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Prof Arnoud De Meyer to be next director of Judge Business School
Alumni celebrate 10th Anniversary
Largest ever fundraising campaign launched by the University
Director’s Diary Chair’s Comment
Director’s Diary 2006 has dawned as an exciting and pivotal year in the School’s history with enthusiastic alignment of students, alumni, faculty and our many distinguished supporters and advisers. We have embraced a new strategy and 10 year plan, and celebrated the launch of the new name and brand of the School. We are clear: our focus is to enhance our international reputation, grow profitable revenues and achieve critical mass in subject areas. This means increasing student numbers whilst always being uncompromising on our quality threshold and ensuring we keep the same cultural emphasis on everyone in Judge Business School feeling part of a vibrant community. In this period of strategic review, we have secured tremendous support through a remarkable collaboration with McKinsey, WPP, BP, Allen and Overy and Interbrand, and many other members of our prestigious Advisory Board who have provided Judge Business School with hugely generous and tireless support. We are placing particular emphasis on the extraordinary strengths we enjoy as a business school as part of this great University. In setting our strategic direction we are guided by our mission as: “a great business school at the heart of Cambridge University, advancing knowledge and leadership through people who will leave a
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The realisation of our mission is seen in the work of some of our most recent prize winners, including Dr Mark de Rond’s analysis of strategic alliances in biotechnology, recently honoured with the George R Terry Book award at the Academy of Management, for the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of management knowledge in the past 2 years; and Andreas Eisingerich, MPhil 2004 (and current PhD candidate) who won the Prize for the best dissertation from the Worshipful Company of Marketors for his project on “Educating Your Clients: Impact on Trust and Loyalty over the Customer Life-Cycle”. With the knowledge of the achievements and milestones of the past we can look forward to a great future. In September we will be welcoming my successor, Professor Arnoud De Meyer. I can think of no one I would rather see at the helm of Judge Business School. Arnoud’s commitment to international business education and longstanding interest and expertise in
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innovation and entrepreneurship are a perfect fit for us as we build our great business school at the heart of Cambridge. As he is planning his first year’s programme I know that he is eager to make contact with as many alumni as possible - at events in Cambridge and London and on his overseas travels. It is always a joy to get off a plane in another country and be welcomed by smiling alumni. Last December I was with Marc Weissberber (MBA 1999) in Bratislava and Michael Milkovits (MBA 1999) and Sabine Schlechta (MBA 1994) in Vienna. I will be in the USA in March and April and in India in December and I hope to enjoy alumni gatherings at every stop. As ambassadors in our alumni network, every recipient of this newsletter has a key role to play in building the brand reputation of our School. This happens naturally as you reveal your consummate skills and talents in your chosen field. Do please stay in touch with us, regularly check the website for news updates, never miss an opportunity to tell us what you are doing and always demonstrate the strength of the Cambridge Judge Business School Network.
Professor Dame Sandra Dawson DBE, Director, Judge Business School
Chair’s Comment Dear members,
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mark on the world”.
Welcome to Network. In this issue you will find news and updates on the exciting changes at Judge Business School and members of our alumni association, Cambridge Judge Business School Network. Following the rebranding and new 10 year plan of the School, our association has also considered its constitution and identity. At the AGM in December 2005 it was agreed that we would now be known as Cambridge Judge Business School Network which signals a change in constitution and clearer alignment with the School. We also welcomed new and old members
to the AGM and I would like to thank all of you who give so much time and effort to the development of the association.
