention improvement, and a 12% rise in organisation parts revenue. Revamped and digitised workshop processes to elevate the customer experience (CE). Customised processes for 18 outlets, cutting wait time by 30%, customer complaints by 50%, and achieving a 30% point improvement in CE score, leading to a 7% rise in repeat buyers. Received five ‘Star Performer’ awards and three accolades from the Executive Director.
Shivanshu Sharma linkedin.com/in/ishivanshusharma ■ Career history: Executive Assistant to the CEO, Gupta Enterprises, India Senior Analyst IPG, Bank of New York Mellon, India Senior Analyst RPA Automation, Bank of New York Mellon, India ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK PGDip, Banking and Finance, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, India BCom Hons, Finance and Costing, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages: Hindi (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Managed the administration of four divisions to design and execute automation in a highly labour-dependent market. Assisted in structuring a multimillion Indian rupee deal for machinery procurements, based on the long-term business partnerships built over years, effectively bringing down the estimated cost by 8-9% of the total automation cost. Led a team in an automation consultation project with a budget of more than US$5 million. Designed a classification model for equity trades from more than 100 markets and assisted automation by creating macros, optimising them, tracking performance, and redeploying funds for further research, effectively automating 48% of the team’s volume. Led to a 57% reduction in IPG’s headcount. Led the internal consultations to devise a risk mitigation strategy for the crisis-hit Turkey and Argentina market trades; investigated the impact of the crisis on different teams and assured key stakeholders and managers to minimise the risk by preparing an action plan. Potentially saved the company more than £50 million in possible claims and losses.
Ildo Shin linkedin.com/in/ildoshin
■ Career history: Product Manager, Atlas Copco Group, Korea Application Engineer, Enerpac, South Korea Sales Engineer, Hanwha Ocean, South Korea Officer, Korean Navy, South Korea
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BA, Shipbuilding Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea
■ Nationality: South Korean
■ Languages:
Korean (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Influenced new product design for better serviceability and to align with service strategy. As a product manager for the service area of semi-conductor equipment, analysed field data and developed the solution. Reduced work hours spent at the factory by 25% and provided safer working conditions. Established a new market penetration strategy with minimum investment, which included the design of a new operating model, based on insight gained from the analysis of the current business model, plus an informed business case. The new business model was adopted in France, Singapore, and Taiwan where the company does not have any market share for the product. Established a new service centre for Enerpac Tool Service. Led and supervised the distributor to open a new service centre which resulted in reduced lead time of repair work by 30% and a 10% increase in revenue for the distributor.
Urmee Rahman Silvee linkedin.com/in/urmee-rahman-silvee- ■ Career history: Partnership Associate - Aspire to Innovate (a2i) ICT Division, Government of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Brand Specialist - Marketing, Japan Tobacco International, Bangladesh Executive - Media, Activation and Digital, Unilever, Bangladesh Officer - Corporate and Employer Branding, GlaxoSmithKline, Bangladesh ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BBA, Marketing and E-Commerce, BRAC Business School, Bangladesh
■ Nationality: Bangladeshi
■ Languages:
English (native) Bengali (native)
■ Career achievements: Introduced Direct Mobile Operator Billing in Bangladesh through strategic telecom partnerships, revolutionising government certificate applications and payments on-the-go using mobile talk-time. Saved three to four in-person visits, seven days and US$55 per application. Launched in March 2023 with 30% MoM growth. Selected as one of 20 Bangladeshis to participate in the Women in Leadership Programme in 2022, alongside 100 international participants from five South Asian countries. Recognised as one of five Champions from Bangladesh. Co-created and conducted a highly appreciated workshop for 20 colleagues in a2i, demonstrating leadership beyond work. Drove national-level brand-driven consumer activations for Unilever, achieving 2 times growth with half a million new Pureit users in just two years from 2018-2020. Led a digital- first media strategy transformation and partnered with UNDP for purpose-led campaigns on safe drinking water, engaging 35 organisations to promote and advocate for a waterborne disease-free Bangladesh.
Saurabh Singla linkedin.com/in/singla-saurabh
■ Career history: Consultant, Freelance, USA Manager, Airports Authority of India, India Assistant Manager, SJVN Ltd, India Highway Engineer, Gawar Construction Ltd, India ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK B.Tech, Civil Engineering, Punjab Technical University, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages: Hindi (native) English (fluent)
Punjabi (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Developed an ecommerce and channel growth strategy for a B2B brand of a global food and beverage company in the USA. Identified target customers, defined customer journey, and built brand awareness to generate US$30 million annual revenue or 25% of total sales from ecommerce by 2025. Launched a Digital Information Management system to monitor aerospace projects worth US$2.2 billion across India, by conducting market research on four systems, defining strategy, and engaging external vendor SAP. Digitised and automated the process saving 3,000 manhours per month and improved data processing efficiency by 400%. Led a 15-member engineering and budgeting team to assess feasibility of a 66-megawatt renewable energy project worth US$86 million. Created financial models, performed cost-benefit analysis, and gained central government buy-in. Optimised resource allocation by 30%, making the project viable.
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