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among accomplished managers from a wide variety of organizations

acting primarily in Romania. We target managers with high potential

and good command of the English language, dynamic, highly

motivated, flexible, opened to knowledge and new experiences,

willing to improve their leadership skills.

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02 Preparing Leaders

03 Overview

04 Participant’s Profile

05 Alumni - A legacy of leadership

06 Curriculum

07 Residence Weeks

08 International Joint Project

09 Experience Global Leadership

10 Benefits for the Participants

11 Benefits for the Sponsors

13 EMBA vs. MBA

14 Romanian Faculty

15 American Faculty

16 Application Procedure

On the coverKarla Rubingher, EMBA ’08, Financial Analysis & Control Manager, United Romanian BreweriesMircea Rozorea, EMBA ‘08, Cost Controller, Alstom TransportDaniel Antonescu, EMBA ‘08, Head of Secretariat Division, Banca Românească

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Overview

Dear prospect,

A common attribute of Executive MBA programs throughout the world is their unique design for the mid-career manager. Both the ASEBUSS and KSU programs are focused on assuring that such individuals are enabled to achieve their career goals, while recognizing the significant business experience and personal assets that they bring into the process. Curriculum is carefully designed to provide a balanced and integrated view of both the business knowledge and interpersonal skills needed by mid-career managers to excel in a multinational and technology-driven business environment.

The focal point of our long-standing Romanian-American alliance is the Joint International Project, involving both ASEBUSS and KSU Executive MBA students, as well as Romanian and American professors. Multi-national teams from each business school are formed to work together both in Romania and the U.S. During an eight-month project duration, students are exposed to contrasting business practices in the cross-cultural, multi-national world of commerce, and are exposed to state-of-the-art technology-based collaboration tools to conduct their work between on-site visits to their respective countries. The joint residency has proven to be a powerful learning experience unmatched by other Executive MBA programs.

We recognize the special assets students bring to our respective programs and have designed a value-based response to their desire to achieve long-term personal career goals. Thank you again for considering us as a partner on this journey.

There has never been a time when leadership and the ability to make world wise decisions, the proficient use of technology and international experi-ence were more critical to the success of professionals. We applaud your decisions to obtain an Executive MBA diploma, which will position you as a higher class leader in a dynamic global business environment.

Thank you for your interest in the Executive MBA program at ASEBUSS, offered in partnership with Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

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As a leading business school for over 14 years, ASEBUSS Executive MBA 2 year post graduate program will offer you a winning combination of features: A conveniently class sched-ule able to fit within your busy lifestyle, that takes place once a week on alternating Fridays and Saturdays.

A comprehensive curriculum which emphasizes a thorough understanding of the design of effective organizations, the development of strategic thinking and leadership skills. The 14 disciplines that we offer, taught entirely in English, are focused on general management and structured around the case study method, using cases from the Harvard Business School. Our courses are prepar-ing you to make critical business decisions by giving you the business tools and best practices that will make an immediate impact on your organization.

The combined skills and knowledge of both Romanian and American faculty due to the extensive research and experience both faculties have in the business field. Trained at the most prestigious business schools in the world (Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, MIT and Kellogg’s Business Schools) our professors will help you develop a broader, more strategic approach to the business world’s challenges.

A class of accomplished managers carefully selected from a wide variety of organizations, who are looking to enhance their entrepreneurial abilities and managerial skills.

Three Residence Weeks that take place in Neptun, held by a team of professors from Kennesaw State University and designed around interactive courses, simulations and games.

An International Residence Week in Atlanta

In the expanding global economy, internationalism is the norm. Addressing the international aspect of business is the core of ASEBUSS – KSU International Joint Program, which takes place in the second year and that will offer you exposure to global business practices.

Michael S. Salvador, Ph.D. EMBA Faculty Chair Kennesaw State University

Marcel Duhaneanu, Ph.D.RectorInstitute for Business and Public Administration - ASEBUSS

Sincerely,

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Alumni A legacy of leadershipParticipant’s Profile

Today, you will find alumni of the Executive MBA program of ASEBUSS in senior positions across industries, throughout Romania – leaders with increased responsibilities in the Eastern Europe region or other countries in Europe or US.

