Here is your quarterly summary of some of the successes of Cranfield alumni:
- Allan Youp (MBA 2014, Part Time MBA (Defence) 2015) was interviewed by CMI to describe his career and his new Royal Navy start-up.
- Patricia Rocha (Accelerated Talent Development Programme 2011) was appointed the new director of After Sales of Nissan Iberia.
- Warren East (MBA 1990, Honorary Graduand 2011), CEO of Rolls-Royce Plc was a guest speaker at the University of Southampton on 13 October 2022, sharing some of his experience as CEO, both at ARM and Rolls-Royce and the imminent challenge of the transition to Net Zero for Rolls-Royce.
- Liz Aluvanze (MSc Air Transport Management 2014) was interviewed at BDLife about her stellar career and her new role at the helm of the Kenya Association of Air Operators.
- Mete Gundogan (MSc Manufacturing Systems Engineering 1990, PhD in the School of Applied Sciences 1995) is a candidate for Chairman of the Felicity Party, taking place on Sunday 30 October 2022.
- Dr Andy Wood OBE DL (DBA 2007, DSc Honorary Graduand 2013), Chief Executive at Adnams PLC was a guest on the HR in review podcast about his predictions for UK hospitality jobs.
- Antonio Caraballo (MSc by Research in the School of Engineering 2011) was appointed Director at ICR Integrity (ICR).
- Andrew Usher (MBA 2021) has been appointed Design Director for the reconstruction of the Bulgarian Army Stadium, Sofia.
- Komal Baldwa (MSc Strategic Marketing 2005) has launched an organic birth Control company.
- Nick Pledge (MBA 1996) CEO at EcoSync, is interviewed about his career by Smart Buildings magazine.
- Brendan Kilcawley (MBA 2021) has been promoted to Director of UKTV ventures.
- Jessica Reisser (MSc Management and Entrepreneurship 2020) becomes the 5th generation to join the family’s heating and air conditioning business.
- Tan Boon Lee (MBA 1991) is appointed Group CEO at IGB, Kuala Lumpur.
- Andy Bond (MBA 1993) has rejoined the Pepco board as Chairman.
- Marie Raffin (MSc Water and Waste Engineering 2008/ PhD Applied Sciences 2011) is interviewed by Where Women Work and talks about her career in the Water industry.
- Antonio Caraballo (MSc Offshore and Ocean Technology 2011) has been appointed Director of Inspection and Integrity at ICR.
- Kolawole Oyeyemi (Residential Executive Development 2015) CEO at Axiom International has been interviewed for the Nigerian TV show, Marketing Edge.
- Rob Stephens (MBA 2020) was appointed Executive Director for Edwin James Group and will be responsible for the group's business development.
- Chris Courtney (MSc Aerodynamics 1995) has been appointed as a new board trustee at New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering.
- Oluwatoyin Odutayo (MBA 1999) has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the board at PZ Cussons, Nigeria.
- Gareth Williams (MSc Astronautics and Space Engineering 1989) is interviewed about his career in the satellite industry.
- Sharon McGowan (MBA 2001) has been announced as the CEO of RANZCP.
- Ilan Pragaspathy (MBA 2011) has been promoted to Vice President – Financial Analysis and Strategic Planning, at Telephone and Data Systems.
- Aishah Ahmad Ndanusa (MSc Finance and Management 2007) has received approval for a second term as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
- Tim Costley (MSc International Defense and Security 2015) has been selected as the National party candidate for Otaki, New Zealand in the 2023 General Election.
- Andrew Rickman OBE (MBA 1992) becomes the Executive Chair at Rockley Photonics.
- Seyed Mohseni (MSc Thermal Power 2008) CEO at ARC Aerospace, is interviewed about the Company’s eVTOL concepts.
- Steven Tsitas (MSc Astronautics and Space Engineering 2009) has invented a smart smartwatch band that deploys airbags to keep its wearer from drowning.
If you've been featured in the media, don't forget to share your successes with us so we can include them in our quarterly roundup. Email our Alumni Communications team including a link to the website or press release.
Check out last quarter's summary (July to September 2022) here.
