London School of Business & Finance Faculty
At LSBF we're passionate about academic excellence, but we're also committed to preparing you for today's competitive international marketplace. We work with our corporate partners, top educational institutions and professional bodies to ensure that our combined knowledge and experience filters directly into everything you learn. Our groundbreaking programmes underpin theory with practical workshops based on case studies and industrial feedback, helping you to develop the skill sets that modern businesses are looking for and raising your profile with employers.
The LSBF faculty brings together award-winning lecturers, published authors and industry-experienced professionals. Our tutors can offer global teaching experience and careers that take in some of the biggest names in business and finance including KPMG, Goldman Sachs, RWE, American Express and Credit Suisse. They may have diverse backgrounds but they all have one thing in common; the enthusiasm and ability to educate and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Francis Braganza
Francis has invaluable experience teaching Financial Reporting worldwide for over 20 years. He was awarded National Lecturer of the Year in 2004 by PQ Magazine and received nominations by FTC for Lecturer of the year in 2005 and 2007 respectively.
ACCA – F3 & F7
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Carolyn Napier
Carolyn brings with her 18 years of teaching experience specialising in tax.
ACCA – F6 & P6
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Martin Jones
After working as an accountancy practitioner for 7 years, principally with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Martin gained a wealth of knowledge and is widely regarded as an expert in audit. Martin began teaching in 1994.
ACCA – F8 & P2
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Robert Sowerby
Robert began teaching in 1990 and his specialist areas are management and cost accounting along with financial management. He is passionate about his subject areas and which is highly prevalent in his teaching methods and learning strategies.
ACCA – F2, F5, F9
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Paul Merison
Paul has been teaching for 11 years and remains the youngest ever joint District Society President for the ICAEW (Bucks & Herts, Bedfordshire for 2001/2002). Paul specialises in corporate governance and audit and has also taught financial reporting.
ACCA - F8, P1, P7
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Debbie Crossman
Finance and Accounting Faculty
Debbie has received raving reviews from her accountancy students to whom she has taught law for nearly 30 years
ACCA – F4
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David Laws
David began his career as a Secondary and Primary school teacher and joined the ACCA in their education department after a brief career in accounting. David has been lecturing since 1997.
ACCA – F1 P3
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Becky Bate
Becky has worked in the industry for many years and established a wealth of experience which she brings to the classroom as case studies for her students. She provides a positive learning experience with her approachable and lively attitude.
ACCA – F2, F5
CIMA – P1, P2
Gamel Taher
Gamel began as an auditor in a small practicy where he trained and qualified. Gamel focuses on Management Accounts and Financial Strategy and presents exam techniques for both ACCA and CIMA.
ACCA – F2, F5, F9
CIMA - C04, P1, P9
James Griffiths
James began teaching in 1996 shortly after qualifying from ACCA. He specialises in Audit and Accounting and also assists the ACCA in writing and editorial work for their publications.
ACCA – F8, P2, P7
CIMA – P8
Jane Godfrey
Jane brings with her 17 years teaching experience, 9 years of this was for FTC Birmingham where she specialised on ACCA, CIMA and AAT.
ACCA – F1, P3
CIMA – CO4, P4, P6
Jenny Hughes
Jenny is CIMA qualified with 10 years experience. Her career has been a success, working at directorship level with accountancy practices and management training.
ACCA – P1
CIMA – P3, P5
Jo Watkins
Jo began her career working with the Environment Agency where she gained valuable experience in public sector accounting. She is CIMA qualified.
ACCA – F3, F7
CIMA – CO2, P7
Roy Butcher
Academic Dean
Roy Butcher brings more than 30 years of experience in both academia and business to LSBF. As a business consultant, Roy has worked with both private and public sector organisations giving him unparalleled knowledge of conducting business in very different environments.
Career and Experience
Roy has been active in academia for more than three decades, both in senior management positions and lecturing roles. He has also developed and delivered educational and training programmes for clients in the UK and abroad. He has taught at postgraduate level and is also experienced in delivering professional level qualifications such as ACCA and CIMA.
