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University of Exeter Business School
Mashiri Zvarimwa | Zimbabwean uk.linkedin.com/in/mashiri-zvarimwa Future Career Objective To work with international corporations creating shared positive value and development in agri-business.
Email address mz313@exeter.ac.uk Languages • English (Fluent) Interests Travelling and research
Career History n Operations Manager, Agri-Biotech, Zimbabwe (5 years) n Project Manager, TTO Climate, South Africa (1 year) Education Highlights One Planet MBA University of Exeter Business School, UK BSc (Hons) Agriculture University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Achievements n Successfully pioneered a cassava piloting project in South Africa that produced a bankable business case and is now being commercialized by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation n
Co-led a collaborative project by the University of Zimbabwe, Cornell University and the International Potato Centre, identifying and screening sweet potato viruses within the SADC region
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Co-led the successful bidding and implementation of a project by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, delivering over 4 million seedlings to over 48 NGOs in Zimbabwe, benefiting over 5000 households
Michael Jack Hesketh | British www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hesketh Future Career Objective To lead a team Career History n Director, The Exeter Dental Centre Ltd, UK, four years. n Senior Dental Officer, Royal Navy, UK and abroad, eight years. Email address mh714@exeter.ac.uk Languages • English (native) Interests I run a football team, follow Exeter Chiefs Rugby and enjoy road cycling in fair weather
Education Highlights One Planet MBA University of Exeter Business School, UK Initial Command and Staff Course Defence Academy of the United Kingdom Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BCHD) Leeds University, UK Achievements Bought, then developed a single site dental practice, growing turnover from £480,000 per annum to over £2,000,000 within four years. The team grew from ten to 40 staff within this timeframe
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Ran a small team of Medics, Engineers and Information Operatives within the Helmand Valley Conflict Zone, Afghanistan. Co-ordinated medical and humanitarian care and logistics in an austere environment, often coming into contact with an enemy force
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Worked as a Junior Doctor in the Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth caring for patients with head and neck trauma and cancer