Alumni Profiles and Testimonials
These pages contain testimonials from some of our students and alumni, in which they talk about why they chose Lancaster, what they found valuable on the programme, and how their time at Lancaster has helped them in their careers. View each profile by clicking on the thumbnail or name.
| Name | Degree | Year | Origin | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobi Odunowo | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2011 | Nigeria | Tobi is an organisation design specialist with the ECOWAS Commission in West Africa. | |
| Julian Evans | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2011 | United Kingdom | Julian's experience on MAMLL led him to set up his own business while still on the programme. | |
| Steve Harvey | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2011 | United Kingdom | Steve had been involved in management development for over 16 years when he embarked on MAMLL. | |
| Esther Waite | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2010 | United Kingdom | Since graduating from MAMLL, Esther has continued her studies at Lancaster on the HighWire PhD programme. | |
| Barry Fitzsimmons | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2010 | United Kingdom | Barry came to MAMLL with 16 years' experience in people management in the financial services industry. | |
| Ian Schollar | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2009 | United Kingdom | Ian is now Head of Organisational Certification with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. | |
| Alan Sides | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2009 | United Kingdom | With a background in operations management in the Army and with Procter & Gamble, Alan now runs his own consultancy business. | |
| Jenny Garrett | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2009 | United Kingdom | Jenny now runs her own consultancy, as a leadership coach and facilitator. | |
| John Rogers | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2008 | United Kingdom | After a career in organisational development with Barclays, John now runs his own strategic change consultancy. | |
| Deborah Wainwright | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2008 | United Kingdom | Deborah came to MAMLL with over 25 years' experience in the healthcare sector. | |
| Karsten Madsen | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2007 | Denmark | Karsten joined MAMLL when he was a senior manager with a Danish healthcare company, responsible for global leadership development. | |
| Jon Laughton | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2005 | United Kingdom | When he started the MAMLL programme, Jon was MD of an aerospace company. He now runs his own consulting business and is Chairman of a technology company. | |
| Eva Francis | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2004 | Poland | After a time as Head of Learning and Development at Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Eva is now an independent consultant, management and performance coach. | |
| Mona Ali Al-Hefdhi | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2004 | Saudi Arabia | Mona is now Director of Training and Education with a children's charity in Saudi Arabia. | |
| Carole Kirk | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2003 | United Kingdom | Carole now works as a freelance development consultant and coach. | |
| Tina Cook | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2002 | United Kingdom | After a background in senior managerial positions in the not-for-profit sector, Tina has since set up her own consultancy business. | |
| Paul Dooay | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2001 | United Kingdom | Paul runs his own coaching business, Corpronetics Learning and Development. | |
| Talib Yaseen | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2001 | United Kingdom | Talib's career has been in management in the NHS. He is now Director of Nursing and Quality at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. | |
| Steve Tarpey | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 2000 | United Kingdom | Formerly a career banker, Steve joined the programme shortly after moving to Roffey Park Institute. | |
| Pam Dyson | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 1999 | United Kingdom | After a career in the NHS, Pam now works as an independent consultant. | |
| Suzanne Barlow | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 1997 | United Kingdom | Using the MA initially to support her move from IT to organisational development, Suzanne became hooked - and stayed on to do a PhD in Management Learning. | |
| Ian McDonald | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 1993 | United Kingdom | After the programme Ian became assistant director of the National Police Training College before shifting career into consultancy. | |
| Ray Smith | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 1992 | United Kingdom | Ray's career since completing his MA has taken him from the NHS to Deutsche Bank, and from Duke University to the University of South Carolina in the USA. | |
| Lloyd Davies | MA Management Learning & Leadership | 1991 | United Kingdom | Formerly head of Yorkshire Water, Lloyd started a part-time PhD in the department after completing his MA. |
