About UIBS and United Institute / Faculty Members

Faculty members are drawn from around the world, are highly qualified in their field(s) of expertise, and combine a solid academic background with ample professional experience as business leaders, industrialists, entrepreneurs and/or consultants. They all hold a Master or Doctoral degree (or equivalent) and have relevant teaching experience at other schools, colleges and/or universities.

Combining academics with significant management practice allows for the creation of an excellent learning environment, bringing real business concepts into the classroom. Faculty members employ interactive teaching methods, providing for close student-teacher contact. Also, each year several courses are taught by visiting professors, offering a consistent level of quality across campuses.

Prof. Dr. Alasdair White, UK

Prof. Dr. White joined UIBS in 2012, and teaches courses in International Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management and Higher Education at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and (Post)Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. White completed his own education at King Alfred’s College in Winchester, a part of the University of Southampton in the U.K. and most recently, his doctorate studies at UIBS.

Prof. Dr. White has been teaching across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa for the past 25 years. His professional experience is focused in the areas of international management, development, training, and consultancy.

Prof. Dr. Alberto Sandoval, Spain

Prof. Dr. Sandoval joined UIBS in 2012 and teaches courses in finance and economics at our campus in Madrid at the Undergraduate and (Post)Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Sandoval completed his own education at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid.

Throughout his professional career Prof. Dr. Sandoval worked in companies such as the Bank of Bilbao Vizcaya, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and CLM-Telemensaje.

Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Jancikova, Czech Republic

Prof. Dr. Jancikova joined UIBS in 2019 and teaches courses in International Management and Human Resource Management at our campus in Zurich, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Jancikova completed her own education at the University of Sheffield in the U.K., and most recently, her doctorate studies at Grenoble Ecole de Management in France.

For the past 10 years Prof. Dr. Jancikova has been teaching across Europe and the U.S.A. Throughout her professional career she has been working for organizations such as UNHCR, UNDP and OSCE.

Prof. Dr. Alessandro Cappelini, Italy

Prof. Dr. Cappellini joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches courses in Operations and Small Business Management at our campus in Milan, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Cappellini completed his own education at the University of Turin, in Italy.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Sanpaolo IMI group, Intensa Sanpaolo and the ISI foundation.

Prof. Alvaro Galceran, Spain

Prof. Galceran joined UIBS in 2011 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campus in Madrid at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Galceran completed his own education at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Proctor & Gamble Europe and VISA Spain.

Prof. Angel Cena, Spain

Prof. Cena joined UIBS in 2019 and teaches courses in International Relations at our campus in Madrid at the Undergraduate level.

Prof. Cena completed his own education at Universidad Complutense and Instituto Seneca in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as the BMW group, Exterior, Action for Southern Africa, Leland Yee and the SF democratic party.

Prof. Annemie Peeters, Belgium

Prof. Peeters joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches career seminars at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Peeters completed her own education at IESE Business School in Barcelona.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for organizations such as NeuroTrainingLab.

Prof. Anya Nikoulina, Russia

Prof. Dr. Nikoulina joined UIBS in 2010 and teaches courses in Marketing Management and Digital Marketing at our campus in Zurich, at the Undergraduate and (Post)Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Nikoulina completed her own education at the University of Houston, in the U.S.A., and most recently, her doctorate studies at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Prof. Dr. Nikoulina has been teaching across Switzerland for the past 15 years. Throughout her professional career, she mainly worked in oil & gas, real estate, consumer electronics and retail distribution.

Prof. Ariel Castillo, Spain

Prof. Castillo joined UIBS in 2012 and teaches courses in Business Communication and Tourism and Hospitality Management at our campuses in Madrid and Milan, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Castillo completed his own education at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes in Argentina, ESERP Business School and the University of Barcelona in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Caesar Part and the Park Hyatt hotel.

Prof. Dr. Beatrice Jetto, Italy

Prof. Dr. Jetto joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Business Communication and Marketing Management at our campuses in Milan, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Jetto completed her own education at Universita degli Studi Bologna in Italy, the University of Technology in Australia, and most recently, her doctorate studies at Macquarie University in Australia.

Prof. Dr. Jetto has been teaching across Europe, Asia and Australia for the past 15 years. Her professional experience is focused on public relations and marketing.

