FIA FUNDAÇÃO INSTITUTO DE ADMINSITRAÇÃO FIA BUSINESS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL MBA FULL TIME
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Message from the Director
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e are happy to present our 2014 Yearbook which introduces our International MBA students who are pursuing their degree at FIA Business School.
The FIA MBA follows rigorous international standards, and is accredited by AMBA - The Association of MBAs, based in London, England. It builds on a tradition of excellence created by our International Executive MBA since 1993, which is consistently ranked among the top 100 since 2004, and attended by one of the most experienced student bodies in the world, according to the Financial Times Rankings. Our current International MBA students build on this experience, working with the same faculty and cases in a diverse group, where approximately 56 students come from countries besides Brazil, including, Belgium, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, the UK, etc. It is a dynamic, enterprising, hardworking and creative group, who answered to the challenge of studying in a far and nontraditional part of the world. This class is well experienced, with an average of 10 years of work in a wide range of industries and countries. In this program they have exposure to the most modern management theories, with practical sessions presented by industry executives, and lectures by top faculty from FIA and our partner universities in the USA, Europe and Asia. We are confident that this program contributes significantly to the development of managers who will move forward and employ their skills to make an excellent contribution to the companies and organizations in which they will go on to work. This is an excellent group in which to find new and valuable talent for your organization, so please feel free to contact me or to get in touch directly with any of our prospective graduates in this class. Yours sincerely,
James Wright Director - International MBA FIA Business School
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Contents About FIA Business School ...................................................................................................... 06
International MBA Program Overview ............................................................................. 08
FIA MBA Recruitment .................................................................................................................. 10
Implementing Knowledge: Consultancy Project or Internship ....................... 11
FIA International MBA Cohorts 2014 ................................................................................ 13
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About FIA Business School FIA – Fundação Instituto de Administração is a non-profit foundation created in 1980 by the Business Administration faculty of the University of São Paulo (USP), focusing on graduate education and extension activities. Conducting research in the most diverse areas of business, FIA Business School pioneered accredited Executive MBA programs in Brazil, becoming one of Latin America’s top ranked business schools and has been considered one of the best executive MBAs in the world by the British “Financial Times”. Over 5.000 executives have graduated from FIA, most of them with outstanding job placements. And as the world of business is all about results, FIA Business School is focused on bringing out its students’ capacity for critical reasoning as well as enhancing their knowledge and leadership skills for an increasingly competitive market. In executive programs, FIA Business School is always among the top in rankings. And it couldn’t be any different. Internationally accredited by AMBA – The Association of MBAs, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom – England, and with pertinent local accreditation by MEC (Ministry of Education), the school has been considered, for three consecutive years, “Brazil’s best business school” by Você SA, one of the country’s highly regarded business publications and figures among the best of its kind in the important “Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking”.
Desde 2004
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International MBA Program Overview The FIA Business School International MBA is a graduate program in business management specially designed for a multicultural group of students from Europe, Latin America and Asia. Entirely in English, the program offers a unique perspective with its immersion in a business-oriented environment in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most dynamic city, and contact with other students and executives from diverse nationalities, enhancing the graduate’s qualification for a successful international career. The program is based on the successful past experience of the FIA Business School International Executive MBA, created in 1992 for senior executives. It can be taken either as a one-year full-time program, or in a two-year part-time format. The program is structured around six themes, integrating twenty courses in an educational environment favorable to dynamic learning, combining theory and practical cases.
International MBA - Disciplines and Program International Competitiveness
• International Management • Negotiation • Management Simulation • International study trip (Vanderbilt University – USA) • Elective: Doing Business in Brazil • Elective: Brazil: Culture and language
Implementing Knowledge
• Research methodology, Consulting and Communication skills • Consultancy project • Final Paper • Career Workshop
Developing the Sustainable Organization • Fundamentals of Strategy • Governance and Sustainability • Entrepreneurship • An Agenda for the future
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Creating a Leadership Vision
• Strategic Management for Competitiveness • Quantitative Methods and Decision Making • Economic Analysis, Scenarios and Forecasting for Business
Developing Markets Through People • Fundamentals of Statistics • Marketing Management and Value Creation • Managing people and change
Creating and Managing Value
• Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance • Financial management of value • Operational excellence in service and manufacturing • Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
FIA MBA Recruitment The MBA Yearbook
Recruiters can contact students in the MBA Yearbook directly via their email addresses. If you have any difficulty making contact, please email our MBA team, who have access to student contact details and will be pleased to assist you. Job posting facility Vacancies can be placed with the International MBA by contacting the MBA team. Your vacancy will be promoted to all International MBA students. MBA recruitment events We can hold MBA recruitment events where recruiters can meet the International MBA students. If you would like to schedule an event in 2014, please contact the MBA team.