This year’s Council comprises the following members: Rachel Massey (MBA 1999)
Chair
Dr Simon Bell (Faculty Representative)
Faculty
Arthur Meadows (MBA 2000)
Website
Virginia Graham (MBA 1998)
Publications
Jeremy Marchant (MBA 2002)
Events
Mat Mildenhall (MBA 1997)
New Director Appointed Chair’s Comment Forthcoming Events
New Director Appointed On January 18 2006 the University of Cambridge announced the proposed appointment of Professor Arnoud De Meyer, a leading figure in business school management, as the new Director of its Judge Business School, from September 2006. The nomination of Professor De Meyer follows an extensive international search and selection process. He will succeed Professor Dame Sandra Dawson, who has led the School since 1995. The University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alison Richard, said: “I am delighted that Professor De Meyer has agreed to lead Judge Business School at this important time in its development. He is a leading figure in business school management with a distinguished international reputation for his academic work. The school has flourished under Sandra Dawson’s leadership, and Professor De Meyer has a very strong base on which to build.” Professor De Meyer has been at INSEAD - a leading international business school with campuses in Europe (France) and Asia (Singapore) - since 1983, and is currently
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Sponsorship
Milagros Perez-Novoa
Treasurer
(MBA 2001) Tracey Stephens (MBA 1999) John Tidmarsh (MBA 2002) Clare Morris (MBA 2002) Alistair Tomson (King’s College, 1993) Natalia Abrosimova (MPhil 2001) Anna Kubanova (MPhil 2004) Matt Dobson (MBA 2004)
Members of the Council have worked closely with the School on various initiatives.
Deputy Dean. In 1999, De Meyer became the founding Dean of INSEAD’s hugely successful campus in Asia (Singapore) and returned to France in 2002 to take up the post of Deputy Dean and Dean of Administration and External Relations at INSEAD. Commenting on his appointment, Professor De Meyer said: “Judge Business School has achieved extraordinary success in a very short period of time. The Cambridge MBA programme is ranked among the best in the world, distinguished by the innovative, international and collaborative ethos that makes Cambridge such a unique and exciting place to discover and learn. With the exceptional breadth and reputation of this University, a thriving community of students, alumni, faculty and staff, and the strong support of the School’s impressive Advisory Board and corporate partners, I relish the opportunity to build on the foundations of its success and lead Judge Business School through the next important phase of its development”.
Last year event highlights included Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer, Richard Christou, Executive Chairman Fujitsu Services, David Dickson, Director of the Science & Development Network, and the Alumni Weekend, which saw several MBA alumni returning to discuss their post-MBA careers with the new cohort of students. In November it was great to see so many of you at the 10th Anniversary Lecture with Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP.
Forthcoming Events Annual City Lecture ‘Bad Managers – A Great Source of Opportunity’ Date:
Monday 3rd April 2006
Time:
6.00 drinks reception opens, followed by lecture and dinner at 6.30
Venue:
Staple Inn, London
Details:
Annual City Lecture hosted by, and in conjunction with, the Worshipful Company of Actuaries. Keynote speaker this year will be Mr Jon Moulton, founder and managing partner of Alchemy Partners
Fee:
£35
Contact:
Roy Brimblecombe brimblecombe@btinternet.com
or visit www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/citylecture.html Community Enterprise Conference Date:
Thursday 6th April 2006
Time:
9.30-4.00
Venue:
Judge Business School
Details:
‘Sharing Knowledge’ Current and Future Community Enterprise Research.
Fee:
£50 for DTA members £100 non-DTA members
Contact:
Marie-Ann Kyne-Lilley m.kyne@jbs.cam.ac.uk
CfEL Summer School Date:
3rd - 8th July 2006
Venue:
Judge Business School
Details:
Fast tracking Innovation to commercial success
For further information visit www.entrepreneurs.jbs.cam.ac.uk Regular events of Cambridge Judge Business School Network When:
Every third Thursday of the month
Time:
From 7pm onwards
Venue:
Slug and Lettuce, 19-20 Hanover Street, W1R 9HG
Details:
drinks, networking and relaxing
Contact:
Jeremy Marchant Jeremy.Marchant@ubs.com
Finally, my thanks goes to the Council for their hard work and commitment to developing the organisation. It has been an exciting year and you can get involved by standing for a council position at the AGM at the end of the year. Warmest regards Rachel Massey Chair, Cambridge Judge Business School Network
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Alumni Weekend
Alumni Weekend 2005 Remarkable Transformations The Alumni Weekend brings together Cambridge alumni to reconnect, engage with university activities and meet current students. This year’s theme “Remarkable Transformations” was embraced by the School as we hosted an array of events including an exhibition showing the transformation of a hospital to a business school and the Keynote lecture on the Quintiles story by Dr Dennis Gillings. John Tidmarsh, MBA 2002 reports:
The Transformation to Judge Business School Saturday morning, following evenings that ranged from the sedate to the rather more extravagant, was introduced by Professor Dawson with a more complete presentation of the 10 year plan for the School. We learned how the new mission statement builds on what makes Judge Business School different: personalised ethos and values, the collegiate structure and learning approach, multi-disciplinary collaboration, the Cambridge high technology cluster and its proximity to the global financial centre that is London. Professor Dawson outlined how this vision will be delivered through building reputation, profitable revenues and scale. The School plans to invest in research, significantly expand the flagship MBA programme, Executive Education and ‘pre-experience’ programmes. The important aspect is that this strategy will be underpinned by significant investment in the key resources of Operations, Marketing and Communications, Finance and Planning.
