Dr. Katariina Juusola

Head of Department
BSc. Program Director
Assistant Professor (Full-time)

Dr. Katariina holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration, has an outstanding track record in teaching and has had her research published in leading international academic journals, such as Academy of Management Learning & Education, and Journal of Management Inquiry. Her research has also sparked a publication in the Financial Times and has been featured in the press releases of the Academy of Management and in the Times Higher Education, which demonstrates its impact beyond academia. Her research has won prestigious international awards, such as “Outstanding Article of the year 2014 in Academy of Management Learning and Education” and “Best Critical Management Learning and Education Paper by Academy of Management, Critical Management Studies Division in 2016”.

Dr. Katariina is an effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, team skills, and various academic and professional skills. She is fluent in English, self-motivated and possesses excellent planning, organizing, and communication skills with ability to establish goals and attain results.

Dr. Oliver Loisel

Assistant Professor

With extensive experience in corporate management as well as management consultancy, Oliver Loisel balances strategy, business models and processes with E-Business and IT. His work covered the process industry, energy supply and infrastructure, governmental and education, banking, insurance and IT. As co-founder of the ATLAS group, he built up several companies in the service and IT industry and actively manages them. Dr. Loisel´s focus is on strategy and business models in the internet of things.

Dr. Loisel has more than 15 years of experience in top management consulting and adult education. He trained companies, managers, undergraduate and postgraduate students regarding General Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. For over a decade he held several hundreds of speeches during Europe´s largest E-Business Roadshow.

Oliver Loisel is an Austrian national based in Switzerland and has been active in the Middle East since 2011.

Professional Background

• Managing Partner and CEO, ATLAS group
• Project Manager, Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen
• Interim Manager, ÖBB Holding
• Executive Partner, Loisel.Consulting
• Project Manager, IDC
• Project Manager, Braintrust

Educational Background

• Doctor of Laws, University of Vienna, Austria, 2008
• Master of Science Human Resource Management and Organizational Development, PEF Private University for Management, Vienna, Austria, 2004
• Master of Business Administration, University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria, 2004
• Master of Advanced Studies Information Technology Consulting, Danube University, Krems, Austria, 2002
• Master of Laws, University of Vienna, Austria, 2001

Thomas C. Meier

Lecturer (Part-time)

Thomas Meier is a Senior Counsel and Managing Director of Strohal Legal Group’s UAE-office in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, which is owned by Dr. Theodor Strohal.

Thomas Meier, a graduate of University of Innsbruck, Austria, School of Law, was working for over 6 years in renown international law firms in Vienna, Austria, and has passed the Austrian Bar exam with distinction. He also worked in New York City, USA, as well as in Hanoi, Vietnam. Furthermore, he has published articles about various legal issues concerning business law.

Since the beginning of 2017 he has been working in Strohal Legal Group’s Ras Al Khaimah office, where he advises clients from all over the world  in every area of business law, including company setup, corporate law, labour law, international tax law and international contract law, amongst others.

Jana Krok

Lecturer (Part-time)

Jana Krok, a German national, has expertise in consulting and processing the establishment of companies in the UAE and GCC region. Her main duties involve drafting and negotiation of contracts like NDAs, LOIs, Agency Agreements, Share Transfer Agreements, Board Resolutions. Her practical experience further spans to writing legal opinions in various fields of law - labor law, corporate law, inheritance law and international taxation. She has been a guest lecturer at MODUL University Dubai since its inauguration and an adjunct lecturer for undergraduate and MBA legal courses.

Urs Peter Fischer

Lecturer (Part-time)

