MDP Lecturers’ Profiles
MDP in Business Management
Tutors
Management and Leadership
Ailson Morais
Ailson holds a Full time academic position and is a final year PhD researcher at Royal Holloway School of Management, University of London. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Andrews University, Michigan, USA and an MA in Business and Culture Studies from CASS, City University, London; Ailson has also a Postgraduate Certificate in Skills of Teaching to Inspire Learning (Accredited programme by the Higher Education Academy) from Royal Holloway, University of London and a PhD Researcher. In addition to his experience with LSB&F, ESCP-EAP, Royal Holloway, University of London, Newbold College, University of Wales and Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven (KHLeuven, Belgium) Ailson has substantial management experience, having been worked in a variety of industrial and commercial sectors in international organisations in Brazil, Portugal, Switzerland and the UK. Ailson is an International Academic, Entrepreneur and Life Coaching.
International Business & Marketing Planning
Johanna Scheuer
Johanna Scheuer is a true international professional who lived and worked in four European Countries (UK, Netherlands, France and Germany) She has an MSc from EAP-ESCP (Paris, Oxford, Berlin) and worked for 10 years for the Multinational NIVEA in Hamburg in Trade marketing, Brand management and International Marketing. She lectured at the Hanze University in the Netherlands in the subjects of Brand Management, Strategic Business Management, Marketing Research and E-Commerce.
Strategy and Leadership
Daniel Valentine
Dr Daniel Valentine, DBA, MLitt, MBA, BSc, MCMI, MCIM, MIRS
Daniel read philosophy at King's College London, and economics at St Andrews University. Daniel worked in finance and PR for nine years, finishing as Head of Investor Relations and Financial Communications for a FTSE 100 company. Daniel is a qualified Financial PR Professional, and holds a doctorate in Strategic Human Resource Management. Daniel has an energetic teaching style, integrating case studies, best practice and the latest academic research. Daniel was the keynote speaker at the Dubai Leadership Summit
MDP in Financial Management
Tutors
International Risk and Capital Markets
Dave Coker
Dave Coker has over 25 years of experience in International Financial Services, with a career that has taken him to five countries while working for world class institutions such as Deutsche Bank, ABN AMRO, Moody’s and Dow Jones.
Dave, who is currently completing a PhD in Finance, holds both an MSc in Quantitative Finance as well as an MBA in General Management. He has almost ten years’ experience teaching at UK institutions of Higher Education. His research interests include Risk Management, Credit Derivatives and Asset Bubbles.
Dave’s first book on Finance will be published in Q1 of 2012.
Corporate Finance
Sahar Ata
Sahar Ata is a former investment banker and a seasoned expert in Islamic Banking with over 20 years banking experience. She has an MIM degree from the exclusive London School of Economics. She is also a highly certified banker, holding qualifications from esteemed industry regulators, CIM and CIFA.
She has international experience with several leading banks in the UK and Egypt. This includes leadership roles at prominent establishments such as Barclays. She retains high level contacts in the industry and is fluent in English, Arabic, and Business French.
Managerial Finance
Christine Nardiello
Christine is an experienced senior manager and lecturer, and a professionally qualified accountant. She has work and lecturing experience in accounting, human resources and general management. Christine worked for 18 years at BPP, where she held a number of senior positions including Chief Executive of the BPP Malpas division. While taking care of her general management duties, Christine taught the ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW and ATT at BPP. She also taught on Masters degree courses and wrote materials and exams for the programme.