Building at the Interface The Quintiles Story After a short coffee break, Dr Gillings, a Cambridge graduate himself, addressed the audience to tell another tale of transformations – the remarkable on-going success that is Quintiles, the world’s leading pharmaceutical services company.
Keynote speaker, Dennis Gillings ‘The Quintiles Story’
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“The vitality of thought is an adventure. Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them.” Dr Gillings borrowed the words of Alfred North Whitehead, a 19th century graduate of Trinity College, to illustrate what it took to start down the path of leading Quintiles from a company operating out of a one-storey house in a depressed neighbourhood, through to public listing, re-privatisation and now beyond.
Dr Gillings encouraged his audience to ‘think at the interface’ as he did to identify the market need that his company filled, to balance vision and revision as he still does, re-inventing his company to keep pace with the evolution of the markets that he aims to address, and ‘to take leaps of faith, but to plan the landing’. While the first two points were sound advice that many a Judge Business School alumnus will find familiar, the third drove home the importance of planning not only how one sees the future of the business that one is creating, but also of one’s role within it.
From Hospital to Business School An account of the weekend would be incomplete without a mention of the amusing and well assembled exhibition that traced the transformation of the Addenbrokes Hospital into a world class business school. On display were old photographs of hooded nurses and breezy hospital wards (yes, the windows were often left wide open to prevent germs from proliferating!) familiar ‘landmarks’ such as the heater that still stands in today’s MBA syndicate room and some frightening implements of torture that remind one that we did perhaps do well to be born during the latter end of the 20th century. In the hope that you have read this far, one final story of transformation must also be told – or rather the contribution of one person in particular in shaping this transformation. At the helm of the business school from the germ of an idea to today’s leading position in international business school rankings, has been Professor Sandra Dawson. Today, as Sandra prepares to pass on the baton of leadership we should take this opportunity to recognize her contribution, and that of many others working with her to make our times at Cambridge not only possible but truly unique.
“Judge Business School threw a star-studded event bringing together fresh-faced and eager alumni with experienced and knowledgeable students – or was that the other way around? The alumni, from a number of different organisations, gave us an invaluable insight into how the Cambridge MBA can change our expectations, aspirations and challenge our career assumptions. The breadth of career areas represented was refreshing, covering areas as disparate as government, entrepreneurship and banking. This opportunity struck me very much as a two way street with an immediate gain for MBA 2005 students connecting into strong career areas, but also, perhaps, a long term benefit for participants expanding their network through us as future clients, competitors, or even future colleagues. Given the intensity of the Cambridge MBA, we are looking to capitalise strongly on connections available through alumni and particularly other faceto-face events during the year. So, en garde fellow alumni members! Who knows, you may get a friendly suggestion for lunch, or a visit proposal sometime soon...!”
