Danny Cushing, MBA

Director, Omnium Global Executive MBA Program, Marketing and Recruitment Director, EMBA Programs
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Danny has taught leadership and management courses in the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, and various non-profit organizations. He holds a B.A. from Trent University and is a graduate of the Executive MBA Program at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

A part of the Foundation Module, China Module and North America Module.

Prof. Beatrix Dart, Ph.D.

Professor of Strategic Management, Academic Director, Omnium Global Executive MBA Program,
Executive Director, Initiative for Women in Business
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Professor Beatrix Dart teaches strategic marketing, strategy and growth related projects. She joined the Rotman School as Academic Director of Executive MBA Programs in 2000, after working six years at McKinsey & Company in Zurich, London and Toronto.  As Academic Director, Professor Dart is responsible for faculty appointments and for the design and strategic development of Omnium and other Executive MBA programs.

A part of the North America Module and India Module.

Prof. David Dunne, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Marketing,
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Professor David Dunne is an award-winning marketing professor, holding the University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award and the prestigious 3M Fellowship, Canada’s only national award for university teaching across disciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Toronto and has an extensive background as a marketing manager in Europe and North America with Unilever and Young & Rubicam Advertising. Professor Dunne launched and managed several well-known products in the packaged goods industry and consulted leading companies in the packaged goods and pharmaceuticals industries. He is regularly quoted in the media on marketing strategy, advertising and related issues. Prof. Dunne has taught workshops in North America, Europe and Asia and his current research interests include the impact of design thinking on management education.

A part of the India Module.

Prof. Jim Fisher, MBA

CCMF Chair in Entrepreneurship, Professor of Strategic Management, Vice Dean, MBA Programs & Executive Education, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Three times voted “Teacher of the Year” by the second-year MBA classes, Professor Jim Fischer teaches leadership, strategy and organization design in the MBA, Executive MBA and Executive Development Programs. He brings extensive practical business experience to the classroom. Having worked with McKinsey & Company, Professor Fisher co-founded the Canada Consulting Group, the country's largest Canadian-owned strategy firm before it merged with the Boston Consulting Group.  He joined George Weston Limited in 1986 and served as Executive Vice President of Weston Foods, Chairman and President of William Neilson Limited and President of George Weston North American Bakeries.  Currently he serves on a numbers of boards, including Canadian Tire Corporation, Atlas Cold Storage and the ICD Corporate Governance College. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in political science and economics and from Harvard University with an MBA.

A part of the Foundation Module and North America Module.

Prof. Walid Hejazi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, International Business, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Professor Walid Hejazi’s research interests focus on the interaction between globalization and economic growth. He has written on the importance of trade, foreign investment, human capital accumulation and financial and institutional development for the growth experience of a large number of countries. He has examined, in particular, the strategies pursued by multinationals, and the effects these strategies have had on home and host economies, especially as they relate to the diffusion of technology. His most recent work addresses the social, economic and fiscal problems posed by the rapidly aging populations of East Asia and makes policy recommendations for pension reform. Professor Hejazi has advised the governments of several developing countries on the formulation of optimal monetary and fiscal policies.

A part of the Foundation Module.

Prof. Dr. Martin Hilb

Professor of Business Administration, Managing Director, Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management, University of St.Gallen

Professor Martin Hilb is an expert in corporate governance. He has consulted on board and human resources management in more than 50 countries and published ground-breaking governance research gaining widespread notice. He acquired his practical business experience with Nestlé SA in Switzerland, Martin & Co in Berlin and Schering-Plough Corporation, USA. He ultimately served as the director of Germany’s Essex Chemie AG. His teaching experience has included engagements at the University of Dallas, the SMU in Singapore and the EIASM in Brussels. He has also conducted research at UBC in Vancouver and the MGSM in Sydney.

A part of the Europe Module.

Prof. Doug Hyatt, Ph.D.

Professor of Business Economics, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Professor Doug Hyatt teaches micro- and macroeconomics for Omnium and other Rotman Executive MBA programs. His research interests are primarily in the area of labour economics, particularly wage and employment determination. Professor Hyatt applies his expertise in legal disputes involving the valuation of economic losses, and to music and publishing copyright tariff matters.

A part of the Europe Module and India Module.

Prof. Santiago Kraiselburd, Ph.D.

Professor of Operations,
Instituto de Empresa, Madrid

As well as teaching at the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Professor Santiago Kraiselburd is the Executive Director of the Zaragoza Logistics Center and a Research Affiliate at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. Beyond his academic credentials, Dr. Kraiselburd has a rich corporate experience, having worked with 4Rsystems, Citibank, Aerolineas Argentinas and Arthur Andersen among other firms.

A part of the Brazil Module.

Prof. Suren Mansinghka, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Professor Suren Mansinghka has extensive experience in teaching executive programs on various topics in the field of finance, investment and risk management to US, European, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Indian executives. He has served as a director on the board of San Francisco State University Foundation and was chair of its Finance and Investment Committee. Prof. Mansinghka was also a board member of the Cal State Credit Union 9. In addition, he was elected to serve as the chair of Education Committee and Board Member of Security Analysts of San Francisco Society, and served on the Board of Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts. He has worked as a consultant for various profit and non-profit institutions primarily in the areas of valuation, and financial and investment analysis. Prof. Mansinghka's research interests covers Financial Analysis and Valuation, Survey based research in the use of Derivatives for Risk Management and choice of Capital Structure by corporate firms, Role and effect of Insiders-Trading, and, Case Studies for Financial Decisions. He has been a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley, Davis and Riverside, Santa Clara University, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China-European International Business School, Shanghai and San Francisco State University.

A part of the India Module.

Prof. John Oesch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Professor John Oesch teaches negotiation, decision making, organizational behavior, organizational change and team building at the Rotman School.  His research interests encompass negotiation, decision making and organizational justice.