Like you, before they enrolled, they were uncertain about the value of an advanced management education in their careers – yet committed to taking a major step in the future.For hundreds of graduates, now almost 800, our EMBA program has made a lifelong difference, helping them to mature as leaders. The many successful graduates of ASEBUSS demonstrate the value of the Program.

Prominent alumni include:Arabela Aprahamian (Banca Mondială, Deputy Chief of Mission, EMBA 2000); Emilia Bunea (Interamerican Romania, CFO & Vice-CEO, EMBA 1996); Bogdan Cârcu (Curiero, President, EMBA 2004); Ilona Ciauşoiu (Philips Romania, Country Manager, EMBA 2004); Simona Constantinescu (Ana Hotels, General Manager, EMBA 2002); Radu Crăciun (ABN Amro Bank, Head of Local Research, EMBA 1999); Cornel Dirmina (Reuters Romania, Country Manager (Romania, Bulgaria, Rep.Moldova, Macedonia), EMBA 2002); Mircea Dobre (Whirlpool Romania, General Manager, EMBA 2004); Florin Furdui (Dial Telecom, Managing Director, EMBA 2000); Isabelle Iacob (HelpNet, General Manager, EMBA 1999); Romulus Maier (Agora Media, General Manager, EMBA 1999); Magdalena Manea (Romexterra Bank, Managing Director, EMBA 2004); Mihail Mateescu (Băneasa Investments SA, General Manager, EMBA 2000); Bogdan Mihail (Prodal Group, Vicepresident, EMBA 2001); Sergiu Mititelu (Hochland Romania, General Manager, EMBA 2002); Ionuţ Pătrăhău (Banca Transilvania, Deputy General Manager, EMBA 2000); Dragoş Petrescu (City Grill Restaurants, General Manager, EMBA 2005); Manuela Plapcianu (Bancpost SA, General Manager, EMBA 2002); Ovidiu Popescu (Abbott Laboratories Romania, Regional GM Central Europe & Israel, EMBA 2000); Valentin Radu (METRO Group Logistics, Country Manager, EMBA 2005); Florin Rădulescu (Quadrant Amroq Beverages, General Manager, EMBA 2000); Veronica Savanciuc (Lowe & Partners, President & CEO, EMBA 1995); Marius Savu (Eli Lilly, Country Manager, EMBA 1997); Liviu Sfrija (Henkel Romania, General Manager, EMBA 1998); Mugur Stancu (Medicredit Leasing, General Manager, EMBA 1999); Mihnea Stoian (Carpat Beton-Heidelberg Cement Group, General Manager, EMBA 2000); Răzvan Ştefănescu (Saint Gobain Isover Romania, Managing Director, EMBA 2004); Mihnea Tobescu (AIG Romania, General Manager, EMBA 1997); Maria Tudor (Zenith Media, Managing Director, EMBA 1999); Nicolae Voiculescu (Novartis Pharma Services, Managing Director, EMBA 1995)

In the ASEBUSS Executive MBA program, we believe that your colleagues are as important to your learning experience as your faculty members. Sharing ideas, problem solving and thinking through solutions with others is an invaluable aspect of our program. Our students come from widely diverse backgrounds and industries. They represent some of the most important Romanian and multinational companies or are successful entrepreneurs, with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of work experience, highly motivated, open to knowledge and new experiences.

“The classes and the assign-ments were all great experi-ences. But there are especially two key things that I think are immensely important takeaways for ASEBUSS EMBA. The first is the concept of the Residence Weeks, intense periods of study outside Bucharest, where we learn and interact with the American professors and colleagues from the other cohort. The second is the importance of a wide, tight and high-quality network in all areas of business life – and I am convinced ASEBUSS has the best networking.”

Cosmin Bucur – VicepresidentCorporate Banking, ABN AMRO, EMBA 2005

„The ASEBUSS EMBA program has been a fantastic learning opportunity for me. I was able to couple my current expertise and leadership skills with a solid strategic, business and financial outlook. It was hard work, yet a very reward-ing experience at that stage in my life. The program gave me an outstanding big - picture view of what it takes to effectively manage and lead business today.”

Statistics

Women35%

Bussiness / Finance

General Management Marketing / Sales Finance / Accounting

Engineering / IT Medical Legal ArtsLanguages

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33% 21% 20% 16% 5% 3% 2%

38% 7% 2% 2% 1%

Men65%

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ProjectManagement

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Educational Background

34years

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Monica BotocanFinance and HR Manager, Schering Plough, EMBA 2004

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Residence Weeks

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General Management and Human Resources Management Lect. Simona Podgoreanu, Ph.D. Candidate

Decision Support ModelsAssociate Prof. Oana Firicã, Ph.D.

