OB Club Careers Fair 2018 List of Professionals Wednesday 7th March 7-9pm Roger Marks (71-82) Software and Technology Technology Entrepreneur and CEO of Aeromark who design and provide Web based software that runs some of the UK’s largest companies. Also setup and runs various other companies including a Mobile App and electronics development company in Denmark. Actively runs a graduate program that is particularly suited to Business Management graduates. Voted UK Digital Entrepreneur 2013. William Roberts-Phelps (02-09) Family Law Solicitor working in Milton Keynes for regional multi-service law firm Pictons LLP who have further offices in Tring and Luton. Specialises in family law which includes; financial disputes, child arrangements and divorce proceedings. Matthew Dicks Music & Media Industry Read Business & Marketing at Derby. Previously Director for Ministry of Sound, CMO of tech start up Handmade Mobile and Head of Marketing for O2/Telefonica Digital. Currently working extensively with YouTube entrepreneurs and social media influencers within the music industry to develop brand opportunities through live events, music distribution, publishing and master rights ownerships and original content creation. Has a passion for supporting, mentoring and developing entrepreneurs within the media and music industry. Dr Ian Linney Pharmaceutical Research Read Chemistry and did a PhD at Bath in organic synthesis. Spent over 20 years working in the Pharmaceutical Industry both for pharmaceutical companies and Contract Research Organizations. Currently working as a Project Leader at a large CRO outside Cambridge. Has experience in all stages of the drug discovery process. James Fretwell (02 - 09) Teaching English as a Foreign Language Studied Modern History at Queen’s University Belfast. Worked for two years at an elementary school in Seoul, South Korea teaching English to Korean students. Studied Korean language at Yonsei University (Seoul). Appeared on the South Korean TV show ‘Abnormal Summit’ (비정상회담). Currently preparing to start a Master’s and Doctorate in North Korean History at a university in South Korea. Chris Brodie (72-83) Civil Engineering Read Civil Engineering at the Polytechnic of Wales. Trenchless Technology Manager for OnSite Central Ltd, a division of South Staffordshire Water Plc, specialising in utility and pipe installations underground without digging up the ground. Techniques invoice directional drilling, pipe jacking, micro-tunnelling and guided auger boring. Josh Frossell (98-08) Management Consulting Read Geography at Durham then a Masters in International Relations. Worked within the insurance industry in Singapore and Hong Kong before returning to the UK to work with an insurance organisation to set up a European office in response to Brexit. Currently working in the Insurance Consulting practice at Accenture. Mark Rogers (88-99) Investment Banking Read Political Science and Social Policy at Birmingham. Took a gap year before serving 10 years as a Commissioned Officer in the British Army. In 2013, moved into investment banking, initially with Barclays and now with JPMorgan Mark James (96-07) Digital Marketing/Sales Read Economics & Philosophy at Leeds. First job was in sales for a start-up subsequently acquired by Adobe. Then in Inside Sales (lead generation) before moving into Enterprise Field Sales & Media Agency/Partner Sales roles at Google. Currently working for Integral Ad Science, a US technology firm help the biggest brands in the world decrease waste across their online ads. Robert Brown Insurance Underwriting Read Business Studies at Napier, Edinburgh. Followed a career in underwriting liability risks, including a couple of years working in Latin America. Currently Global Practice Leader for M&A Insurance at a Lloyd's Syndicate and international insurance group (Neon and Great American Insurance Group). An underwriting specialist with experience of start-up & international development of a product division. Rebecca Wright (BHS 08-12) Marketing & Communications Read Politics at Leeds after travelling for 2 years including spending a year living and working in Australia.. Currently working for the Consultation Institute running their marketing & communications department, dealing with any person or organisation in public engagement and consultation. Dr Laurent Garosi Veterinary Specialist in Neurology/Neurosurgery Studied veterinary medicine in Toulouse, France before moving to the UK 20 years ago to undertake a 3 year specialist training in neurology at the Royal Veterinary College in London. Currently head of neurology/neurosurgery service and one of the partners at Davies Veterinary Specialists, which is one of the largest multidisciplinary referral veterinary centre in Europe. Past President