Meet the Ashridge MBA team

Meet the Ashridge MBA Faculty

Would you learn surgery from a doctor who has never been inside an operating theatre? Or engage a defence lawyer who has never stepped into a court of law? The same should apply to your MBA faculty. We believe that you can only really learn from a team who have been in business themselves. Ashridge employs tutors who combine enviable academic rigour with extensive industry experience.

The core team responsible for MBA programmes comprises:

Narendra Laljani BA, MMS, DBA - Director of Qualification Programmes
Specialist expertise: globalisation, e-business, strategic change, and the challenges of building market-focused organisations.

Steve Seymour BA, MBA, PhD, ACMA - Director MBA programmes
Specialist expertise: finance, public/private sector competition and partnerships.

Ilze Zandvoort MSc, DC, MBA, PGCCTM - Associate Director MBA programmes Specialist expertise: the interface of strategy, change and culture, personal leadership development, talent and career management, responsible management and teams.

Phil Anderson BA (Oxon), MBA
Specialist expertise: operations management, e-business, functionally integrative sessions and simulations, innovative learning processes.

Harold Chee BA, MA, MSc, MBA, DipEcon
Specialist expertise: marketing, strategy, coaching and Chinese business/management.

David Cowley BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD, CChem, MRSC
Specialist expertise: strategic management, organisational cultures and change, personal development and leadership.

Tony Cram BA, MBA, FCIM
Specialist expertise: customer relationship management, brands and the dynamics of long-term business success.

Patricia Hind BSc, MSc, PhD, CPsychol
Specialist expertise: psychology, organisation behaviour, competence assessment, and the implications of organisational culture for individuals.

Marc Jones PhD
Specialist expertise: globalisation, international market entry and corporate social responsibility.

Martin Lockett MA, PhD, CEng, FRSA, FInstSMM
Specialist expertise: general management, strategy, business development, HR, quality, systems integration and programme/project management.

Mike Malmgren MSc, MBA
Specialist expertise: international business strategy and organisational development with a particular focus on the emergence of new communications technology and its implications for business strategy.

Anthony Mitchell BSc, MSc, DIC, CEng, FIEE
Specialist expertise: developing operational and supply chain capability, strategic direction and performance measurement.

Eve Poole BA, MBA
Specialist expertise: HR strategy, leadership, change management and management consultancy.

Hamish Scott BA, MBA
Specialist expertise: strategy and change.

Alexandra Uhlmann Ingenieur Commercial, MBA
Specialist expertise: branding.

Jean Vanhoegaerden LIC Psy
Specialist expertise: international management, globalisation and cross cultural differences, leadership and change.

Albert Zandvoort BA, MA, DLit et Phil, PhD
Specialist expertise: performance management to leadership, large systems change, lifelong learning, personal skills development, scenario building and team building.

Guest speakers

We extend the MBA syllabus and provide opportunities to grow your personal network of business contacts through Ashridge working dinners. These events are usually led by guest speakers and topics are often selected by participants themselves. Dinner themes have included entrepreneurship, innovations in customer service, corporate social responsibility and leading and directing change. Read more information on recent guest speakers.