Theseus-EDHEC MBA

Theseus-EDHEC MBA Class 2007-2008


The following MBA students are available to form consulting teams and for full time job positions.

For further information please contact marleen.weissert@edhec.edu

Christophe GILLES

French

Languages: French(F), English (F), Spanish (F), German (F)

Food engineer ISA France
Engineer with 15 years of exposure in B2B food ingredients

Cargill & Degussa AG France
Commercial Director Flavour and Fruit Systems
Reported to the president of the Business unit EAME,define and implement marketing strategy for the company with a turnover of €42m

Management and Strategic Vision
Lead a cross-functional team of 52 people(Mkt, sales,development & application) within a matrix organisation to ensure delivery of the business plan

International
Linked the European and the American organizations to establish key customers worldwide follow up development and support

Improved commercial output from the department through improved working practices, delivering effective marketing concepts to time and budget and enhancing our profile with key clients as market innovators

Entrepreneurial
Developed new market segment organization assuring a 6% growth on top line and 7% on added value

Key member in the divestment process of the Degussa flavour business line.(€110m turnover)

Job Objectives: international general management position

Amal Benkirane

Moroccan

Languages: French (N), Arabic (N), English(F), Spanish (B), Italian (B)

Engineering degree in Communication Systems
MSc in Management of IT Businesses

Boston Consulting Group Paris
Consultant
Strategic missions in the railway, airline and telecommunication industries.


Internship France Telecom - Paris
Strategic marketing team
Market study in the information and communication industry

Market dynamics

Value migration

Key success factors

Job Objectives: Management and strategy consultant

Christopher Olufola JINADU

Nigerian


Languages: English (F), French (B)

Bachelor of Business Administration
6 Years experience in Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Cadbury Schweppes Subsidiary, Nigeria (Cadbury Nigeria Plc)
Imports Manager (Overseas Imports Management)
Raw, Packaging and Non Production Materials Sourcing and Supplier Selection

Negotiations and Ordering as per annual material requirements

Supplier Service Assessment and Quality Rating

Monitoring of inventory to ensure optimum stock level is maintained for all materials

Management and Prevention quality related problems by working closely with suppliers

Management and Prevention of quality related problems


Virgin Nigeria Airways Ltd
Procurement Supervisor (Inflight Catering Equipment)
Co-ordinated imported material flow from sourcing to delivery, (PFI, Let­ter of Credit opening, samples provision, Manufacture, Inspection, Ship­ment, supervise port clearing, release for usage, invoice processing)

Job Objectives:International Contracts Management & Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Florin D. CIMPEAN

Romanian/ American - 1980


Languages: Romanian (N), English (F), French (B)

Bachelors of Business Administration : Finance & Investments
8 Years of experience (last 3 years as Retail Financial Analyst)


L'Occitane US
Retail Financial Analyst
Responsible for reporting financial results, forecasting and budgeting

Reported and analyzed monthly sales data and expenses,

Worked on budgets and forecasts,

Created balance sheets and profit & loss statements,

Reviewed accounting journal entries


Job Objectives: Corporate financial analysis

Carina NORKLIT

Danish

Languages: Danish (N), English (F), French (B), German (B)

MSc in Tourism Management
BSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management
Hospitality and tourism professional with 4 years experience in e-commerce including 3 years in project and product management.

Product Management:
Responsible for product strategies for a fast growing Danish tourism e-commerce start-up.

Implemented new growth-and business development strategies and vital internal business processes following a merger and change of ownership

Planned and executed the company's search engine marketing strategy and led IT-development projects of different scale

Job Objectives: Operational strategy, Change management and Business development.

Tadele WORKU

Ethiopian

Languages: Amharic (N), English (F), French(G)

BA in Economics
10 years of banking experience of which 6 years as Manager

Manager, Credit Analysis Division - Dashen Bank

Responsible for leading and coordinating the activities of working capital and project finance sections under the division, insuring that the credit analysis techniques (computation and interpretation of financial ratios, evaluation of comparative financial reports, projection of income and cash flow statements, calculation of NPV, IRR, etc) practiced are up to the standard and responsive to new developments,

Undertaking studies to refine loan processing systems and recom­mend new guidelines,

Preparing annual credit plan, budget and work program.

Member of three hierarchical credit committees responsible for appro­ving or rejecting loan proposals

Previous positions: Assistant Manager, Accountant, Loan Officer, Moni­toring & Evaluation Expert

Job Objectives: Optimal decision, effectiveness, efficiency

Chuan SUN

Chinese

Languages: Chinese (N); English (F)

Master of Science in Finance
Bachelor in Economics

4 years of working experience as financial consultant

American Appraisal Co., LTD
Financial analyst

Financial valuation for business enterprise, options, convertible bonds etc for financial report and IPO.

