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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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 | Before starting her MBA, Laura worked in customer services in Mexico. She was voted 'Student of the Year' by her classmates. |
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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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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 is now working in the charity sector in the UK. |
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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. |
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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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Anna Yeh | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | Taiwan | With a media and journalism background, Anna used the MBA to switch her career into marketing. She now works for UPS in Taiwan. |
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Thi Minh Y Nguyen | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | Vietnam | Thi Minh Y looks back on her strategic marketing summer project for an NHS Trust (includes video). |
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Fredrik Sandvall | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | Sweden | Fredrik is now working in the UK for Coverdale, a leading executive training and consultancy company. |
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Brian Goold | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | United Kingdom | After an extensive career in airline fleet management, Brian is helping to establish a new subsidiary for a US firm. |
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Ben Harper | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | United Kingdom | Ben, a qualified doctor, describes some of the joys and challenges of completing an MBA with a family in tow. |
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Maxim Ruzanov | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | Russia | After completing an exchange to St Gallen as part of his MBA, Maxim has rejoined his original employer, one of Russia's leading electrical engineering companies. |
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Cobe Wenhui Zhu | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | China | A financial specialist, Cobe took the MBA to broaden his knowledge. After his summer internship with Lehman Brothers, he has rejoined CITIC. |
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Olufemi Hassan | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | Nigeria | An experienced chartered accountant, Olufemi now works in corporate banking in Nigeria. |
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Gaston Gomez Armesto | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | Argentina | Gaston has switched sector since completing his MBA and now works in a strategic role for the power generation company Cummins. |
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Karen Mathenge | MBA (Full-time) | 2008 | Kenya | Karen was a journalist before taking her MBA, and is now a senior account manager for Portland Communications. |
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Donglin Duanmu | MBA (Full-time) | 2007 | China | Former diplomat Donglin reflects on what he has gained so far from his MBA. Includes video, in which he outlines one of his consulting experiences. |