Members of the panel discussion Talbot Stark, Head of Convertible Bond Sales BNP Paribas MBA 1992
Vanessa Dekou, Account Director Quintiles Transnational MBA 2002
Jane Dancer, Senior Manager Business Alliances Cambridge Antibody Technology MBA 2001
Clare Morris, Modernisation Manager Primary Care South Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust MBA 2002
Humberto Moran, CEO Open Source Innovation Ltd MBA 2001
Anthony Biddulph, Vice President, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers MBA 1999
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Cambridge 800th Anniversary Campaign
The Cambridge 800th Anniversary Campaign On 23rd September 2005, the Vicethe 21st Century and beyond. It will ensure Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, that Cambridge’s highly distinctive collegiate Professor Alison Richard, launched the structure, with its emphasis on close-knit public phase of a landmark fundraising drive: communities and small-scale teaching, the Cambridge 800th Anniversary Campaign. continues to flourish in tandem with the Established to mark the University’s 800th development of world-class facilities and Anniversary celebrations in 2009, departments, and the stewardship the Campaign is the largest of its great collections and ever fundraising initiative architectural heritage. undertaken by an To facilitate this, the institution of higher Colleges and the education in the UK. University are working It is also the first time closely together, that the University as never before. and the Colleges Any gift made, have joined together to any College or to raise funds in a other Cambridge co-ordinated way institution, is counted for a common set of toward the Campaign goals. It is hoped that, target. As University by 2012, the ambitious Development Director, target of £1 billion will be met, Peter Agar, explains, “In Professor Alison Richard the past, major fundraising and, if possible, exceeded. Photo by Nigel Luckhurst Although the Campaign is, in campaigns have been for © University of Cambridge part, a celebration of the breadth a distinct entity such as a of Cambridge’s past achievements, the particular facility – for example, a new grander aim is to secure its place as one building – whilst the 800th Campaign will of the world’s pre-eminent institutions into seek to interest donors in strengthening
the very foundations of how Cambridge operates and what makes it special”. The particular focus of the Campaign is on staff and students, and on raising endowments to support the educational and research excellence for which Cambridge is worldrenowned. Although Cambridge’s existing endowment of £2.7 billion is the highest of any UK university, it is still far below those of wealthy US peers such as Harvard (£12.2 bn) or Yale (£6.9 bn). The Campaign will also transform Cambridge’s relationship with alumni (of whom at present only 105 give regularly to the Colleges or University, compared to 40-60% for an Ivy League institution), engaging them much more actively, both financially and intellectually, to help secure Cambridge’s standing as on of the world’s great universities. To learn more about the Cambridge 800th Anniversary Campaign, or to request a copy of the Campaign brochures, email Joseph Ashley-Smith, Campaign Resources Administrator, 800thCampaign@foundation.cam.ac.uk or visit the Campaign website at www.cam.ac.uk/800Campaign
“This is a defining moment,” says Professor Richard. “Higher education faces fundamental political and economic challenges, and the pressures we face are intense as we seek to maintain our excellence and distinctiveness. Our response to these challenges is forthright: we are determined to define the future of Cambridge for ourselves and we are ambitious.”
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Faculty Focus Mobinet Study Nuclear Renaissance
Faculty Focus Dr Mark de Rond wins George R. Terry Book Prize Dr Mark de Rond, Director of the MPhil in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation at Judge Business School, has become the youngest ever winner of the Academy of Management’s George R. Terry Book Prize. Dr de Rond was awarded the prize for his book, Strategic Alliances as Social Facts: Business, Biotechnology and Intellectual History, published by Cambridge University Press. The George R, Terry Book Prize is awarded by the Academy of Management to the book that has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of management knowledge in the past two years. “I am delighted to be awarded the George Terry, creating a rather odd combination of surprise, gratitude and euphoria. More relevantly, it implies that the Academy is welcoming of interdisciplinarity,
epistemological pluralism and prose that reflects personality,” said Dr de Rond. Dr de Rond joins a prestigious list of academics that have been awarded the George R. Terry Book Award and, together with being the youngest recipient ever, becomes one of the few Europeans to have received the award. For further information on Dr de Rond’s publication visit http://www. cambridge.org/catalogue/ catalogue. 0521811104 To order Strategic Alliances as Social Facts or any Cambridge management book at a special discount of 20%, please view the full list of management books at www. cambridge.org/business. When ordering please have your CAM membership/alumni details ready.
