Cranfield School of Management
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Cranfield School of Management is part of Cranfield University
and a leading business school in the world. Cranfield University
has provided management training since the late 1940s. The first MBA programme was run in 1964, but the School of Management was founded later in 1967.
The School is located about 50 miles from London
, midway between the towns of Bedford
and Milton Keynes
, in the village of Cranfield
in Bedfordshire
.
It has the triple accreditation
of Association of MBAs
(AMBA), EQUIS
and AACSB. Its research training and degree programmes are recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council
(ESRC).
MSc in Finance and Management
The MSc in Finance and Management is a one year programme started in 2004. Its current director is Sunil S. Poshakwale.
In the Financial Times
Executive Education Custom Rankings 2009, Cranfield was ranked No.1 in the UK, and in the top 5 European Schools, for programme preparation and follow-up; teaching methods and materials; the quality of faculty and the relevance of new skills and learning.
Cranfield University
Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United...
and a leading business school in the world. Cranfield University
Cranfield University
Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United...
has provided management training since the late 1940s. The first MBA programme was run in 1964, but the School of Management was founded later in 1967.
The School is located about 50 miles from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, midway between the towns of Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
and Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, in the village of Cranfield
Cranfield
Cranfield is a village and civil parish in north west Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Milton Keynes. It has a population of 4,909, and is in Central Bedfordshire District....
in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
.
It has the triple accreditation
Triple accreditation
Triple Accreditation is the accreditation awarded to 55 business schools worldwide by the three largest and most influential business school accreditation associations:...
of Association of MBAs
Association of MBAs
The Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
(AMBA), EQUIS
Equis
Equis may refer to:*European Quality Improvement System an international system of assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration run by the European Foundation for Management Development....
and AACSB. Its research training and degree programmes are recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council
Economic and Social Research Council
The Economic and Social Research Council is one of the seven Research Councils in the United Kingdom. It receives most of its funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and provides funding and support for research and training work in social and economic issues, such as...
(ESRC).
Cranfield MBA
The average age or the student body is 33 years with on average 9 years of business experience, and from more than 40 different nationalities.Full-time MBA
A one-year programme with four terms of teaching starts in September each year and has an intake of up to 150 students.Executive MBA
The programme starts in January each year and has a combined intake (Part-time and Modular) of up to 100 students.Cranfield MSc
Cranfield School of Management offers three full time MSc programmes:- Finance & Management
- Logistics & Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Marketing.
MSc in Finance and Management
The MSc in Finance and Management is a one year programme started in 2004. Its current director is Sunil S. Poshakwale.
Open Executive Education
Cranfield School of Management run a varied portfolio of Open Executive Education Programmes. The topic areas covered by the school are:- General Management Development
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Personal Impact and Development
- Growing Businesses
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Marketing, Sales and Client Relationships
- Operations, Programme Management and IS
- Financial Strategy
Rankings
- 1st in the UK and 3rd worldwide in The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
ranking of accelerated M.B.A. programs in 2009 http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/st_mbamainchart_20090910.html
- 2nd in the UK and 13th in Europe by the Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
2009 European Business School ranking http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings
- 26th in the world overall, 6th for top salaries today in Europe, 9th in the world for value for money, 10th in the world for career progress and our Economics teaching group is ranked 2nd in the world by the Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings Full-time MBA rankings
- 2nd in the UK and 5th in the world (non-us) by Forbes Magazine http://www.forbes.com/lists/
- 1st in the UK and 4th in Europe and 15th worldwide by The EconomistThe EconomistThe Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
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- The Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
Executive Education Survey 2009 of business schools ranked the school No. 2 in the UK for executive education.
- In the Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
Executive Education Custom Rankings 2009, Cranfield was ranked No.1 in the UK, and in the top 5 European Schools, for programme preparation and follow-up; teaching methods and materials; the quality of faculty and the relevance of new skills and learning.
