Faculty Members
Executive Committee
Academic Council
Prof. Dr. Maite Ibarretxe
Spanish
Prof. Dr. Ibarretxe joined UIBS in 2018 and teaches courses in Entrepreneurship and Human Resource Management at our campus in Amsterdam at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Dr. Ibarretxe completed her own education at the University Deusto in Spain, University Heidelberg in Germand and University Cambridge Business School in the U.K.
Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Schneider Electric, Abengoa, IWA and the C&A foundation.
Prof. Dr. Mukta Ramchandani
Indian
Prof. Dr. Ramchandani joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Operations Management and Business Communincation at our campus in Zurich at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Dr. Ramchandani completed her own education at Neoma Business School and Skema Business School in France.
Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Atlas Cycles, Comite Regional Olympique et Sportif Cote d’Azur and BerSanti.
Prof. Dr. Perry Haan
American
Prof. Dr. Haan joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campuses in Antwerp, Brussels and Madrid at the Undergraduate and (Post)Graduate level.
Prof. Dr. Haan completed his own education at the University of Sarasota, Xavier University and Ohio State University in the U.S.A.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as Citicorp and has been teaching across North America and Europe for the past 35 years.
Prof. Dr. Philippe Debroux
Belgian
Prof. Dr. Debroux joined UIBS in 2012 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management and Asian Management at our campus in Tokyo at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Dr. Debroux completed his own education at Vrije Universiteit Brussels and Solvay Brussels School in Belgium, and INSEAD in France.
Prof. Dr. Debroux has been teaching all over Europe and Asia for the past 20 years.
Prof. Dr. Stratis Efthymiou,
Greek
Prof. Efthymiou joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches courses in Psychology and Politics at our campus in Zurich at the Undergraduate level.
Prof. Efthymiou completed his own education at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.
Throughout his professional career he has been working at the intersection of academia and policy-consultancy.
Prof. Ed Thompson
American
Prof. Thompson joined UIBS in 2014 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campus in Tokyo at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Thompson completed his own education at the University of Texas, Austin in the U.S.A.
Prof. Thompson has been teaching across Japan for the past 15 years. Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as AdPeople Worldwide, Flying Color Group, Bates Asia and Wunderman International.
Prof. Edgar Barroso
Spanish
Prof. Barroso joined UIBS in 2010 and teaches courses in Marketing and Small Business Management at our campuses in Barcelona and Madrid, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Barroso completed his own education at SIU in France and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in the U.S.A.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as the American Hotel Register, TelePizza, The Clean House Franchises and ICEX.
Prof. Elena Emma
American
Prof. Emma joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Entrepreneurship and Global Business at our campuses in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Emma completed her own education at San Diego University and New York University in the U.S.A and is currently completing her doctorate studies at UIBS.
Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Jewel Genie and Purple Sun Corp.
Prof. Ezgi Toprak
Turkish
Prof. Toprak joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches courses in Fashion Management and Entrepreneurship at our campuses in Antwerp and Brussels at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Toprak completed her own education at Istanbul Bilgi University in Turkey and the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.
Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as DDIm, Soudal, Prosafe, Haus Coudeyre and the European Parliament’s visitor center.
Prof. Frank Hendrickx
Belgian
Prof. Hendrickx joined UIBS in 2017 and teaches courses in Sports Management at our campuses in Barcelona, Madrid and Milan at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Hendrickx completed his own education at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, La Salle and the Johan Cruyff Institute in Spain.
Throughout his professional career, he has been working for companies such as PepsiCo and AGFA.
Prof. Giuseppe Bellia
Italian
Prof. Bellia joined UIBS in 2014 and teaches courses in Human Resource Management at our campuses in Antwerp and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Bellia completed his own education at the University of Palermo in Italy and Boston University in the U.S.A.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Orange, TechTeam Global and Stefanini.
Prof. Gour Saraff
Indian
Prof. Saraff, as one of our senior faculty members, joined UIBS in 2008 and teaches courses in International Management and Finance at our campuses in Barcelona and Madrid at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Saraff completed his own education at New York University in the U.S.A.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for organizations such as McDonnel Douglass, Telefonica, USAID and the Indian and Spanish governments.