of the European college of veterinary neurology. Deal exclusively with complex neurological and neurosurgical conditions travels worldwide to lecture and do surgery if required. Robert Watson Patent and Design Attorney Read Chemistry at Oxford. Partner with Mewburn Ellis. Works in the City for a wide range of clients mainly in the pharmaceutical area, helping them protect their ideas and products. Holds a senior role in an international attorney organisation which has afforded opportunities to meet with government officials and colleagues across the world. Henry Brown (93-01) Real Estate – Development Read Management and Engineering at Nottingham then following a ski season did a Masters in Surveying at London South Bank University. Qualified as a Chartered Surveyor (RICS) and now works for Savills as a Development Manager in the energy and infrastructure team. Previously worked for Savills in the French and Swiss Alps providing residential development consultancy and agency services. Andrew Mabbitt Founder / Hacker Kurtis Baron Founder / Hacker Andrew and Kurtis work for Fidus Information Security and spends their days _legally_ hacking into some of the largest corporations in the world and breaking into buildings. Henry Vann (99-04) Public Affairs / Creative Industries Read Philosophy at Cambridge, worked for the Department of Health and DODS, the UK’s leading Parliamentary consultancy. Now Head of External Affairs for the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM), the UK’s professional body for musicians and has run Parliamentary events and successful campaigns to secure £300m of Government funding for music education. Vice-Chair of the Council for Subject Associations (CfSA) and Cabinet Member for Education on Bedford Borough Council. FRSA. @BedfordVann Shanaka Rupasinghe (00-08) Business Transformation Consulting Read Medical Biochemistry at Birmingham. Worked as a Business Development Team Lead for a US Tech startup before moving industry into consultancy for Capgemini UK. Primary experience as a Management Consultant, but has also gained experience in Operational & IT consulting. Has an internal part-time role managing the Degree Apprentice community and helping with Graduate recruitment. Paul Bennell Logistics Read Economic Geography at Swansea, followed by a Masters in Economic Development and Lean Manufacturing at Birmingham, whilst vice-chair British University Sports Federation. Joined Exel Logistics (now part of DHL) as a Graduate Trainee, working across all business units facing Automotive, Retail, Healthcare and Manufacturing customers in the UK and Europe. Since then has worked across the UK on logistics and supply chain challenges for Monsoon, BHS, HSS Hire, Brakes Bros Food Service, Co-op and currently with Samworth Brothers Supply Chain. Kerri Whybrow Sports Therapist Read Sports Therapy at Coventry and doing a Masters at St George’s. Has experience working to help teams and athletes in a variety of sports including rugby union, rugby league, football, triathlon and long distance running with recovery and rehabilitation from injury. Currently works at Julie Dass Sports Injury Clinic and with 1XV rugby team at school. Jawad Safdar (02-09) Marketing Since reading Management at Warwick and interning at Goldman Sachs, Jawad has accumulated a wealth of multi-channel B2C marketing experience with roles at American Express, John Lewis, Barclays, EE and (currently at) Amazon. Was awarded the Marketing Week's Masters of Marketing 'Rising Star of the Year' Award. Oliver Yew (00-05) Sports Journalist Read Music at Nottingham before completing an MA in Print Journalism at Nottingham Trent. Worked as a freelance sports reporter for the Nottingham Post, Arsenal.com, Goal.com and the Press Association before moving to Ladbrokes as a digital content editor and writer. Now works as a Digital Sports Journalist at Sky Sports, specialising in football. Isabel Pugh (BHS 01-12) TeachFirst Read History at Manchester after taking a gap year. Completed theTeachFirst programme and gained a PGCE from UCL alongside teaching full time. Currently teaching History at a school in North West London. Frankie Collen Activate NCS Studied Psychology and Media at Keele University. A student liaison & engagement officers for Activate NCS who provide holiday childcare camps and are physical education specialists. Long history of sports participation, coaching and training, most recently in Australia being part of the training team that rolled out a multimillion-dollar software upgrade across the county. Judit Sogan Investment Banking Read Law at UCL then qualified as a Barrister, specialising in company commercial and insolvency law until 1998. Moved into financial services rating structured finance transactions, and looking