Occupation

• Nov. 2005 – Today
  • Founder and principal of lean solution, an independent consulting firm, focused on lean solutions in the area of finance, accounting, controlling, value based management and continuous improvement. Current projects mainly focus on consulting and coaching in early phases of SAP ERP implementation or release upgrades. Our aim is to develop and evaluate consistent, lean, effective, sustainable and value oriented solutions which fit our specific customer’s needs best. Various customers in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, England, Czech Republic and Saudi Arabia as references for process & approach as well as overall value provided. Additional business activities relate to consulting on pension fund management matters and investment strategies.
• Oct. 2015 – Today
  • Vicecommodore Finance Cruising Club Switzerland (CCS)
• Feb. 2014 – Today
  • Chairman of the investment committee of the collective trust for occupational pension schemes GRANO
• Jan. 2012 – Today
  • Investment advisor of Pension and Management Fund Alcan Switzerland
• May 2011 – Today
  • Chairman of the Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Forschung und Ausbildung in Unternehmenswissenschaften an der ETH Zürich (former BWI).
• Jan. 2012 – Dec. 2012
  • Independent Board Member Alu Menziken Extrusion AG. 
• 1997 – Dec. 2011
  • Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Alcan Pension Fund in Switzerland with assets of 1.2 Billion CHF, member of the Board of Trustees of the Pension Fund and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Management Fund. Main activities during this period was the regular review of the strategy in connection with ALM-studies, the tactical portfolio and currency management in volatile markets and the continous development of the direct real estate portfolio of some 300 mio CHF. A special challenge was the management of partial liquidations that changed the two funds into quasi retiree funds.
• Feb. 2003 – Oct. 2005
  • President Alcan Automotive and Transportation. Seven locations in Zurich, Singen (D), Markt Schwaben (D), Koper (SLO), Kamenice (CZ), Novi (MI/USA) und Saguenay (Quebec) with 300 Millions. € Sales and 950 employees developing and producing light-weight components for major European automotive OEM’s & Tier1’s (65%) and leading railway/tramway stock companies (35%). Main task was restructuring and strategic repositioning of the mass transportation and automotive businesses. In addition Business Project Manager I2P, preparing the concept for a harmonized implementation of mySAP Business Suite in Alcan Engineered Products Business Group. Key role in the separation of rolled products activities in Sierre that became part of Novelis. Many formal or operational board memberships throughout the Group.
• Oct. 2000 – Jan. 2003
  • Vice President and Business Group Finance Director Alcan Engineered Products.  Business Group included 40 companies, mainly in Europe and North America totaling sales of 1.8 billion US$ and 7000 employees.  Key responsibilities were integration of the Alusuisse downstream activities into the Alcan Group after the acquisition by Alcan in October 2000 as well as alignment of financial reporting systems and change from IAS/IFRS to US-GAAP. 
• Apr. 1998 – Sept. 2000
  • Deputy General Manager and CFO of Alusuisse Singen GmbH, an aluminium semis and components producer in Sin¬gen/Hohentwiel (sales 600 million € and 2’500 employees). Responsible for finance & accounting, procurement, IT, shipping and metal management. As of March 1999 also heading Formed Parts Business, a forging operation which later got closed in Singen and moved to Prague (CZ), and central technical services. Total number of employees in these areas 450. Leading role in various task forces related to the planned mergers between Alusuisse / VIAG (1998-1999) respectively Alcan / Pechiney / Algroup (1999-2000). Chairman of Alcan Decin, a very successful extrusion plant with 700 employees in Czech Republic. Member of the advisory board (Landesbeirat) of Commerzbank. Successfully negotiated purchase of employees’ and government’s stake in Decin. 
• Apr. 1997 – March 1998
  • Member of the Executive Committee of Alusuisse-Lonza Group in Zurich and Chief Financial Officer (Sales 1997 9 billion CHF, 31’000 employees). Key role in group strategy review and cultural change process under leadership of Sergio Marchionne. Groupwide introduction of EVA-concept (alvaTM) and complete overhaul of external and internal planning & reporting. 
• 1996 – 1997
  • Member of Divisional Management and Chief Financial Officer of Alusuisse’s Aluminium Division (Sales 1997 2.6 billion CHF, 9’000 employees). Main task was the organizational separation of “Upstream” and “Downstream” activities.
• 1991 – 1995
  • Member of the Management Team and CFO of Alusuisse Schweizerische Aluminium AG in Sierre (sales 600 million CHF, 1500 employees). Responsible for finance & accounting, procurement and logistics, IT, sales administration, despatching and freight (90 employees in these areas). As of January 1993 promoted Director and Deputy General Manager of the Sierre plant. 18 months of negotiations regarding a Joint-Venture with Alcoa related to the rolling millions operation in Sierre. As CFO of Sierre, I had to represent the interest of the local company as well as of the Alusuisse Group in operational and legal negotiation teams. My direct responsibility covered all aspects (from finance, HR to insurance and environment) except equipment and marketing/sales. Restructuring and turn-around experience from the assignment with Alusuisse Sierre (Switzerland). 
• 1990
  • Project manager responsible for establishment of an independent  general accounting function in the Sierre plant based on SAP R/2 FI. Project was triggered by the split of the parent company into a holding, a management services, a trading and a manufacturing company.
• 1987 – 1989
  • Controller in Alusuisse-Lonza group accounting department and Head of financial long-term planning. Responsible for group simulation models, financial merger & acquisition analysis and department software applications. Participation in further enhancement of Group’s controlling and reporting guidelines and instruments. Functional advice and support to division and plant controllers.
• 1985 – 1987
  • Assistant to Prof. Dr. Carl-Christian von Weizsäcker, University of Berne, Institute for applied Microeconomics. General tasks of an assistant, e.g. support in lectures, research, review of student tests and term papers. Direct responsibility for a venture capital related study commissioned by the Government of the Canton Berne and the economic promotion agency.
• 1982 – 1984
  • Assistant to Prof. Dr. Ernst A. Brugger in the National Research Program “Regional Problems in Switzerland”. Preparation of events, editing of research publications and own research (50% job as working student). 