Graham McDonald
CFA® Programme Director
Graham McDonald is a CFA® charterholder and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland with experience in many different facets of the financial world from capital markets through to accounts and auditing. He has taught in the UK (with BPP, FTC Kaplan and 7city) and internationally at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, as well as delivering training in Mumbai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Prague, Budapest, Sofia and New York. He was one of the first six members of the ACCA Examinations Review Board.
Career and Experience
Since 2001 Graham has focussed on financial markets training, concentrating on the CFA® and IMC qualifications but also delivering bespoke training programmes for a wide range of clients in the Far East, Central Europe, Africa and North America.
Fred Aikon
Lecturer
Fred has been working and teaching in many business schools and universities, including London Metropolitan University, etc. After working for Financial Business and Training Consultants Ltd, Fred is working for Central College in London as a Director of professional courses.
Ioanna Ampartzoglou
Lecturer
Ioanna Ampartzoglou is a multilingual addition to the LSBF faculty with a wealth of marketing research knowledge and experience as a senior lecturer.
Career and Experience
Ioanna’s career takes in household names like American Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Lufthansa and her academic experience extends to London Metropolitan University, City University, the University of Westminster and South Bank University. She devised an online strategy for Bank of Cyprus UK and she specialises in digital communications, web design, and e-commerce particularly in the education, banking and travel industries. For Ioanna, working with London School of Business & Finance is an opportunity to "work with motivated students and wonderful colleagues". On the best approach to studying, Ioanna urges students to "never give up on trying for something better by improving your skills and knowledge every day".
Ben Botes
Lecturer
The youngest ever President of the European Coaching Institute, Ben Botes is an enthusiastic entrepreneur with two successful start-up businesses to his name and a keen involvement in investing in young enterprises in Southern Africa.
Career and Experience
Mark holds an MBA as well as a Master Coaching Certificate and specialises in the academic areas of Industrial Psychology, E-commerce, and Entrepreneurship. He brings seven years of lecturing experience to LSBF, having lectured previously at Middlesex University, and he is a published author, penning the book "Release Your Inner Entrepreneur" in 2007 (ISBN 978-1-84728-313-9).
For Ben, the most rewarding part of working at LSBF is the day-to-day challenge of getting students to realise the impact of their learning on the work environment. He is passionate about active student participation in class debates and discussions and the need to link theoretical principles to practical workplace skills.
Stephen Coe (MA (Cam), FCA)
Lecturer
Stephen Coe gained his Master’s degree in Management Science from Cambridge University before joining KPMG where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He now owns his own company providing education in best-practice modelling techniques, and carrying out consulting work.
Career and Experience
Stephen has worked with some of the most recognisable multinationals in the world. He spent a decade with KPMG’s Management Consultancy before moving on to UBS Warburg, where he taught Financial Modelling. He also contributed to the Corporate Finance theory element of UBS Warburg’s eight-week induction course, run at least six times a year.
Stephen has now been employed in the education field for more than eleven years and brings his wealth of experience to the LSBF faculty.
Dave Coker
Lecturer
Dave Coker has been with LSBF since 2008 and brings more than 25 years of professional experience to the faculty. He holds an MSc in Quantitative Finance as well as an MBA and a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing.
Career and Experience
Dave has taught finance part time at Master’s level in the UK since 2003. His research interests include Risk Management, Credit Derivatives and Asset Bubbles and his first book on Finance will be published in the fourth quarter of 2010. During his long career in investment banking and financial services, Dave has experienced firsthand the business environments of no less than five countries and worked for major institutions such as Deutsche Bank, ABN AMRO, Moody’s and Dow Jones.
Feroza Cooper (BA, MSc, CPA)
Lecturer
Since 1993 Feroza has been delivering consultancy projects on UK and US individual and corporate taxation, expatriate tax and accountancy work performed in United Kingdom, United States, Singapore and India. These projects include subcontract assignments from professional accounting firms and corporate training firms. Her client base includes diverse industry sectors such as manufacturing, retailing and services. Feroza also provides executive training in accounting and finance to international corporations in West Africa, Middle East and Far East.