Prof. Belen Aldecoa, Spain

Prof. Aldecoa joined UIBS in 2014 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management at our campus in Madrid, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Aledcoa completed her own education at Autonoma University, Escuela de Negocios and Instituto de Empresa in Spain.

Prof. Aldecoa has been teaching across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa for the past 25 years. Her professional experience is focused in the areas of international management, development, training, and consultancy. Throughout her professional career she has been working in the oil & gas industry for BP oil Spain and Europe.

Prof. Bernhard Kolb, Switzerland

Prof. Kolb joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management at our campuses in Zurich and Geneva, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Kolb completed his own education at the University of Bern Law School and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Throughout his professional career he has been working in the legal and HR departments of companies such as VASCO Data Security International, TEL Solar Services AG and Ascom Management AG.

Prof. Dr. Camelia Nistor, Romania

Prof. Dr. Nistor joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches courses in Business Communication and International Management at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and (Post)Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Nistor completed her own education at Babes Bolvay University in Romania and Robert Schuman University in France.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for institutions such as the European Commission and the European Parliament.

Prof. Carl Pitchford, UK

Prof. Pitchford, as one of our senior faculty members joined UIBS in 2007 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Pitchford completed his own education at the University of the West of England in the U.K. and is currently finalizing his doctorate studies at UIBS.

Prof. Pitchford has been teaching across Europe for the past 25 years. His professional experience is focused on financial management.

Prof. Chieko Nakabayashi, Japan

Prof. Nakabayashi joined UIBS in 2011 and teaches courses in Economics and Tourism and Hospitality at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Nakabayashi completed her own education at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management and Cornell University in the United States of America.

Prof. Nakabayashi has been teaching across Europe and Asia for the past 20 years. Her professional experience is focused in the areas of international management, development, training, and consultancy.

Prof. Daniel Zou, China

Prof. Zou joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches courses in International Management and Operations Management at our campus in Zurich at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Zou completed his own education at Shanghai University of Engineering Science in China, City University of New York and Cornell University in the U.S.A.

Throughout his professional career, he has been working for companies such as JP Morgan and UBS.

Prof. Davide Genta, Italy

Prof. Genta joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches courses in Marketing and Human Resource Management at our campus in Milan, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Genta completed his own education at the University of Turin and Polytechnic of Turin in Italy.

Prof. Genta has been teaching across Europe for the past 20 years. Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Fiat.

Prof. Ed Thompson, USA

Prof. Thompson joined UIBS in 2014 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campus in Tokyo at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Thompson completed his own education at the University of Texas, Austin in the U.S.A.

Prof. Thompson has been teaching across Japan for the past 15 years. Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as AdPeople Worldwide, Flying Color Group, Bates Asia and Wunderman International.

Prof. Edgar Barroso, Spain

Prof. Barroso joined UIBS in 2010 and teaches courses in Marketing and Small Business Management at our campuses in Barcelona and Madrid, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Barroso completed his own education at SIU in France and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in the U.S.A.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as the American Hotel Register, TelePizza, The Clean House Franchises and ICEX.

Prof. Elena Emma, USA

Prof. Emma joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Entrepreneurship and Global Business at our campuses in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Emma completed her own education at San Diego University and New York University in the U.S.A and is currently completing her doctorate studies at UIBS.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Jewel Genie and Purple Sun Corp.

Prof. Dr. Eva Szalvai, Hungary

Prof. Dr. Szalvai, as one of our senior faculty members, joined UIBS in 2003 and teaches courses in International Management and Economics at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and (Post)Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Szalvai completed her own education at Cornivus University of Economic Sciences in Hungary and Bowling Green State University in the U.S.A.

Prof. Dr. Szalvai has been teaching in Spain for the past 15 years. Throughout her professional career, she has been working for companies such as Tipel, Nike, BDP America and Mercuri Urvan Iberica.

Prof. Ezgi Toprak, Turkey

Prof. Toprak joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches courses in Fashion Management and Entrepreneurship at our campuses in Antwerp and Brussels at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Toprak completed her own education at Istanbul Bilgi University in Turkey and the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as DDIm, Soudal, Prosafe, Haus Coudeyre and the European Parliament’s visitor center.

