Introducing the Dubai SA Representatives

The Dubai SA elections for 2016/2017 are concluded and we have our new office bearers for the Dubai Student Association. We are honoured to represent an esteemed list of executives and alumnus and look forward to serve you to the best of our capability. We have been planning the year ahead and are progressing on all fronts. Over the coming days and weeks, you will be receiving further communications from our representative who are working hard to deliver on their promises; we are really excited for the year ahead! We can't wait to share the calendar of events and activities with you in our forthcoming newsletters.

Dubai SA 2016-2017 Profiles

Diana Guzman Corro, EMBA 2017 - Chairperson

Diana is Southern Europe Director at CDP, a global NGO working on driving investment decisions towards a more sustainable economy. Prior to CDP, Diana worked for 5 years in Climate Finance and she has lived in Mexico, USA, Hong Kong, Beijing, UK and Italy. She holds a BA degree in Financial Management and a Diploma in Chinese Language and Culture from the Beijing Normal University.

Ehab El Jundi, EMBA 2017 - Deputy Chairperson

Ehab is Regional Commercial Manager at Pfizer. Prior to Pfizer, Ehab worked for 7 years with GE and previously assumed several commercial positions at companies like Smith & Nephew and 3M in Dubai. He holds a bachelor degree in Biomedical Engineering from Jordan University of Science & Technology.

Nethra Nandakumar, EMBA 2017 – Treasurer

Nethra is Regional Finance Lead for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. Prior to HP, Nethra worked with leading multinational & government organisations in multiple industries (Hospitality, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Oil & Gas) in roles specialising in financial planning & analysis, business process improvement and ERP system implementations. She holds a B. Comm degree from Bharathiar University, India.

Iphigenia Von Moock Tsipas, EMBA 2017 – Career Officer

Iphigenia is the Director of Strategic Market Management, Marketing & Corporate Communications, GCC countries at Coface. Prior to Coface, she worked with Euler Hermes group as Head of Strategic Market Management, Marketing & Communications. Previously, she held several strategic management roles in luxury fashion management & financial services industries. She obtained a Master in Luxury Fashion from SDA Bocconi (Milan) & BA Degree in Product Management and Marketing from Polimoda (Florence).

Pallavi Agarwal, EMBA 2017 – Social Affairs Officer

Pallavi is Marketing Manager (Asia Pacific & Australia) at Transocean, an offshore rig services provider. Throughout her 9 years in Oil and Gas industry, Pallavi has served in positions like Rig Manager and Supply Chain Manager. She has lived in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, S. Korea, Mumbai and UAE. She holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Amer Fatayer, EMBA 2017 - Alumni Relationship Officer

Amer is Assistant Director at Deloitte. He joined Deloitte's UK Operational Advisory team in 2011 and relocated to Dubai in 2012 to setup and lead the 'Performance Improvement and Value Creation' team in the Middle East. Previously, Amer has 7 years' of experience in management consulting, UK. He holds a 1st class BEng degree from the University of Sheffield in Control & Systems Engineering, and Msc. honors from London School of Economics in Organisational Psychology.

Mai Ibrahim, EMBA 2017 – Sponsorship Officer

Mai is Chief Operating Officer at Cryo-Save (UAE). Prior to Cryo-Save, Mai drove quality initiatives at Cord Blood Registry and manufacturing division for Roche Diagnostics (Arizona) before moving to UAE in 2010. Mai has over 10 years’ experience in cell therapy & stem cell banking and is certified auditor for American Association of Blood Banks AABB. She holds Masters in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University.

Roudy Khalil, EMBA 2017 - Incoming Student Representative

Roudy joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management in 2006 and is a Director, heading the investment services team. Before joining BNP Paribas, Roudy spent 6 years as head of structured products and funds desk at FIDUS s.a.l - Groupe Societe Generale, Beirut, LEBANON. Roudy holds a BBA from the American University of Beirut, class 2002.

Massimo De Vincenzi, EMBA 2017 – Advisor

Massimo leads delivery of Project Management Consulting (PMC) Projects for Technip (Middle East), redefining the strategic approach of PMC Business Unit. Previously, he was developing business opportunities for Honeywell in Chicago and also worked in Houston as Project Manager. Massimo has over 10 years of experience in management of large scale Projects. He holds a Masters’ Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Sushant Mehta, EMBA 2017 – Academics and Ethics Officer

Sushant is currently Solution Manager at Ericsson for their client Ooredoo in Kuwait. Prior to joining Ericsson in 2009, Sushant worked with Tech Mahindra in India as a technical consultant for various customers in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions, supporting them in realizing value from their deployed Business Support Systems. Sushant has over 12 years of experience in System Integration LOB in the telecom BSS domain and is a certified TOGAF practitioner. Sushant holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Nagpur University in India.

Jalal Selo, EMBA 2017 – PR and Communication Officer

Jalal joined Sedar Global in 2010 and is a Director, heading procurement for the family's franchise outlets outside of the GCC. He specialises in manufacturing and product development for Sedar's window fashion lines. Jalal holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Sharjah, Class of 2010.