Cambridge Judge Business School Network magazineSummer 2007

Network07

2

Director’s message

Arnoud De MeyerDirector

As we come to the end of the 2006-2007

academic year we can look back on what

has been a significant period for Judge

Business School.

In my first email to you last year, I noted

our intention to continue to recruit top

quality students across all our

programmes, as well as our ongoing

success in the various business

education rankings. Indeed our

continuing success is no better

highlighted than through gaining 15th

position in January’s Financial Times

MBA Global rankings.

The Cambridge MBA continues to

flourish and we are pleased to have

delivered on the expectations of the

current class in terms of the quality of the

educational experience and ongoing

recruitment. This has resulted in an

increased number of applications to the

programme for the forthcoming

academic year and, in particular, in a

much higher yield of acceptances. I am

therefore delighted to announce an

increase in class size of almost 50 % for

the incoming MBA cohort and look

forward to continuing growth in the MBA

programme over the coming years.

Our current priorities focus on growing

the size of our programmes and faculty

to increase the impact of the School as

well as increasing the quality and volume

of our research output. In addition to this,

building our links across the University of

Cambridge will help us differentiate

ourselves from other business schools.

Our investment in providing Executive

Education is also an important aspect of

our growth strategy and indeed we are

pleased to have moved on a pace since I

last updated you. Please view page 31

for some of our forthcoming

programmes.

Striving to invest in our brand and

communications is vital and will facilitate

the dissemination of our research results.

As I am sure many of you will have

noticed, Judge Business School now has

a much higher profile in the business

press, including regular features and

articles in publications such as the

Financial Times and Economist. One

particular research project that attracted

considerable media attention was Dr.

Mark de Rond’s study of the ‘Cambridge

Blue Boat’ the winning rowing team in

this year’s Varsity Boat Race. The article

on page 18 gives us a fascinating insight

on the challenges of how to build high

performance teams.

Investing in our future has never been

more crucial and I am delighted to report

that we have received around £7.4million

this year from supporters of the School

and have additional commitments for

another £2.5 M. Highlights include the

Chair and Research centre for Indian

Business, the Sir Evelyn de Rothschild

Chair in Finance, and a seed fund

(partially endowed) for Cultural and Arts

Management.

As always I would like to take this

opportunity to thank you, our alumni, for

your many and varied contributions to a

successful year. I have very much

enjoyed meeting you all during my many

visits both at home and overseas, and

look forward to seeing many more of you

in the coming months.

3

Welcome

&Chair’s message page 4

Graduation celebration page 8

School news roundup page 10

Books page 14

Media mentions page 16

Student news page 21

Alumni news page 23

Network roundup page 26

Forthcoming events page 27

Classnotes page 28

5

9

Chris Hope talks

climate change

13Alumni Weekend

2007 welcoming

alumni back to

Cambridge this

autumn

18Team work and

collaboration Mark

de Rond showcases

his latest research

Alumni relations

Meet the team and

reconnect with the

School.

25New ways to keep

in touch

Maintaining links

across your network

4

Chair’s message

I am very excited to introduce

the latest edition of Network

magazine. Packed with alumni news,

forthcoming events and initiatives,

faculty focus’ and much more; this issue

of Network reflects all the various

exciting activity happening both in the

School and across our alumni network.

As you will recall in December 2006, I

took over as Chair of the alumni council

from Rachel Massey (MBA 1999).

Rachel has done a great job over recent

years to develop the network and build

our strategy. With the appointment of

Professor Arnoud De Meyer as Director

of Judge Business School last

September, we have been working hard

to align our aims and objectives with the

vision for the School going forward,

working closely with Rachael Barker,

Alumni Relations Manager, to drive

forward the implementation. We as a

Council are charged with helping create

and manage initiatives, such as the

Class Ambassador Scheme, with the

aim to foster and deepen links between

both Judge and non-Judge Business

School Cambridge alumni within the

global business community.

Members of the Judge Business

School alumni network are, by definition,

highly mobile and proactive individuals,

many of whom facilitate and coordinate

successful events across the world.

Recent events have included the MBA

2001 reunion weekend in Cambridge in

June, as well the Banking & Finance

Special Interest Group Lecture in

association with UBS in February, in

London. Faculty and staff have also

been welcomed by alumni in many

international cities including New York

and Hong Kong in recent months.

Upcoming events include the annual

Alumni Weekend in Cambridge, which

this year includes our inaugural Alumni

Gala Dinner on the weekend of

September 21-23. A great opportunity

to gather classmates together and revisit

the city this autumn – we look forward to

seeing you there. Don’t forget, all

forthcoming events are listed online on

the new-look events page – login into the

alumni website

www.alumni.jbs.cam.ac.uk

Don’t forget the network relies on you

to keep in touch, so please remember to

keep Rachael and Helen in the Alumni

Office informed of your news, comments

and personal updates – email

alumni@jbs.cam.ac.uk

Finally I would like to encourage you to

take an active part in helping the network

grow so I look forward to welcoming you

to future events and reading about you in

Network magazine!

Regards,

Jeremy Marchant

MBA 2002

5

As a result of his work developing the

PAGE2002 model for Policy Analysis of

the Greenhouse Effect, Chris Hope was

nominated in 2005 by the UK

Government as a Lead Author for the

Fourth Assessment Report of the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change, which has recently been

published. Dr Hope has received

extensive and extremely positive

coverage in the media over the past few

months, since the PAGE2002 model

was used for the impact calculations at

the heart of the UK Government’s Stern

Review of the Economics of Climate

Change. In January, he was featured in

the Financial Times, in their ‘Professor to

Watch’ column and was described as

“the unsung hero, who has finally

devised a way of calculating the financial

cost of global warming.”

What led you to, and influenced

you in your work developing the

PAGE 2002 model which lies at

the core of the Stern Review?

I started work on the PAGE model

in1991, so it’s taken a while to get

noticed. Even way back then, climate

change was recognised as potentially an

important issue, but one where there

was great uncertainty. That’s where my

expertise lies; building numerical models

that can deal with big consequences

and uncertainty.

In layman’s terms can you tell us

what the PAGE2002 model is?

It is a computer model which takes the

best scientific and economic information

we have about climate change and

works out the impacts and the costs of

different policies to deal with the

problem.

You have said that you’d like to

see a carbon tax. Do you expect

that your recommendations will

be taken on board, so that we see

a shift in policy from the

government, in order to combat

the economic effects of climate

change?

I think we will see a carbon price in one

form or another. I prefer a carbon tax

because it gives some certainty about

the price, and produces billions of

pounds in revenue that can be used to

cut other taxes that we all dislike, such

as income tax or VAT.

If there is a change/shift in policy,

how long do you think it will take

to implement the change?

Climate change isn’t a problem that is

going to be solved overnight. It will take

decades of concerted action, before we

can really see an improvement.

Dr Chris Hope talksclimate changeNetwork met Chris Hope, Reader in PolicyModelling, to explore his latest research andhow we all can make a difference.

Interview | Climate change

6

2007 on a future treaty to succeed

the current one. What if anything

would you like to see happen with

a new treaty?

To be useful, a new treaty would have to

include all of the developed countries,

and the most significant developing

countries. That will only happen if the

developed countries recognise that they

are mainly responsible for the

greenhouse gases emitted so far, while

the most serious effects are being felt in

the developing countries. So we will

need to give a lot of help to developing

countries as part of a deal for them to

cut their emissions. In the medium term,

as developing countries see that

environmental tax reform actually helps

economic growth, they will realise that it

Interview | Climate change

In your opinion, what are the

biggest issues facing Britain, and

indeed the world in terms of

energy reform?

Putting a price on all the uncertainties

around energy supply and use, from the

emission of greenhouse gases to the

storage of nuclear waste and the

security of oil and gas supply.

What are the simple things we can

be doing as individuals to make a

difference?

If the government gets its policies right

and puts a price on carbon and the other

harmful effects of energy supply and

use, then the actions we should take will

seem natural, because they will be those

that save us money. Saving energy in the

home, switching to greener electricity

suppliers, thinking twice before jumping

in the car or on a plane, that sort of thing.

The Kyoto Protocol to the United

Nations Framework Convention on

Climate Change now covers more

than 160 countries globally and

more than 60% of countries in

terms of global greenhouse gas

(GHG) emissions. In your opinion

how useful has the treaty been?

It’s been a start. It has got the whole

world thinking about limiting greenhouse

gas emissions, even if the cutbacks

involved are modest.

The treaty expires in 2012, and

international talks began in May

“…that’s where my expertise lies; building numerical modelsthat can deal with big consequences and uncertainty…”

7

is in their own interest to put a price on

carbon and other pollutants. But we will

have to take the first steps down that

road, to show them where it leads.

What are the most important

elements of the research you

undertake and what areas do you

find the most fulfilling?

The most important thing is to be honest

about the uncertainties rather than trying

to cover them up, or taking a polarised

position. It’s fulfilling to help people see

that models can be helpful for making

decisions even where great uncertainty

exists.

What is your long term plan – your

vision for the future of your work?

Climate change is not going to be solved

in my working lifetime, so there’s plenty

to keep me busy there, working out the

prices to charge for all sorts of

greenhouse gases, and how they will

vary in the future. However I’m always on

the lookout for new areas with big

consequences and lots of uncertainty,

where some modelling could be helpful.

Have you come across any

prospective ‘professors to watch’

in the future in any of your

classes? Or has anyone taken a

specific interest in your research

area?

I had the pleasure of teaching Erica

Plambeck now Associate Professor of

Operations, Information and Technology

at Stanford Business School, when she

took an MPhil here in the 1990s. She

worked on an earlier version of the PAGE

model for her dissertation. She’s now

making a name for herself at Stanford

Business School and has numerous

accolades to her name including Faculty

Pioneer Award 2005 from the Aspen

Institute and World Resources Institute.

Are there any PhD research

associates who you think are

working on something

groundbreaking or influential?

Arlo Brady, now Visiting Associate here

at Judge Business School and Special

Advisor, Freud Communications;

finished his PhD with me a couple of

years ago. He is helping companies see

the benefits to their reputation if they

behave sustainably. International

businesses have so much power and

influence that they have to be a big part

of any move to sustainable

development, not just here, but even

more in the developing world.