KPMG
Consultant
 

Tax and business consultancy services.

Consultant Hendersen Consulting (Shanghai) Co., LTD

Financial and business consultancy services.

Consultant Datsun Investment Co., Ltd (Contract)

Corporate restructuring analysis

Job Objectives: Valuation advisory service; Investment banking; Corpo­rate finance

Johannes JAHNKE

Swedish

Languages: Swedish (N),English (F) French (F)

MSc in Business and Systems Science
4 years of international consultancy experience from five different industry sectors all client-facing.

Consultant:
Worked with Accenture, Lloyds TSB, Unilever, BP, Sony Ericsson, IKEA, Astra-Zeneca and the European Investment Bank (EU).

Responsible for quality assurance and development of parts of large-scale information systems implementations.

Started and managed teams, sole responsible for timely delivery of geographically dispersed group-work.

Participated in requirement gathering, analysis and design.

Taught systems delivery as faculty and also active in patent-creation and IP-management.

Job Objectives: Strategic, Corporate, and Business Development

Natsumi AKATSUKA

Japanese

Languages : Japanese(N), English(F),

BA in International Relations
4 Years working experience in international business (Import & Export)

Kohyo Company Ltd
Responsible for the new business development project (Japan)

Searched new business field which had synergy effects for the compa­ny's current business,

Developed new business partnerships both suppliers which are located internationally and customers in Japan,

Started-up the new products line, expanded the volume, made them stable handling products for the company

Job Objectives: Search and develop new business field

Justin Rico OYOLA

American

Languages: English(N), Spanish (G)

BA - University of California, Berkeley
6 years of strategic planning, project and alliance management expe­rience in the civil rights advocacy sector
4 years developing a start-up law, policy and communications think-tank

Equal Justice Society
Associate Director of Projects and Coalitions.

Provided coalition management services to cross-functional teams of professors, civil rights attorneys, journalists, pollsters and vendors who are advancing progressive law and policy.

Built a research coalition charged with exploring the socioeconomic impact of ending equal opportunity programs in education, contracting and employment.

Project Director at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights.

Solved for a reactive advocacy strategy by formulating a rapid legisla­tion endorsement process for 50 organisations.

Job Objectives: Strategic Management and Technology Consulting Firm

Martin LANGENBACHER

German

Languages: German (N), English (F), French (F)

Engineering Degree in Aeronautics
8 years working experience in Telecommunication; sales, consul­ting and product line management in the area of Operation and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS)

Siemens(Germany/Austria)
Product Line Manager & Sales Consultant
  

Coordination and leading of the Product Line Management group within OSS/BSS.

Unification of our OSS/BSS portfolio as well as design of new OSS/BSS offers.

Selling of outsourcing and consulting project in UK as well as leading the local team.

Customer contacts, acquisition, presentations, supervision of regional Siemens sales channels (in and outside Europe).

Job Objectives: International management position in a cross-cultural and global environment

Stefano MAIO

Italian / South African

Languages: English (N), Italian (N), French (F)

BA in Economics and Sport Manage­ment
4 Years experiences in Event Management/Marketing
4 years professional golf player

rEvents Corporate Accommodation, Event Management/Marketing company www.rEventz.com
Founder and Director Responsible for strategic development and validation/implementation of strategic business growth opportunities

Identified, designed and implemented the marketing strategy

Created a dynamic and trendy show case web site

International Sales Manager

Sales of convention services, corporate properties, yacht charters, air­craft charters to businesses for congresses, conventions and exhibitions

Contributed to the development and execution of the Sales Plan

Professional Golf  Touring Player
Member of European Challenge Tour and Alps Tour

Job Objectives: Management consulting in a dynamic company where my entrepreneurial and competitive sporting background will be stimu­lated

Yoshiaki HANAFUSA

Japanese

Languages: Japanese(N), English(F), French (B)

Bachelor of Economics
6 years experience of IT industry, including 2 years marketing experien­ce and 4 years business planning experience.

Hitachi Ltd., Information & Telecommunication System (Tokyo)
New Business Producer, Strategic Business Development Division

Managed taskforce of 10-20 members to develop new business (including Corporate M&A) that require cross-functional teams and/or specialised knowledge

Developed strategic business model in internet, online game, pro­ducts (server,storage) etc

Job Objectives: Strategic, Corporate, and Business Development

Ashwini HERUR

Indian
 

Languages: English(N), Indian-Hindi(N), Indian-Kannada(F), Indian-Telugu(F).

