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peopleMEMORY LANEIvan Sandrea remembersthe School trip to themountains where hehelped build an igloo.John Clinkenbeard says of histime on the MBA: ‘The fulltimeclass were a greatbunch of people and I reallyenjoyed getting to knowthem. I particularly enjoyedthe strategy classes withProfessor Marco Protanowhich were just fantastic.’Mark Tock recalls‘bizarrely laughing, stuckhalfway up a snowy BenLawers with a frozen peanutbutter sarnie in handwondering which part of theorganisation behaviourcourse would justify theexpedition.’IN FIVE YEARS…Sid Patten will berunning asuccessfulpsychotherapypractice employinga team of therapistsand counsellors tobe able to offer anexpanded range oftherapies to clients.He also intends to develop abusiness psychology servicefor organisations.Class of 2001 full-timeMARK MCSHERRYHe has become Professor of Journalism at threeuniversities in New York – City University of New York (CUNY),Pace University and St John’s University. He continues towrite for selected news organisations and is completinga book ‘How to Find News’. He can be contacted onmcsherrymark@yahoo.comMark’s painter wife, Catriona Herd, recently had successfulexhibitions in New York and Edinburgh – her work can beseen at www.catrionaherd.comIVAN SANDREA‘My family and I have been in Vienna for nearly four yearsnow. We have a son who is three years old and a lovelydog called Gala. I am back in the oil and gas industry,working for StatoilHydro as VP of International Explorationand Production Strategy. I travel between London, Oslo,Vienna and the rest of the world quite regularly.’Class of 2001 part-timeHECTOR GRANTAfter 17 years of commuting from East Kilbride to Edinburghon the M8, Hector started his own consultancy firm,Hallburn Ltd (www.hallburn.co.uk) and waved goodbye tolong commutes. He is relishing the new challenges alongwith his non-executive positions and as an interviewer forthe Chartered Director qualification awarded by the Instituteof Directors.Class of 2002 full-timeMICHELA MAIOLINI AND AURELIO POLITANOThey had a minireunion with formerMBA class membersMauricio Solana, SteveLacelle, Carlos Romeroand their wives AdaSolana, EmmanuelleLacelle and MilaRomero, on theMayan Riviera,Mexico. This reunionwas extra special as the group’s six childrenalso participated. Unfortunately, Andreas and Teresa Mansercould not make it, but they were in their thoughts andhearts. Previous reunions have taken place in Rome, LasVegas and The Netherlands.Class of 2003 full-timeCHARLES HAYAfter a 20-year career, he has retired from the US Departmentof Labor where he was a supervisory investigator responsiblefor enforcing federal health and pension law. He nowconsults to disabled rights NGOs.Class of 2004 full-timeMARTIN VONTOBEL‘In September 2008, Icelebrated my 40th birthdaywith Etienne Rumo and HansMueller by going for acouple of drinks and dinner.This photo was taken of thethree of us together withthe Pfäffikersee, nearZurich, in the background.’Class of 2005part-timeMARK HOWELLSMark has now completed his first year as Finance Director forthe Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, following astint as Director of Corporate Services at the Scottish PublicPensions Agency in Galashiels, Scotland. His MBA has beenkey to securing and succeeding in both posts.Class of 2005 KPMG EMBACSABA REMENYI‘I was promoted to Technology Sales Director at OracleHungary last year and since June 2008 I have been thecountry leader and Managing Director of Oracle Hungary.These promotions and my management career are clearlylinked with my attendance on the MBA programme.’Class of 2007 full-timeJOHN CLINKENBEARD‘Since I completed myMBA, I have changedcareer – I started withErnst & YoungConsultancy, Edinburgh,in January 2008,working mainly in thefinancial services sector.It’s been a busy time asour son, Lewis (pictured),was born in the samemonth as starting withthe firm. Lesley, my wife,has given up work to focus on raising our family. My longtermcareer aim is to start my own business and we areconsidering working abroad for two to three years.’LINDSAY KEITH‘Up to my eyes in new digital work for RAPP, creating greatdata-based digital marketing campaigns for global clients.No wife (offers accepted). No children (yet).’36 | aluminate | april 2009 www.alumninet.man.ed.ac.ukCONGRATULATIONS TO ALLTHE HAPPY COUPLESWeddingbellsABOVE: Puneet Sachdev (Class of 2005 full-time) and Katewere married on 24 November 2008 in New Delhi, with 300guests in attendance. They met in Edinburgh when Puneetwas studying for his MBA and Kate from Adelaide,Australia, was doing her Masters in English Linguistics.MBA classmate, Declan Harnett, attended the wedding.RIGHT: Masayoshi Imai (Classof 2004 full-time) and Chinatsuwere married on 29 November2008 in Tokyo. They met whileworking for the same company.Chinatsu has played the violinfrom the age of three years oldand Masayoshi started playingthe piano only last year. Theyplayed Amazing Grace at theirwedding ceremony which madeit a very memorable time forthem both.ABOVE: Innes Cradock (Classof 1993 full-time) and Helenwere married in SouthQueensferry, Scotland, on28 November 2008.peopleABOVE: Sinead Guérin(Class of 2002 part-time)and Andrew Feltoe weremarried on 30 May 2008 atSt Margaret’s Church,Montrose, Angus,Scotland.LEFT: Omar Chai (Classof 2008 full-time) andTanja were married on6 December 2008 in FortWilliam, Scotland, where itdidn’t rain although it was-5°C that day. Omar said:‘This was probably not thebest of combinations – toplan a wedding and do anMBA at the same, but withthe friends I made and theconstant support fromfaculty, I made it. What ayear – a new vision, newfriends, new wife, new life.’BELOW: Dorothea Rank(Class of 2005International) and AndreasMahrholz (Class of 2005full-time) were marriedat Reinbek Castle nearHamburg, Germany on20 September 2008.Alumni attendees includedBenjamin Hughes, PeterWilkinson and LisbethSneve Viker.www.alumninet.man.ed.ac.uk april 2009 | aluminate | 37