John Small

John Small BA CBE

John Small is a former deputy principal and Professor of Accountancy and Finance at Heriot-Watt University; he co-wrote the accounting programme with Niall Lothian. He is a member of the board of Scottish Homes. From 1982 to 1991, he was chairman of the Accounts Commission in Scotland. He is a member of the Council of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and was its president in 1982–83. He has been chairman of the education committee of the International Federation of Accountants and a member of the executive board of the Union Européenne des Experts Comptables, Economiques et Financiers (UEC), now the Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE). He is an honorary member of the Arab Society of Certified Accountants. He has also held visiting professorships and external examinerships at various universities and business schools. His special interest is the use of financial information in decision-making for planning and control. In this area, he is a consultant to several organisations and has advised companies and government agencies in the UK and abroad. Professor Small was made a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours of 1991.

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Madhu Purwar

Madhu Purwar
India and UAE

Madhu Purwar works for the Hilton hotel group in Dubai. She began her EBS MBA in 2001 and took just over two years to complete it.

According to her, the programme is very demanding and challenging; it carries weight in business and has credibility with employers. "I got a promotion the day I left Dubai for the graduation. The company told me that the programme had made a positive contribution to my job and that I fully deserved to get what I was aiming for. What helps, of course, is that there was tangible evidence of the programme's contribution to my job and my ability to do it better. This must be pleasing for any employer - when they see that the commitment you are making to your studies has a direct benefit to them. It's a win-win situation."...more