Bachelor of Engineering
Post Graduation with specialisation in HR
3.5 years in IT and IT Enabled Services(BPO) industry

Sonata Software Ltd
Assistant Manager - Human Resources

Employee Induction programes,

Annual Employee Appraisal,

Monitering Background verification of prospective employees.

Analysis of monthly and annual employee attrition reports,

Structuring employee engagement activites and HR Partner for business groups.

Job Objectives: Corporate and strategic

Waleed Yousef Omran AL SHAMSI

Emerati

Languages: Arabic (N), English (F), French (B)

BSc in Chemical Engineering
7 Years of working experience in Petrol Industry

Dolphin Energy Limited (DEL)
Senior Operations Safety Engineer
 

Provided technical expertise in field of occupational health and safety

Ensured that DEL's operations, facilities, equipment and materials pose minimal hazard on employees.

Assisted in the preparation and implementation of DEL occupational health and safety procedures and guidelines.

Developed HSE handbooks and safe work systems for deployment throu­ghout DEL.

Reviewed and assisted all incident data including reporting, investiga­tion results, tracking, trending and management reporting of DEL safety performance.

Identified and developed training requirements for occupational health and safety awareness and practice.

Participated in incident investigation, hazard identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, inspection and audit activities.

Job Objectives: To utilise the MBA knowledge in my PhD studies in the HSE field

Thomas DESGRANGES

French

Languages: French (N), English (F)

BSc (Hons) in Computer Sciences
10 years of experience in software engineering including 5 years as project manager

Atos Origin, France and North Africa
IT Project manager

Responsible of projects including:

Team management

Customer relationship

Budget follow-up

Job Objectives: International Management

Yijuan ZHI

Chinese

Languages: Chinese(N), English(F),Cantonese(F),French(B)

Bachelor of Language and Literature
3 Years of experience in import & export industry

Rich Creation International Ltd ( China)
Project Supervisor


In charge of company's outsourced production lines

Supervised on new projects' development

Audited and selected qualified suppliers

Prospected and maintained new customers

Threesixty Sourcing Co. (China)
Merchandiser

Sourced numerous consumer and commercial hard goods mainly for US Market

Maintained network of manufactures spread over whole Asian area in different categories

Project holder in several purchasing events

Soucez nTrendz (HK) Ltd.: (China)
Product Developer

Contacted customers & offered efficient service 

Developed new products and followed purchase orders

Inspected products on line and made guidance to QC

Job Objectives:  strategic consulting

Walid Ahmed BAMAZAHEM

Emarati

Languages: Arabic (N), English (F)

Civil Engineer
5 years in pipeline engineering, maintenance, construction and integrity

Dolphin Energy Limited , United Arab Emiraties
Planning Controller

Determined and ensured compliance with applicable national and industrial design codes and standards as well as local and regional statutory regulations.

Determined design, operating & maintenance and set point parame­ters.

Prepared instrument, electrical, mechanical and civil engineering pro­cedures amending and updating to reflect new equipment on changing situations.

Monitored and analysed major shutdown activities status

Prior to this was Pipeline Engineer in same company


Job Objectives: Strategic Planning

Jorge E AGUELA

Peruvian / Canadian

Languages: Spanish (N), English (F), French (G)

BSc in Communications
10 years management experience at international level in private and public sectors, including General Administration, Communications and Marketing

Disabled People's International
Assistant Executive Director

Responsible for designing, implementing and evaluating financial, administrative, marketing and communication strategies with international organisations in 130 countries.

Promoted and developed partnerships between international private and public organisations.

Social Security - Peru
Branch Manager

Responsible for the Branch General Administration and generation and implementation of sales, marketing and customer service strategies

Job Objectives: International Marketing, Business Development, International Cooperation

Hari SIVAN

Indian

Languages: Malayala(N),English(F), Hindi(F), French(B)

Bachelor of Technology
4 Years in Consumer Banking
2 year in Information Technology/back end operations in banking

Citibank NA, Singapore
Manager

Managed multiple Credit cards portfolios in Asia-Pacific.Initiated targeted marketing and customer segmentation

Launched Cashback schemes and Instant (POS) loyalty programmes

Introduced strategic promotions that encouraged revolver behaviour

Managed Co-brands and partner relationships with Krisflyer, Cathay, Zuji etc.

Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation, India
Engineer

Managed development/maintenance projects for Credit Cards processing.

Handled systems and operations support and ensured 24X7 availa­bility.

