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.
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Husameldin Elnasri | MBA (Full-time) | 2012 | Sudan | Husameldin, formerly Head of Corporate Affairs for a petroleum company in Sudan, reflects on what he is learning from the Lancaster MBA. |
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Dario Maglione | MBA (Full-time) | 2012 | Italy | Aerospace engineer Dario started his own import-export business - trading between China, India and Italy - while still on the MBA. |
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Karim Boguspayev | MBA (Full-time) | 2012 | Kazakhstan | Formerly with Novartis before his MBA, Karim now works in business development for Unipharm. |
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Hsiang-Ling Hsu | MBA (Full-time) | 2012 | Taiwan | After graduating, Hsiang-Ling joined Asus in Taiwan as a market analyst. |
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Jeff MacKenzie | MBA (Full-time) | 2012 | Canada | Jeff is now a management consultant in Toronto. |
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Amitesh Podder | MBA (Full-time) | 2012 | India | Engineer Amitesh switched industries after his MBA and is now working for KPMG. |
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John Epars | MBA (Full-time) | 2012 | Switzerland | After taking part in the St Gallen exchange programme, John joined Romande Energie as Group Strategic Planner. |
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Ritesh Sagar | MBA (Full-time) | 2011 | India | Ritesh now works as a client partner with SAP in India. Here he talks about his job-hunting, and the help he received while on the MBA. |
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Laura Gonzalez Betancourt | MBA (Full-time) | 2011 | Mexico | Laura now works as a change consultant for EDF Energy in the UK. |
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Rajasekar Sukumar | MBA (Full-time) | 2011 | India | Rajasekar reflects on how the MBA prepared him for tough recruitment rounds. He now works in London for Aditi Technologies. |
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Michelle Farber | MBA (Full-time) | 2011 | United States | After her MBA Michelle set up her own consulting firm in the UK - Farber Strategies Ltd. |
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Kunj Sheth | MBA (Full-time) | 2011 | United Kingdom | With a background in market research, Kunj is now working as a Pricing Strategy Analyst for Cummins Power Generation in the UK. |
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Andrew Ponnambalam | MBA (Full-time) | 2011 | Sri Lanka | Andrew is now CEO of a company in Sri Lanka providing support in the Asian region for leading international apparel brands. |
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Indranil Bhowmik | MBA (Full-time) | 2010 | India | Indranil and his wife Sreyasi studied together at LUMS. Here they explain how they coped with the competing demands of study and family life. |
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Dave Gallagher | MBA (Full-time) | 2010 | United Kingdom | The MBA helped Dave make the transition from an army officer to a business career. He is now managing change within Royal Mail. |
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Latifa Aarab | MBA (Full-time) | 2010 | France | After finishing the MBA, Latifa joined PIMCO Europe to work in marketing and communications. |
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Kate Palmer | MBA (Full-time) | 2010 | United Kingdom | An architect by profession, Kate took the MBA to expand her business knowledge and now works for a rural diversification consultancy. |
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Fiona D'Souza | MBA (Full-time) | 2010 | India | Fiona's summer project was with Vodafone UK. She is now a business analyst for a business process outsourcing firm in London. |
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Mandy Varley | MBA (Full-time) | 2010 | United States | Mandy worked in the UK charity sector after completing her MBA, and is now Marketing and Communications Officer for Convio. |
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Sonu Bubna | MBA (Full-time) | 2010 | India | Inspired by the MBA to become an entrepreneur, Sonu has launched two business ventures since graduating from Lancaster. |
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Abishek Chand | MBA (Full-time) | 2009 | United Kingdom | Abishek extended his supply chain experience through his summer project, and now works in logistics for the Widdowson Group. He also went to Bocconi in Milan on an MBA exchange. |
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Ashish Deodhar | MBA (Full-time) | 2009 | India | Ashish now works in the UK as a brand manager for the company for whom he did his summer project. |
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Michael Hass | MBA (Full-time) | 2009 | Germany | After his MBA, which included a study tour to South Africa, Michael joined Ernst & Young in London as a senior consultant. |
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Mbali Mthethwa | MBA (Full-time) | 2009 | South Africa | Mbali now works as a freelance management consultant in Cape Town. |
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Soojin Pak | MBA (Full-time) | 2009 | South Korea | Soojin undertook the Lancaster MBA with her husband Nick Miles. They also brought with them their young son. |
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Nick Miles | MBA (Full-time) | 2009 | United Kingdom | Nick, who studied on the MBA with his wife Soojin, is now Director of Art Transport for Christies UK in London. |
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Louise Broe Sørensen | MBA (Full-time) | 2009 | Denmark | Louise, now a senior consultant, describes what it was like doing the Lancaster MBA with her partner Johan. |
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Myung Sun Kim | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | South Korea | Sun came to the Lancaster MBA after working in marketing for Samsung in Korea. She is now a Senior Associate for KPMG. |
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Oluwafunke Amobi | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | Nigeria | An HR professional with over 17 years experience, Oluwafunke returned to Nigeria after her MBA to work for MTN Nigeria Communications. |
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Olufemi Hassan | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | Nigeria | An experienced chartered accountant, Olufemi now works in corporate banking in Nigeria. |
