Here is your quarterly summary of some of the successes of Cranfield alumni:
- Laurence Dallenogare (Executive Development Participant 2007) has been appointed as the new Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Executive Committee at Aliaxis.
- Chris Watt (MSc Medical Diagnostics 2013) shares three career tips for clinical scientists.
- Dilshan Rodrigo (MBA 1996) has been appointed to the director board of UB Finance PLC.
- Laolu Alabi (MSc Finance and Management 2009) has been appointed as the executive director of CardinalStone Real Assets Limited.
- Vianne Cuevas (MSc Management and Corporate Sustainability), mayor of Palayan City, discusses the Palayan City Township project which aims to keep young professionals and workers in the city and help boost the local economy.
- Sunil Kanjanghat (Talent Development Programme 2017) has been appointed Director General Manager at the Rutland Hall hotel and spa resort in Oakham.
- Chris Watt (MSc Medical Diagnostics 2013) shares three career tips for clinical scientists.
- Dilshan Rodrigo (MBA 1996) has been appointed to the director board of UB Finance PLC.
- Laolu Alabi (MSc Finance and Management 2009) has been appointed as the executive director of CardinalStone Real Assets Limited.
- Vianne Cuevas (MSc Management and Corporate Sustainability 2019), mayor of Palayan City, discusses the Palayan City Township project which aims to keep young professionals and workers in the city and help boost the local economy.
- Rosli Khan (PhD School of Management 1993) discusses Budget 2024 and the opportunities and risks of promoting the use of electric vehicles in Malaysia.
- David Oxley (DBA 2018) joins author Helmut Schuster to discuss their new book “A Career Carol”, writers who have influenced them, and valuable advice they’ve received.
- Lord Karan Bilimoria (Business Growth and Development 1998, Honorary Graduate 2009) was on BBC Radio 5Live discussing whether Britain is business friendly.
- Yirui Jiang (PhD Water including Design 2023) speaks at the European conference for Artificial Intelligence taking place in Spain.
- Simon Maghakyan (PhD Security and Defence 2024) Features in a preview of the upcoming documentary, Genocide 2.0, which has been nominated for a television award.
- Geeta Sidhu-Robb (Business Growth and Development Programme 2013) is interviewed on a podcast entitled “Leadership is female”
- Ron Koppes (MSc Human Factors and Safety Assessment in Aeronautics 2009) is the co-author of a new book in air safety entitled It’s easy to talk about hindsight.
- Dr Maria Anastasiadi (MSc Applied Bioinformatics 2016) Leads a research project developing a method to detect fraudulent honey without opening the jar.
- Dr Jean Boulton (Exec MBA 1988) Launched her new book, the dao of complexity, Making Sense and Making Waves in Turbulent Times. At the Institute of Physics in London.
- Aurelia Znakova (Exec MBA 2019) is named Chief Financial Officer at Pixel Power.
- Ignacio Rueda (MSc Motorsport Engineering and Management 2004) Leaves Ferrari to join Sauber as Sporting Director.
- Jamie Waller (Business Growth and Development Programme 2010) Is interviewed by John Brink in his podcast and talks about his career achievements and his inspirations.
- Elizabeth Woods (MBA 2023) is awarded highly commended at the AMBA & BGA Excellence awards.
- Katherine Bennell-Pegg (MSc Astronautics and Space Engineering 2010) is interviewed by BESydney as she makes history as the first astronaut to graduate under the Australian flag and Australia’s first female astronaut.
- Laolu Alabi (MSc Finance and Management 2009) is appointed Executive Director at CardinalStone Ltd.
- Bobby Strawbridge (BEng Information Systems Engineering 1995) is appointed President at Allen-Vanguard.
- Bayo Olujobi (MBA 2006) is appointed Chief Financial Officer at Moniepoint Microfinance bank.
- Sunil Kanjanghat (Talent Development Programme 2017) has been appointed Director General Manager at the Rutland Hall hotel and spa resort in Oakham.