- No. 11 in Europe in the 2009 QS Global 200 Business Schools ReportQS Global 200 Business Schools ReportThe QS Global 200 Business Schools Report identifies the most popular business schools in each region of the world. It aims to serve employers seeking MBAs at a regional level. It originated in the early 1990s under the partnership Quacquarelli Symonds. The TopMBA Career Guide was made in 1990, and...
.
Centre for Customised Executive Development (CCED)
The Centre offers a complete development process that includes: strategic consultancy, organisational and individual diagnostics, assessment and development centres and programme design and delivery. Interventions are highly customised to client needs and often integrate on-line and networked learning, business simulations and real-life project work. Working with more than 60 corporate and public sector clients each year, CCED has strong relationships with many UK and international organisations.In the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
Executive Education Custom Rankings 2009, Cranfield was ranked No.1 in the UK, and in the top 5 European Schools, for programme preparation and follow-up; teaching methods and materials; the quality of faculty and the relevance of new skills and learning.
Strategic Partnerships
Cranfield has formal strategic alliances with:- Darden Graduate School of Business AdministrationDarden Graduate School of Business AdministrationThe University of Virginia Darden School of Business is the graduate business school associated with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Darden School is one of the world's leading business schools, offering MBA, Ph.D. and Executive Education programs...
, University of VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, USA - China Europe International Business SchoolChina Europe International Business SchoolChina Europe International Business School is one of the three international business schools affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University located in Shanghai, China. The school was established in 1994 in Beijing as a joint venture between the European Commission, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign...
, Shanghai - Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India
- Melbourne Business SchoolMelbourne Business SchoolMelbourne Business School is a business school located in Melbourne, Australia that has been ranked in the Financial Times since 2005 and The Economist Top 20 in the World. MBS was placed as the second best business school in the Asia-Pacific in the 2010 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report....
, Australia - Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch University is a public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape....
, South Africa - Fundação Getúlio VargasFundação Getúlio VargasFundação Getulio Vargas is a Brazilian higher education institution founded on December 20, 1944. It offers regular courses of Economics, Business Administration, Law, Social Sciences and Information technology management...
, São Paulo, Brazil - WHU-Otto Beisheim School of ManagementWHU-Otto Beisheim School of ManagementWHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a German business school. The privately financed school was founded in 1984 by the Koblenz chamber of commerce and is located in Vallendar near Koblenz...
, Vallendar, Germany
Alumni
The Cranfield Management Association (CMA) is the alumni body of Cranfield School of Management. Established in 1976, the CMA is an international network of professional managers from all aspects of business, the professions, the public and not-for-profit sectors. In 2009 the alumni network includes more than 12,000 professional managers in over 120 countries worldwide.Notable alumni
- Riz LateefRiz LateefRizwana Lateef is a newsreader and main presenter of the BBC's regional television news service for London, BBC London.-Early life:After secondary school, Riz undertook a journalism course at the Polytechnic of Central London and then attended the Cranfield School of Management, in Bedfordshire,...
- Main presenter, BBC London NewsBBC London NewsFor other uses of the BBC London brand, see BBC London .BBC London News is the BBC's regional television news programme for the English region encompassing London and surrounding suburbs... - John McFarlaneJohn McFarlaneJohn McFarlane was chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. , one of Australia's leading banks, after a decade of service, during which time he turned around the financial performance of the bank, and spearheaded an effort, called "Breakout", to transform the Bank...
- CEO, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited - Nigel DoughtyNigel DoughtyNigel Doughty, born in 1957 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, is co-chairman and co-founder of Doughty Hanson & Co, a European private equity firm based in London and with offices throughout Europe....
- CEO, Doughty Hanson & CoDoughty Hanson & CoDoughty Hanson & Co is a British private equity fund manager focused on leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions primarily of upper middle-market companies in Europe... - Ted TuppenTed TuppenGraham Edward Tuppen CBE is the founder of Enterprise Inns, one of the largest public house chains in the United Kingdom.-Career:Trained as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, Ted Tuppen undertook an MBA at Cranfield School of Management before becoming Managing Director of a private engineering...
