Andy Groves, MSc, MBA (Financial Services), FCIB, Dip FS
Programme Manager, BA (Hons) Business Management (Hong Kong
Andy is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, and is one of the Schools' most experienced lecturers having joined the University in 1990, prior to which he gained several years experience in the UK retail banking sector. Since then he has managed many courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including corporate partnerships.

His teaching areas include Business Finance, International Trade Finance and Risk Financing & Management. He is subject leader for Risk on a final year undergraduate module – Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance, a role which involves supervising students in preparation of research proposals. He has professional links with the Institute of Financial Services, for whom he is a Lead Distance Learning Tutor, and is an External Examiner for the Banking, Insurance and Risk Management degree at another leading UK University. His research interest is in the area of Risk Management and Shareholder Value, and he hopes to commence work on a PhD in this area during the 2007/08 academic year.

Dr Shaukat Ali BSc(Eng) MA MBA PhD PGCE CEng MIET MCIM
Shaukat is Acting Head of the Department of Strategy at the Business School. He is a member of the Global Business and Technology Association (USA), Chartered Institute of Marketing, International Management Development Association, (USA), Academy of International Business, (USA/UK), Institute of Engineering and Technology and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK).

He is a Board Director of the Global Business and Technology Association and a Regional Editor (Europe) of the Journal of Global Business and Technology.

He mostly teaches modules in strategic management and research methods. He has published research in over 30 journals, books and conference proceedings including the Journal of East-West Business, Journal of Transnational Management, Journal of International Management Practice, Journal for East European Management Studies, and Journal of Global Business and Technology.

John Bates, BA (Hons), MBA, MHCIMA
After 20 years in international business management in the hospitality industry, including contract management in Saudi Arabia, John returned to education to study Business and Tourism at the University of Wolverhampton. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Strategy Department with award leadership responsibility within the School.

As a key member of the Enterprise and Entrepreneurship subject team he develops and delivers Enterprise and Business Management modules on the undergraduate and postgraduate portfolio.

He has a particular interest in the education of international students, reflected in his award leadership and business development roles, and improving the student experience.

Dr. Robert Harris, BA(Hons), MBA, DBA
A Chartered Marketer, Rob's current roles are Associate Director, Institute for Innovation & Enterprise and Principal Lecturer of Marketing.

His research interests include Development of Capability and Knowledge Transfer in Small Businesses, and E-Learning Opportunities for SMEs. He has worked with over 300 small businesses and provided consultancy support through government agencies. Rob is also a member of the Charter Institute of Marketing small business development group.

Teaching interests: International Marketing; European Entrepreneurial Marketing; Marketing Communications; E-Marketing; CPD learning programmes.

Andrew Hambler BA (Hons) MSc LLM PGCE MCIPD
Andrew is a senior lecturer in Human Resource Management at the Business School. He is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has a background in human resource consulting, including some seven years working as a Consultant and then Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Andrew is also a member of the British Psychological Society and is licensed to conduct psychometric tests. Andrew holds masters degrees in both Human Resource Management (UMIST) and Law of Employment Relations (Leicester) and teaches employment law as well as the full range of human resource management subdisciplines, including learning and development.

Roger Jones BA (Hons), MSc, DipManSc, DipTDM, MCIM, MIMechE, FCIPD
Roger is a Senior Lecturer at University of Wolverhampton Business School and Academic Director to home and international MBA programmes with a wide range of teaching experience on overseas programmes. His main teaching and research interests are in Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, and strategic management practice in relation to strategy development & change in organisations.

He is published in the international 'best selling' strategic management text – Exploring Corporate Strategy, through his research with the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK, and leads the Postgraduate residential which won the UWBS Learning and Teaching Innovation prize in 2006.

He initially worked as senior engineer designing cars for a leading UK manufacturer, and as the lead commissioning engineer for pre-production prototypes. Following senior management training at Cambridge University he became a board director with the international GKN Group, and later as European Director for an American oil company focused on strategic innovations across European operations.

Before commencing his academic career he provided consultancy and management development and training services to a range of international clients. He has extensive business and management consultancy experience and has designed and delivered a wide range of innovative Corporate and Professional Development initiatives.

He was instrumental in founding the Institute for Financial Planning, which has grown in national reputation and is now recognised throughout the UK as the financial services industry bench-mark of professional best practice.

David Law, BA (Hons), MAEcon, Cert Ed
Mr Law is the coordinator for postgraduate dissertations in the Department of International Business. He has extensive experience in teaching and in supervising dissertations of international students over many years and has taught on summer schools for US and Canadian universities.

His teaching and research interests include international trade, finance, business strategy and multinational firms; also economic policies and development in East Asia.

He has written one book on the 'Global Political Economy' as well as several published articles the most recent being on joint ventures in China's car industry.

Ian McKeown, BA (Hons) MSc PGCE CIMD
Ian is a member of the Enterprise and Strategy department at UWBS and is Leader for Scholarship and Academic Development within the Department. He is currently completing his doctoral studies in the field of entrepreneurial learning and has presented several papers at the International Small Business and Enterprise Conference.

In addition to his research and academic roles within the Business School, he has undertaken a number of consultancy and market research projects with a variety of firms in the West Midlands region. He is currently engaged as the lead academic in a knowledge transfer partnership programme with a manufacturing company in Wolverhampton; a two year project to strategically develop the business. He is also  a member of the British Academy of Management.

Gurmak Singh, BA (Hons), PGCE, DMS, MRES
Gurmak Singh is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Business. He has studied at University of Swansea, University of Greenwich and Manchester Metropolitan University. Before returning to higher education he worked for several years as a computer programmer. He worked for number of companies in London, developing information systems for their business needs. Currently, he is Chief Examiner for the National Computer Centre, Examiner for University of East Anglia and Examiner for the Association for Business Executives. He teaches on undergraduate, post graduate and professional courses within the University Business School.

His current research is on new product development and its impact on speed-to-market working with colleagues from University of Huddersfield and Monash University. The research project involves examining the factors that can speed up new product development in manufacturing and electronics related firms. He has published research and conference papers on the impact of information technologies on business sectors and eLearning.