Dr. Rashad Yazdanifard

Associate Professor (Part-time)

Dr. Rashad Yazdanifard earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Management) from Multimedia University, his Master of Industrial Management from Shahid Beheshti University, and his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Azerbaijan Accounting and Management higher education institute. As an experienced lecturer with undergraduate and postgraduate experience, he is someone with potential and promise of teaching effectiveness and excellence at the undergraduate, MBA, DBA, and PhD levels, a track record of professional development, and student advising abilities, as well as other services to the department, school, and community. As a lecturer in different well-known universities and colleges teaching mostly international students in different levels of undergraduate and postgraduate, he has become a skilled academician with wide range variety of experiences. Moreover, he has been actively involved in training employees of different organizations internationally. Dr. Rashad has published widely in scientific journals and presented frequently in different international conferences.

Line Serhan

Lecturer (Part-time)

Line has an extensive knowledge in advising and helping clients navigate through all their financial, operational and budget related challenges at the policy and process level whilst ensuring compliance with international standards. She is currently responsible for overseeing financial operations for a strategic advisory company, after holding this position in an international advertising company.  She worked with two of the big four accounting firms as a financial auditor and tax advisor, where she assisted MENA based conglomerates adhere to changing government regulations. She also participated in the VAT implementation, where her role was the preparation and review of the audit manual and the training of the auditing team.

Line holds a BA and a master in Finance and Banking from St. Joseph University in Lebanon and a Certified Public Accountant from California USA.

Dr. Theodor Strohal

Professor (Part-time)

Dr. Strohal is an Austrian national and a Founder of Strohal Legal Consultants. In 1979, Dr. Strohal got admitted to the Austrian Bar cum laude after graduating from Vienna University. He has been working as a foreign lawyer in Singapore since 1993 in addition to offices in Myanmar and Qatar. Dr. Strohal has been a lecturer in financial and corporate law at postgraduate courses at the European Journalist Academy in the University of Vienna Campus from 2002 to 2004 and MODUL University Dubai from 2017. His main interests are: real estate, joint ventures and international taxation and corporate law. 

Awards and Recognition

• Twice awarded a scholarship for outstanding academic records

Main Areas of Activity

• Frequent speaker in seminars on Austrian and International property law.
• Working experience in Indonesia, Singapore and South America and the UAE
• Lecturer of European Journalist Academy in the University of Vienna Campus
• Post Guest Lecturer at University of Dubai on UAE Corporate Law
• Speaker in Singapore (government institution) on market entry and corporate law in GCC countries
• Training professor in arbitration practice seminar, Yangon, Myanmar

Educational Background

• Graduated from Vienna University, School of Law in 1974 (cum laude)

Hesham Abdel Aziz

Lecturer (Part-time)

Summary

• Worked with Canadian University Dubai as Assistant Professor with finance major for 5 years which I taught 20 sections in MBA program and 45 sections in undergraduate program.
• Worked with SHUAA CAPITAL the biggest investment-banking house in UAE as consultant in the Arab equity team in the asset management.
• Worked with UNB one of the biggest commercial banks in the UAE as portfolio manager.
• CFA holder since April 2007- Passed all the three exams at first attempt.
• MBA in Investment Management from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Canada.
• Founded and headed the European Group for Brokerage and made it one of top 20 brokerage houses on the Cairo Stock Exchange.
• Started career as stockbroker with EFG –HERMES Group the biggest investment-banking house in the Middle East.