Nuttall publishes a Nuclear Renaissance Dr Bill Nuttall, Director of the MPhil in Technology Policy at Judge Business School, has recently published his book, “Nuclear Renaissance: Technologies and Policies for the Future of Nuclear Power”, examining the future of nuclear power in the contexts of economics, environmental sustainability and security of electricity supplies. The book provides a semitechnical overview of modern technologies and aims to meet the growing interest from scientists, environmentalists and governments in the potential expansion of nuclear power. Various countries are starting to announce plans for new nuclear plants, either to replace those being decommissioned or to provide additional. “These are important times for commercial nuclear power. New build projects have been
announced for Finland and France, while the UK government is keeping the option open. My book explores the policy issues and describes some of the technological options available to those considering new nuclear power developments,” said Dr Nuttall. Support for Dr Nuttall’s book has been received from former energy minister, the Rt. Hon. Brian Wilson MP, who has commented, “This book is both timely and essential... Readers of Nuclear Renaissance: Technologies and Policies for the Future of Nuclear Power will be better qualified to look rationally at an issue which will soon have to be resolved”. For more information on Dr Nuttall’s book visit http://www.crcpress.com
Mobinet Study shows phone users embracing mobile data services Mobile phone users are increasingly comfortable with mobile data services but continue to worry about content and price, according to the latest Mobinet study of how 4,000 mobile phone users in 21 countries use their phones. The study has been conducted eight times since 2000 by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney and a research group from Judge Business School led by Dr Simon Bell. The study found more than half of mobile phone handsets are less than one-year old and have robust multimedia capabilities that are increasingly understood by their users. Fifty-six percent of these multimedia mobile phone users said they use their phones to access the Internet or check e-mail at least once a month – a significant jump from the 36 percent who said they did so in the 2004 Mobinet study. Nearly two-thirds of users said new services and functions were easy to understand and enjoyable to use. Even among older mobile phone users, less than half complained that new functions were difficult to use. Mobile phone users continue to send more pictures, photos and video clips through the use of multimedia messaging services (MMS). One third of multimedia phone owners now use MMS at least monthly, and MMS is used regularly by nearly half of all 19to 24-year-olds. The study concludes MMS has significant room to grow when compared with traditional text messaging, or SMS, which today is used by nearly 90 percent of mobile phone users regularly. For more information visit: http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/news/press_ releases/2005/05_11_03.html
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Judge Business School - the new name in Cambridge
Judge Business School the new name in Cambridge On 1 July 2005 we announced our new name and over the last eight months we witnessed how the new Judge Business School brand is making an impact around the globe.
What’s in a name?
Brand in Action
Not just about looks
Our new brand is the culmination of many hours of workshops with alumni, faculty, students and staff, which resulted in the distillation of the values which sit at the heart of the new brand, underpinning both the design system and all communications, both internal and external.
We have created a visual identity that uses lots of clean, white space and images of the building and the people in it. Design elements include circles to reflect our collaborative ethos as well as many of the wonderful and unique architectural features from the building. The building has also inspired our new colour palette, helping to create a striking and distinct identity. Our 2006 MBA marketing campaign launched at the end of August, included a new advertising campaign, brochure and re-branded website. Ogilvy and Mather have helped us to create a strong MBA recruitment advertising campaign, including on-line and print adverts in The Economist, Forbes, BusinessWeek and The Financial Times. The new MBA brochure and banners have caused quite a stir at the MBA fairs, particularly among our competitors. A complete roll out of all internal applications has been undertaken according to our new branding guidelines and design principles. On September 23rd 2005 at the Alumni Weekend we officially launched the new Judge Business School brand. Party bags packed with promotional gifts were given to everyone at the Celebration Party, hosted by Professor Dame Sandra Dawson.
In a way this is just the beginning. We have a new brand, a new identity with clear goals that we can now communicate more effectively. We also know that it is what is on the inside that counts. Our brand is not just what we look like, it reaches into the core of what we do and how we do it. Therefore, while work continues on developing and implementing the visual look and feel, we are also working on bringing alive the brand personality and living the values through the people that make the School what it is. So, from a strategic realignment, to communications to our existing and potential partners, through a brand that is strong, clear and unique to us, we are confident in our mission and our place among the world’s leading business schools.
