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Professor Dixon has been a member of staff in the Business School since 1992. He was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Management and subsequently promoted in 1995 to a Readership in Accountancy and Finance. He has held various administrative roles in the School including Chair of the Board of Studies, Director of the MBA Programme, and between September 2005 and April 2008 he was the Deputy Dean of the School. In April 2008 he took up the post as Dean of Durham Business School.

In 1998 he was promoted to a Chair of Management Accounting. His research interests are broad and include investigations of the contribution of venture capitalists and the impact of regulation on business. He is a highly regarded speaker and has held visiting professorships in Malaysia, Hong Kong, France and Finland.

Professor Dixon is the author of a number of books and articles in the broad field of Management, and has published extensively in learned journals on the broad subject of financial management and performance appraisal. His current research covers Health Service finances, control and accounting issues in Africa and Eastern Europe.

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Top 5 Questions

1. What does Durham Business School have to offer my business?
2. What kind of business research can Durham Business School help me with?
3. Why should I choose Durham Business School to do an MBA?
4. I have 20 years work experience, how can a Masters Degree or another programme benefit me?
5. We need to look at a certain area within the business, can Durham Business School help?

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 Name: Jill Ward
 Company: Onyx Group
 Job Title: Business Continuity Centres - Business Development Manager

Jill currently manages Onyx Group's Business Continuity Centre in Team Valley - the North East's only 200 seat workplace recovery centre, fully equipped for business relocation during an interruption or disaster. Jill also assists companies in the North East and beyond to introduce business continuity plans to protect their business should they be hit by an unexpected interruption or disaster.

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Top 5 Questions

1. What is Business Continuity?
2. How can I implement Business Continuity?
3. What are the effects of not having business continuity planning in place?
4. Why is workplace recovery important?
5. How often should you test your plan?
    

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Manush Badalyan is the company's founder and she is an experienced and multi-skilled consultant with a successful career track. Prior to consulting, Manush was Managing Director of a successful architectural practice operating in Armenia, USA and other European countries. She has also managed in the hotel and leisure sector. Having over 10 years international experience in organizational and business development, Manush understands the challenges of both large corporate companies and the small business environment.

Her expertise spans from managing SMEs to conducting audits for growth strategies. Manush is a business generalist understanding different aspects of any business and how they inter-link. She specialised in business and leadership development and was a Board member of the Centre for Leadership Development. She is able to tackle projects from strategic and functional aspects. She has a reputation for delivering results through effective business strategies and creating compelling value for customers.

Manush is fluent in English, Spanish, Russian and Armenian and has broad international experience and networks. She also has a strong academic background; she is a Durham MBA graduate with distinction.

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