In your opinion, do events such as

Live Earth help to make a

difference, or should there be a

more sustained campaign rather

than sporadic celebrity efforts?

Those kinds of events are fine if they get

people talking about the issues, but

they can only be a small part of the

solution. Al Gore’s film ‘An Inconvenient

Truth’ was also very helpful. But one of

the beauties of putting a price on

carbon and other pollutants is that

people don’t have to be constantly

worrying or feeling guilty about their

carbon emissions; they just need to do

what comes naturally and choose the

best value option, which will be the

green one.

“The most important thing is to be honest about theuncertainties rather than trying to cover them up”

Further information

Profile of Dr Chris Hope

www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/people/faculty/hopec.html

World Resources Institute

www.wri.org

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change (IPCC)

www.ipcc.ch

Stern Review

www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/

independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_

climate_change/sternreview_index.cfm

Energy Saving Trust

www.energysavingtrust.org.uk

8

GraduationcelebrationMBA students graduate during theUniversity’s summer graduationceremonies at Senate House.

The weekend of Friday 11 May 2007

saw MBA 2005 return for their

graduation. Judge Business School

welcomed over 230 friends, family and

guests to the weekend which started on

the Friday evening with a careers Q&A,

Battle of the Wits – a University

Challenge-type quiz pitting MBA 2005

against MBA 2006, as well as the

traditional pub night at the Anchor.

Following graduation with their

respective Colleges throughout the

Saturday and the official photograph, the

MBA Graduation Dinner was held at St

Catharine’s College.

Brunch at the Bun shop on Sunday, as

well as a friendly game of football

between MBA present and MBA past,

rounded off an enjoyable and

memorable weekend.

Rachael Barker, Alumni Relations

Manager said: “The weekend was a real

family occasion. We were delighted to

welcome so many graduates and their

families back to campus from all over the

world. Particular thanks are extended to

class representatives Nik Rouda and

Jasper Neilson who helped make the

weekend such as success!”

The John Bolton Memorial Prize

awarded to Andrew Cohen. Awarded

for outstanding achievement in obtaining

the highest mark overall on the

Cambridge MBA 2005 programme.

Recipients of the Director’s List 2006

are Andrew Cohen, Sarah Gadd,

Satnam Lehal, Min Liao, David

Luttrell, Jared Moon, Steve

Nosowski, Steven Purdie, Malcolm

Skene and Marc Weinberg. Awarded

for outstanding achievement in earning a

place in the top 10% of the class for

overall performance on the Cambridge

MBA 2005.

The Cambridge MBA Dissertation

Award awarded to Jared Moon, Arun

Muthirulan and Jabari Jackson.

Awarded for outstanding achievement in

obtaining the highest mark overall on the

MBA dissertation for the 2005

programme.

9

Reflections

AlumniWeekend2007@ Judge Business SchoolFor members of the Judge BusinessSchool Alumni Network

21-23 September 2007

Speakers

Professor Arnoud De MeyerDirector, Judge Business SchoolStimulating innovation for a morecompetitive Europe

Ms Lois JacobsPresident, Jack Morton InternationalBranding a city through Olympic ceremonies

Alumni Gala Dinner

Drinks reception Five-course meal with wine Live band Book a table of ten and get your ticket for free Come dance the night away!

Contact

Telephone +44 (01223 764219 or email alumni@jbs.cam.ac.ukto reserve your tickets

We look forward to welcoming you back to Cambridge!

Full weekend programme detailed online atwww.jbs.cam.ac.uk/alumni/weekend.html

10

School news roundup

Launch of new-look library

Celebrating CfEL’s Enterprise Tuesday

In January the Schoolcelebrated the opening ofthe restructured andrefurbished library with newmezzanine gallery. Anofficial ceremony to markthe occasion took place on26th January and was ledby Professor Arnoud De

Meyer and Professor DameSandra Dawson.

Generous donationsreceived from the businessschool’s alumni, other well-wishers and friends ofCambridge Universityamounted to over£137,000, for which the

School is extremelygrateful. The mezzaninegallery project providesmuch needed additionalspace in the existing library.

Professor Arnoud DeMeyer, Director, JudgeBusiness Schoolcommented, “We are

thrilled to mark thecompletion of this project.Research is at the veryheart of the School and ourlibrary is a vital ‘informationgateway’ whereinterdisciplinarycollaboration and thedissemination of ideas can

take place. That so many ofour alumni and friendsprovided such generousdonations is testament tothe School’s ethos of avirtuous circle of life-longlearning.”

Aspiring entrepreneursreturned to Judge BusinessSchool in May to receivetheir prized ‘Certificates inEnterprise’ from theorganisers of the popularand highly successfulEnterprise Tuesdayprogramme. ProfessorArnoud De Meyer, Director,Judge Business School,and Dr Shai Vyakarnam,Director, Centre forEntrepreneurial Learning(CfEL), presented thecertificates during a specialpresentation ceremony.

Enterprise Tuesday is afree evening programmemanaged by the Centre for

Entrepreneurial Learning(CfEL) which is open tostudents, alumni and staff ofthe University of Cambridge,as well as other Universitiesand members of the local hi-tech business community. Itaims to introduceparticipants to the world ofbusiness and inspire themto pursue theirentrepreneurial ambition.Over 2000 people attendedEnterprise Tuesday fromOctober 2006 to March2007, with 45% from theUniversity of Cambridge and24% from the local businesscommunity.

Some of the awardees

have successfully started uptheir own businesses. DeleOgunjumelo left ARM(software company) in 2006to start up Niche MobileCreations Ltd with the aimof developing mobileapplications for nichemarkets. Dele commented:“I have attended EnterpriseTuesday sessions since2004 in order to gainentrepreneurial skills as Ihave always had a desire tostart my own company. Infact, I commuted fromManchester every Tuesdayso I could attend all thesessions this year.” NicheMobile Creations has

recently won an award for alocal business plancompetition held inManchester. Dele said: “Ihave had support from theManchester ScienceEnterprise Centre in termsof advice and resources.However, EnterpriseTuesday has also been veryuseful and beneficial. Thebest thing about theprogramme was the chanceto hear from and speak toreal entrepreneurs.”

For more information onCfEL and the programmeson offer visit:www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk

In brief…

Welcome to Dr SimonTaylor who joins the Schoolas Lecturer in Finance andJonathon Trevor andKate Kenny have bothbeen granted lectureships inHuman Resources &Organisations.

Congratulations to DannyRalph who has beenpromoted to Professor,Michael Barrett, Mark

Pho

to: B

en W

atki

ns

For further news from across Judge Business School and thealumni community log on to www.alumni.jbs.cam.ac.uk

11

Fulbright DistinguishedScholar Award awarded to Dr Mark de Rond

Dr Mark de Rond, Directorof the MPhil in Innovation,Strategy and OrganisationProgramme and UniversityReader in Strategy at theSchool, has been awardedone of only two FulbrightDistinguished ScholarAwards for 2007/08. Theaward forms part of ascheme of educationalgrants, considered one ofthe most prestigious awardprogrammes worldwide.

Presented annually, the Fulbright DistinguishedScholar Awards are offeredto exceptional post-doctoral lecturers andacademics as recognitionof their potential as leadersin their chosen fields. Eachaward of £15,000 enablesthe recipient to spend aperiod of time researchingor lecturing in the US,facilitating an exchange of persons, knowledge and skills between the US and the UK.

Dr Mark de Rond’snomination was supportedby his current originalresearch into thenegotiation, collaborationand competitive dynamicsof high-performance teams,based on a seven-monthobservation of theCambridge rowing crew,which will be the subject of anew book due to bepublished in 2008. Thisfollows on from his firstbook, Strategic Alliances asSocial Facts: Business,Biotechnology, andIntellectual History, whichwon the 2005 George R.Terry Award for the mostoutstanding contribution toadvancing managementknowledge.

Ignite – a burning success

This year’s Ignite programme(formerly known as SummerSchool) run by CfEL, tookplace from 8th to 14th July2007 and was a hugesuccess. This one-week,intensive programme setsaspiring entrepreneurs and corporate innovators on the fast-track tocommercialising theirinnovations and businessideas.

There were a recordnumber of delegates thisyear. Over 50 peopleparticipated in theprogramme includingdelegates from BT,Microsoft, the East ofEngland DevelopmentAgency (EEDA), East ofEngland International (EEI)and the CambridgeIntegrated KnowledgeCentre (CIKC). There were

also delegates from severaldepartments within theUniversity of Cambridge.The Ignite programme issupported by over 100experts, innovators andpractitioners from theentrepreneurial andbusiness communities and this included eightstudents from MBA 2006who acted as Facilitatorsduring the week.

de Rond and Chris Hopewho have all been promotedto Readers and HouyuanJiang who has beenpromoted to SeniorLecturer.

Dr Matthias Holweg,University Senior Lecturer inOperations Managementand Director of the Centrefor Competitiveness andInnovation, has been

awarded The Sloan IndustryStudies Best Book Awardfor his book The SecondCentury: ReconnectingCustomer and Value Chainthrough Build-to-Order:Moving beyond Mass andLean Production in the AutoIndustry. Dr Holweg co-wrote this book with Dr FritsPil, Associate Professor atthe University of Pittsburgh.The book was recognised in

particular for its authoritativeexploration of leanmanufacturing in theautomotive industry

In May of this year, 27leading organisations fromUK and overseas attendedJudge Business School’scollaborative recruitmentfair, to network on campuswith 300 of the combinedMBA and postgraduate

cohorts of the School and ofOxford Said BusinessSchool. Seven corporatepresentations weredelivered and 18 selectioninterviews with studentswere undertaken by thecompanies in attendance.

The Centre for BusinessResearch has beenawarded a grant of£500,000 from the

Economic and SocialResearch Council to analysethe impact of highereducation institutions onregional economies.Professor Michael Kitsonwill direct the research incollaboration with ProfessorAlan Hughes and DrMaria Abreu and VadimGrinevich have beenappointed as ResearchFellows on the project.

12

Creativity Workshop for Cambridge MBAs

In an exciting move for theSchool, Nick Butler hasbeen appointed as Directorof the recently establishedCambridge Centre forEnergy Studies (CCES).Based at Judge BusinessSchool, and building on thelong tradition of energyresearch at the University ofCambridge, the CambridgeCentre for Energy Studieswill examine some of the keyissues affecting energysecurity worldwide.