Occupation

Canadian University Of Dubai
Assistant Professor

University of Dubai
Assistant Professor

Shuaa Capital Asset Management
Consultant

Union National bank
Portfolio Manager

European Group for Brokerage
CEO, Executive Director

Financial Brokerage Group (Member of EFG –HERMES Group)
Licensed Stock Broker

Prof. Dr. Edith M. Szivas

Head of Department
Full Professor

Dr. Edith M Szivas, a British national, is a leading international expert in the area of Tourism and Hospitality with the track record in strategy and development of over 25 years. Her involvement into a number of Governmental projects aimed at strategic development of the hospitality industry across several countries in Europe and Middle East. She is an author of numerous publications and also she is actively engaged into public speaking.

Dr. Szivas has a vast academic experience in the Universities of London, Surrey, Greenwich, Macau, and others. Her ongoing consultancy activity with the leading global organizations like UNWTO and USAID has made her contribution into development of the industry truly invaluable.

Professional Background

• Director, SeaStar Consultancy, UAE
• Senior Management positions at various financial, educational and hospitality institutions (Budapest Bank, University of Surrey, Jumeirah Group)

Educational Background

• PhD in Tourism Employment and Labour Market, University of Surrey, UK, 1997
• MSc in Tourism Planning and Development, University of Surrey, UK, 1994
• BSc in International Trade, Kulkereskedelmi Foiskola, Hungary, 1990

Dr. Ana Stranjancevic

BBA Program Director
Assistant Professor (Full Time)

Dr. Stranjancevic holds a PhD in an interdisciplinary field of Management in Sports and Tourism from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. She also obtained a Master degree in an interdisciplinary field of Management in Sports and Tourism and a Bachelor degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. She attended a Post-Doctorate exchange programme in Leisure - Culture, Tourism, Sport and Recreation as a Human Development Factor at the Institute of Leisure Studies, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Deusto University Spain.

Prior to joining MODUL University Dubai, Dr. Stranjancevic was an Assistant Professor at the Canadian University Dubai, UAE and Mediterranean University, Montenegro. She also acted as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty for International Management in Tourism and Hotel Industry, Montenegro / Algonquin College Ottawa, Canada. She was Visiting Professor at the University of Belgrade in Serbia, Akdeniz University in Turkey, Warsaw University of Life Sciences WULS - SGGW in Poland, University of Business Studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, FH Burgenland - University of Applied Sciences Burgenland in Austria.

Dr. Stranjancevic participated in several governmental and international research projects, attended many international conferences and published several scientific articles in the field of tourism, hospitality and sports management. She is also experienced in the tourism and hospitality industry, having worked as a Marketing and Sales Manager in hospitality and tourism companies.

Jasmina Popov-Locke

Lecturer (Full Time)

Jasmina Locke is a forward-thinking education professional, with over ten years of experience in training, lecturing and curriculum development, in both corporate and academic domain. Result-driven and persuasive MBA graduate, with extensive managerial experience and a proven track-record in Tourism industry, Commercial, and Corporate Aviation, winning over customers and creating buy-in with senior stakeholders.

Jasmina Locke is specialised in instructional design, development, delivery, and evaluation of learning programmes. She utilises her broad technical knowledge of management theory and experience, always making sure her classes are relevant and dynamic, and her students enabled to put theory into practice.

Dr. Daniel Marco-Stefan Kleber

Assistant Professor (Full-time)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.a) in Business and Management
International Joint Doctoral Programme, BA School of Business and Finance, Latvia, Stockholm School of Economics and University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business and Management – Research Semester
Northumbria University, United Kingdom. Faculty: Newcastle Business School. AACSB accredited and awarded as "The Best UK Business School of the Year 2015" by the "Time Magazine"

Master of Arts in Financial Services Management
University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Campus Zweibrücken, Germany

Master of Science in Information Management
University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Campus Zweibrücken, Germany

Master of Arts in International Finance and Entrepreneurship
University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Campus Zweibrücken, Germany

Bachelor of Arts in International Hospitality and Tourism Management
IUBH - School of Business and Management Bad Honnef (Member of the Leading Hotel Schools of the World), Campus Bad Reichenhall, Germany

Diplom in Hotel Economics
Steigenberger Academy for Hotelmanagement, Bad Reichenhall, Germany

Qualified EDP User HWK
Accessory Education and training in MS Office, Chamber of Crafts and Trade Munich and Bavaria, Germany

International Experiences as Lecturer

University Lecturer
Event Management 
ZFH – Zentralstelle für Fernstudien in Deutschland – University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany

University Guest Lecturer
International Management and Marketing 
University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany

University Guest Lecturer
Project Management 
BA School of Business and Finance, Latvia