Job Objectives: A managerial role in business development/product management where my experience, domain expertise and international exposure can create significant value

Heoung-Yeon LEE

Korean

Languages: Korean (N), English (F)

Master of Business Administration
Bachelors of Business Administration

8 years of working experience with product development planning, overseas sales and marketing fields in electrical company

PANTECH Co.,Ltd., Seoul, Korea
Manager, Overseas Marketing Division

GSM mobile phone R&D and sales company (World 7th ranked in 2006)

In charge of Latin American market for product planning and marketing

In charge of Middle and East Asian market as a market expert

Planned and launched GPRS mobile phone for worldwide

Made  product proposals and surveyed market research

Planned 2 million units to be sold worldwide including U.S carrier, AT&T Wireless

Job Objectives:  To pursue a career in business development for an international manufacturing or financial service company.

Ayesha BROCHARD

Jamaican

Languages: English (N), French (F), Spanish(F), Japanese ( G)

BA in Double Majors International Relations and Spanish, Minor in French
4 Years of working experience as Language teacher

Language instructor in Japan
Mastered presentation skills and techniques in order to effectively synthesize and transmit knowledge

In response to deepening competition I engaged in planning, designing and implementing student recruitment and retention campaigns internally and externally in order to increase the school's revenues

Emergency Teacher 
Assumed  role of change initiator

Renewed and reinforced communication channels formerly broken down between foreign teaching personnel and Japanese staff

During individual school crisis, through consistent face to face communication and effective customer relations, I ensured that clients continued to believe both in the schools' stability and their ability to continue providing superior services

Job Objectives: Consultant in an internationally oriented management consulting firm.

Scott A Catton

American

Languages: English (N), Japanese (G-F)

BA in Management of Information Systems and Inter­national Business,
10 years of Test Management, Project Management and Software Development experience

Microsoft Corporation
Project Manager

Test Management, Project Management and Software Design Engineer roles contributing to or driving software development projects from Windows 98 to Vista, DirectX, and Windows Media Center.

Led teams of between 5 and 15 employees in these leadership roles.

Job Objectives: Program Management or Business Analyst in a Multina­tional Organisation

Nicolas PILLOT

French

Languages: French (N) English (F)

Master In Management
2 years of working experience in hazardous waste management

TREDI, Séché Environnement Group
Managed tenders for international UN funded projects

Implemented the Integrated Management System related to the international department's ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 new certifications;

Drew up reports and market studies to support decisions related to market development and acquisitions / investments.

Mailing industry: La Poste Entreprises
Developed a commercial strategy;

Drew up commercial proposals for several clients.

Energy market: EDF
Wrote a summary report about all maintenance and functionning operations related to the 4 funnels of the plant since 1990;

Took part in the implementation of a new inventory management system.

Job Objectives: Management of international business development projects in energy or environment industry.

Rémi FRANCARD

French

Languages: French (N), English (F), Italian (G)

Electronics Engineer
13 years of experience in semi conductor industry

STMicroelectronics
Program Manager

Managing multi-million dollar budget : from project design from customer specifi­cation  to production.

Created a technical team in India, inspired a new business model with tool suppliers in the US and established a long term business development with 3rd tier provider partner of a breakthrough telecom technology.

Job Objectives: Strategic Merge and acquisition, Consulting in Marketing, Business development

Olivier HIEZELY

French

Languages: French(N); English(F)

An autodidact with 18 years of professional expe­rience in Organization and Information systems .

L'OREAL EMEA
Organisation and Information Systems Director


Guaranteed information systems developments according to the needs of the various countries, in agreement with the divisions and in compliance with the group's IS strategy

Proposed IS solutions to the countries' general managers and the executive committees for each zone

Spokesman and guarantor of IS policy and group's rules in relation to security, quality and projects

Contributed to pre-project analyses (system sharing/pooling type) on the operational and budgetary aspects

Ensured that countries respect their commitments in terms of budget, quality and deadlines

Organised and participated in the recruitment of the IT managers for each country

Maintained relations with international external partners and providers

Job Objectives: Strategic, Corporate, and Business Development

Laurence BONNEL

French

Languages: French (N), English (F), Italian (G)

Master in Management  
12 years of experience as Physiotherapist and Sport Manager

Arkopharma - Europeen leader in phytotherapy medicine
Pharmaceutical Product Manager (Internship)
Developped a Market analysis for phytotherapy medicine
Implemen­ted a marketing strategy for product portfolio
Created Brief 
Redefined positioning of range
Drew up a cost analysis of inventory .

Physiotherapist in hospital
Consultant Physiotherapist

Training for physiotherapists and doctors
Research specialised in sport recovery, aesthetics care and therapeutic care
Communication and Marketing

Physiotherapist & Osteopathic Official- Paris
Care specialised in sportsmen and paediatrics
Teaching in school of osteopathy.

Job Objectives: Consulting, People management, interface between medical services and business.

 
 

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