Arguing that theUniversity can and shoulduse its knowledge tosupport the realisation ofpublic policy in the UK andinternationally, Mr Butlercommented: “As global

demand for energycontinues to rise, andenergy security concernsbecome ever moreimportant, I believeCambridge has an influentialrole to play. Within theUniversity we have peoplewith the knowledge, theindependence of judgementand the international reachto make a majorcontribution. By drawingupon these diverseresources, I hope that theCambridge Centre forEnergy Studies can play itspart in the process ofresponding to one of thegreatest challenges facingthe world in the 21stcentury.”

Prior to joining theSchool, Nick Butler wasGroup Vice President forPolicy and StrategyDevelopment at BP (2002-2006). He is Chairman ofthe Centre for EuropeanReform, and a member ofthe International AdvisoryBoard, Yale, and theExecutive Committee of theCentre for China in theWorld Economy, at TsinghuaUniversity in Bejing. He isalso a member of theFaculty of the WorldEconomic Forum.

To find out more visit:www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/people/faculty/butlern.html

The Creativity Workshop, aunique project organisedthrough close collaborationbetween Judge BusinessSchool and Kevin Roberts,CEO Worldwide of Saatchi& Saatchi, took place at theSchool in January 2007 forthe School’s MBA students.

The Creativity Workshop,a two-day, hands-on event,was run by Richard Hytner,Deputy Chairman at Saatchi& Saatchi, Jasper Nelissen,Project Director ofReinvention at Saatchi &Saatchi and CambridgeMBA alumnus, and AllègreHadida, Lecturer inStrategy, at the School.

Creativity and ideas arecritically important in thebusiness world. However,according to data recentlycollected by Kevin Roberts,CEO Worldwide of Saatchi& Saatchi, and Tom Peters,Tompeters! Company andan established managementforward thinker; only two ofthe top U.S. MBA schoolsoffer courses in creativity,and only one Europeanschool has incorporateddesign into its curriculum.

“The concept behind TheCreativity Workshop, basedon research carried outcollaboratively by Saatchi &Saatchi and Judge

Business School, is toprovide a perspective onbusiness and careerdevelopment that lies totallyoutside the establishedMBA curriculum.Confronting prejudicesabout creativity andproviding innovativemethodologies developedto channel creativity to‘stretch the walls of theelastic-sided box’, that canbe successfully applied toany industry, to generatemomentous ideas,” saidKevin Roberts.

Creativity is usuallyaddressed as the preserveof the “creative industries”, a

terminology that can befiercely misleading ifinterpreted restrictively,rather than as a prerequisiteto success in all sorts ofbusinesses. In this new ageof ideas, the mostsuccessful business leadersare also the most creative.They are willing to take risksto come up with great ideasthat inspire and involve co-workers and customersalike. They use both theirinstinct to generate creativesparks and their analyticalskills to successfully takethese ideas to market in theform of products andexperiences, creating blue

oceans and developingsustainable competitiveadvantage.

The event was a greatexample of the value thatcan be achieved through anatural high-synergypartnership between twoorganisations, an ideascorporation and a university,who are both global leadersin generating ideas. Their in-depth association enablesthe Cambridge MBA tobridge the gap betweenacademia and thecommercial world ofbusiness through creativity.

New director for recently established centre

School news roundup

“I hope that the Cambridge

Centre for Energy Studies

can play its part in the

process of responding to

one of the greatest

challenges facing the

world in the 21st century”

13

Meet the alumni team

Rachael Barker joined Judge

Business School as Alumni Relations

Manager in October 2006. Originally

from the North East of England, Rachael

attended the University of Liverpool and

holds a Masters degree from the

University of Sheffield, as well as the CIM

Professional Diploma in Marketing. She

has worked in business education for

the past 6 years and her previous roles

have included recruitment, events

management, marketing as well as

alumni relations and development.

Rachael says:

“I have received a warm welcome from

Judge Business School – its students,

staff and alumni – over the past year and

I am excited to be part of the School at

such an important time. With the arrival

of Professor Arnoud De Meyer last

autumn, the School’s ongoing success

in the various global MBA rankings, and

increased investment in both resources

and faculty; this is definitely the place to

be! Further to my joining the School,

much work has been done to develop a

comprehensive and relevant database,

as well as to support an enhanced

alumni community website. With many

new initiatives under way I look forward

to hearing from and meeting more of you

over the coming months and years. It’s

always good to get your feedback!”

Helen Carolan joined the Business

School as Marketing and

Communications Assistant in January

following her previous role as Marketing

Executive at Bell International Language

Schools. Helen read Communication

Studies with Business at Anglia Ruskin

University and is currently studying

towards her CIM Professional Diploma in

Marketing. Helen’s main areas of

responsibility include producing the

Network magazine, organising events,

co-ordinating the production of

promotional collateral, as well as

responding to enquiries into the office

and supporting the ongoing

development of the community website.

Helen says:

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at

the School so far, and in particular

getting to know all our students and

alumni. I hope to see many more of you

at the alumni weekend in September, but

in the meantime keep sending me all

your news and views and make sure you

keep in touch!

Contact us

Tel: +44 (0)1223 764219

Fax: +44 (0)1223 339701

Email: alumni@jbs.cam.ac.uk

www.alumni.jbs.cam.ac.uk

Facebook: Search Judge Business School Alumni Network

Skype Name: judge_alumni_network

LinkedIn: Search Rachael Barker

14

Books

Kevin Roberts, CEO inResidence, Judge BusinessSchool and CEO Saatchi &Saatchi Worldwide‘Lovemarks Effect: Winningin the Consumer Revolution’Following ‘Lovemarks: theFuture Beyond Brands’published in 2000, in thisfollow-up book, the peoplespeak – consumers,owners, and marketersshow the impact ofLovemarks on their lives,their businesses, and theiraspirations. ‘The LovemarksEffect’ offers instruction andinspiration about creatingemotional connections andwinning in a consumer-empowered future. Publisher: PowerHouseBooksISBN-13: 978-1576872673

Dr Matthias Holweg,University Senior Lecturer inOperations Managementand Director of the Centrefor Competitiveness andInnovation (co-authoredwith Frits K. Pil)‘The Second Century:Reconnecting Customerand Value Chain throughBuild-to-Order: Movingbeyond Mass and LeanProduction in the AutoIndustry’Matthias Holweg and FritsPil provide a comprehensivelook at the dysfunctionalnature of current value-chain strategies, thensystematically discuss theproduct and processchanges needed to bringabout responsiveness tocustomer needs throughbuild-to-order.Publisher: The MIT PressISBN-13: 978-0262582629

Professor Arnoud DeMeyer, Director of JudgeBusiness School, Professorof Management Studies‘Global future: the nextchallenge for Asianbusiness’This book reveals howAsia’s giants have growninto multinationalcompanies and providesinsight into how today’sglobalizers can achieve thesame success. The bookoffers a combination of casestudies from businessleaders, authoritativematerial on businessstrategy, and a“globalization staircase”framework to show howAsian companies havesucceeded in the past andcan potentially succeed inthe future. By looking atthree distinct stages ofAsian companies’globalization – from earlypioneers, to current networkbuilders, to today’snewcomers – the authorspaint a rich picture of howAsian companies at differentlevels of development canbest meet the challenges ofa global future. Publisher: Wiley ISBN-13: 978-0470821305

Professor MichaelPollitt, Assistant Director ofthe ESRC Electricity PolicyResearch Group, Reader inBusiness Economics,Director of Studies inManagement andEconomics. (Co-authoredwith Ian W. Jones and David Bek)‘Multinationals in TheirCommunities: A SocialCapital Approach toCorporate CitizenshipProjects’Multinationals can impactsignificantly on the quality ofsocial relations within thecommunities in which theyoperate. A key way they dothis is through theircorporate citizenshipprojects, funded as part oftheir corporate socialresponsibility programmes.This book analyzes thenature and effectiveness ofthese projects using thetheoretical and empiricalinsights of recent socialcapital literature. Publisher: PalgraveMacmillanISBN-13: 978-0230545687

Professor Arnoud DeMeyer, Director of JudgeBusiness School, Professorof Management Studies(co-authored with ChristophH. Loch and Michael T. Pich) ‘Managing the unknown: Anew approach to managinghigh uncertainty and risk inprojects’‘Managing the Unknown’offers a new way of lookingat the problem of managingprojects in novel andunknown environments.This book shows how tomanage two fundamentalapproaches (Trial and Errorlearning and Selectionism)that, in combination, offerthe possibility of coping withunforeseen influences thatinevitably arise in novelprojects.Publisher: Wiley ISBN-13: 978-0471693055

15

Dr Mark de Rond,Director of the MPhil inInnovation, Strategy &Organisation Programme,University Senior Lecturer in Strategy‘Strategic Alliances asSocial Facts: Business,Biotechnology, andIntellectual History’Strategic alliances aregenerally analyzed asplanned and rationaldevelopments with clearlymeasurable outcomes intraditional managementtextbooks. Mark de Rondargues that such a view isunrealistic. Instead, heemphasizes the socialdimension and theimportance of theindividuals involved insidealliances. Based on in-depthcase studies of three majorbiotechnology alliances, the book combines insightsfrom social theory andintellectual history with more mainstream strategicmanagement literature. It provides a thought-provoking analysis thatappeals to the reflectiveprofessional as well asacademic researchers.Publisher: CambridgeUniversity Press ISBN-13: 978-0521811101

Professor Arnoud DeMeyer, Director of JudgeBusiness School, Professorof Management Studies(co-edited with SoumitraDutta, Amit Jain and GerardRichter (Editor)) ‘The Information Society inan Enlarged Europe’Europe enlarged itsboundaries in 2004 with theaccession of ten newmember states to theEuropean Union. Thecreation of an effectiveinformation society is seenas critical to the globalcompetitiveness of Europe.Based upon detailed datacollection and rigorousanalysis, this book presentsa benchmarking study ofthe 10 new member statesand 3 candidate countriesof the European Union ascompared to the 15incumbent countries withrespect to the developmentof their informationsocieties. Publisher: Springer ISBN-13: 978-3540262213