University Guest Lecturer
Corporate Communications 
BA School of Business and Finance, Latvia

University Guest Lecturer
International Management
BA School of Business and Finance, Latvia

University Guest Lecturer
Risk Management
University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam, The Netherlands

University Guest Lecturer
International Marketing and Event Management
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

University Guest Lecturer
International Marketing and Event Management
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

University Guest Lecturer
Strategic Marketing
BA School of Business and Finance, Latvia

University Guest Lecturer
Start Up and Entrepreneurship
Instituto Politecnico de Setubal, Portugal

University Guest Lecturer
Project Management
WSB Wroclaw University of Banking, Poland

Dr. Jeremy B Williams

Head of Department
MSc Program Director
Professor (Visiting)

• Demonstrated strategic and leadership skills at a senior executive level in both public and private sectors
• A PhD degree in economics, economic history and politics, with a special interest in sustainable development. Also qualified at postgraduate level in education
• Publication of three textbooks, more than 40 refereed journal articles, chapters, book reviews and conference papers, and over 50 other articles and papers
• More than 20 years of experience in international education ranging from postgraduate management education to preschool teacher education. A specialist in the area of digital pedagogies and learning design, with a focus on the provision of custom-built programs to meet the specific needs of individual learners
• Deep knowledge and first-hand experience of contemporary issues affecting the tertiary, secondary and early years education sectors in Asia, Europe and North America. Extensive personal networks throughout these geographies developed over a period of more than 25 years
• An education futurist, acknowledged as a pioneer in the field of technology-enhanced learning. Frequently called upon to present keynote speeches at international conferences on the subject, most recently on the disruptive impact of online education on traditional education business models
• Skilled in the leadership of cross-disciplinary teams in a variety of formats: ‘traditional’ distance education, blended delivery, on-line delivery (domestically and globally), and face-to-face on a single and multi-campus basis
• An award-winning teacher including the U21Global Prize for Excellence in Pedagogy, QUT nominee for the Australian Awards for University Teaching, finalist in the John Wiley Australia Award for Innovation and Excellence in MBA Teaching, and the QUT Award for Outstanding Academic Contribution (Teaching Performance and Leadership). Student evaluation of teaching scores consistently in the ‘high distinction’ range. Teaching prize money and grants amount to more than $100,000
• Highly developed interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills. An accomplished public speaker and capable negotiator whether dealing with private sector executives, university committees, or government officials
• Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Green School for Girls (GS4G), a sustainable enterprise that seeks to produce strong, independently-minded, entrepreneurial young women, capable of earning a good living for themselves and their families whilst also serving the interests of the community and the natural environment.

Prof. Dr. jur. Habil. Dr.h.c.,MBA Jurgen Walter Simon

Full Professor (Visiting)

Prof. Jürgen Simon, with for 40 years of academic experience, is a Guest scholar at the Law University Hanoi in Vietnam, Head of the Institute of Law at the University of Lüneburg, Chair of the European Technology Platform for Nanomedicine and former Head of the innovation and cooperation department at Siemens Healthcare. He has also held positions at CERN and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. His research focuses on themes relating to Law and Biotechnology, Environmental Law, Economics and New Information Technologies. He is the author of many books and articles in these areas.

Professional Activities

• Tenured Full Professor of Civil Law, Economic Law and Environmental Law at Leuphana University in Lower-Saxony, Economic Faculty 
• Member of CELLS/Medical University Hannover and worked at the University of London. Director of the Institute of Law at the University of Lüneburg since 1989
• Head of the Research Centre of Biotechnology and Law
• Head of the European Academy of Environment and Economy in Lünebur
• Head of the “Further Education in Environment, Management and Law” at the University of Lüneburg
• Co-organisator of the further education course (M.A.) “Bio-conflict Management (with Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Knoepffler, Head of the Ethics Institute Jena)
• Director of the Academy Finance, Insurance & Law in Hamburg
• Director of the Bioethics Law e.V.
• Assistant Professor at the Universities of Freiburg (Roman and Civil Law) and Munich (Economic History, 1973-1979)
• Assistant Professor at the University of Hannover (1980-1988)
• Founder and Director of the Institute of Law and the Faculty of Environmental Science at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• Research Fellowship at the New University of Lisbon/Portugal (2009-2010) and the University of London/United Kingdom (2011-2013)
• Member of the Institute of the Medical University Hannover “Center of Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences” since 2009
• Member of the “Global Applied Ethics Network”, an international network of professional experts in applied ethics from a variety of disciplines (as Prof. Julian Savalescu/Oxford, Xiao Wen/Zhejiang, Takeshi Nakazawa/Tokyo, Tom Beauchamp/Georgetown and Stephan Sonnenberg/Harvard) since 2009