We have been generously supported in this process by members of our prestigious Advisory Board, including WPP and Interbrand, with Simon Bell as our internal champion. As Mark Linder, Global Client Leader at WPP, explains: “The heart of the challenge is that the School has not been receiving the global recognition it deserves as a leading business school. From the many workshops we ran with stakeholders, including potential students, we discovered that Cambridge University was not closely identified with the business world.” Therefore our brand had to be part of a perception change communications campaign that would position the School at the heart of the University of Cambridge, as well as communicate our impact in the business world. The university crest is a key element of our new logo, and our unique position at the heart of Cambridge University is a key message in our communications strategy.
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Cambridge MBA Movers & Shakers
Cambridge MBA Promoting the MBA We would like to thank all alumni for your help in attracting this year’s 106 talented students to our 2005 class. Alumni have helped in so many ways. You have recommended your friends and colleagues to undertake the Cambridge MBA, assisted at fairs, sent numerous emails to prospective students, attended and assisted with presentations, and, through your efforts in the workplace, provided great examples of the calibre of student we are looking for. And your input is measurable! This year at least 170 applications came from alumni recommendations or through fair and British Council activities at which our alumni have provided invaluable assistance.
Get involved There are so many things you can do to help us attract the best candidates to the Cambridge MBA: Keep doing what you are doing Help at MBA fairs and British Council presentations, emailing candidates and other prospects, identifying good candidates and recommending the Cambridge MBA. Help us to develop our website entries Our website is the key source of information for candidates. We want personal stories and profiles to give our MBA a ‘face’ – YOU are our best marketing tool! We may contact you throughout the year to ask for a few words for our website – we really appreciate your responses and support. Promote the Cambridge MBA within your company Raise awareness of the Cambridge MBA to your training and recruitment specialists. Personal recommendation is the most powerful endorsement an education programme can receive. For a copy of our latest MBA Brochure visit: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/mba/brochure.html
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Identify key contacts in your country and pass the details to the MBA Marketing Team Are there Education Advisors who are particularly active in your country? We would be happy to provide them with publications and information on the Cambridge MBA and visit when we are in the region. Identify companies in your country who sponsor their high-flyers to undertake an MBA Pass this invaluable information to the MBA Marketing Manager and we will follow-up on the connection, aiming to foster a relationship with that company and recruit their potential MBA candidates. Develop a scholarship fund with other alumni from your country You can help to part-sponsor an MBA candidate from your country, helping to enrich the global diversity of the Cambridge MBA. Scholarships are great promotional devices, with a sum as small as £5,000 making a real difference. Get creative! Let us know if you have ideas for other ways in which you can help to support your School and help us to develop the quality of our programme, students and global reputation as a leading MBA provider.
Who should you contact? Do stay in contact with our MBA Marketing Team: Ruth Watson, MBA Marketing Manager r.watson@jbs.cam.ac.uk Luisa Marrone, MBA Marketing Assistant l.marrone@jbs.cam.ac.uk
MBA Fairs: Spring 2006 UK & Europe Frankfurt
4th March 2006
Amsterdam
7th March 2006
London
9th March 2006 15th May 2006
Paris
11th March 2006
North America New York
18th February 2006
Toronto
21st February 2006
Washington DC
23rd February 2006
San Francisco
25th February 2006
MBA Receptions Asia Beijing
April 2006
Kuala Lumpur
April 2006
Singapore
April 2006
Hong Kong
April 2006
Mumbai
April 2006
For more information please visit www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/mba/events
MBA Careers MBA 2005 facts and figures Movers & Shakers
MBA Careers Be part of our MBA Careers employer development strategy – put the Cambridge MBA on the map in your organisation and assist future Cambridge MBA cohorts in deciding and achieving their career goals. During June last year we visited over 15 companies to raise the profile of the Cambridge MBA and to encourage employers to interact with us and recruit our students. This is part of an ongoing plan of proactive communications and business development visits to companies. Where possible we would like to meet you too when we visit, listen to your suggestions for our ongoing employer strategy development and involve you in our MBA Careers activities. We have been successful in attracting a good number of companies to come to the School to talk to our MBA class about recruitment opportunities and to lead skills sessions on CV writing, case study interviews and Consultancy presentation skills. We are also hosting alumni Question and Answer sessions on both the Finance and Consultancy sectors in the coming year – these sessions are greatly valued by
MBA 2005 our MBA students as part of their career development work. The MBA Careers team wants to keep in touch with you and we encourage you to communicate with us on a regular basis to:
facts and figures • 106 students • 90% international – 43 nationalities represented
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Hear your careers news
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Learn more about your organisation’s recruitment needs
• Average GMAT score – 670
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Update us on your organisation’s recruiter contacts as appropriate
• Average of 7 years’ work experience
We want to: •
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Update you on MBA careers news and services, including a recently launched job posting platform Invite you back to the School to talk to our students about your sectors, organisations and career changes
For further information on the MBA Careers Service, contact: Cathy Butler Head of MBA Careers c.butler@jbs.cam.ac.uk
• Average age – 31
Largest proportion from Computer Services & Telecoms Industries (18%), followed by Financial Services (17%) and Consulting (13%) Previous employers include: London Stock Exchange; L.E.K Consulting; Orange; ABN AMRO; PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Canon (China); Agilent Technologies Singapore; Cisco Systems; Accenture; Ericsson; Cadbury Schweppes; Toyota Motorsport GmbH; UNICEF; Deloitte & Touce; Lek Parmaceuticals; DELL; UBS Financial Services inc and many more.