Prof. Dr. Finn Janning, Denmark

Prof. Dr. Janning, as one of our senior faculty members, joined UIBS in 2008 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and (Post)Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Janning completed his own education at Copenhagen Business School in Denmark.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as Novo Nordisk Engineering, the Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs in Denmark and the Management Consultant Community of Copenhagen.

Prof. Frank Hendrickx, Belgium

Prof. Hendrickx joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Sports Management at our campuses in Barcelona, Madrid and Milan at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Hendrickx completed his own education at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, La Salle and the Johan Cruyff Institute in Spain.

Throughout his professional career, he has been working for companies such as PepsiCo and AGFA.

Prof. Giuseppe Bellia, Italy

Prof. Bellia joined UIBS in 2014 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management at our campuses in Antwerp and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Bellia completed his own education at the University of Palermo in Italy and Boston University in the U.S.A.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Orange, TechTeam Global and Stefanini.

Prof. Dr. Goran Pavlov, Poland

Prof. Dr. Pavlov joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management at our campus in Madrid, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Pavlov completed his own education at IE Business School in Spain, BI Norwegian Business School in Norway and the University of Belgrade in Serbia.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Adria Media Group and McCann Erickson Group.

Prof. Gour Saraff, India

Prof. Saraff, as one of our senior faculty members, joined UIBS in 2008 and teaches courses in International Management and Finance at our campuses in Barcelona and Madrid at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Saraff completed his own education at New York University in the U.S.A.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as McDonnel Douglass, Telefonica, USAID and the Indian and Spanish governments.

Prof. Guillermo de Haro, Spain

Prof. de Haro joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campus in Madrid, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. de Haro completed his own education at IE Business School and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as JotDown, Wolters Kluwer Espana, AvanGroup Business Solutions and Technicolor.

Prof. Dr. Gürsel Ilipinar, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Llipinar joined UIBS in 2011 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campuses in Barcelona and Madrid, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Llipinar completed his own education at Georgia State University and Penn State in the U.S.A and ESADE Business School in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as Exim Bank, AT&T, Bellsouth International and the State of Georgia Department of Trade, Industry and Tourism and the United States Export Assistance Center.

Prof. Dr. Hady Kahy, Lebanon

Prof. Dr. Kahy joined UIBS in 2012 and teaches courses in Economics and Financial Management at our campus in Tokyo, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Kahy completed his own education at the American University of Beirut and Notre Dame University in Lebanon, and the University of Tsukuba in Japan.

Prof. Dr. Kahy has been teaching across Japan for the past 30 years.

Prof. Hans van der Tang, Netherlands

Prof. van der Tang joined UIBS in 2018 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campus in Tokyo, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. van der Tang completed his own education at the Hague University in the Netherlands, London Business School and Temple University in Japan.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as the Dutch Dairy Board, GfK Marketing Research, Canon, Sony Matsushita, Toshiba, Samsung Sharp, Hitachi and JVC.

Prof. Dr. Helena Pleinert, Austria/Finland

Prof. Dr. Pleinert joined UIBS in 2014 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship at our campus in Zurich, at the Undergraduate and (Post)Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Pleinert completed her own education at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Switzerland.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Grübeldata, Paul Scherrer Institut and BT&T Technology Group.

Prof. Hendrik Schuller, Germany

Prof. Schuller joined UIBS in 2014 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Schuller completed his own education at Friedrichs-Willhelm University in Bonn, Germany and UIBS in Belgium. Prof. Schuller is currently completing his doctorate studies at UIBS.

Throughout his professional career he has been working in the European Public Banking Sector.

Prof. Dr. Ivan Tselichtchev, Russia

Prof. Dr. Tselichtchev joined UIBS in 2012, and teaches courses in Asian Management, Marketing at our campus in Tokyo at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Tselichtchev completed his own education at Moscow University in Russia.

Prof. Dr. Tselichtchev has been teaching across Asia for the past 30 years. His professional experience is focused on Asian Management.

Prof. Jamie Johnston, USA

Prof. Johnston joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campus in Zurich, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Johnston completed her own education at Texas A&M University in the U.S.A and is currently completing her doctorate studies at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Deloitte & Touche, Greystone Communities and the Texas Pacific Group.