- CEO, Enterprise InnsEnterprise InnsEnterprise Inns Plc is a UK leased and tenanted pub company, headquartered in Solihull, West Midlands in the United Kingdom.-History:Enterprise Inns was founded by Ted Tuppen in 1991, initially with 368 pubs from Bass...
Plc - William AldenWilliam AldenWilliam Alden MBE, DL is Managing Director of Alden Group Limited.William Alden has an MA from Oxford University and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management...
- Chairman Alden Group UK - Ian Odgers - Partner Odgers, Ray & Berndtson
- Andy Bond - CEO, AsdaAsdaAsda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile...
- Andy Harrison - CEO, EasyJetEasyJetEasyJet Airline Company Limited is a British airline headquartered at London Luton Airport. It carries more passengers than any other United Kingdom-based airline, operating domestic and international scheduled services on 500 routes between 118 European, North African, and West Asian airports...
- Elena Ambrosiadou - CEO & Founder, Ikos Partners
- Michael Wemms - chairman, House of FraserHouse of FraserHouse of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891 it was known as Fraser & Sons. The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second...
plc - Michael Averill - CEO, Shanks Group plc
- Kate Avery - Group Director, Legal and General
- Michael Smith - CEO, LadbrokesLadbrokesLadbrokes plc is a British based gambling company. It is based in Rayners Lane in Harrow, London owned by Bhavin Kakaiya. From 14 May 1999 to 23 February 2006, when it owned the Hilton hotel brand outside the United States, it was known as Hilton Group plc...
- Patrick Dunne - Director, 3i3i3i Group plc is a multinational private equity and venture capital company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has offices in 13 countries across Asia, Europe and the Americas and had total assets under management of £12.7 billion as at 31 March 2011...
- Christopher Littmoden - CEO, Marks & SpencerMarks & SpencerMarks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
(N America) - Hilary Williams - Chief Executive, Girl Guide Association
- Andrew Rickman - Founder, Bookham Technology
- Crispin BluntCrispin BluntCrispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for the Reigate constituency in Surrey, and since May 2010 he has been the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice within the Ministry of Justice.He first entered...
- Member of Parliament for ReigateReigate (UK Parliament constituency)Reigate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... - Tom Merchant - CEO, Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd
- Antony Jenkins - CEO, Barclaycard UK
- Martin, Collard - Director Corporate Banking EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch UK
- Iyer, Sunder - Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch USA
- Jenny, Ireland - Managing Director, Morgan Stanley UK
- Mark, Arena - Managing Director, UBS USA
- Marco, Schaller - Managing Director, UBS Switzerland
- Kim Parish - CEO, Institute of Leadership & Management
- Dominic Von Trotha Taylor - CEO, PayPoint Limited
- Peter Gorbing - CEO, Dogs for the Disabled
- Warren East - CEO, ARM Holdings Ltd
- Charlie Mayfield - Chairman, John Lewis Partnership
- David Smith - CEO, Cable & Wireless UK
- Mark Woodall - CEO, climate change capitalClimate Change CapitalEstablished in 2003, Climate Change Capital is a private investment manager that invests in carbon finance projects in developing countries, Cleantech companies headquartered in Europe and renewable energy projects and commercial green buildings in the United Kingdom.As of December 2010, Climate...
- John Reay - CEO, London Bridge Hospital
- Lord Karan Bilimoria - CEO, Cobra Beer Ltd
- Jennie Price - CEO, WRAP Waste and Resources Action
- Sanjay KapoorSanjay KapoorSanjay Kapoor is a Bollywood actor and producer.Son of film producer, Surinder Kapoor, he is the younger brother of actor Anil Kapoor and producer Boney Kapoor and brother-in-law of actress Sridevi...
