BA (Hons) Business Management Team
Staff who will actively participate and contribute work to the running of the programme
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Michael Anthonisz
Programme Leader BA(Hons) Business ManagementMichael has worked in higher education for the last 22 years. During this time he has worked for a range of universities and higher education institutions in the UK and internationally.
Leila Dale
Module Leader BA(Hons) Business ManagementLeila started her career as a personal assistant and quickly progressed. She went on to work as a Human Resources Manager in two completely opposite settings: in a government organisation and later in a business organisation.
Prof Manuel Frutos-Perez
Chief Academic OfficerManuel has over 25 years of experience in teaching, research and management as an academic. In his role with CEG Digital, he develops partnerships with prestigious universities to enable them to expand their reach to global markets through...
Jessica Muirhead
Head of Academic PracticeJessica has over 10 years of experience in industry and Higher Education. In her role with CEG Digital she manages the strategic implementation of university partnerships from a quality assurance perspective.
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Dawid Rheeder
Managing DirectorDawid has been working with universities on a global level for the past seven years and has overseen the launch of more than ten university partnerships and more than 50 online courses and programmes.
Greg Patton
Chief Revenue OfficerGreg has over 24 years of experience in marketing, strategic business development, change and project management roles.
Silvana Tafur
Director of Marketing Demand GenerationSilvana has over 20 years of experience in the education sector in a range of senior marketing and operational roles.
Suzanne Bull
Director of Content & CommunicationsSuzanne has spent the majority of her marketing career in Higher Education. She brings the brands of CEG Digital’s online courses to life and creates content that enables them to be discovered by the people we want to find them.
James Bayley
Chief Financial OfficerJames’s career to date combines a degree in economics and finance with globally-recognised qualifications in accounting, investment- and project-management, and well-rounded finance experience in listed, regulated and LLP environments.
Samuel Cooper
Senior Finance Business PartnerFinancial controller for the Digital division of Cambridge Education Group. Fully qualified Chartered Management Accountant. Qualified to BSc and MSc level, including scholarship at Copenhagen Business School.
Laura Wardley-Smith
Chief People OfficerLaura is CEG’s Chief People Officer and a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD. With an MSc in Finance & Management, she's experienced in the definition and execution of commercial and supportive global People strategies.
Christina Hardie
Director of Academic DeliveryChristina has over 20 years of experience in the education sector. In her role with CEG Digital she provides leadership to all learning and teaching operations across the whole portfolio of university partnerships and programmes of study.
Richard Beard
Director of Student Experience and RetentionExperienced higher education professional with a proven track record of planning, developing and leading initiatives within a complex partnership business model.
Ben Timney
Senior Director of TechnologyBen leads the Technology and Partner Support operations within CEG Digital. With his teams, he implements and runs CEG Digital’s e-learning platforms, builds all the courses and bespoke activities, creates the graphical and video assets and supports the technical aspects of all operations.