For further information, please contact us: International MBA – FIA Business School Address: R. José Alves Cunha Lima, 172 Butantã – São Paulo – SP – Brasil Telephone: 55 11 3732.3519 / 55 11 3732.3520 E-mail: internationalmba@fia.com.br Dean: Prof. James Terence Coulter Wright, PhD Vice-Coordinator: Prof. Renata Giovinazzo Spers, PhD MBA Assistant: Claudia Ivonciac and Joseph Pavão
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Implementing Knowledge: Consultancy Project or Internship FIA’s International MBA program offers highly experienced faculty, practitioners and lectures, ranked amongst the most experienced in the world by the Financial Times, who are committed to discuss the most recent concepts and managerial theories in a practical manner to an experienced group of students from diverse backgrounds. Besides that, students develop a forty-hour consultancy project or internship project during the program. The projects are challenging and give the students the opportunity to reflect on their learning as the project or internship progresses. The students practice their analytical and creative skills. The project consists in working within a company or any other organization applying the concepts and experiences provided by the MBA program: • put into practice acquired aptitudes and skills; • be involved in a real work experience; • develop the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams; • improve capacity for planning and analysis as well as time and priority management; • develop initiative and creativity in solving problems; • develop communication skills (presentation of the final report)
List of Companies: TNT Banco Itaú General Eletric Unilever Gerdau Aços longos Pfizer Colgate Palmolive Accenture General Motors do Brasil Ltda AES Eletropaulo – Eletricidade São Paulo Tim Celular S.A.
Banco Citybank S.A. Johnson & Johnson Ltda Banco Itaú – Unibanco Nestlé Health Science Ambev Novartis Biociencias S.A. Mercedes Benz ECP Sistemas Ambientais Bio Sev Blue Tree Hotels
Grupo FBM Avanade do Brasil Bacardi Limited - Bacardi Brasil Unit, BHS - Brazilian Helicopter Services Fike Corporation FBM Group PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes Volkswagen do Brasil GE
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FIA International MBA Cohorts 2014 At FIA International MBA we place great importance on our MBA students having a high level of work experience. We require a minimum of 3 years in a management position, but several of our 2014 students have over 10 years’ experience. We encourage diversity and have welcomed people from 9 countries, of backgrounds such as banking, IT, consumer goods markets, consulting, chemical, pharmaceutical, engineering, marketing, international trade and others.
MBA Cohort 2014 Size of class Full-Time MBA Cohort
10
Average Age
34
Age Range
28-40
Average Work Experience
10
International Students (8 nationalities)
90%
Brazilian Students
10%
Index of Students The 2014 MBA Cohort Full-Time 6 Andrea Ochoa Murgas
Frank Dennerlein
Benjamin Jean E. Losseau
Hans Montlouis-calixte
Carlos Felipe RamĂrez
Kahoru Suzuki
Eunice Lim Su-ai
Susana Valencia Lujan
Flavia Pires Siqueira
Thomas Jonathan Perrot
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FULL-TIME 6 STUDENTS
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Benjamin Losseau Education and Qualifications: 2014 - 2015
FIA - Fundação Instituto de Administração - Brazil International MBA - Full Time
2007 - 2009
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management - Belgium Master in Business Engineering (Major in Finance)
2004 - 2007
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management - Belgium Bachelor in Business Engineering
Professional Experience: 2011 - 2014 Intys Consulting - BE/FR/LUX Business Unit Manager Close collaboration with the CEO to define and implement Intys’ business development strategy; Acquisition from scratch of my own client portfolio through net working, commercial actions and management of my own team of consultants (~12) specialized in Finance, Supply chain and Opera tional Excellence. 2010 - 2011
Freelance - Belgium/China Consultant for start-ups As a freelance consultant, I was mandated by several entrepreneurs for assisting them in specific topics, at different stages of their projects and within diverse industries
2009 - 2010 BST - Belgium Financial Auditor Understand the clients’ business and their risks; Approve financial statement reports and prepare documentation for small to big companies; Test the efficiency of the internal control system; Special Missions Additional Skills and Experience Computer/IT Skills: Microsoft Office Project Management and Consultancy: Several missions for start-up projects in Belgium (Sectors: Media & Transport); Prince2 & Green belt in Lean management certified
Email Address: benjamin.losseau@faculdadefia.edu.br Nationality: Belgian Languages: French English Dutch Portuguese Professional Interests: Management - Business Development - Project Management - Entrepreneurship Interests: Travelling Mountain biking Swimming Skiing Entrepreneurship theories Career Objective: Find an interesting international position in an emerging country.