Prof. Jan Vanherck, Belgium

Prof. Vanherck joined UIBS in 2010 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Vanherck completed his own education at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and is currently completing his doctorate studies at UIBS.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as the Kempische Coalmines, Philips and Compact Disc.

Prof. Javier Rainero, Spain

Prof. Rainero joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches courses in Marketing Management, Digital Marketing and Human Resource Management at our campus in Madrid at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Rainer completed his own education at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, EOI Business School and Instituto de Empressa Business School in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Talking Points S.L and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.

Prof. John Foster, Canada

Prof. Foster joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches management and marketing courses at our campus in Tokyo at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Professor Foster completed his own education at Deakin University.

Throughout his career he has been working for organizations such as Asentus Consulting Group.

Prof. Jon Orn Gudbjartsson, Iceland

Prof. Gudbjartsson, as one of our senior faculty members, joined UIBS in 2007 and teaches courses in Digital Business at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Gudbjartsson completed his own education at the University of Iceland in Iceland, and UIBS in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as ecSoftware ltd., Navision Software and Landsteinar Software Group.

Prof. Jonas Ljunggren, Sweden

Prof. Ljunggren joined UIBS in 2011 and teaches courses in Business Communication and Economics at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Ljunggren completed his own education at the American University of Paris in France and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for Bloomberg Markets and EADA.

Prof. Jose Antonio Lanau, Venezuela

Prof. Lanau, as one of our senior faculty members, joined UIBS in 2008 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Lanau completed his own education at Universidad Central de Venezuela and Instituto Ciencias de Computacion in Venezuela.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as BBVA and Mercat Consultores.

Prof. Juan Casteleiro, Spain

Prof. Casteleiro joined UIBS in 2010 and teaches courses in Marketing and Financial Management at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Casteleiro completed his own education at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain.

Prof. Casteleiro has been teaching across Spain for the past 15 years. Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Iberia and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the U.K.

Prof. Dr. Maite Ibarretxe, Spain

Prof. Dr. Ibarretxe joined UIBS in 2018 and teaches courses in Entrepreneurship and Human Resource Management at our campus in Amsterdam at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Ibarretxe completed her own education at the University Deusto in Spain, University Heidelberg in Germand and University Cambridge Business School in the U.K.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Schneider Electric, Abengoa, IWA and the C&A foundation.

Prof. Manuel Blazquez, Spain

Prof. Blazquez joined UIBS in 2011 and teaches courses in Operations Management at our campuses in Barcelona and Madrid at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Blazquez completed his own education at Escuelas Profesionales Padre Piquer, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas and Universidad Nacional de Educacion a distancia in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Vodafone, Sunrise Communications, 3G mobile and Axpo Informatik.

Prof. Michael Neubert, Germany/Paraguay

Prof. Dr. Neubert joined UIBS in 2018 and teaches courses in Global Business and Financial Management at our campus in Zurich at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Neubert completed his own education at University of Bayreuth in Germany, City University Seattle and Columbia University in the U.S.A ad USM in France.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Commerzbank, Swisslife, Talanx and LLA Liechtenstein Life Assurance.

Prof. Dr. Mukta Ramchandani, India

Prof. Dr. Ramchandani joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Operations Management and Business Communincation at our campus in Zurich at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Ramchandani completed her own education at Neoma Business School and Skema Business School in France.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Atlas Cycles, Comite Regional Olympique et Sportif Cote d’Azur and BerSanti.

Prof. Nancy Michels, USA

Prof. Michels joined UIBS in 2010 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campus in Zurich at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Michels completed her own education at Brigham Young University and Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration in the U.S.A.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Monitor Group.

Prof. Natalia Kaplan, Russia

Prof. Kaplan joined UIBS in 2018 and teaches courses in Marketing Management and Digital Marketing at our campus in Zurich at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Kaplan completed her own education at Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography in Russia, the University of California Irvine in the U.S.A., and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as ICS, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and Stadt Zurich.

Prof. Neil Massinon, Belgium

Prof. Massinon joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches courses in Sports Management and at our campuses in Antwerp and Brussels at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Massinon completed his own education at the University College Dublin in Ireland and Universite Libre de Bruxelles and Solvay School of Economics in Belgium.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for the Belgian Ministry of Finance, the Belgian Bureau of Economics and the Belgian Rugby Federation.