- Halla Tomasdottir (Doctor of Business Administration 2009) President of Iceland, is named by Forbes in their list of women leading on climate action.
- Jose Munoz (Management Development Programme 2002) is appointed CEO at Hyundai.
- Jose Davila Aleman (MSc Advanced Motorsport 2022) is interviewed about his career in Formula 1.
- Adesola Adeduntan (MBA 2005) has his career celebrated at a gala event in Lagos.
- Liliana Laporte (Leadership Development Programme 2009) Features in an article about her leadership at PlayStation.
- Harriet Griffin (MBA 2019) is appointed Chief Operating Officer at Perspective Financial Group.
- Ben Wright (MSc Safety and Human Factors in Aviation 2024) is announced a Kapustin scholarship winner at the ISASI annual conference in Lisbon.
- Yutong Chen (PhD Aerospace 2023) has won SESAR Young Scientist of the year award in the PhD category.
- Oyinade Ogunade (MSc Finance and Management 2007) Features in the article “Meet 9 Directors of Marketing and Comms, driving Nigeria’s billion-dollar companies”.
- Javier Biera Muriel (MSc Automotive Engineering 2018) Is interviewed about his career at Forvia Faurecia in Pisek, Czech Republic.
- Tengku Mahmud (Exec MBA 1990) Is recognised at The Edge Malaysia Property Excellence Awards for his work on Merdeka 118, the world’s second tallest building.
- Alicia Galvez (MSc Automotive Product Engineering 2000) has been appointed Director at BMW Motorrad, the motorcycle brand and division of BMW.
- Ayotunde Coker (MSc Engineering and Manufacturing Systems 1989) wins an Award at the 2024 Africa Tech Alliance Awards for his work in developing the data centre industry in Africa.
- Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu (PhD Control Systems Engineering 1996) GhanaWeb looks back on his career and celebrates his success designing NASA’s InSight spacecraft that landed on Mars, 26th November 2018.Predrag Puharic (Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship 2020) is elected Mayor of Sarajevo.
- Stuart Roberston (MSc Motorsport Engineering and Management 2001) is celebrated as one of Scotland’s motoring great.
- Kamil Okyay Sindir (PhD Silsoe 1992) has a building named after him in Bornova, Turkey, in honour of his services as their mayor.
- Sarah Willingham (MBA 2003 and Honorary Graduate 2018) from Dragon’s Den fame, shares the secrets of her success with Business MK.
- Bryan Allcock (PhD School of Applied Sciences 1993) is appointed non-executive Director at Hardide plc.
- Stephen Harrison (MBA 2002) is appointed Chairman at UK mining company, Tungsten West.
- Anne Namara Kabagambe (Leadership and Management Programme 2012) is celebrated for her work in leading Africa’s transformation.
- Haruna Musa (MSc Finance and Management 2009) looks back on his career as Managing Director and CEO at Jaiz Bank, Nigeria.
- Paul Richmond (Exec MBA 2010) has been appointed Chief Executive at leading housing association, Thrive Homes.
- Mansur Ahmed (MSc Industrial Engineering and Administration 1976) joins the Board of Directors at iCentra, a Technology and Business Solutions company with offices in the UK, USA, and Nigeria.
- Yiannis (Ioannis) Stamoulis (Certificate in Computer Systems 1987) writes an article about how AI is changing the retail industry.
- Hye (Hey) Sook Shin (MSc Finance and Management 2006) is appointed Head of Innovation and Growth, Finance Division, at Korea Development Bank.
- Johnny Wake (Business Development Programme 2019) has won Sustainable Farmer of the Year at the British Farming Awards.
- Amauche Chidozie (MSc Managing Organisational Performance 2013) Is interviewed by Business Day about her career.
- Jorge Vieira (MBA 1999) takes over as Secretariat of Planning and Management at Recife City Hall, Brazil.
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 2024) for more alumni in the news.
