MBA in the UK - Bradford School of Management

Regional Chief Executive of Vodafone, Paul Donovan, feels his Bradford MBA has given him a great appreciation of every aspect of running a company

Fort Collins, KY (prHWY.com) June 22, 2012 - Paul, aged 49, is a member of Vodafone's Group Executive Committee, which is responsible for all of the company's operations and investments outside Western Europe. He manages the company's subsidiaries in India, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic, as well as overseeing investments in China Mobile, Verizon Wireless in the USA, and Vodacom in South Africa.

"I decided to take a full-time MBA in the UK because my undergraduate degree was in Scandinavian Studies and I wanted a qualification which could help accelerate my business career," Paul explained.

"I chose Bradford because the course could be tailored to my own needs, and I wanted to specialise in finance and business policy to build on my functional experience which had been primarily in marketing and sales.

"The programme gave me a much broader appreciation of all aspects of running a business, plus the opportunity to gain many different types of experience, including international.

"The sponsorship I achieved for my dissertation - which I completed as part of an internship with Coca Cola and Schweppes Beverages - actually led to my first job post-MBA, as Trade Marketing Controller at the company.

"After that, I became Marketing Director, UK and Ireland, for Apple Computer, before being appointed Head of Business Marketing then Director of On-Line Services at BT. I went on to become Commercial Director for One2One, then Chief Commercial Officer for Optus Communications, Australia. I then joined Vodafone and was a UK Commercial Director, then CEO for Vodafone Ireland, after which I was Director of Global Business Transformation before taking up my current role.

"My MBA in the UK has provided an excellent foundation for general management, and many of the tools and conceptual frameworks employed during case studies have proved useful and relevant over the years. I have fulfilled a number of international assignments which have drawn directly on experiences from my time at Bradford.

"My current role is very exciting, covering many of the world's most rapidly developing economies and in a sector which is undergoing fundamental change.

"For anyone considering studying for an MBA in the UK I would say that doing an MBA is a massive investment, both financially and in terms of time, so be really sure of exactly why you are doing it. If you have been successful in your career and your experience to date has been of high quality, then you will most likely make a success of the MBA. If not, then you won't get the payback which others may achieve - it may sound harsh, but it's true."

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