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The people behind
your MBA.
Business experience. Academic insight.
A personal commitment to your growth.
Meet the entrepreneurs, executives, researchers and mentors who bring their experience to your management challenges—and help you shape what comes next.

Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Danny Abramovich
MBA, BA
Israel
Drawing on Israel’s startup ecosystem and experience building and advising new ventures, Danny helps you discover markets and turn entrepreneurial ideas into practical marketing decisions.
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Strategy, Marketing & Communication
Candice Borgstein
PhD · MBA · BA Honours
South Africa
With international strategy and marketing experience and a PhD in data visualisation, Candice listens closely and walks alongside you, helping you turn ideas and insights into practical progress for your business.
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Strategy & Operations
Eli Dorfman
MBA, BSc
Israel
Combining engineering with international strategy and operations experience, Eli helps you connect technology with business thinking and turn complex management challenges into clear, practical decisions.
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International Business & Strategy
Paula Huysamer
PhD · MSc
South Africa
Drawing on experience raising capital and bringing businesses together, Paula helps you explore how business can create wealth and local employment where opportunities are scarce.
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Finance
János K. Illéssy
PhD, MBA
Kairos Affiliate Professor
Hungary
Drawing on boardroom experience across banking, telecommunications and engineering, János demystifies finance for executives without a financial background, helping you apply it confidently in your business decisions.
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Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Andreas Kelling
Dr., M.Sc.
Kairos Affiliate Professor
Israel
How do you build a strategy when you cannot predict the future? IBR’s founder brings a startup mindset to your business, helping you discover where it can prosper—and how to make it happen.
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People & Operations
Andreas Kielwein
MA, BA
Germany
Drawing on executive consulting with major German corporations and hidden champions, Andreas helps you bring technology, operations and people together—so your whole team can shape the future, even when the path ahead is unknown.
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Human Resource Management
Jannie Le Roux
D.Th., M.Th., B.Th., B.A. (Hons)
Kairos Affiliate Professor
South Africa
An inspiring mentor with an entrepreneurial approach to human resources, Jannie helps you see new possibilities for your business and develop the people who can turn them into reality.
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Research & Learning Innovation
Suzaan Le Roux
PhD, PhD, MBA
Kairos Affiliate Professor
South Africa
An innovative educator and researcher, Suzaan helps shape how you learn at IBR, mentoring you personally to explore the unknown and turn your questions into meaningful research.
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Human Resource Management
Andrea Leiner
Mag. Phil.
Austria
A psychologist and personal coach, Andrea takes time to listen to you, helping you discover or refine your purpose and take practical steps to put your full potential into practice.

People & Operations
Thorsten Leiner
Diplom Kaufmann
Germany
An IBR pioneer with international experience in leading corporations, Thorsten puts your personal development at the centre—helping you grow as a leader and prosper across cultures.

Finance
Evelyn Moyo
MBA · CA (Z)
Zimbabwe
Combining finance expertise across corporations, government and startups with a gift for teaching, Evelyn demystifies finance and helps you use it as an entrepreneur—to make decisions and grow your business.
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People & Operations
Adrienne Rubatos
MBA, MSc. B.S.
Germany
Fluent in seven languages and drawing on international corporate experience, Adrienne combines empathy with practical insight to help you understand yourself, lead across cultures and put people at the heart of your operations.
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Digital Technology & Transformation
Musekiwa Terence Samuriwo
MBA · CAS Data Strategy and Governance
Zimbabwe
A technology entrepreneur and mentor, Musekiwa helps you turn ideas into viable businesses, showing how digital technology enables you to build locally and operate globally—even from the most remote locations.
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International Business & Strategy
Kevin D. Stringer
Professor · PhD · MBA
Switzerland
Combining academic insight with military and business leadership experience, Kevin translates strategy under uncertainty into practical thinking for building and leading your business.
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International Business & Strategy
Emile Vanbeckevoort
Professor, B.D. B.K. & O.M., Lic. B.W., Kan.B.W.
Belgium
A founding pioneer of the Global MBA, Emile champions high-quality executive education in every corner of the world—with the conviction that businesses can take root and prosper anywhere.

Research & Operations
André J. Watkins
D.Com, D.Phil, PhD
Kairos Affiliate Professor
South Africa
With three doctorates and 40 years of international boardroom experience, André mentors you personally to explore the unknown through research and turn your discoveries into real value for your business.
THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED SHAPE IBR
A lasting contribution.
Their vision continues to shape the way we develop leaders.

Faculty emeritus · IBR pioneer
Keith N. Cleland
Professor · PhD · FCPA
Australia
Keith connected entrepreneurship, productivity and finance, helping executives understand what holds their businesses back—and use that insight to turn them around and grow.
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Faculty emeritus · IBR pioneer
Peter Knight
MA · BA (Hons)
United Kingdom
Peter helped shape IBR’s forward-looking approach to human resource management—connecting your past experience with who you are today and the leader you can become tomorrow.

Faculty emeritus · IBR pioneer
Larry Stout
Professor · PhD · MBA
USA
Larry’s lifelong mission has been to help people discover the DNA of their leadership potential—and put it to work, whether taking their first steps or already leading an organisation.
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