Full-Time MBA Talent Book 2020
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Full-time MBA Talent Book 2020 For the Change Makers Our Full-time MBA is ranked first in the UK and 18th in the world by the Economist/ WhichMBA? 2018 Full-time MBA ranking First UK business school to be triple accredited and to receive the Athena SWAN Silver Award for improving gender equality. E C U EFMD G E N D E R E R C HA R T Full-time MBA, Class profile for the Global Citizens 2019-20 Our MBA students We are also one of the few institutions to Class profile 2019–20 offer an assessed module in Leadership, Our vision is to be Europe’s leading We carefully select each cohort to ensure diversity in terms of gender, country of origin, work experience and industry sector. designed to help our students develop University-based business school, developing 13% the all-important skills required in today’s transformational ideas and people that shape challenging business environment. 17% how we do business. With our innovative 12% learning culture, world-class teaching, practical While many MBA courses offer optional skill development, and personalised careers 5% study tours, at WBS we see the international support, we challenge and motivate all of element as an essential experience for 11% our students to unlock their full potential and personal development. That’s why we 4% 61/39 achieve their goals for the greater good. 32 40 % male/female split include a compulsory week long trip to an 4% Average age Countries overseas partner institution as part of one Warwick MBA students come to study of participants represented of our required Full-time MBA modules. 3% with us from all over the world because Alongside this, we offer our students practical they’re ready for personal and professional 3% experiences in which they can apply their transformation. They’re Change Makers who 28% learning. Your organisation could work live and breathe our CORE values of Curiosity, with our students on group or individual Openness, Restlessness, and Excellence. consultancy projects, or you could employ our students as permanent appointments. Taught by 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 students learn from the best. Our transformative research seeks to lead Pre-MBA function Pre-MBA sector debate and create impact and this underpins our teaching, helping to develop inquisitive Consulting 9% Consulting 8% and entrepreneurial minds that will make a Finance / Accounting 13% positive contribution to your organisation. Consumer Packaged Goods 4% General Management 21% Energy 6% Human Resources 3% Financial Services 24% Information Technology 8% Government 4% Marketing / Sales 14% Healthcare 6% Operations / Logistics 8% Hospitality 2% Project Management 1% Manufacturing 8% Other 23% Media/Entertainment 2% Real Estate 5% Retail 3% Technology 11% Transportation & Logistics 3% Non-Profit 2% Other 12% 2 Full-time MBA wbs.ac.uk/go/mba 3 Recruiting our MBAs Full-time MBA For the There are many ways you can engage Student consultancy projects Recruitment presentations Big Picture with our highly valued MBA students Student projects are a high-impact Why not meet our MBAs face-to-face at during their time at WBS and beyond. opportunity to engage directly either our Warwick campus, or WBS London Thinkers with our MBA students. at The Shard? On-campus presentations are one of the most effective ways to Group projects – through our LeadershipPlus promote your brand, share insights into your module, a team of six to eight students organisation, and promote opportunities will work for a three-month period from to WBS students. We organise a peer January 2020, to analyse your business graduate event to showcase the breadth challenge and provide recommendations. of organisations employing our alumni, as well as bespoke events throughout Individual projects – our students all the year, and are happy to work around undertake an individual consultancy project, your recruitment plans and deadlines. working alongside an organisation for 10 to 12 weeks over the summer period to provide Employer treks their insights, analysis and recommendations. We will work with you to define the scope On-site visits are a dynamic way to engage and deliverables of your project and help with our students. Student visits allow you to manage the student selection process. 