The Firm and the International Business EnvironmentProf. Marcel Duhãneanu, Ph.D.

International Management Prof. Marcel Duhãneanu, Ph.D.

International Finance and International AccountingProf. Dalina Dumitrescu, Ph.D.Lecturer Adrian Manaicu, Ph.D. Candidate

EntrepreneurshipProf. Lavinia Rascã, Ph.D.

Operations Management and Total Quality ManagementLecturer Carmen Mincu, Ph.D.

Curriculum

Curriculum

The EMBA program starts in September with an Orientation Weekend in Bucharest that serves as a great introduction to your entire class, the curriculum and the collaborative, hands-on learning process you will rely on throughout the program.Twice per academic year, we organize the Residence Weeks, outside Bucharest. These are intense periods of study when courses are organized for both cohorts of students, in a special training location. Different teams of American faculty come and teach you and your colleagues.

Residence Weeks are integral to your Executive MBA experience. Throughout the program and in Residence Weeks, you and your colleagues work in cross-functional study groups applying your collective skills and resources to challenges drawn both from case studies and from your existing jobs. This places the coursework into the context of the participants’ careers – and makes the classroom a workshop for addressing real-time problems in your work environment setting.

You will also experience the dynamics of group communication and decision-making, factors that are increasingly critical in business. And in discovering ways to maximize your team’s strengths, you learn to develop your own skills as a leader.

Youwill develop your analytical thinkingimprove your communication and negotiation skillsenhance your teambuilding skills

increase networking with both cohorts of participantsget access to the latest innovation, ideas, and approaches

Wednesday: Mergers&Acquisitions (Prof. Michael Salvador) 09:30 - 11:00 / Break / 11:30 - 13:00 / Lunch / 14:15 - 15:45 / Break / 16:15 - 17:45

Thursday: Markstrat Simulation (Prof. Theodore Jula) 09:30 - 11:00 / Break / 11:30 - 13:00 / Lunch / 14:15 - 15:45 / Break / 16:15 - 17:45

Friday: Markstrat Simulation (Prof. Theodore Jula) 09:30 - 11:00 / Break / 11:30 - 13:00 / Lunch / 14:15 - 15:45 / Break / 16:15 - 17:45

Saturday: Balance Scorecard (Prof. Rodney Alsup) 09:30 - 11:00 / Break / 11:30 - 13:00 / Lunch / 14:15 - 15:45 / Break / 16:15 - 17:45

Sunday: Introduction to International Joint Project 09:30 - 11:00 / Break / 11:30 - 13:00 / Lunch / 14:15 - 15:45 / Break / 16:15 - 17:45(Prof. Salvador & Prof. Alsup)

Tuesday - Sunday: 18:00 - 19:00 Study Group* / 19:00 - 20:30 Dinner / 20:30 - 22:00

*Study groups meet either early or late in the evening

You can find below a sample Residence Week ASEBUSS/EMBA PROGRAM - MAY RESIDENCE WEEK

Tuesday: 16:15 - 17:45 Arrival, 19:00 - 20:30 Dinner

Economics of Competition Prof. Lavinia Rascã, Ph.D.

Organizational BehaviourLecturer Carmen Mincu, Ph.D.

Financial and Managerial AccountingLecturer Adrian Manaicu, Ph.D. Candidate

Financial ManagementProf. Dalina Dumitrescu, Ph.D.

MacroeconomicsProf. Gheorghe Oprescu, Ph.D.

Statistical Analysis for ManagersAssociate Prof. Oana Firicã, Ph.D.

Marketing Management Prof. Carmen Bãlan, Ph.D.

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“The international partnership with ASEBUSS was a tremendous eye-opening experience on the impact of our respective countries role in the new growing global economy. The ability to share thoughts,, politics and best business practice, via a collaborative project with an international counterpart, was invaluable to my overall learning experience.”