A part of the Foundation Module and North America Module.

Prof. Joanne E. Oxley, Ph.D., MA, MBA, BA/BSc.

Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Professor Joanne Oxley teaches international management and strategy in the MBA, Executive MBA and PhD programs. Her research focuses on international collaborative strategies, particularly for technology development and commercialization. Professor Oxley has published widely and serves on the editorial boards of leading management journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Organization Science and Journal of International Business Studies. She also chairs the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management, the world’s leading scholarly association in management.

A part of the Foundation Module and North America Module.

Prof. Rick Powers, MBA, LLB

Assistant Dean and Executive Director, MBA Programs
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

A recipient of numerous teaching awards, Professor Rick Powers is an expert in corporate governance, ethics, business and corporate law and sports marketing. He is an Academic Director of the Directors Education Program and the Governance Essentials Program (in partnership with the Institute of Corporate Directors – ICD). He is also a director of several not-for-profit organizations and frequently comments on legal and governance issues in various media across Canada. Professor Powers is currently completing his doctoral studies in Higher Education at the University of Toronto.

A part of the North America Module.

Prof. Elfed Vaughan Roberts

Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong

For most of more than 29 years of working and travelling widely in Asia, Professor Elfed Vaughan Roberts has lectured at the University of Hong Kong in the field of international relations with particular emphasis on East Asia. Since resigning his full-time post in 1996, he has been lecturing primarily on Asian business environments and business communications. In recent years, the Business School of the University of Hong Kong has granted him several best lecturer awards.

Professor Roberts has a distinguished publication record, which includes a large number of articles and books on the region. His work involves regular field trips to the People’s Republic of China, where he was elected honorary professor at the University of Inner Mongolia in March 2004. He regularly briefs both Chinese and Western executives on the various aspects of cross-cultural business communications. He was also a television presenter for ten years.

A part of the China Module.

Prof. Dr. T. Flemming Ruud

Professor of Auditing, University of St. Gallen and University of Zurich

Professor T. Flemming Ruud’s expertise encompasses internal and external auditing, financial issues of corporate governance, internal control and risk management. As well as teaching in several Executive MBA programs, including Omnium, Dr. Ruud is an advisor to European governments, businesses, academic institutions and auditing firms. He is a recipient of the Leon R. Radde Educator of the Year Award.

Professor Ruud was formerly an associate professor in auditing at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, and full professor at the Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, Norway, where he is now adjunct professor.

A part of the India Module and Europe Module.

Prof. Thorsten Truijens, MBA, Ph.D.

University of St. Gallen

Professor Thorsten Truijens is a consultant and practitioner of financial management and value-generation strategies and has worked for large multinationals including Cap Gemini Ernst and Young, DaimlerChrysler, Merck and Novartis. He has taught at Harvard Business School, University Witten/Herdecke, Eidgenössisch Technishe Hochschule, Centre Européen de Management Colmar and University of St Gallen (HSG). In addition, he has worked on several training projects in areas including financial and management accounting training and leads top management seminars in finance and accounting for leading European institutions.

A part of the China Module.

Prof. Christian Wagner, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Faculty of Business, Professor, Department of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong

Professor Christian Wagner has more than 20 years of experience in IT research and development. His research interests are knowledge management, information systems for executives, innovation and collaborative systems. He has led numerous funded research projects on these topics and has authored more than 60 related articles. At present, he is completing a project on knowledge management with wikis for the Society for Information Management Advanced Practices Council.

Prof. Wagner received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of British Columbia in 1989. Thereafter he spent seven years as a faculty member at the University of Southern California, before joining City University in January 1996. In 2000, Wagner took leave from CityU to become co-founder and chief technology officer for a venture-capital funded software start-up in California. He returned to CityU after the company successfully received second round funding. Prof. Wagner is a previous CityU Teaching Excellence Award winner and has also taught at the University of British Columbia, Tsinghua University and Fudan University.

A part of the China Module.

Prof. Li Kui-Wai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Economist and Omnium Guest Lecturer Li Kui-Wai is a specialist in Asian financial and economic development, industry and trade. His books include The Hong Kong Economy: From Recovery to Restructure (2005), Capitalist Development and Economism in East Asia: the Rise of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea (2002) and Financial Repression and Economic Reform in China (1994). Professor Li has worked as a consultant to international institutions, foreign governments and business, and is regularly interviewed by local and foreign press, radio and television on Hong Kong, Mainland China and foreign issues.

A part of the China Module.

Lionel F. Laroche, Ph. D.

President, MCB Solutions

Omnium guest lecturer Dr. Lionel Laroche specializes in helping professionals and organizations reap the benefits of cultural differences in their work. Over the past eight years, he has provided cross-cultural training, coaching and consulting services to over 10,000 people in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He is the author of over 100 publications examining the impact of cultural differences on business, including Managing Cultural Diversity in Technical Professions (2002). His Recruiting, Retaining and Promoting Culturally Diverse Employees is due in 2006.

Dr. Laroche has 15 years of international engineering, management, sales and human resources experience, working with people from over 60 countries. He has worked in eight different countries for several multinational companies, including Xerox, Procter & Gamble, British Petroleum and Jeumont-Schneider. He was educated at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.

A part of the Foundation Module.

Prof. Gu Qing-Liang, MBA

Professor, Deputy Director, Institute of Textile Economics, Business School, Dong Hua University, Shanghai

Omnium guest lecturer Professor Gu Qing-Liang is an expert on the Chinese apparel and textile industry. A former visiting scholar at the University of Maryland and Auburn University, Professor Gu has conducted ground-breaking research on Chinese apparel companies who are successfully pursuing corporate social responsibility strategies.

A part of the China Module.