Accounting, Finance and Economics staff
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Dr Wahabalbari Ahmed
Senior Lecturer and Programme Director
Dr Wahabalbari Ahmed is a distinguished academic with over eight years of experience as a Senior Lecturer and Program Director at Birmingham City University. Dr Wahabalbari has a strong background in Islamic Finance, Business Economics, and Research Methodology.
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Mohamed Albergley
Senior Lecturer in Management Accounting
Mohamed Albergley has PhD, Master and BSc (Honour) all in accounting. He also has a Postgraduate certificate in academic practice and HEA fellowship. Mohamed has over 10 years of teaching in higher educational institutions in the UK (University of Salford 2016-2020) and internationally (Misurata University 2006-2012).
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Dr Charles Ambilichu
Senior Lecturer
Charles is a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) with more than a decade of industry experience. Prior to joining academia, Charles worked as consultant and auditor (external and internal) in accounting and audit firms, servicing clients across...
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Dr Simeon Babatunde
Deputy Head of the College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics (interim)
Dr. Simeon A. Babatunde is a seasoned professional with over two decades of cumulative experience spanning various sectors, including Investment Banking, Asset Management, Consultancy, and other financial institutions. His extensive career has seen him in management roles, contributing both nationally and internationally. In...
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Dr Yasar Bayraktar
Lecturer in Accountancy
Yasar Bayraktar is Lecturer of Accountancy and Governance at Birmingham City Business School, UK. Previously, he worked as a Asst. Prof. at Karadeniz Technical University. He served as a Deputy Head of Business Department and Head of Internship Commission. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Karadeniz...
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Martin Beaver
Senior Lecturer
Martin has worked in the utility industry for over 25 years, where he worked in all aspects of Information Systems, from strategy through to operational running. Martin has also worked as an Interim Data Manager. Martin has worked hard to link together of business and information strategy, teaching at a range of higher...
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Ann Brook
Senior Lecturer
Ann Brook teaches on the Business School's Internal Audit and Risk Management courses, where she passes on the lessons from her very successful auditing career, working with the likes of the Chelsea Building society.
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Hamza Bukenya
Senior Teaching Fellow and Course Leader in Accounting
Experienced Educator and a fellow member of the Higher Education Academy, with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Highly motivated, ambitious, hardworking and enthusiastic academic with a strong background of ACCA focused teaching delivery in Financial Accounting and Reporting. Having...
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Pavan Chakravarthula
Lecturer in Finance
Pavan is a lecturer in Finance, specialising in Risk Management, FinTech and AI, and module leader for Risk Management for FinTech for MSc (AI) students. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Cost & Management Accountant. Pavan completed the International MBA from Birmingham City University before becoming a lecturer at...
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Dr Bijoy Chandra Das
Lecturer in Finance
Bijoy Chandra Das is a Lecturer in Finance at College of Accountancy, Finance, and Economics who joined BCU (Birmingham City University) in May 2024. Currently, he is teaching and leading the Financial Econometrics, Derivatives Investment and Strategic Risk Management modules for Postgraduate students at BCU. His research is...