Prof. Guillermo de Haro
Spanish
Prof. de Haro joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campus in Madrid, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. de Haro completed his own education at IE Business School and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as JotDown, Wolters Kluwer Espana, AvanGroup Business Solutions and Technicolor.
Prof. Hans van der Tang
Dutch
Prof. van der Tang joined UIBS in 2018 and teaches courses in Marketing Management at our campus in Tokyo, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. van der Tang completed his own education at the Hague University in the Netherlands, London Business School and Temple University in Japan.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as the Dutch Dairy Board, GfK Marketing Research, Canon, Sony Matsushita, Toshiba, Samsung Sharp, Hitachi and JVC.
Prof. Hendrik Schuller
German
Prof. Schuller joined UIBS in 2014 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Schuller completed his own education at Friedrichs-Willhelm University in Bonn, Germany and UIBS in Belgium. Prof. Schuller is currently completing his doctorate studies at UIBS.
Throughout his professional career he has been working in the European Public Banking Sector.
Prof. Jamie Johnston
American
Prof. Johnston joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campus in Zurich, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Johnston completed her own education at Texas A&M University in the U.S.A and is currently completing her doctorate studies at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Throughout her professional career she has been working for companies such as Deloitte & Touche, Greystone Communities and the Texas Pacific Group.
Prof. Jan Vanherck
Belgian
Prof. Vanherck joined UIBS in 2010 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campuses in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona and Brussels, at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Vanherck completed his own education at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and is currently completing his doctorate studies at UIBS.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as the Kempische Coalmines, Philips and Compact Disc.
Prof. Javier Rainero
Spanish
Prof. Rainero joined UIBS in 2016 and teaches courses in Marketing Management, Digital Marketing and Human Resource Management at our campus in Madrid at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Rainer completed his own education at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, EOI Business School and Instituto de Empressa Business School in Spain.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Talking Points S.L and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.
Prof. John Foster
Canadian
Prof. Foster joined UIBS in 2015 and teaches management and marketing courses at our campus in Tokyo at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Professor Foster completed his own education at Deakin University.
Throughout his career he has been working for organizations such as Asentus Consulting Group.
Prof. Jon Orn Gudbjartsson
Icelandic
Prof. Gudbjartsson, as one of our senior faculty members, joined UIBS in 2007 and teaches courses in Digital Business at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Gudbjartsson completed his own education at the University of Iceland in Iceland, and UIBS in Spain.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as ecSoftware ltd., Navision Software and Landsteinar Software Group.
Prof. Jonas Ljunggren
Swedish
Prof. Ljunggren joined UIBS in 2011 and teaches courses in Business Communication and Economics at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Ljunggren completed his own education at the American University of Paris in France and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for Bloomberg Markets and EADA.
Prof. Jose Antonio Lanau
Venezuelan
Prof. Lanau, as one of our senior faculty members, joined UIBS in 2008 and teaches courses in Financial Management at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Lanau completed his own education at Universidad Central de Venezuela and Instituto Ciencias de Computacion in Venezuela.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as BBVA and Mercat Consultores.
Prof. Juan Casteleiro
Spanish
Prof. Casteleiro joined UIBS in 2010 and teaches courses in Marketing and Financial Management at our campus in Barcelona at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Casteleiro completed his own education at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain.
Prof. Casteleiro has been teaching across Spain for the past 15 years. Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Iberia and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the U.K
Prof. Manuel Blazquez
Spanish
Prof. Blazquez joined UIBS in 2011 and teaches courses in Operations Management at our campuses in Barcelona and Madrid at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Blazquez completed his own education at Escuelas Profesionales Padre Piquer, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas and Universidad Nacional de Educacion a distancia in Spain.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Vodafone, Sunrise Communications, 3G mobile and Axpo Informatik.
Prof. Michael Neubert
German
Prof. Dr. Neubert joined UIBS in 2018 and teaches courses in Global Business and Financial Management at our campus in Zurich at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.
Prof. Dr. Neubert completed his own education at University of Bayreuth in Germany, City University Seattle and Columbia University in the U.S.A ad USM in France.
Throughout his professional career he has been working for companies such as Commerzbank, Swisslife, Talanx and LLA Liechtenstein Life Assurance.