Edited by Dr RichardSteinberg, Reader inOperations Management(and Peter Cramton, YoavShoham) ‘Combinatorial auctions’The study of combinatorialauctions — auctions inwhich bidders can bid oncombinations of items or“packages” — draws on thedisciplines of economics,operations research, andcomputer science. Thislandmark collectionintegrates these threeperspectives, offering astate-of-the art survey ofdevelopments incombinatorial auctiontheory and practice byleaders in the field.Publisher: The MIT PressISBN-13: 978-0262033428

Professor Peter Nolan,Sinyi Professor of ChineseManagement, Chair of theUniversity of Cambridge’sDevelopment StudiesCommittee and Dr JiangZhang, University Lecturerin International Business(with C Liu).‘Global business revolutionand the cascade effect:systems integration in theglobal aerospace, beverageand retail industries’This book makes use of richdata from the supply chainof three fundamentallydifferent industries,aerospace, beverages andretail. It develops an originalanalytical framework – the‘cascade effect’-to explainrecent dramatic changes inindustrial concentrationacross the supply chain ofthese three industries. Thisprovides an original insightinto the determinants ofindustrial structure in theepoch of globalization. Italso has significanttheoretical implications, aswell as practical policyimplications, especially forfirms and policy-makers indeveloping countries.Publisher: PalgraveMacmillan ISBN-13: 978-0230013582

Dr Noreena Hertz,Associate Director, CIBAM(Centre for InternationalBusiness & Management),Judge Business School‘IOU: The Debt Threat andWhy We Must Defuse It’We are bombarded withimages of poverty, terrorism,war and collapsing states.Do we ever question whatthe root cause of theseproblems might be?Noreena Hertz, one of theworld’s leading experts oneconomic globalization,tackles Third World Debt asa problem which must beresolved if we are ever tosee global stability.Publisher: Fourth EstateISBN-13: 978-0007178988

16

Media mentions

FinancialDirector

Highlighted title:‘Service with a smile’4 January 2007

Dr Simon Bell comments ona book by Frank Reichheldof Bain & Company – DrSimon Bell, Senior Lecturerat Judge Business Schoolexplains: “According to theReichheld, the willingness ofa customer to recommend abrand is the only way todetermine customersatisfaction.”

The WallStreetJournal

‘China’s Automotiverise puts even Toyota onNotice’18 January 2007

In a letter to the editor,Matthias Holweg, Directorat the Centre forCompetitiveness andInnovation at JudgeBusiness School; talksabout the battle for survivalthat global automobilemanufacturers face.

TheIndependent

‘Life Lessons: Woefullyunder- represented.The number of womendirectors has fallen.Mary Braid looks at howbusiness schools areaddressing the problemand supporting womanin business’18 January 2007

Judge Business Schoolalumnna Deizani Alison-Madueke talks about theflexibility and support shereceived at Judge BusinessSchool and how an MBAcan help enhance careerprospects for women.

The Times

‘Sharing is the name ofthe game Des Dearloveand Steve Coomberlook at the importanceof group effort’18 January 2007

Dr Mark de Rond, Directorof the MPhil in Innovation,Strategy & OrganisationProgramme and UniversitySenior Lecturer in Strategyspeaks about his study ofthe Cambridge Universityrowers and about teamworkbeing a key attribute thatemployers seek in newMBA’s. The architect of theinterior of JBS, JohnOutram comments on thepurpose of building’sinterior.

The FinancialTimes

‘Professors to watch: Dr Chris Hope ofCambridge – Economicresearch that saves theworld’29 January 2007

“Reader in Policy Modelling,Dr Chris Hope is the unsunghero who has finally deviseda way of calculating thefinancial cost of globalwarming.”

The FinancialTimes

‘The Rankings: Coursesgrow moremultinational’29 January 2007

Della Bradshaw, FinancialTimes Business EducationEditor, looks at the changesthe MBA has gone throughsince the first ranking in1999. Judge BusinessSchool is referenced ashaving grown from afledgling business school tobeing among one of the‘world leaders’.

Vedomosti

‘A perspective fromCambridge’s BusinessSchool’29 January 2007

Sir Paul Judge speaks onjoint programmes withRussian schools, how hedeveloped Judge BusinessSchool in conjunction withThe University of Cambridgeand his role in Britishpolitics.

CNN.com

‘Learning to be creative’9 February 2007

With businessescomplaining that too manynewly-minted MBAs arecompetent but uninspired,well-versed in the technicaltheory but lacking inimagination, JudgeBusiness School is taking adirect approach, to improvethis perceived failing byteaming up with the leadingadvertising agency Saatchi& Saatchi, and holding a“unique creativityworkshop” for its MBAs.

CNN.com

‘Helping business faceterrorism’27 February 2007

With a focus on terrorismand how it damages theeconomy, CNN commentson how with this subjectmatter in mind, JudgeBusiness School is holdinga two-day symposium onterrorism and security thismonth. The event is beingorganised by the School’sCentre for InternationalBusiness and Management(CIBAM), the stated missionof which is to “deepen theunderstanding ofinternationalization andmanaging in the globaleconomy.”

Reuters.com

‘Car industry boom setto slow in centralEurope’2 March 2007

In an article discussing theEuropean car industry andthe fact that the automotiveboom is fading as qualifiedlabour becomes scarce, DrMatthias Holweg, SeniorLecturer, Judge BusinessSchool is quoted as saying:“(Supplier) inflow will slowdown but it (the region) isstill an attractive place. Inthe long term, what willreally make it fly is todevelop componentslocally.”

For further media mentions visitwww.jbs.cam.ac.uk/news/press_cov

17

DiarioFinanciero

‘La pesadilla del cambioclimatico’5 March 2007

Following an interview in theChilean publication DiarioFinanciero, Dr Chris Hope,Reader in Policy Modelling,Judge Business Schooltalks about the economicimpact of global climatechange.

The TorontoStar

‘Barry slowly breakingbarriers’8 March 2007

In an article about dressingoversized women, the writerprofiles Ben Barry, MPhilstudent, Judge BusinessSchool, and focuses on hisexpertise in the field of‘modelling reality.’

The FinancialTimes

‘Executives must pulltogether like rowers inthe boat race’3 April 2007

Dr Mark de Rond, talks toThe Financial Times aboutteamwork and how it can beapplied to managementstrategies.

Corriere dellaSera

‘Il leader vincente? Ilprimo tra pari’9 March 2007

In an interview with IolandaBarera, Arnoud De Meyer,Director, Judge BusinessSchool, talks about newtrends in management, howglobalization is changingmanagement styles, howbusiness schools need toadapt to this shift and theeffects the shift has onthem. He also speaks abouthow the MBA Marketplaceis changing and evolving,the importance of‘Networking’ skills and whyhe believes Judge BusinessSchool has a number ofadvantages to be one ofthose new leaders in theworld of business schools.

Computing

‘Tories push opensource move’15 March 2007

The Conservatives plan toplace more reliance on opensource software ingovernment IT if they winthe next general election,and they have appointedMark Thompson, Lecturer,Judge Business School toadvise them on how Britaincan become the opensource leader in Europe.

TheEconomist

‘Rhythm and Blues’31 March 2007

This article explores themanagement skills that arebeing investigated by DrMark de Rond, Director ofthe MPhil in Innovation,Strategy & OrganisationProgramme and UniversitySenior Lecturer in Strategyin his collaboration/high-performance teamdynamics research as hefollows the Cambridgerowing team in its trainingfor the Varsity match in April.

Les Echos

‘Les marchésémergents, énormesviviers d’innovation’16 April 2007

Professor Arnoud De Meyer,Director, and Professor ofManagement Studies,Judge Business School isinterviewed by Les Echos.The article reviews Arnoud’sinterpretation of thestrengths and weakness ofemerging countries in theinnovation and researchsector.

Director

‘Energy. On a quest forenergy security’17 May 2007

Nick Butler, Director of theCambridge Centre forEnergy Studies talks aboutwhat changes are likely inthe future, to strengthen theUK’s energy security andthe first priority being toincrease diversity of supply.

Excellence inLeadership(CIMAmagazine)

‘Smart move’17 May 2007

Professor Arnoud De Meyercomments on howEuropean business schoolsand companies must worktogether to prevent anexodus of managementtalent in the face of anexpanding global economy.

The Times(Media PlanetSupplement)

‘BPO booming in LatinAmerica’29 June 2007

In an article on BPO in LatinAmerica and East Europe,Dr Michael Barrett,University Senior Lecturer inInformation Systems andInnovation is interviewed onthe benefits of outsourcingin East Europe.

ComputingBusiness

‘Change is in the air’21 June 2007

In an article discussing howa sensitive approach tomanaging business changewill encourage a positivestaff response and asuccessful project, MichaelBarrett talks about how hebelieves that the role of theCIO is changingdramatically.

CNN.com

‘The good corporatecitizen’31 May 2007

The School receivedcoverage on CNN.comfollowing a press releasewhich was recently issuedannouncing the launch of anew book based onresearch conducted byCBR, co-authored by DrMichael Pollitt, Dr Ian Jonesand David Bek and entitled‘Multinationals in theirCommunities: A SocialCapital Approach toCorporate CitizenshipProjects’.

18

Mark de Rond has been shadowing the

Cambridge University Boat Club for

seven months in an attempt to

understand what it takes to create an

effective, high-performance team. He

shared in their glory as he proudly

watched the ‘Light Blues’ row their way

to victory against Oxford in the 153rd

Boat Race earlier this year.

In the lead up to the race, Mark’s

research received extensive and

extremely positive coverage in the media,

including in The Economist, The Financial

Times, The Times, The Independent, The

Week, The Chronicle of Higher

Education, De Volkskrant, Het Financieel

Dagblad, and on the radio.

Seven months ago you began

observing the Cambridge

University Boat Club as part of your

Teamwork andcollaboration –going for gold!

Network met Mark de Rond, Reader in Strategyand Organisation, to find out more about his latestresearch into high-performance team dynamicsand his future plans.

research into teamwork and

collaboration. What inspired you to

embark on this method of

research?

