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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Pascal Philippi | MSc Finance | 2011 | Germany | As a result of what he learnt on the MSc Finance, Pascal got a job at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Zurich. |
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Jiabin Sun | MSc Finance | 2011 | China | Jiabin is now working for a private equity company in Beijing, China. |
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Hsing-Ju Hsieh | MSc Finance | 2009 | Taiwan | The reputation of the School, and partnership with CFA, was what attracted Hsing-Ju to the MSc in Finance. |
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Jing Lu | MSc Finance | 2009 | China | After her MSc, Jing Lu took up a tutoring post at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics. |
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Lanlan Liu | MSc Finance | 2009 | China | Lanlan has stayed on in the UK to start a PhD in Finance after completing her MSc. |
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Prajwal Kanoi | MSc Finance | 2008 | India | Prajwal came to Lancaster after completing internships with Hyundai and Goodricke Group in India. |
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Thomas Metzger | MSc Finance | 2007 | Germany | Thomas joined Macquarie Capital Funds in London on completing his MSc in Finance. |
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Rudy Saadi | MSc Finance | 2007 | Lebanon | Rudy now works for Deutsche Bank in London. |
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Robert Neilson | MSc Finance | 2007 | United Kingdom | Robert completed a BSc in Mathematics before starting the MSc in Finance. |
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Stavros Violaris | MSc Finance | 2007 | Cyprus | Since graduation, Stavros has been working for PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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Meghna Amrohi | MSc Finance | 2007 | India | Meghna now works for PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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Tobias Warkus | MSc Finance | 2007 | Germany | After graduating, Tobias joined a mergers and acquisitions firm in Germany. |
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Hooman Mehrdadi | MSc Finance | 2007 | Iran | Hooman now works in asset management for one of the Middle East's largest investment banks. |
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Michele Liuzzi | MSc Finance | 2007 | Italy | Michele is now working for Simest, a development finance institution in Rome. |
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Anastasia Elisenkova | MSc Finance | 2007 | Russia | Anastasia now works for one of Russia's top development companies. |
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Ufuk Gucbilmez | MSc Finance | 2006 | Turkey | After completing his MSc Ufuk began a PhD in Finance at Lancaster. |
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Steven Pereira | MSc Finance | 2006 | India | Steven had worked in finance for 13 years before starting the MSc. He now works for HSBC in Singapore. |
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Peléjoao Gutzwiller | MSc Finance | 2005 | Switzerland | Following his MSc in Finance Peléjoao joined Société Générale in their private banking division. |
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Kuntal Shah | MSc Finance | 2005 | India | Kuntal completed an MBA in India before deciding she wanted to specialise in capital markets. |
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Nikolaos Voukelatos | MSc Finance | 2005 | Greece | Nikolaos decided to take the MSc in Finance after developing a strong interest in financial markets while on his business administration degree in Greece. |
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Viet Dung Nguyen | MSc Finance | 2005 | Vietnam | Viet Dung came to Lancaster after 2 years working in an investment bank in Vietnam. He is now undertaking a PhD in Finance at Cranfield School of Management. |
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Jianing Liu | MSc Finance | 2005 | China | After her MSc, Jianing Liu returned to China to work for the China Development Bank. |
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Marc McGovern | MSc Finance | 2005 | Ireland | Marc joined the MSc with experience of working for Allied Irish Bank. He now works for Investors Group. |
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Agnieszka Tokarska | MSc Finance | 2004 | Poland | Agnieszka now works in risk management for Ernst & Young in Ireland. |
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Valentine Ozigbo | MSc Finance | 2004 | Nigeria | Valentine qualified as a chartered accountant, and took an MBA in Nigeria, before coming to Lancaster. He now holds a senior position in a leading West African bank. |
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Lampros Gkogkos | MSc Finance | 2003 | Greece | After graduating Lampros became an actuarial trainee with Norwich Union in the UK. |
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Jian Huang | MSc Finance | 2003 | China | Jian Huang completed a PhD after graduating from LUMS, and now works as a risk consultant for RiskMetrics group in London. |
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Long Liu | MSc Finance | 2003 | China | Long Liu is now working as a Credit Trader for Citi. |
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Ozlem Ozdemir | MSc Finance | 2003 | Turkey | Before she joined the MSc Finance, Ozlem had worked for the Capital Markets Board in Turkey. |
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Thibaud Ponchon | MSc Finance | 2003 | France | Now a manager with M&G Investments, Thibaud provides in-depth credit analysis on leveraged transactions. |