Dr. Hounaida Abi Haidar

Assistant Professor (Part-time)

Dr. Hounaida Abi Haidar, an Irish/Lebanese national, is an expert in the areas of Urban Geography with the track record in strategy and policy analysis. Her involvement into a number of Academic and Non-Governmental urban and environmental projects gained her experience in the field. Dr. Abi Haidar is a graduate of the American University of Beirut- Lebanon, Oxford University- UK and Trinity College Dublin- Ireland and has worked at these universities. She has 10 years of academic experience in Environmental and Urban Policies, 10 years of research in basic sciences and urban studies and 5 years experience in private sector.

Professional Background

• Analytics Manager, PharmaPatient, Dublin Ireland
• Lecturer, Trinity College, Dublin Ireland
• Unit Coordinator, AUB Medical Center, Beirut Lebanon
• Executive Officer, Greenline NGO
• Researcher, AUB Medical School, Beirut Lebanon
• PhD in Urban Geography, Trinity College, Ireland, 2009
• MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Policy University of Oxford, UK, 2002
• BSc in Environmental Sciences, AUB Lebanon 1998

Dr. Claus Conzelmann

Assistant Professor (Part-time)

Well-rounded leader with 30 years experience. Combination of operational disciplines (factory management, operations improvement, industrial engineering, regulatory affairs, quality, safety, health & environment, sustainability, R&D), with communications, issues management and stakeholder engagement.

Values-based yet pragmatic, strategic thinking with implementation and results focus, passionate, strong communication skills, change agent.

Education

• Programme for Executive Development, IMD, 2002
• Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Manchester Institute for Science and Technology, 1989
• M.Sc. Microbiology, University of Tübingen, 1986
• Journalist (vocational training), 1979-1981

Occupation

• Since 2015
  • Vice President, Nestle Waters, Asia, Middle East, Africa; Dubai
• 2004
  • Vice President, Safety, Health & Environmental Sustainability, Nestlé Group Head Office
• 2002
  • Head of Operations Performance, Nestlé Oceania, Sydney
• 2000
  • Head of Nestlé Productivity Team, Nestlé Head Office
• 1998
  • Factory Manager, Ludwigsburg, Nestlé Germany 
• 1996
  • Assistant Vice President, Biotechnology, Nestlé Head Office
• 1991
  • Joined Nestlé as Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Manager, Nestlé Head Office

Past membership in various external (World Economic Forum, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, World Environment Center) and internal Nestlé Group Committees (Sustainability, Compliance Committee, Corporate Communications, Human Rights) 

Dr. Hanen Gharbi

Head of Department
Assistant Professor (Full Time)

Dr. Hanen is a lecturer with 8 years of academic experience at international Universities such as Université Paris – Sorbonne, Université Paris XII Creteil and Université d’Angers in France. She has also taught a wide range of courses in UAE (Canadian University in Dubai, Synergy University in Dubai) and Tunisian universities. Dr. Hanen’s fields of expertise are Monetary Economics, International Macroeconomics and Exchange Rate Regimes. Dr. Hanen worked also as an economist in a consulting company in Dubai.

Educational Background

• In Economics, Université Paris Dauphine, France, 2012
• In International Economics and Finance, Université Paris Dauphine, France, 2000
• In Economics, University of Tunis III, Tunisia, 1999

Dr. Declan McCrohan

Associate Professor (Full Time)

Dr. Declan McCrohan, an Australian national, has over a decade of experience working in the field of Academia throughout Asia and the Middle East.  His academic experience and unparalleled leadership skills have enabled him to develop and deliver a number of unique undergraduate and postgraduate courses at a number of universities including Alfaisal University in the KSA, Zayed University  and Heriot Watt University in the UAE and Victoria University in Australia. Dr. McCrohan’s research interests cover a wide range of areas including financial modelling of Middle Eastern stock markets, entrepreneurship drivers in the Middle East and the development of international education offshore programmes, with particular focus on Australian Tertiary Institutions’ expansion into Asia and the MENA Region. Dr. McCrohan was also the team leader of the 2009 UAE GEM Study into Entrepreneurship in the UAE.

Professional Background

• Austock Group, Melbourne, Australia
• Australian Trade Commission, Sydney, Australia