“The international component was a special experience even for the managers used to work with foreign partners, namely: the international project where the joint team of Romanian and American students work together during more than 8 months in the virtual space, through an extranet Microsoft - SharePoint and a sequential videocon-ferencing program. The project has a final stake that surely makes an impact even on the most “relaxed” student: the pre-graduation dissertation, held in United States, with all its related stress. This project meant for most of us, both Romanians and Americans, a completely different experience. And I am not referring as much to the project’s technical handling issues within the virtual environment, but especially to the individual contact in its most accurate and authentic terms. Our cooperation went through all related formalities and conveniences, reaching however, during the Residence week in the United States, an extraordinary spirit of friendship, very true and warm. Overall, we had our share of stress, anxiety, work, but also of fun and very pleasant memories, such as the visit to the CNN studios or the tour of Jack Daniel’s distillery in Tenessee.”

We are the only Executive MBA program in Romania to offer its participants the opportunity to collaborate directly with their American colleagues in the International Join Project. This cooperation starts with the Residence Week in September when US students travel to Romania, and lasts over 8 months, running in parallel with the second year disciplines. The International Project implies that mixed teams of Romanian and American students work together on a business project - International Project - through virtual meetings, videoconferencing and other technology (SharePoint from Microsoft), as well as face-to-face collaboration during the International Residence Week in Atlanta. The business projects are selected according to the common interests of both Romanian and American students and are completed during the International Residence Week when Romanian students travel to U.S to present their projects to ASEBUSS and KSU professors, together with their American colleagues. This international exposure offers students a unique opportunity to learn together how to negotiate, solve various issues and manage across cultural, linguistic and geographical boundaries while being exposed to the current best practices and concepts in international business.

Sample of projects’ topics

Compare and contrast best practices in acquiring and retaining customers Success factors for small businesses Performance management tools Outsourcing marketing strategies Residential real-estate in US and Romania

International Project Global BusinessExperience

Vlad Grigoriu, Managing DirectorTempo Advertising, EMBA 2006

Cristopher BethelExecutive Director of Compliance Wellstar Health System, Inc.Atlanta-Georgia, EMBA 2005

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Many outstanding organizations have invested in Asebuss Executive MBA program over the past 14 years because it provides executives the innovative way of thinking and acting in an increasingly dynamic global business environment, by connecting them to the current business knowledge and skills to help a company thrive.

Sponsors can expect immediate returns on their investments. The program promotes implementation of knowledge by encouraging and helping participants to enhance their strategic perspectives, business models and operating procedures. An in-depth understanding of the forces that affect your company, gives your employees self–confidence to manage change decisively. The sponsors will see reinvigorated executives with increased confidence, improved leadership skills and a new vision to conduct business in the 21st century.

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Benefits SponsorsParticipants

Companies sponsor employees to follow our program for the same reason they invest in research and development or in-house training for new employees – to improve productivity, boost competitiveness and add value.

Access to a Top Faculty TeamAn excellent pool of faculty will enjoy working with you in this program. Our professors are distinguished, dynamic and versatile. They are experienced educators, firmly committed to the program and dedicated to ensuring your success, both in your academic and in your business experience. They will provide the context, frameworks and expectations for the assignments. You decide how to best position them for maximum impact for you and your organization.

An Outstanding Peer GroupAn Executive MBA is more than simply delivering and gaining knowledge. It's about building lifelong relationships through shared learning and the exchange of insights with others. Mid to senior-level managers with years of experience and entrepreneurs will share with you their business experience and insights.

Understand the key relationships between different

functional areas of business

Develop the ability to analyze complex situations and

make tough decisions

Use a set of immediately applicable business and

management tools that will improve your company's productivity ,

enhance performance and increase profitability

Increase confidence to lead a team and to tackle

additional responsibilities

Acquire a global vision

Develop entrepreneurial abilities that will help position

your firm successfully now and for the future

Expand your professional network

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Collaborative LearningGroups of six to seven members having different functional strengths are carefully crafted to facilitate an exchange of viewpoints and experiences, and to provide a pool of varied backgrounds upon which team members can draw. This diversity adds to the quality of our program, creating a stimulating peer network and outstanding corporate connections.

Executive PerspectiveOur goal is to expand your vision of management through the progressive development of core management skills, from main analytical tools to the most advanced concepts in general management. Our Romanian-American Executive MBA program covers all aspects of management, encouraging participants to think strategically, to expand their horizons and to develop a broad global perspective.

