Welcome to the LSBF faculty of Finance & Accounting. Our professional team of highly qualified lecturers offer a dynamic and exciting approach to teaching, enhanced by their ability to draw on a wealth of industry experience.
To find out more about the individuals who make up our world-class Finance & Accounting faculty please see below:
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".
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.
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.
Graham has worked with major institutions such as Aviva, Barclays Capital, Brewin Dolphin, CIBC, Evolution, Lehman Bros. Royal Bank of Scotland and West LB. His many years of experience in training and in the investment industry bring an invaluable wealth of knowledge to the LSBF faculty where he is keen to demystify mathematics and teach practical financial skills from the ground up.
For Graham, the best part of working at LSBF is the personal approach; small class sizes allow students to build a strong platform from which to move on to successful careers in finance.
Francis Braganza Senior Lecturer / National Subject Specialist Financial Reporting
With more than 25 years of academic experience to draw on, Francis Braganza is a senior lecturer At LSBF and a National Subject Specialist in Financial Reporting. In his career to date, he has overseen 26,000 passes in ACCA and CIMA.
Career and Experience
Francis was voted National Lecturer of the Year for public and private sector colleges in 2004, and was delighted to be presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2007 for making a contribution to export earnings.
A frequently published author, Francis has penned more than 40 articles on Financial Reporting between 1987 and 2010 in a range of magazine titles including 'Accountancy', 'Financial Management', 'ACCA Student Accountant', 'PQ' and 'PASS'. He has also written manuals and revision kits.
For Francis, the most rewarding part of lecturing at LSBF is the satisfaction of inspiring students and helping them to achieve their goals and a professional qualification. His advice to students aiming to take their next career step with LSBF is "Work hard, be disciplined, enjoy learning".
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.
The LSBF ACCA+MBA and LSBF ACCA+MSc programmes are dual programmes comprising of LSBF ACCA tuition, which is approved by ACCA under the Approved Learning Provider - Gold scheme, and the LSBF MBA/MSc programme which is fully outside the scope of ACCA approval. As such, the LSBF MBA/MSc programme is quality-assured and accredited by the BAC, the University of Wales and LSBF's institutional accreditations, and is not approved or endorsed by ACCA.