Prof. Dr. Perry Haan, USA

Prof. Dr. Haan joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campuses in Antwerp, Brussels and Madrid at the Undergraduate and (Post)Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Haan completed his own education at the University of Sarasota, Xavier University and Ohio State University in the U.S.A.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as Citicorp and has been teaching across North America and Europe for the past 35 years.

Prof. Dr. Philippe Debroux, Belgium

Prof. Dr. Debroux joined UIBS in 2012 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management and Asian Management at our campus in Tokyo at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Dr. Debroux completed his own education at Vrije Universiteit Brussels and Solvay Brussels School in Belgium, and INSEAD in France.

Prof. Dr. Debroux has been teaching all over Europe and Asia for the past 20 years.

Prof. Philippe Leliaert, Belgium

Prof. Leliaert, as one of our senior faculty members joined UIBS in 2009 and teaches courses in Digital Business and Marketing at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Leliaert completed his own education at Heriot-Waat University in the U.K and the Rijksuniversity Gent in Belgium.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as Toyota Motor Europe, Daimler-Benz and ICI Electronics and has been teaching across Europe for the past 30 years.

Prof. Rob Burlace, UK

Prof. Burlace, joined UIBS in 2013 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Burlace completed his own education at Leicester University in the U.K.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as West Midlands Police, Bass Mitchells & Butlers and Transport for London.

Prof. Samer Ajour, Lebanon

Prof. Ajour joined UIBS in 2013 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Ajour completed his own education at UIBS and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as GCP Applied Technologies and W.R.Grace.

Prof. Sophie Tochon, Switzerland/France

Prof. Tochon joined UIBS in 2019 and teaches courses in Entrepreneurship and Financial Management at our campus in Geneva at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Tochon completed her own education at HEC Geneva in Switzerland.

Throughout her professional career she has been working for organizations such as SGS Geneva, Ernst & Young, ICTSD and Antiquorum.

Prof. Steven Guest, UK

Prof. Guest joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Guest completed his own education at the University of Nottingham in the U.K. and ESADE in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as Edit Media, Worldwide Television News (WTN) and the Barcelona City Council.

Prof. Dr. Stratis Efthymiou, Greece

Prof. Efthymiou joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches courses in Psychology and Politics at our campus in Zurich at the Undergraduate level.

Prof. Efthymiou completed his own education at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.

Throughout his professional career he has been working at the intersection of academia and policy-consultancy.

Prof. Tom Van der Heyden, Belgium

Prof. Van der Heyden joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches courses in Marketing Management and Global Sourcing and Logistics at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Van der Heyden completed his own education at IESE in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as GroupS3.

Prof. Vittoriano Travieso, Spain

Prof. Travieso joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches courses in Global Business at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Travieso completed his own education at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain and South Bank University London in the U.K.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Shaw and Croft, Wandsworth and Merton Law Centre, Linklaters and Alliance, De Haan & Mulder, Gimbrere International Advocaten and StepInLaw.

Prof. Walter Van Mulders, Belgium

Prof. Van Mulders joined UIBS in 2012 and teaches courses in Marketing and Human Resource Management at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels and Milan at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Van Mulders completed his own education at the Handelshogeschool Antwerpen in Belgium.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as BP, ExxonMobil, and the Antwerp Port Authority.

Prof. Wim Zwaenepoel, Belgium

Prof. Zwaenepoel joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses such as Cross-Cultural Training, Personnel Planning and Work Design at our campus in Madrid at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Zwaenepoel completed his own education at Instituto de Empresa in Spain.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as MADskills, Celtic Investment International Projects and others.

In Memoriam

Prof. Marc Van Gastel, Belgium (1961 - 2020)

Prof. Van Gastel, was one of our senior faculty members who joined UIBS in 2008 and taught courses in Entrepreneurship and Human Resource Management at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels and Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Prof. Van Gastel completed his own education at the University of Antwerp in Belgium.

Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Deloitte Consulting, and the Ministry of Economics for the Flemish Government and the Flanders Institute for Innovation and Science in Belgium.

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