Richard Bunning

Richard Bunning BA MA PhD

Richard Bunning is a principal with Phoenix Associates (UK) Ltd, an OD consultancy with offices in the US and the UK. He was previously an HR Director and internal OD consultant with Pilkington Glass, first in the US, transferring to the UK in 1991. He is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development. An area of specialisation is developing the leadership function throughout organisations, from front-line leadership to the executive.

Dick has worked in higher education as well is in major healthcare delivery organisations in North America. In his practice, he has consulted to a wide variety of organisations including the NHS, Barclays Bank, the Co-operative Wholesale Service, Raytheon Corporate Jets, Crown Cork and Seal, P&O Ferrymasters and Wincanton Logistics. Dick serves on the Board of Governors of St Helens College, is a member of the editorial review boards of Management Decisions and the Leadership and Organisation Development Journal and has some 40 practitioner-oriented publications to his credit. He is listed in the current edition of Who's Who in the World and jointly convenes the Senior Consultants' Forum.

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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