It is in some ways a rather old-fashioned

way of doing research – of studying

people by living with them, by watching

them as they go about their everyday

lives, trying to understand what matters

to them and why. To me this seemed the

only plausible approach given my

research interests: What does it really

take to earn one’s place in a Blue Boat

crew? How does one fashion a world-

class eight from a motley bunch of thirty-

five full-time students, different from

each other in every way except in resolve

and sheer doggedness? And how does

a crew become more than the sum total

of its individual oarsmen?

In studying people by living with

them under the same conditions,

did you find it hard to go back to

your own life and working

environment?

Somewhat, although I suppose the

upside is that I get more sleep! On the

downside, I do miss that extra bit of

colourfulness and the camaraderie.

You mention that you’re writing up

your research on high-

performance team dynamics and

collaboration as a book – are you

able to tell us a little more about

what type of book will be?

I’m trying hard to write a book that’s of

interest to – and accessible to – a wide

audience. The book will not be a fast-

paced exposé of what is still an elitist

organisation; rather it will try to explain

Interview | Organisational Research

19

20

what makes these boys who they are.

What does it take to earn one’s place in

the coveted Blue Boat crew? Why would

thirty-odd students give up seven

months of an otherwise comfortable

student life to compete for one of only

eight places in the Boat? The answers,

unsurprisingly, are far from

straightforward.

Those bold enough to try for a seat in

the Blue Boat can do so only by

collaborating seamlessly with the very

people they are competing against. They

express individuality in wishing to remain

on the coaches’ radar screens, but

togetherness in building team spirit. They

are expected to adopt a rowing style that

is quintessentially Cambridge, but have

to learn to sacrifice what they know has

made them go fast in the past. They are

strong-minded yet rife with self-doubt,

masculine yet unafraid of male intimacy,

extraordinary in some ways yet so very

ordinary in others too.

Cambridge rowers are painstakingly

cultivated yet remain a raw and instinctive

cast of alpha males in a Dead Poets

Society world. This is the story I want to

tell, warts and all. A story of the making of

a Boat Race crew, and the race they

won, but almost lost.

Do you plan to work with the club

again next year?

I hope to remain involved with them in

some role. Not only is it a fairly unique

organisation – passionately amateur yet

holding to professional standards,

exhibiting mutual respect yet also intense

rivalry, where all that matters is taking part

and yet where the pain of losing is

intolerable, quintessentially British yet

reliant on modern technologies – but also

one that affords me practice in mediation

and team-building.

Your research sounds really

interesting although what

attracted you to organisational

research as a discipline? Did you

ever consider working in another

area, as opposed to academia?

To be honest, I found academia by

accident really. My path could have easily

taken me elsewhere, but following a

chance decision to start my working life

teaching in America; I’ve never looked

back! I love my work and find its sense of

worth and focus, rewarding. Frankly, I

can’t think of something more satisfying

at present.

Is there anyone who has inspired

you or indeed influenced you in

your work?

There are many sources I’ve drawn

inspiration from – and still do. This makes

it difficult to isolate that small handful of

influences. One that merits attention,

however, is the intellectual historian Sir

Isaiah Berlin. In fact, one of my great

regrets is not having met him, before he

died in 1997, whilst I was working in

Oxford. His essay ‘The Hedgehog and

the Fox’ (his classic essay on Tolstoy) is

particularly insightful in helping one

appreciate some of the ‘messiness’ of

organisational life and the undesirability of

Interview | Organisational Research

“I’m particularly interested in causation and causalexplanation … we know there are good and badexplanations, but what makes one better than anotherwhen dealing with unique events?”

imposing a rational one-size-fits-all

system that people, if only they were

more rational, would have chosen

themselves.

What other areas of research are

you currently developing at the

moment?

I’m particularly interested in causation,

that is the relation between strategic

choice, chance and inevitability and

causal explanation – we know there are

good and bad explanations, but what

makes one explanation better than

another when dealing with unique

events?

You were recently awarded one of

one of two Fulbright Distinguished

Scholar Awards – congratulations!

Can you tell us about the

significance of this award for you

and your future plans?

Not only is it a nice endorsement (as

these awards can be given to any

discipline) but it will allow me to spend a

nine-month sabbatical at Stanford

University to work with James March

(Jack Steele Parker Professor of

International Management, Emeritus) and

Robert Burgelman (Edmund W. Littlefield

Professor of Management) – both leaders

in their fields of strategy and

organisational behaviour. Whilst there, I

hope to complete a final draft of a book

on causation and causal explanation in

the organization sciences. For example,

are some organizations ‘luckier’ than

others, and if so why?

21

Finally, as Reader in Strategy, you

now teach on the new Executive

Education open programme

‘Creating High Performance

Teams’. Could you explain a little

more about this programme and

how individuals may benefit?

‘Creating High Performance Teams’ is

one of the new open programmes for the

individual now being offered by

Cambridge Executive Education here at

Judge Business School. This

programme provides an important

management tool kit for creating a high

performance culture within organisations

by focusing on communicating,

motivating, teaming, evaluating and

rewarding. Over two days, participants

are taken through the dynamics of high-

performance teams, with specific

example to my Cambridge University

Boat Club experience. Participants also

get the opportunity to visit Goldie

(Cambridge’s Boat House) to see our top

rowers in training and spend a session

with their chief coach, as well as David

Hemery, Olympic gold medallist 1968.

Further information

Profile of Dr Mark de Rond

www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/people/faculty/derondm.html

Cambridge Executive Education

www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/execed/index.html

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

www.theboatrace.org

The Hedgehog and the Fox

Publisher: Phoenix ISBN-13:978-0753808672

Student news

Ben Hardy, PhD student at

the School was awarded an

IBM Fellowship Award in

April for the 2007-2008

academic year.

Selected from many

highly competitive

nominations worldwide,

Ben was one of the few

British recipients of the

award. The selection

process is based on the

student’s overall potential

for research excellence, and

their progress to date as

evidenced by publications

and endorsements from

their faculty advisors.

“Typically few of these

awards are given to the

management/business

disciplines, usually nearly all

are awarded to the applied

science areas. That Ben’s

award was based on his

research on the subject of

‘employee morale and

attitudes to work’ is

therefore in fact a double

accolade. Ben’s nomination

and application found

strong support within IBM,

reflecting both his work and

also the quality and

standing of the leading edge

research undertaken here at

Judge Business School,”

commented Dr Philip Stiles,

University Senior Lecturer in

Organisational Behaviour.

Ben explained: “IBM is a

very exciting company with

an astonishing record of

research and innovation

which fits well with Judge

Business School’s

emphasis on creativity and

collaboration. I am

honoured that they have

recognised my research into

organisational behaviour,

and look forward to working

with IBM during my

fellowship and the

opportunity it will bring to

cross-pollinate ideas and

techniques.”

The IBM PhD Fellows are

awarded tuition, fees and a

stipend for one nine-month

academic year, as well as

being matched with an IBM

mentor according to their

discipline interests. They are

also provided with the

opportunity to undertake an

internship at an IBM

research or development

laboratory that benefits the

student’s thesis research.

Prestigious IBM PhDFellowship Awarded

22

Ben Barry, an MPhil

Innovation, Strategy and

Organisation student at

Judge Business School,

where he is studying on an

Ogilvy Foundation Research

Grant, has recently

published a book entitled

Fashioning Reality: A New

Generation of

Entrepreneurs. Released in

North America, it has

already become a national

bestseller in Canada.

The book explores the

topical issue of size zero

and how an innovative

business strategy has

started to address the social

perception of catwalk

models.

The book chronicles the

successful establishment of

Ben’s own modelling

agency, the Ben Barry

Agency Inc., set up when

Ben was only fourteen,

which challenges the

prescriptive standards for

models in today’s fashion

industry by scouting and

sourcing ‘real’ models of all

ages, sizes, colours and

abilities, for major fashion

and beauty brands,

including the Dove

campaign for Real Beauty.

Ben’s entrepreneurial drive

was to create a company

that would make a profit by

driving a positive social

change, striking what he

calls a “balanced contract”

as it changed the face of

fashion.

“I wanted to share my

experiences with others,

and to shatter the myth that

young people have to wait

until they obtain decades of

industry knowledge before

they can start up their own

companies. Youth have all

the knowledge and skills

and energy to begin their

own businesses today – I

want to inspire them to have

faith in their ideas and to see

how young passionate

entrepreneurs are capable

of positively changing the

world we live in now.”

Anna Kim, MBA 2006,

received a £1000 award

from the Worshipful

Company of Marketers for

her dissertation proposal on

the market potential of local

and regional fair trade in

Asia. They were especially

interested in how her

proposal can reveal

opportunities for UK

organisations in this arena.

She will have the formal

opportunity to present her

research findings at the

awards dinner in Autumn

this year.

In June Anna put together

an exhibit of 107 fans (all

hand painted by her mother)

in the Common Room at the

School as a ‘thank you’ to

each of the 107 members of

the MBA 2006 class for the

support they gave her and

their efforts in raising money

towards her unpaid

internship at Oxfam this

summer.

Forrest Metz a PhD

Candidate at Judge

Business School recently

completed a series of

pioneering activities in the

field of management in

post-conflict Angola. He

conducted the country’s

first telephone survey of

businesses, involving over

150 leading Angolan small

and medium sized

enterprises (SMEs). He also

designed and implemented

Angola’s first university level

entrepreneurship teaching

module.

Both initiatives were in

partnership with the

Economics and

Management Department of

the Universidade Católica

de Angola, and are related

to Forrest’s practical PhD

research into finance and

investment issues with

SMEs and post conflict

economic development. We

wish Forrest all the best in

his continuing research.

Size Zero research Worshipful Company of Marketers Award

Entrepreneurship in Angola

Student news

Four of the MBA 2006

students were selected to

enrol as full-time MBA

students for one academic

semester at the Wadwani

Centre for Entrepreneurship

at the Indian School of

Business, Hyderabad.

This is the inaugural

exchange in a three-year

international student

exchange programme

agreed between Judge

Business School and the

Indian School of Business at

the close of last year.

Throughout the course of

the programme selected

students from the Indian

School of Business will also

enrol on the Cambridge

MBA course for similar

periods of time, with the first

group due to attend Judge

Business School in early

2008. While visiting their

host schools, the students

will attend lectures and

undertake consulting

projects, two of which will

be with Microsoft Research

on “emerging” technologies

in order to familiarise

themselves with technology

entrepreneurship.