- CEO, Bharti AirtelBharti AirtelBharti Airtel Limited , commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian telecommunications company that operates in 20 countries across South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands. It operates a GSM network in all countries, providing 2G or 3G services depending upon the country of operation...
,Largest cellular service provider in India - John Hull - Professor of Derivatives and Risk Management at the University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoThe University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
Advisory board
On 23 February 2010 the school established an advisory board that meets twice a year to give counsel in respect to the school's strategic direction, including positioning of the school internationally and enhancing its networks.- Elena Ambrosiadou (MBA 1988) - CEO, IKOS
- Kate Avery (MBA 1992) - Government, Advisory Committee Member
- Theo Backx - Former Chairman of SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
Europa & President of MBX International BV - Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL (BGP 1998) - Chairman of the Cobra Beer Partnership
- Andy Bond (MBA 1993) - CEO ASDA
- Bill Cockrum - Professor of Finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management in the USA
- Nigel Doughty (MBA 1984) - Chairman Doughty Hanson
- Rosalind Gilmore CB - Member of the board at Zurich Financial ServicesZurich Financial ServicesZurich Financial Services AG is a major financial services group based in Zurich, Switzerland.-History:The Company was founded in 1872 as subsidiary of the Schweiz Marine Insurance Company under the name Versicherung Verein...
- Joe Greenwell - Chairman Ford of Britain
- Andy Harrison (MBA 1983) - CEO easyJetEasyJetEasyJet Airline Company Limited is a British airline headquartered at London Luton Airport. It carries more passengers than any other United Kingdom-based airline, operating domestic and international scheduled services on 500 routes between 118 European, North African, and West Asian airports...
plc - Peter Hindle MBE - General Delegate, St Gobain UK, Ireland & South Africa
- Professor Frank Horwitz - Director of Cranfield School of Management
- Keith Howells (MBA 1986) - Managing Director, Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldThe Mott MacDonald Group is an employee-owned company management, engineering and development consultancy serving the public and private sectors world-wide...
Ltd - Dr Ali Jawad - Senior Advisor Department of Economic Development UAE
- Baroness Denise Kingsmill CBE - Non-Executive Director, British AirwaysBritish AirwaysBritish Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
- Robert Kovach - Director Cisco Center for Collaborative Leadership
- Juan Manini (MBA 2004) - Director General, Elastogran Italia Spa (BASF Group)
- John McFarlane (MBA 1975) - Former CEO, ANZ Banking Group
- Christine Miles (EMBA 1991) - Divisional General Manager, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- David Molian (MBA 1986) - Chairman of the Cranfield Management Association, the School’s alumni body
- David Pitt-Watson - Chairman Hermes Equity Ownership Services
- David Richards - Chairman, Prodrive & Aston MartinAston MartinAston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...
- Tony Russell - Director Senior Executive Development, L’Oreal, France
- Professor Lynette Ryals (PhD 03) - Director of Demand Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management.
- Hilary Sears (MBA 1982) - Chairman of the Association of MBAs (AMBA)
- Bill Thomas (MBA 1992) - Former Senior Vice President & General Manager Hewlett Packard EMEA
- Professor Alan Waller OBE (MSc 71) - Visiting professor at Cranfield and President of the Institute of Logistics
- Robert Wright (MBA 1982) - Founder & Non-Executive Director of Wizzair
External links
- Cranfield School of Management
- Cranfield School of Management on Twitter
- Cranfield School of Management MBA student diaries
- Cranfield University website
See also
- CranfieldCranfieldCranfield is a village and civil parish in north west Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Milton Keynes. It has a population of 4,909, and is in Central Bedfordshire District....
- Cranfield AirportCranfield AirportCranfield Airport is an airfield just outside the village of Cranfield, south-west of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. It was originally a World War II aerodrome, RAF Cranfield....