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As a leadership tool for the organization, the Executive MBA degree: increases motivation and confidence assist in the retention of high potential leaders grooms talent to assume greater responsibilities in less time

Immediate ApplicabilityWe use case studies from Harvard Business School that are based on real life business situations, engaging professors and participants in an interactive process of analysis and in-depth discussion. Studying the real issues and challenges that are faced by business and sectors of all sizes keeps learning up-to-date and relevant. The action oriented process of analyzing options to make decisions allows participants to sharpen their problem solving skills. One of

the greatest advantages of our program is that information you learn in your class on Friday can often be applied to your job on Monday. Also, issues you confront in your job

can be solved through classroom discussions with your colleagues and professors.

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The Executive MBA is a distinct type of MBA program, specifically designed for working managers and professionals, with a minimum of 3 years of managerial experience, ready to make a step forward in their career, usually to an executive position.

The Executive MBA program is designed to allow students to continue working while they enrich their business knowledge by having access to a wide range of faculty expertise and a highly interactive learning environment.

The EMBA program prepares managers for executive leadership and gives them the necessary tools and concepts needed to take critical business decisions and lead with confidence in a dynamic business environment.

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Target:EMBA programs are aimed at senior executives, with managerial experience, whereas the regular MBA profile requires only the university degree and 2-3 years of work experience.

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Mr. T.P. Hall joined the Michael J. Coles College of Business as a member of the graduate faculty and is a Professor of Business Administration in the Department of Leadership and Professional Development at Kennesaw State University (KSU). He teaches exclusively in the KSU E.M.B.A. program in the areas of accounting, general management and leadership. He has previously held

academic appointments at Georgia State University (where he is Professor Emeritus of the School Of Accountancy), the University of Alabama, Cranfield Institute of Management (England), Georgia Institute of Technology, and Salisbury State.

Dr. Alison Keefe joined the Michael J. Coles College of Business in June 2003 as a member of the graduate faculty and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Professional Development at Kennesaw State University (KSU). She teaches exclusively in the KSU Executive M.B.A. program in the areas of micro, macro and international economics with a

previously held academic position at Auburn University as a visiting assistant professor.

Dr. Rodney Alsup has been associated with the ASEBUSS-KSU partnership since its beginning. Dr. Alsup earned his Doctorate from the University of Kentucky in 1984. His teaching has been concentrated in accounting information systems and cost/managerial accounting. In addition to teaching, his research interests include accounting information systems, accounting education

and curriculum issues, quality management, corporate governance and other accounting related issues.

Stephen Brock - An independently licensed psychotherapist and organizational psychologist, Dr. Brock worked in both the public and private sectors of the mental health field for 26 years, culminating in being the CEO of Riverview Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. He has served as adjunct faculty at several colleges and universities. For six years he served as Corporate Director

of Training and Organizational Development for Ryobi North America, where he created a four year Leadership Development Program. For the past 15 years he has done private consulting and coaching with executives of several Fortune 500 companies as well as with smaller corporations.

Dr. Douglas Moodie joined the Michael J. Coles College of Business in 2000 as a member of the graduate faculty and is an Associate Professor of Management for the Department of Leadership and Professional Development at Kennesaw State University (KSU). He teaches exclusively in the KSU Executive M.B.A. program in the areas of Operations, MIS and Statistics and serves as

the Course Manager for the Business Excellence term and the Quality management residency. He has previously held academic appointments at Michigan Technological University and Syracuse University.

Dr. Sheb True joined the Michael J. Coles College of Business in 1998 as a member of the graduate faculty and is an Associate Professor of Marketing in the Department of Leadership and Professional Development at Kennesaw State University (KSU). He teaches exclusively in the KSU E.M.B.A. program in the areas of marketing research, customer orientation and channel

relationships. He has served as the director of several international programs and has coordinated business study tours for students and faculty to more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and in the Americas.

Dr. Michael S. Salvador originally joined the Coles College of Business in 2003 as an adjunct faculty member, after a 35 year career in several professional services business, including 20 years with Ernst & Young as a partner in the Management Consulting Services practice and member of the firm’s Management Committee. Dr. Salvador is now Chairman of the Coles College Department of Leadership and Professional Development, and directs the EMBA Program at KSU. He teaches primarily in the areas of strategic management, mergers & acquisitions, and organizational development.