CIBAM and Judge Business School organise Global Business Symposium CIBAM hosted the second of this year’s bi-annual Global Business Symposia in July 2005. The event focused on “The Environment and Sustainable Competitiveness”, a theme that was particularly relevant in the light of the G8 summit and other high profile media coverage of environmental issues. The event was hosted by both Downing College and Judge Business School, with a host of distinguished speakers and panelists including Marc Fox (MBA 2003) who works as an Equity Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Over the course of the two days, participants discussed a diverse range of thought provoking and, at times, sobering issues including environmental disaster, sustainability related challenges faced by the construction industry and ethical needs
to be taken into account by consumer packaged goods companies. They looked at the benefits and pitfalls of embarking on the sustainability route, were given an insight into the issues attached to the preparation of Phase two plans of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, considered human rights in the context of Corporate Responsibility and discussed environmental, health and safety regulation. Each day’s proceedings were brought to a close with lively panel discussion, with much participation from the floor. Dr Christos Pitelis, CIBAM’s Director commented, “At this time of increasing awareness of the danger
of ignoring environmental warning signs, it was enlightening to hear from a wide range of distinguished and well informed speakers on this topic. Participants went away with a memory of high intensity discussion, plenty of dialogue and much to think about.” The Symposium will convene again in February 2006, when participants will focus on the topic of the Media and Business. An extended report of the Symposium and more CIBAM information can be found on the CIBAM website www.cibam.net 5 Marc Fox (MBA 2003) addresses the Friday panel session
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CAiM 10th Anniversary Movers & Shakers
Celebrating 10 years of our Alumni Network Sir Martin Sorrell delivers Keynote address Cambridge Alumni in Management (CAiM) celebrated its 10th Anniversary at One Great George Street in November. As befits a truly international networking organisation, Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO WPP Group PLC, delivered his key note address to an audience of over 100 guests live from Mumbai in the early hours of the morning.
organisation and outlinied its future plans. As the alumni association of Judge Business School, CAiM was launched in October 1995 at a time when the new business school itself had a small alumni body, but a large number of supporters from the wider Cambridge alumni community. Its membership – which
currently stands at over 2,000 people – represents an impressive body of knowledge and experience in all fields of business and spread across 70 countries. She thanked past Chairs and members of its governing council and looked forward to the next ten years of the Cambridge Judge Business School Network.
He reflected on the changes to the advertising industry over the last decade and shared his view that people and their talents would be the most important commodity in the next ten years. He also touched on other major changes in the business world such as globalisation and the emergence of China and India. Sir Martin concluded by sharing lessons he had learned from his MBA including recognising the importance of global communications, valuing overseas experience, having a longterm strategy and goals, and the importance of having self-confidence. The 10th anniversary celebrations offered the opportunity to reflect both on past successes and look forward to the future. Rachel Massey gave an overview of the history of the alumni
Movers & Shakers Sir Paul Judge During 2005, Sir Paul Judge (MBA 1968 and founding benefactor of Judge Business School) has been appointed Chairman of Teachers’ TV, President of the Chartered Management Institute and Master of the Worshipful Company of Marketors. Tom Brown Tom Brown (MBA 1995) has left Vodafone to become the EMEA HR Director for Juniper Networks.