Augustin Entonu (MBA, ACCA Affiliate, CFA® Level II Candidate)
Course Leader
Augustin Entonu holds an MBA in Management Consulting and is currently studying for a second in Finance. In both cases he studied at the prestigious Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB) one of the top European business schools and a key partner of London School of Business & Finance.
Career and Experience
As a former Business Development Manager and Business Analyst, Augustine brings several years of experience to LSBF specialising in Finance, Management Consulting, Operations Management and Investment Valuation and Analysis.
A black belt holder in the Korean martial art Tae Kwan Do, Augustine teaches underprivileged children how to cope with growing up in tough neighbourhoods without turning to violence and gangs. At LSBF he continues his inspiring teaching, striving to develop students to push their own boundaries and be the best they can be. For Augustine the key to success is "a passion for sharing knowledge, a certain level of diligence and never accepting limitations".
John Hemming (FCA, Cert. Ed)
Advanced Taxation, Auditing, Financial Accounting
John has over 30 years’ experience as a tax, audit and general accounting practitioner. For the last seventeen years John has been lecturing extensively, and was a member of the academic board at a College in the West Midlands.
Christine Nardiello (BA (Hons), FCCA, CIMA)
Christine is an experienced senior manager and lecturer, and a professionally qualified accountant. She has professional 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.
Ken Preece
Lecturer
Working as a freelance lecturer for the past 20 years, Ken has a wealth of knowledge. For many years he regularly presented Technical Update lectures for professional firms, companies and District Societies of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Hafeez Qazi (BSc, ACMA)
Lecturer
After qualifying as a Management Accountant, Hafeez has worked for various prestigious organisations in the health, human resources and textile sectors. He has taught professional accountancy courses as a freelance tutor in public and private sector organisations. Hafeez worked as mentor for ACCA-Oxford Brookes degree projects, and is a consultant to telemedia companies.
David Jeremy Silverman (SAGE Group plc, Associate Partner)
Sage trainer
An Associate Partner at SAGE Group plc, David has over 20 years’ experience as a consultant in SAGE business software. He runs his own company consulting to a wide scope of high profile clients on SAGE, and implementing audit and internal controls.
Andrew Walker
Consultant / Associate Professor
Andrew James Walker brings 15 years of teaching knowledge to LSBF along with a Best Professor award in 2009 for the EIPM Executive MBA programme, and a wealth of international lecturing experience.
Career and Experience
Andrew has lectured in universities across the UK including the University of Northumbria and Sheffield Business School and has taught in institutions across Europe taking in France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Russia.
With six years of IT consultancy experience, including time with Deloitte Touche as well as working as a freelance consultant for the United Nations, the European Commission, and the Governments of Iran, Nepal and Bhutan, Andrew brings a broad and varied range of experience to LSBF. He specialises in managing major changes in organisational structures, services and resources and is passionate about helping students to develop these practical skills. For Andrew, the key to success as an LSBF student is "a critical perspective, confidence, and better practical skills for finding a satisfying career path".
Dr Mo Willan (PhD, MSc, MA)
Lecturer
Author of the forthcoming publication "Marketing: A Student Companion" and head of his own London consultancy, Dr. Mo Willan has carried out assignments for a wide range of organisations including The Gambia Chamber of Commerce, Coca Cola and The British Council.
Career and Experience
Over the past six years, Mo has trained more than 2000 marketing executives in the UK, Eastern Europe and Africa. He experience is highly sought-after and he is now a visiting lecturer at London Metropolitan University, Oxford College of Marketing, Liverpool John Moore’s University and Grenoble Graduate School of Business.
Since 2007 Mo has contributed his considerable experience to the LSBF faculty, acting as Senior Visiting Lecturer and Module Leader. He lectures on Integrated Marketing Communication and International Advertising and Brand Management on the MBA, MSc and CIM programs.