The programme offers a

fantastic opportunity to gain

a deeper understanding of

how innovation in India is

being positioned to meet

global needs.

Inaugural studentexchange

23

Richard Edge (MPhilTechnology Policy 2005) co-founded Keima Ltd whilestill at Judge BusinessSchool in January 2006. Heis now a Director, with

responsibilities for businessdevelopment and wirelesstechnology. Before joiningthe Technology Policyprogramme Richard hadworked as a principaltechnology consultant andproduct manager for anumber of leading UK SMEs in the mobilecommunications space.Keima was jointly foundedwith three leading computer

scientists from CardiffUniversity, and is currentlydeveloping engineeringsolutions for the nextgeneration of wirelessnetworks. In essence,Keima helps mobile phoneand wireless broadbandengineers to deploy theirnetworks more quickly,efficiently and effectively:fewer towers to cover moresubscribers, planned in a

shorter period of time. Thisis achieved throughadvanced computeroptimisation algorithms, anda unique understanding ofthe pain of real-worldnetwork deployment.

One year on, Keima isgoing from strength tostrength with the possibilityof a Washington DC office tosupport growing NorthAmerican business being

considered. The firstproduct, Composer, will belaunched during mid 2007to help customers plan newtechnology networks andplan for network mergers. Inparallel, the OvertureFramework, which providesrapid applicationprototyping capabilities, willbe launched as atechnology outsourcingservice.

Alumni newsMPhil entrepreneurial success

Management ConsultantLucio Cicolecchia ( MBA2001) is hoping tocommence his crosschannel relay attempt in aidof The Stroke Association,this autumn.

A charity close to theCicolecchia family, Lucioand five other waterpololoving friends hoped toattempt their crossing inearly July, but as a result ofthe terrible summerweather, the team is nowhoping to attempt theircrossing this autumn –weather permitting!

Whilst the fastest channelswim is recorded as justover 7 hours with theslowest almost 27 hours;Lucio and his team aim tocomplete this mammothundertaking in around 12hours. Strong tidal currentsand a heavy swell areanticipated – best of luck toLucio and his team – nomean undertaking!

To support Lucio inmemory of his mother,please donate via his securedonation websitewww.justgiving.com/lucio-channelswim

Cross channel challengefor Lucio Cicolecchia

Marissa Vanderzee (MBA2002) has started her ownwomenswear company,from marissa v.. Launchedin August 2005, Marissa

comments “this was a bigdeparture from priorpositions in accounting andretail management (mostrecently as BusinessManager of London-basedmultichannel retailerGraham & Green). Primarily I was interested in theentrepreneurial aspects of

running my own companyand the multitasking itrequires, and decided tocombine this with my love ofcolour and fabric and myhobby of designing clothes.After tackling the steeplearning curve of clothingmanufacture, and exhibitingat trade shows in London &

Paris, the from marissa v.collection is now sold in afew independent boutiquesin Italy, Spain and the UK. In addition, I launched my e-commerce website inJanuary 2007 atwww.marissav.comI invite all Judge studentsand alumni to have a look!”

New challenge for MBA Alumna

PhD 1992 alumna, Dr NitiD. Villinger, AssociateProfessor of Managementat Hawaii Pacific University,received her secondFulbright Award earlier thisyear. The grant awards arepart of a nationalcompetition whereparticipants are selected(among the 50 US states) tolearn about Germany andthe European Union (inBelgium and Germany)during the Summer of 2007.Dr Villinger, a facultymember at HPU whoteaches International

Business Management, alsoreceived a Fulbright HaysAward in 2003. That wasalso part of a nationalcompetition for awards thatpromote internationalunderstanding andeducation. Dr Villinger ispleased with the Fulbrightawards as they havecontributed to greaterinternational cooperationand learning. Dr Villinger willuse the Fulbright GermanStudies Seminar Award(2007) to promote moreunderstanding of Europeancountries in her classrooms.

Alumna wins secondFulbright Award

Several MBA1999classmates were inattendance at the launchparty of James Buckley’sdebut novel, ‘CelebrateMyself’ in London thisMarch. James’ debut novelfollows a fictionalinterpretation of businessschool academia to reveal asimmering world ofunbridled lust andunchecked ambition. When tragedy strikes duringa riotous evening on thetown, the MBA students’entangled lives becomeirreversibly altered. Amidstthe recrimination anddespair surroundingunfolding events, powerfullessons are learned thatcould never be taught in anyclassroom.

Debut novel

24

We are pleased toannounce that the alumniwebsite will shortly berelaunched with a new look,as well as a series of newdevelopments to enhanceboth the user experienceand connectivity ofmembers. Frustrated by thelack of visible email addressto allow networking withclassmates and potentialcontacts online? With anew School policy on dataprotection for all incomingstudent members, and anongoing data campaign toencourage members tosubmit and make contactdetails visible, the JudgeBusiness School alumni

community can lookforward to a new moreconnected experience;whilst at the same time,empowering members tobe in control of the datathey make visible to peersvia the online community.

Easy access class lists,hotlinks to careerresources, new initiativesand much much more to beunveiled in the earlyautumn! Full details aboutthe new-look website willfeature in the next edition ofNetwork. We look forwardto re-connecting alumniacross the world.

New-look website

Judge Business Schoolwelcomed graduates fromMBA 1995 back toCambridge for their 10 yearreunion since graduation. Atthat time a two-yearprogramme, numbering 48in the class; 14 alumni andtheir families from acrossthe globe registered toreturn for a weekend ofnostalgia and friendship.The weekend included

punting on the Cam, a pubnight in the Anchor as wellas a tour around theBusiness School – verymuch different from whenthey first came toCambridge. As the firstclass to be taught in theconverted oldAddenbrooke’s Hospitalbuilding, the class wereimpressed to view the newMBA Syndicate Room,

Library with mezzaninelevel, student commonroom with kitchen and hi-tech resources.

With the official alumnireunion schedule for thecoming years to beannounced this autumn, ifyou are keen to return toCambridge for your classreunion, please don’thesitate to contact theAlumni Team for support.

Join alumni at the new ‘2ndSaturday Alumni Pub Night’,alternating monthly betweenCambridge and London. Agreat opportunity to meetnew members of thenetwork as well as yourclassmates; this regularsocial series commenced atthe start of September witha good turnout inCambridge at The Eaglepub (Benet St).

Open to all in the JudgeBusiness School network,including current students,faculty and staff; theseoccasions promise to be yetanother great way to keep intouch and make newcontacts. It couldn’t beeasier to get involved as thepub nights will be held inone of two venues. When inCambridge (odd numbered

months) – the Eagle Pub –and when in London (evennumbered months) – TheWindsor Castle near NottingHill Gate.

See forthcoming eventson page 27 for furtherdetails.

Interested in setting a series up in yourcountry? Please contactRachael Barker, AlumniRelations Manager todiscuss further.

Reunion for MBA 2005

New alumni social series launchedThere’s now more ways for

members to communicatethan ever before! Buildingon the improvements madeto the alumni communitywebsite address inDecember, members cannow choose to stay in touchwith the Alumni Team andeach other through a varietyof channels. Email, e-

bulletin, phone, fax,Skype(tm), Flickr,community website, Linked-In group membership andface to face contact; allprovide differing levels ofconnectivity to help us reachout across the network tobuild our alumni associationinto a truly dynamic andworld class community. Not

receiving the monthly e-bulletin? Please check thatalumni@jbs.cam.ac.uk is onyour safe senders list andconsider that we perhapsdon’t have your up to datepreferred email address.Contact the Alumni Teamwith your latest details toensure you remain up-to-date and connected.

More ways to communicate

We are delighted toannounce that increasednumbers of School-basedseminar event schedulesare now officially opened tomembers of the alumnicommunity. Judge BusinessSchool seminar series’cover all aspects ofmanagement, reflecting the

range of expertise amongour individual faculty,subject groups andresearch centres. Inaddition, the Alumni Teamcontinues to bring membersexternal opportunities thatmay be of interest to themembership. Listed onlineand featured in the

Connections andEventConnections monthlye-bulletins, keep a watch forevents of interest to you. Doyou have an event that youwould like featured? Simplyemailalumni@jbs.cam.ac.uk withthe details.

Event opportunities for JudgeBusiness School alumni

Alumni news

25

The Alumni Class

Ambassador Scheme is a

new initiative to help

reconnect class groups with

the School and each other.

Connectivity sits at the heart

of Judge Business School’s

Alumni Association and as

such having identified that

formalised class links with

the School are traditionally

weak, degrading more over

time in many cases;

facilitating a clear and

deliberate link is hopefully

one way to reconnect alumni

across the world for the

benefit of all.

The role class

ambassadors play is

founded on a few basic

parameters with the

opportunity to shape the role

to suit your time and

personal circumstance.

Essentially becoming the link

between a named contact in

the Alumni Team and their

respective class group, the

ambassador role is

envisaged to assist on a

variety of levels. This may

include collecting and

encouraging updates of

personal contacts,

spreading the word on

alumni initiatives or perhaps

promoting alumni events –

essentially keeping

classmates in contact

with each other. There may

well be more than one

ambassador per class and

all would be fully supported

by the Alumni Team.

How do ambassadors

benefit? Maintaining

networks is a crucially

important and sensitive role.

Knowing you will have not

only helped the School keep

in touch with its graduates

but also helped maintain

your own community; is a

positive step and will

undoubtedly be of benefit to

your own future. As a named

contact you will become

seen as a key part of the

alumni community, with the

opportunity to meet with

other ambassadors to share

ideas and initiatives. Also, as

a way of saying thank you,

we invite all active class

ambassadors to be our

guests at dedicated events

each year.

How can I get in touch

with my class? With a

change in technology and a

new alumni website to be

launched this autumn,

getting in touch with

members of your class will

be easy! We will be

encouraging members to

contact their class through

the alumni website where

you can be assured of

dedicated class-lists

allowing group emailing;

ensuring you reach out to

your cohort with the most up

to date email on record.

How do I get more

information? To register

your interest in becoming a

class ambassador or for

more information, please

contact Rachael or Helen in

the Alumni Relations Office.

