Tuck’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Council advises and assists the Tuck School in building its knowledge of and strengthening its initiatives in the EMEA region. Working with the Dean’s Office and appropriate administrative departments, council members will help to recruit the best MBA students, expand career opportunities, build relationships with corporations, assist in developing targeted programmatic and curricular activities, and strengthen Tuck’s global brand.
Thomas R. Arnold T’91
Global Head of Real Estate, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Olawale (Wale) O. Ayeni T’11
Head, Africa Venture Capital Investments, International Finance Corporation
Washington, DC, United States
Zdenek Bakala T’89
Partner, BM Management s.r.o.
Prague, Czech Republic
Francis Y. Barel T’05
Head of Merchant Services France, PayPal, Inc.
Paris, France
Gautam L. Bellur T’03
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy
Milaha (Qatar Navigation)
Doha, Qatar
Gregoire Bordier T’94
Senior Partner, Bordier and Cie
Geneva, Switzerland
Cyril Courbage T’96
Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group (UK) Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
James Esposito T'95
Co-Head of the Securities Division, Goldman Sachs International Corp.
London, United Kingdom
Marianna Fassinotti T’07
Managing Director/Partner, D.E. Shaw & Co.
London, United Kingdom
Kathleen G. Grussing T’91
Managing Director & Founder, Sapphire Partners
London, United Kingdom
Hilary Halper T’07
Chief Financial Officer, Essilor International
Paris, France
Frank Hermelink T’05
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
London, United Kingdom
Bernt Killingstad T'86
Owner & Founder, Killingstad Investments, L.L.C.
Maryland, United States
Amir Nahai D'99 TU'05
Managing Director, Accor Acquisition Company
Paris, France
Tore Rynning-Nielsen T’85
Chair, EMEA Council
Chairman, Varig Industri AS
Oslo, Norway
Ana Sanchez D’97 T’03
Vice President Consumer Division EMEA, McCormick and Company Inc.
London, United Kingdom
Alexander H. Schwoerer T'02
Managing Director, Marketing and Sales, Peri GmbH
Weissenhorn, Germany
Adam Shah T’06
Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group, L.P.
London, United Kingdom
Matthew J. Slaughter
Paul Danos Dean, Tuck School of Business
Hanover, United States