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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JENS MUELLER
Jens is an expert in corporate governance and long-term strategies. He has worked with many leading
firms after more than 25 years as Chair/CEO of large multinational firms, as well as government-owned
entities and ministries. He is a director of PHARMAC, a Crown entity, and other firms. Jens teaches in MBA
programmes in NZ and overseas, speaks at conferences, writes for business publications and has authored
numerous books on leadership, governance, non-profit management, strategy and entrepreneurship.
DR MARCUS POWE
Dr Marcus Powe consults to boards and CEOs about implementing and measuring creativity and innovation,
and researches and writes on creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. He also coaches leaders in
organisations and communities as they move to their next position of choice in today’s turbulent market.
He also owns three companies. Marcus has been consulting and lecturing nationally and internationally
for 25 years. Marcus’ international experience can be found at
DR ED WEYMES
Ed established the Waikato MBA in 1991 before moving to his current appointment as Pro Vice-
Chancellor International for the University. Ed’s connections with Asia go back a long way having
first visited China in 1983. This experience makes Ed the right person teach the International Business
course and lead MBA participants on the annual overseas trip which normally includes a visit to China
and one other destination.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ANNA STRUTT
In addition to her Waikato Management School work, economist Anna Strutt works with the University
of Adelaide and consults for a wide range of national and international organisations. She’s worked
with the Asian Development Bank, EU-Vietnam Multilateral Trade Assistance Project, New Zealand
Institute of Economic Research, UNESCAP, the Food and Agricultural Organization and the World
Bank. With this vast and varied experience, she brings a wealth of international knowledge to executive
education participants.
DR MICH
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LE SCHOENBERGER-ORGAD
Mich
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le Schoenberger-Orgad is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management Communication at
Waikato Management School. Her teaching and research interests are in public relations theory, practice
and pedagogy with particular emphasis on issues and crisis management and political communication.
Mich
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le was awarded Waikato Management School’s Outstanding Teaching Award and the University
of Waikato Excellence in Teaching Award in 2011. She has published in the prestigious
Public Relations
Review
and in
Management Communication Quarterly
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DR COLLEEN RIGBY
Assessing, growing and developing leaders are Colleen’s main responsibilities as a Senior Fellow at the
University of Waikato. She is a registered psychologist, organisational consultant and lecturer who has
worked in a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors, as well as to individuals.
Her teaching focuses on building high performing teams, conflict and negotiation. She has been an HR
development manager for a Fortune 500 company and a regional director for the consulting arm of
Ernst &Young.
