LEADING business figures are passing on the benefits of their experience to management students at the University of York through a new series of guest lectures and masterclasses.
The business experts include Jonson Cox, group chief executive of Anglian Water Group and Peter Blackburn, former chairman and chief executive of Nestlé UK and chairman of Northern Foods as well as Brian Greenwood, who rose to the position of regional director for Yorkshire and the Humber at BT. The masterclass series, at the York Management School, is led by management consultant David Dockray, whose career included spells as managing partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting and IBM Business Consulting Services.
Professor Steven Toms, head of the school, said: “The masterclass series enables students to hear exceptional speakers and gain an understanding of some of the key issues facing business today.
The series was devised by lecturer Philip Warwick. He said: “It is vital that higher education has effective links with the world of work so that it can deliver the skills and knowledge to maximise graduates’ understanding of real life business management.”
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