Simona Podgoreanu, lecturer of Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior, has joined ASEBUSS in 1998. Simona has several postgraduate training in HR Management in well known Universities from Canada, France, Spain, etc. She collaborated for 8 years with international consultancy companies (Booz Allen and

Hamilton, Smith Engineering, etc) that provided Human Resources services for Romanian and multinational companies.

Adrian Manaicu is lecturer of Accounting, Auditing and Financial statements analysis. He has a degree from Central Eastern European Teachers (CEETP) at Harvard Business School and another one from Wharton Business School. He is a certified public accountant and financial auditor. He customized executive programs for major corporations such as Shell Romania, Alcatel

Romania, Butan Gas. Manaicu is a Senior Consultant for PriceWater-houseCoopers Romania, Member of Board of Directors of ABN AMRO BANK ROMANIA and ALRO SA. Chairman of internal auditors committee of Shell Romania, ABN AMRO Securities Romania, Sarantis Romania, Vodafone Romania.

Lavinia Rascã, professor of Microeconomics, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior. She has been teaching in the EMBA Program since 1993 and is the Director of Executive Education since 1998. As a professional consultant for small businesses, she has supported various Romanian companies in developing viable business plans. Dr. Rascã was expert in

PHARE and USAID programs, and editor at Business Ideas magazine. She completed courses in Management, Entrepreneurship, Consulting, and Participant Centered Learning at Harvard Business School, IESE Barcelona, Cambridge, Washington State University.

Oana Firicã, Ph.D. is teaching Statistical Analysis for Managers and Decision Support Models in the EMBA program since 1993. She has attended management postgraduate programs at Harvard Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her areas of expertise include mathematical modeling for decision making and forecasting, Business Statistics, Project

Management, Quality Control, Financial and Actuarial Mathematics. She has provided consultancy with oil processing, mineral water and with media firms (personnel scheduling, demand forecasting, oil storage). She authored and co-authored books and research studies.

Carmen Mincu, Ph.D. is a graduate of Harvard Business School, and teaches Organizational Behavior and Operations Management & Total Quality Management. She is an experienced trainer in Team Dynamics, Project Management, Time Management, Change Management, Communication and Sales. She held senior management positions of Human Resources

and Customer Operations with Vodafone Romania. She went through extensive training in De Bono’s Six Hats and Lateral Thinking, Think on Your Feet, Who Moved My Cheese, DDI Targeted Selection and Excellence in Sales and Services (for the last three, a certified trainer).

Carmen Bãlan is professor of Marketing Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Customer Relationship Management and Logistics. She has attended postgraduate programs at Harvard Business School (USA) and in Europe (UK, France, Austria). She was trainer and/or consultant within the framework of PHARE, British Know-How Fund and UNCTAD projects. Carmen has

provided customized training for various companies in markets such as f.m.c.g., paper, oil, telecommunications. She has been involved in the field of marketing & sales as researcher, educator, consultant as well as member of the board of directors of a major Romanian white goods manufacturing company.

Marcel Duhaneanu is Rector of the Institute for Business and Public Adminis-tration from Bucharest and Professor of Business Public Policies and International Environment as well as of International Management. He has a Ph.D. in economics and was trained in the USA at Stanford (Stanford Executive Program, 1992) and at Harvard Business School (1993). He is a Ph.D. advisor and his research areas/interests include: business education, international business, capital markets, global strategy and other international related issues.

Dalina Dumitrescu, professor of Financial Management and International Finance, joined ASEBUSS in 1996. Her areas of expertise include finance, evaluation of enterprises, international finance. She obtained a Ph.D. in Economics at ASE Bucharest and was trained at Harvard Business School – Program for Management Development 68; Univ. Toulouse, France;

Univ. Reading, Great Britain; Univ. Geneva and Fribourg, Switzerland. She is a CECAR member and for 5 years she ensured the external audit for an international bank. Dr. Dumitrescu is a member of National University Research Council and representative of Romania in the Standing Committee for Social Sciences of European Science Foundation.

Gheorghe Oprescu is professor of Macroeco-nomics. He acted as a consultant for the World Bank, O.E.C.D., European Commission, Government of Romania, European Institute of Romania and private companies. During 1996-2001, he was vice-president of the Competition Council and during 2002-2004 advisor to the president of the Council. In this position, he coordinated the

accession negotiations with the European Commission on chapter 6 “Competi-tion” and represented Romania to the International Competition Network.

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