Tel: +44 (0)1223 764219

or email

alumni@jbs.cam.ac.uk

Special Interest groups are

the perfect vehicle for

bringing together alumni with

common interests. Providing

a forum for debate and

networking as well as

socialising and friendship,

these groups are important

catalysts for connectivity and

communication.

Judge Business School is

pleased to say the London-

based Banking and Finance

Alumni Special Interest

Group (SIG), continues to be

successful with over 200

members attending a wide

range of events, many of

which are forthcoming in the

calendar. Jeremy Marchant

(MBA 2002, Chair of the

Alumni Advisory Council and

Leader of the Banking and

Finance SIG) has also

noticed an additional benefit

of membership. “Bringing

together alumni who have an

interest in the banking and

finance sector has been a

really positive experience.

Not only has it allowed

members to network with

others from their sector, but it

has also allowed me to

connect with so many city-

based alumni from

Cambridge. A real benefit to

me has been the opportunity

to source high calibre

candidates for vacancies at

my company [UBS Wealth

Management]. The quality of

candidate has really been

exceptional and I would

definitely encourage other

alumni to engage in

networking opportunities as

you never know where you’ll

find your next hire!”

We have also been

pleased by the response to

join more burgeoning groups

in biotechnology as well as

marketing and advertising.

Whilst membership is at

present small, we are

anticipating real growth this

year in both of these groups

as we seek to provide

technological support for

enabling online discussion,

as well as ongoing support in

event management.

To support the creation of

further groups, alumni will

shortly be able to express

their business interests via

the alumni website. SIGs do

require a critical mass to

enable their creation and

furthermore sustainable

activity, so make sure to take

a look at the new alumni

website this autumn to

register your interests and

memberships. Indeed we

have already had

expressions of interest for

SIGs encompassing energy,

consulting and technology

policy, so remember to

contribute your thoughts at

this important time of

development.

Alumni Class Ambassador Scheme

Special Interest Groups

Alumni news

26

Network roundup

Alumni in New York

Varsity weekend

The Business School wasdelighted to welcome backalmost fifty guests for therecent MBA 2001-2002Reunion Weekend. A Fridaynight drinks receptionmarked the start of anenjoyable weekend; whichculminated on the Sundaywith a ‘survivors’ farewelllunch in Grantchester. Theweekend was a greatsuccess with MBA 2006 Vs

MBA 2001 alumni in bothfootball and cricket, as wellas a highly enjoyable minilecture series showcasingindividual members of theclass. A formal ReunionDinner at Trinity Hall wasalso held on the Saturdayevening. Thanks to MaxPurser, Marie Taylor andAngeli Weller for organisinga superb reunion weekend!

MBA 2001 reunion weekend

Cambridge supportersroared on the Light Blues atthis year’s Varsity Boat Raceon Saturday 7th April.Judge Business School hadgood reason to be proud asSebastian Schulte, currentPhD Finance student, sat

seat 7 and helped bring thecrew home to victory overOxford in the 153rd annualBoat Race by one and aquarter lengths.Cheeringthe crew along weremembers and friends ofMBA 2005.

Left to right: Kieron Burchell,Gavin Flynn, Orly Danon,Nik Rouda, Catherine Qi,Cyril Coste, UrszulaZapolska, Murphy Thomas,Audrey Christon, SanneMartens, Jasper Nelissen.

Becky Schutt (MBA 2004)reports “The Alumni of NewYork City were delighted towelcome Professor ArnoudDe Meyer and JonathanBadger of the CambridgeUniversity Foundation tothe Apple that is Big in lateNovember 2006. Weshared drinks and M&Ms at the Library Bar at theRegency Hotel and learnedabout Professor De Meyer’sadventures in Cambridge

thus far. He also providedus with his thoughtful visionfor the Judge, with specialattention paid to the role of alumni. Following theM&Ms and talk withProfessor De Meyer, someof the alums ventureduptown to a Park Avenuepenthouse, home of aCambridge graduate, forthe Cambridge in Americaholiday party. There, weenjoyed sweeping views of

New York City from theterrace, conversations with Cambridge graduatesand, of course, the holidaycrackers. Great to see Dan Cohen (MPhil 2000),Morgan Davis (MPhil 1997),Helen Ervin (MBA 2004),Michael Jakob (MPhil1991), Carol Ng (MBA2001), Nadine Surur (MBA1995) and EmmanuelleVernhes-Koudella (MBA 1999)”

Connecting alumni around the world

Alumni in banking andfinance network

The London-based Bankingand Finance special interestgroup continues to flourishwith recent speaker as wellas social events held acrossthe capital in recent months.A new group email hasrecently established

enabling members tocommunicate betweeneach other. Interested injoining this group? Emailyou name and programmeof study to the Alumni Officeand we will be happy to addyou to the membership.

During the latest round ofMBA recruitment, Dr SimonLearmount was delighted tomeet up with MBA alumni inJapan. Members turned outin force to help with theMBA recruitment fair andenjoyed an informal drinksreception afterwards. We’re

always keen to meet withalumni, from which everprogramme studied; soplease remember to keepyour contact details up-to-date so we can extend aninvite to you when visitingyour region.

Alumni in action

27

Forthcoming events

Annual Alumni Weekend21-23 September 2007Cambridge, UK

Join fellow alumni for a whole weekend of activity. A

great opportunity to network across Judge Business

School’s global community and the perfect weekend to

arrange your own class reunion. Speaker slots featuring

Ms Lois Jacobs, President International – Jack Morton

Worldwide and Professor Arnoud De Meyer, Director,

Judge Business School.

Alumni Gala Dinner

Join fellow alumni and guests of Judge Business School

at the inaugural Reunion Weekend Gala Dinner at the

De Vere University Arms Hotel, Cambridge on the

Saturday of Alumni Weekend (22nd September). A

great opportunity to socialise and network. Drinks

reception, five-course meal with coffee & mints, wine

and entertainment. Come dance the night away!

Tickets only £48.

For further information visit

www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/alumni/weekend.html

Other events

MPhil Technology Policy Five Year Reunion26 September 2007, London, UK

Alumni in Banking and Finance (SIG) Pub Night27 September 2007, London, UK

MBA 2004 – Edinburgh Trip28- 30 September 2007, Edinburgh, UK

Global Brand Strategy 2007 with Kevin Keller2 October 2007, London, UK

Enterprise Tuesday Programme23 October 2007, Cambridge, UK

Alumni Association Annual General Meeting 10 December 2007, Cambridge, UK

Alumni Christmas Gathering, St John’s College10 December 2007, Cambridge, UK

Judge Business School / Wharton Christmas Party19 December 2007, London, UK

2nd Saturday Alumni Pub Nights13 October 2007, London, UK10 November 2007, Cambridge, UK8 December 2007, London, UK

For full details of all events open to alumni, log onto www.alumni.jbs.cam.ac.uk

Are you organising an event? Email the Alumni Team with your event details

and we can post them online.

Connecting Alumni Across the World

• Online member directory• Forthcoming global events• Latest school and alumni news• Careers resources• Networking opportunities

Visit www.alumni.jbs.cam.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1223 764219

Networking Lifelong Learning Careers

Contact the Alumni Team to request your login details or a password reminder – alumni@jbs.cam.ac.uk

28

manage their real estate.I’ve been in Cambridge for 7years, I’ll miss it a lot butalso look forward to thechange. Met up with Joseand Kenta and familiesrecently, which was great.

Still playing 5-a-side football with Christian everyweek. Last month we joinedMBA 2001 in a gameagainst MBA 2006 andplayed them off the park, sowe still have it!”

John Carter (MBA 1993)is still working for KraftFoods although has recentlymoved back to Munich fromNew York.

Kavi Chandrakumar(MBA 2001) is happy toreport that after one year atiProspect, a search enginemarketing firm, she hasrecently been promoted to

Manager and will head ateam that looks into paidand organic optimisation forclients. iProspect is a part ofAegis Media (UK).Congratulations to Kavi andher partner as they haverecently become first timeparents to a beautiful babygirl, Anirud Raghav Mantha.

Vijay Chintamaneni(MBA 1994) has recentlymoved jobs from Director ofSPG India Ltd to CEO ofVisage Media Services Ltd,managing the company’sglobal operations out ofIndia. Visage is one ofIndia’s leading still and filmfootage banks.

Benjamin Davis (MBA2003) reports that he hasmoved from his role atInterregnum and now worksfor The Capital Fund (YFMGroup) as InvestmentManager. The Capital Fundis London’s regional VCfund, and is a £50 milliongeneralist venture capitalfund which backs fast-growing, small andmedium-sized enterprises(SMEs) in Greater London.

Iain Edmondson (MBA1998) is now a consultantwith the UK’s largest sport-specialist managementconsultancy (PMP) and isconcentrating on the legacyof major sports events (notleast the 2012 Olympics).

Ismael Al-Amoudi (PhD2002) has accepted alecturer position inManagement at theUniversity of Reading andhas become a ResidentSenior Member of WolfsonCollege, Cambridge.

Benoit Allehaut (MBA2000) “I am pleased to letyou know that after severalyears working at GE Windand GE Energy FinancialServices, I have accepted anew challenge in therenewable energy sector. Iam excited to join Optisolar,a fast growing thin film solarcompany based inHayward, CA. My new roleas Director of BusinessDevelopment will be to leadinternational projectdevelopment efforts andsupport project financestructuring.”

Barbara Angerstein(MBA 2003) “I just wantedto let you know that myhusband (Walter Sanchez)and I are now the proud andhappy parents of a lovelybaby girl. Victoria was bornon the 3rd January 2007 inSantiago de Chile.

Classnotes

Helen Campbell neeAndreou (MBA 1994) “Weare delighted to announcethe birth of our first child, alovely baby girl namedKimberley Sophia Campbellwho arrived on the 2ndFebruary 2007 weighing 8lb1oz. Kimberley is a real littlesmiler and has captivated allthose who come her way,not that we are in any waybiased of course!”

Jens Bernhardt (MBA1996) is pleased to reportthat he joined theManagement Board ofOppenheimVermögenstreuhand GmbHin March. This movesignifies a return to hisprevious employer Sal.Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA,although Jens is nowresponsible for assetallocation and assetselection – providingcomprehensive advice forthe structuring ofinvestment opportunities forultra-high-net-worth-individuals, families andtrusts.