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Flavia Siqueira Education and Qualifications: 2014 - 2015
FIA - Fundação Instituto de Administração - Brazil International MBA - Full Time
2007 - 2009
CEUNSP - Centro Universitário Nossa Sra. do Patrocínio - Brazil Management in Gastronomy
2005 - 2006
University of Cambridge - England Hotel industry Work Experience in the UK
Professional Experience: 2012 - 2013
Freelance event planner - Belgium Developing, organizing, planning and promoting a range of events; Prepare ns for clients; Recruitment; Coordination of event logistics; Liaise and negotiate with suppliers; Calculate budgets and ensure efficient use of funds, seeking best value for money; Monitor event timelines and ensure deadlines were met; Marketing; Secure sponsorship; Conduct follow up analysis
2010 - 2011
GIZ - TAIEX project European Commission - Belgium International Event Organizer Organization and logistical preparation of events, Experts missions and study visits as requested by the Institution Building Unit / DG ELARG (European Commission). I organized more than 160 events in different countries such as: Egypt, Jordan, France, Spain, Montenegro, Estonia, Tur key, Croatia, Italy, Iceland, Serbia, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, Holland, En gland, and so forth.
2008 - 2009
Voila Bistro - Brazil Head Chef Kitchen administration, Recruitment, training and development of interns; Responsible for planning and procurement; Applying HACCP procedures; Elaborate menus, Perform product inventory; Monitor food expenditure; Supervise and ensured food preparation procedures for quality, uniformity and accurateness; Analyze changes in food preferences of new and existing customers;
Additional Skills and Experience Computer/IT Skills: Microsoft Office tools
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Email Address: flaviasiqueira@hotmail.com Nationality: Brazilian Languages: Portuguese English French Professional Interests: Business Development Strategic Management Marketing and Sales International Business HR Interests: Travel Theatre Reading Movies Career Objective: Seeking a career change and new opportunities to develop my business skills in an international environment with a focus in business development, customer service, marketing and project management.
Kahoru Suzuki Education and Qualifications: 2014 - 2015
FIA - Fundação Instituto de Administração - Brazil International MBA - Full Time
2004 - 2007
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies - Japan MA in International Cooperation
2000 - 2004
Tsuda College - Japan BA in International and Cultural Studies
Professional Experience: 2011 - 2012
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. - Japan Officer Risk Management Department Establish Credit Risk Management framework; Calculate overseas exposures and monitor overseas clients; Reporting of BIS Capital ratio
Email Address: kahoru_miyamori@hotmail.com
2007 - 2011
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Japan Officer Credit Risk Management Department - International Division Credit Analysis of Corporate & Project Finance and Structured Finance; Calculate overseas exposures and monitor overseas clients; Reporting of BIS Capital ratio; Taking part in internship programs conducted in London
Languages: Japanese English Portuguese French (Basic)
Additional Skills and Experience Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Bloomberg
Nationality: Japanese
Professional Interests: Administration Management Finance Accounting Interests: Travel Tea Ceremony, Volunteer work Languages & Culture Working out Career Objective: Develop a career in International Development & Cooperation fields or financial industry
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Su-Ai Eunice Education and Qualifications: 2014 - 2015
FIA - Fundação Instituto de Administração - Brazil International MBA - Full Time
1994 - 1998
Abilene Christian University - USA Bachelor of Science in Journalism
1994 -1998
Abilene Christian University - USA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Professional Experience: 2013 - Current Executive Coach International - Singapore Associate Coach Facilitate professional and personal development using methodical coaching techniques and training as prescribed by International Coach Federation to forward clients and create a practical plan for their lives. 2007 - 2011 Independent - USA and Singapore Massage Therapist Using various bodywork modalities such as acupressure, deep-tissue, cranio facial therapy, foot reflexology, body scrubs, hydrotherapy and meditation together with intensive coaching to release stress, tension, circulatory pres sures and achieve optimum health and wellbeing. 2001 - 2009 Apple, Inc. - USA Multiple Career highlights supporting total customer delight in all areas of sales, order processing, order cycle and delivery, contract administration, post-sales issue resolution, training, project management and process development for con sumer, U.S. federal, state and local government, enterprise and corporate accounts exceeding $35 million in revenue. Additional Skills and Experience Council of Estate Agencies Certification; Toastmasters International; Associate Coach Training Program; Professional Photography and Darkroom Processing
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Email Address: suaieunice@gmail.com Nationality: Singaporean Languages: English Chinese Portuguese Deutsch Spanish Professional Interests: International Business Executive Coaching Entrepreneurship Global Asset Management Interests: Triathlons, marathons and running events Self-Awareness, Consciousness Evolution Learning Brazilian music on guitar Making sandwiches for the homeless Career Objective: Promote investment between Brazil and Singapore focusing on real estate, information technology and international business expansion.
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International MBA Team
Prof. James T. C. Wright, PhD International MBA Director jamest@fia.com.br
Prof. Renata Giovinazzo Spers, PhD International MBA Vice-coordinator renatag@fia.com.br
Prof. Nelson Yoshida Assistant Professor nelson.yoshida@uol.com.br
Prof. Samantha Mazerro Assistant Professor smazzero.fia@outlook.com
Joseph Pav達o Assistant Professor josephS@fia.com.br
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PROFUTURO-FIA Programa de Estudos do Futuro da Fundação Instituto de Administração R. José Alves Cunha Lima, 172 – São Paulo, SP – Brasil mba_executivo@fia.com.br + 55-11-3732-3520 www.fia.com.br/profuturo