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Karl Paulins Karl Paulins (MBA 2000) has been appointed Business Development Director for DHL Express (Nordic), located in Stockholm. Karl was previously responsible
for the integration of DHL Express business in the Nordic countries, following recent acquisitions by its owner, Deutsche Post. In his new role Karl is responsible for Nordic partnerships, alliances, acquisitions and divestments, as well as organisational and other business development initiatives. Talbot Stark Congratulations to Talbot Stark (MBA 1992) who has recently been promoted to Co-Head of Hedge Fund Sales USA/ UK for BNP Paribas Equities and Equity Derivatives. David Katz After 8 years of running the Strategic Planning & Interactive Ventures departments at CBS Television in Los
Angeles, California, David Katz (MPhil Management Studies 1995) has been named Head of Sports and Entertainment for Yahoo!, based in Los Angeles. Byng Giraud Byng Giraud (MBA 2002) recently left Partnerships British Columbia (a government PFI consultancy) to become a Senior Consultant with the Earnscliffe Strategy Group, one of the oldest independent government relations firms in Canada. Byng was also recently elected to the Conservative Party of Canada’s governing National Council, the board of directors for Canada’s Official Opposition Party. In the September edition of BC Business Magazine, Byng was listed as one of seven Conservative operatives to
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Adventurous Alumni
Adventurous Alumni Name:
Dhruv Sarda
Matriculation: 2003 Degree:
MBA
Occupation: Consultant – Corporate Strategy/ M&A, Accenture
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What was your adventure?
I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak at 19340ft/5896m, in June 2005.
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What inspired you to climb?
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I tend to set myself challenges. There’s always a sense of accomplishment when you’re successful and if not, you always learn from the experience. I admit I am something of an adrenaline junkie, having previously climbed mountains in Austria and India, bungee jumped at Victoria Falls, Zambia and participated in an amateur 4-wheeldrive rally between Zambia and Zimbabwe, in which I earned second place.
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What was the biggest challenge?
The biggest challenge for me was doing it solo instead of joining an organised trek group. I ascended using one of the more physically demanding but scenic routes, accompanied by a local guide and porters. Machame, commonly known as the “whisky” route, is an eight-day trek (including two nights at base camp). I spent the nights camping in a tent and contending with strong winds in subzero temperatures – not conducive to a good night’s rest!
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Many people who attempt mountain climbs suffer from Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) – how did you fare?
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AMS is definitely a nightmare for every climber which, if not treated in time, can lead to loss of life. I took a number of measures to ensure it didn’t ruin my attempt to reach the summit. In addition to ascending the mountain slowly and taking regular breaks, I had a minimum daily intake of 3 litres of water. I also spent an extra night on the mountain to ensure my body acclimatised to the lower oxygen levels. Unfortunately I wasn’t entirely immune, and suffered from mild AMS at the summit, which involved nausea and splitting headaches. Nose bleeds, sun burns and foot injuries were also a regular occurrence.
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Describe the final stages of your adventure...
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The final ascent to the summit began around midnight. Armed with a bright headlamp, heaps of chocolate for energy and water stored in insulated containers, it took just over 7 hours to reach the summit. With temperatures reaching –15 degrees Celsius, strong winds and steep slopes, I had to scramble over small cliffs, relying heavily on my trekking poles for balance. I also passed several other climbers en-route, who were either showing signs of AMS e.g. vomiting, or were too exhausted to climb any further. Maintaining my sanity in these conditions was tough, but my guide kept assuring me that we were not far from the summit and I continued to climb at snail’s pace.
Sleeping in the Great Outdoors
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When I finally reached Uhuru, Kilimanjaro’s highest peak, a feeling of awe overcame me. I was literally standing on the rooftop of Africa.
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What did you learn and what’s the next challenge?
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The expedition taught me a lot about self-discipline, decision-making and the importance one places on survival.
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Next?
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Possibly Everest Base Camp!
‘Made it!’ - the rooftop of Africa
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