Jochem Boeke (MBA2000) updates Network...“More great changes.Tamara is expecting oursecond (due date 5th Nov),on the echo it looked like agirl. We are moving back tothe Lowlands in August tobe closer to our families andbuy a home. I took a jobwith a managementconsultancy; my firstassignment is to help aDutch Local Authority

Recent promotion? New arrival? On the move? We are delighted toreceive news from across Judge Business School’s global community.Email alumni@jbs.cam.ac.uk to share your classnotes in the next edition.

Anthony Fitzsimmons(MA Engineering 1969)works at Iskra WindTurbines, one the world’smost efficient small windturbine manufacturers.Anthony was one of theearliest Angel investors inthe firm – since 2002 – andhaving spent 3 months asinterim CEO, he is nowCommercial Director.

Adriana Guerrero (MBA2000) “My news... my bignews of course is the birthof my second baby boy. His name is Daniel.

I continue to live in Dubaiworking in consulting andnow for Oliver Wyman as aprincipal of the telecom andmedia practice (OW is nowthe name of Mercer.. whopreviously boughtDiamondcluster, whopreviously bought Cluster... I have been in 4 companieswithout changing my job!).Anyone interested onworking (we need people) orvisiting Dubai... please letme know!!!

Looking for classmate contacts or alumni in a particular region? Log onto www.alumni.jbs.cam.ac.uk to search the member’s directory.

29

Nilima Gulrajani (PhD2000) has been appointedLecturer at the LondonSchool of Economicsworking in the area of publicmanagement anddevelopment. As a formerGates Scholar at JudgeBusiness School, Nilimaresearched organisationalreforms in large aidorganisations introduced tomake developmentspending more effective.

Congratulations to LoizosHeracleous (MPhil 1992and PhD 1993) who hasrecently been appointedChair in Strategy at WarwickBusiness School. Loizoswas previously Reader inStrategy at Said BusinessSchool, Oxford.

Congratulations to JustinHayward (MBA 2000) andwife Diana as their sonRalph Edward was born on20th Dec 2006.

Sonny Hsu (MBA 2000)comments “I have justmoved to Hong Kongrecently, still working withFitch Ratings and doing thesame job as before. I think Iwill live here in Hong Kongfor the foreseeable future.Do drop me a note whenyou plan to visit Hong Kong.I will happily be the tourguide!” Contact detailsonline.

Vincent Jegou(MBA2002) was appointedFinance Director of IKEATaiwan (DFI HomeFurnishing Taiwan Ltd) inSeptember 2006. Thecompany operates fourIKEA stores with a totalsurface 152000 sqf andemploys1000 staff. If youare visiting Taipei, you cancontact Vincent onvincent_jegou@yahoo.co.ukor +886 2 25479598.

Sir Paul Judge (MANatural Sciences &Management Studies 1968)is currently Chairman of theLord Mayor’s ‘City ofLondon – City of Learning’project. This projectlaunched by Lord MayorStuttard and backed by the

British Council and UKTI;aims to link global centreswith high-level professionalinstitutions anduniversities/businessschools in the UK. See the website for furtherinformation www.cityoflondonlearning.org.

Alexander Kaleniouk(MBA 2000) updatesNetwork and writes “I amstill based in Moscow –currently involved in mega(by Russian standards) M&A deal.”

Tina Fisher (MBA 2004)reports “Ryan Kedrowski(MBA 2004) and JenKillmer (MBA 2004) weremarried on February 22nd inMiami, Florida.

The ceremony was beautifuland took place in an oldSpanish monastary in NorthMiami. The bride and groomwere absolutely beamingand looked stunning. A fewof us made the journey toFlorida and it was an honourto be able to be there inperson to share in their bigday. Congratulations to theKedrowskis!!!!”

Harry Lake (MBA 2000)and Claire Nailis (MBA 2000)“Not too much new forClaire and I these days andwe are living in Ottawa.Work wise, I am still at PWCand have been managingCanadian Governmentconsulting jobs. Summerhas hit and I have startedwhite water kayaking again(boy, I am not as young as Iused to be...these youngkids are able to do circlesaround me) and playinghockey a day a week (samecomment about the youngkids here as well...). Had agreat week of skiing inColorado with Claire, Arthur,Mark Davidson and others...highlight was the 17inches of powder we got inone night!”

Ming Lim (PhD 2002) hasbeen offered a Lecturerposition in Marketing atLeicester ManagementSchool.

Jaco Lok (PhD 2002) hasrecently started as Lecturerof Organisational Behaviourat the University of NewSouth Wales (AustralianGraduate School ofManagement), Sydney,Australia.

Hasbi Lubis (MBA 2000)informs us that he is still withSchlumberger still, but nowrelocated to UK, havingmoved to the Gatwick areaat the start of the year.

Vincent Mascia (MBA2001) wishes to relay awarm hello to his fellowclassmates and offers anupdate of his career news. “Iam presently completing amasters of public health atthe University of Virginia withan emphasis on healthcarepolicy. While doing a fieldplacement at the AmericanDental Association’sWashington headquartersfor governmental affairs Iwas able to propose a Billprovision to improvehealthcare access for theunderserved in the US. Thepresident of the AmericanDental Association flew toWashington to testify at ahearing with me as anadvisor for the legislation.Currently consideringworking in Washington inhealthcare policy.”

Rachel Massey (MBA1999) and former Chair ofthe Alumni Council gavebirth to baby Graceweighing 7lbs 1oz or 3.3kgon Monday 12th February2007. Congratulations tothe whole family!

k to search the member’s directory.

30

AIMTECH research group,Leeds Business School.

Fei Sun (MBA 2000) is currently doing free lancework, mainly on educationalprojects.

“I also opened a smallcompany in Shanghai. Atthe moment, we take onprojects for foreigncompanies who wish todevelop business in China,including market research,branch or office set-up, PR,etc. We also help staffrecruitment for foreigncompanies in Shanghai andhelp with translation andinterpretation. I am alsoinvolved in educationalprojects for foreignuniversities in studentrecruitment in China. “

Nesli Tezgoren (MBA2000) “Flavio and I aredelighted to announce the birth of our little babygirl Alessia. She was born

on 4th January at St.Thomas’ Hospital in Londonat 3pm, weighing 3.7kg /8.2lbs. Dad is super thrilledwith joy.”

Nico Uauy (MBA 2000)writes “I moved back toChile 5 months ago, after 4years in DC. Had a greattime while I was there(travelled all over LatinAmerica for work and to theCaribbean for diving).Leaving proved a bit harderthan I expected, but it wastime for a change. So farChile has been a lot of funand work. I am working inSantander’s investmentbanking group here in Chile,in charge of M&A and equitycapital markets transactionsin the infrastructure, energy,and food & beveragesectors.

Other than that, I amsnowboarding everyweekend (the snow here inChile is fantastic this time ofthe year), playing squash acouple of times a week (somy domination over Kjelland Christian is probably still intact), and starting tomake plans to buy a pieceof land (small one) in thesouth of Chile.”

Rianna Mohammed-Roberts (PhD 2003) hasstarted working at the WorldBank (Washington, DC), asa Young Professional. She iscurrently working in theHuman Development Unit,within the Europe CentralAsia region.

Yasu Okabe (MBA 2005)

now living in Lucerne,Switzerland, has joinedT.E.A.M Marketing AGwhich is the exclusivemarketing agency for UEFA,the European governingbody of football. Yasu’scurrent job involvesmanaging the TV broadcastrights sales for UEFAChampions League andUEFA Cup.

Chatura Ranaweera(PhD 1998)

Upon completing his PhD atJudge Business School in2002, Chatura has been

working at the Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, School ofBusiness in Ontario,Canada as an AssistantProfessor of Marketing. Hegot his tenure lastDecember and is now anAssociate Professor ofMarketing.

Arshad Saeed (MBA2000) “All well at this end.My daughter Arshi will bemarried by the time youread this – the wedding tookplace in Toronto on 6th July.Toronto is at its liveliestthese days – excellentweather and loads offestivities.

After spending 5 weeks inToronto for the wedding, I’llhead back to Saudi Arabiain mid July. I am still workingwith the same company andhave been given additionalresponsibility of sales. Ourcompany is in the processof implementing SAP. I amleading the MaterialsManagement module whichtakes up almost 60% of mytime. The plan is to go live inJanuary 2008.”

Branimira Slavova (PhD2002) has accepted aResearch Fellowship at

Ken Wee (MBA 2002) andCatherine Szeto (MBA2002) were married on 12thNovember 2006 in HongKong. Several MBAs andCambridge alumni attendedthe celebrations includingCarrie Cheung, Fion Li,Andrea Du, Vincent Jegou,Irene Yang, Anne Fung,Clementine Ng, DominicChan, Edmund Leong.

A second celebration washeld in Singapore where thebride and groom welcomedeven more MBA guests andfamily!

Log onto www.alumni.jbs.cam.ac.uk to update ‘My Details’ and add a photograph to your profile.

Classnotes

Doing Business in China (Shanghai) 2-7 December 2007 and 13-19 April 2008

Doing Business in China (Beijing) 8-13 June 2008

Doing Business in India (Mumbai) 10-15 February 2008

10% discount on all other open programmes

For more information visit www.cambridgeexeced.comor contact us at exceed@jbs.cam.ac.uktelephone 0800 183 1145 (UK freephone) or +44 (0)1223 332 339

Special offer for Cambridge alumni: 25% discount on our Global Business Seminars

Inspiring leadership improving performance

Cambridge Executive Education

Executive Education

Alumni Relations Team

Judge Business School

University of Cambridge

Trumpington Street

Cambridge

CB2 1AG

United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)1223 764219

Fax: +44 (0)1223 339701

Facebook: Search Judge Business

School Alumni Network

Skype address: judge_alumni_network

alumni@jbs.cam.ac.uk

www.alumni.jbs.cam.ac.uk

To receive e-news, remember to add

alumni@jbs.cam.ac.uk to your safe

senders list.

Designed by HSAG

Front cover image plus additional images on

pages 8 and 13 provided by © Ben Watkins

Image on page 19 provided by Phil Searle at BRCL

Flags sourced from Flags of the World www.fotw.net