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. Contact us If you have any questions, or would like to discuss how our MBA students can help your organisation, please contact our CareersPlus & Corporate Relations team: T +44 (0)24 7657 4862 E [email protected] W wbs.ac.uk/go/recruitment 4 Full-time MBA wbs.ac.uk/go/mba 5 Khalid Abdulrahman Jerome Agyemang linkedin.com/in/khalidabdulrahman88 linkedin.com/in/jeromeagyemang ■ Career History: Corporate Communication Officer, Diyar Al Muharraq, Bahrain ■ Career History: Relationship Manager, Zenith Bank Ghana, Accra, Ghana Graphic Designer, Al Watan, Bahrain Cheque Clearing Officer, Zenith Bank Ghana, Accra, Ghana Graphic Designer, Miracle Graphics, Bahrain Research Analyst, Millicom Ghana (TIGO), Accra, Ghana ■ Education Highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK ■ Education Highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Bachelor of Fine Arts, New York Institute of Technology, Bahrain ACCA (Level 2), Ghana BSc, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Ghana, Ghana ■ Nationality: Bahraini ■ Nationality: Ghanaian ■ Languages: Arabic (native), English (fluent) ■ Languages: English (native), Twi (native) ■ Achievements: Achievements: Successfully implemented an online system for engineers and architects to issue penalties for ■ infringement of regulations on site, which reduced average time of resolution from seven to three days. Supervised the growth of a business unit by more than 70% to emerge as one of the top three performing branches of Zenith Bank Ghana in 2019. Proposed and launched a marketing campaign for high-end luxury villa ‘Al Bareh Villas’, resulting in 80% of villas sold on the first day of the launch. Coached three team members to become business unit heads in three new locations, which enabled internal promotions and avoided external recruitment costs. Organised the opening event for the first Chinese themed mall in the Kingdom of Bahrain, attended by the Prime Minister of Bahrain along with 400 VIP guests. Received around 500,000 visitors in its first Successfully implemented an intelligence gathering and market research programme at Millicom Ghana month. to effectively monitor the deployment of promotional marketing products and apply insights to new product development. Kofi Ayisi Aboagye Solomon Mawuyram Ahadzi linkedin.com/in/kofiayisiaboagye linkedin.com/in/solomonahadzi ■ Career History: Assistant Manager, Internal Audit, Ghana Export Import Bank, Accra, ■ Career History: Channel and Capability Manager, Route to Market, FrieslandCampina, Ghana Accra, Ghana Assistant Project Team Lead, DASH & Associates - Chartered Accountants, Channel and Category Manager (PC), Unilever, Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana Operations and Capability Manager, Unilever, Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania Senior Officer, Internal Audit, Export Trade, Agriculture & Industrial Territory Manager, Unilever, Bolgatanga and Kumasi, Ghana Development Fund (EDAIF), Accra, Ghana ■ Education Highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Officer, Internal Audit, Export Development & Investment Fund (EDIF), Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Philosophy, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana Ghana ■ Education Highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK ■ Nationality: Ghanaian EMBA, Finance, University of Ghana, Ghana Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG), Ghana ■ Languages: Ewe (native), English (fluent), Swahili (basic) Bachelor of Science, Accounting, University of Professional Studies, Ghana ■ Achievements: ■ Nationality: Ghanaian Led the deployment of direct distribution for FrieslandCampina Ghana by rolling out retail outlet ■ Languages: Asante Twi (native), English (fluent) headcount to establish relevant outlets and channels in priority areas, which increased direct sales by 33% in the first year. ■ Achievements: Initiated a new redistribution strategy for Unilever Tanzania, trained over 80 salespeople, and instituted Led internal and institutional audits including performance, operational and compliance. a sales automation process increasing turnover by 13% in year one. Implementation of recommendations led to corporate transformation and strengthening of Bank credit policy and procedures. Managed Unilever Ghana’s second biggest distributor through liquidity challenges to become Unilever Ghana’s number one distributor, contributing over 12% to a €130 million Unilever business. Spearheaded the implementation of EDAIF mango and cassava project, resulting in 8,000 acres of mango farms cultivated and three cassava plantation and processing factories established, providing employment to 4,000 rural workers in northern Ghana. Provided financial advisory to secure US$5 million to fund the establishment of a three ton fruit- processing factory. Created a business proposal and negotiated the acquisition of the machinery from Tropical Fruits Machinery in Italy. 6 Full-time MBA wbs.ac.uk/go/mba 7 Daniel Akpan Kritapart Amarapiban linkedin.com/in/daniel-akpan linkedin.com/in/kritapart-amarapiban ■ Career History: Finance