Alumni profiles
The London Business School Sloan MSc is specifically designed for ambitious senior managers, experienced business people and entrepreneurs looking to become truly effective leaders.
Hirotoshi Tamura (Japanese) Sloan 2004
Senior Manager, Corporate Planning, Mizuho Financial Group
"Before attending London Business School, most of my 15-year business career had been concerned with the financial derivatives business. My experience and knowledge had been concentrated in the field of finance and I had a strong desire to acquire a more balanced range of skills and to become a successful manager for a large company. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to join the Sloan programme as a company sponsored student.
"The Sloan experience was beyond my expectations. It boosted my core competences, made my learning curve steeper, and recharged my batteries. After Sloan, I was assigned to a challenging new position to produce strategic options for the parent company of one of the largest financial conglomerates in Japan. Now I find fulfilment in contributing to important corporate-level decisions by making the best use of the new set of tools the Sloan programme has given me and I am more confident on unfamiliar terrain."
Sian Thornthwaite (British), Sloan 2006
Managing Director, Tpi Ltd
"Prior to undertaking the Sloan MSc, I had been typecast and known for a very specialist area of transport planning. I decided to take the programme as a means of breaking away from typecasting and broadening my opportunities in a way that would allow me to incorporate my varied professional and voluntary experience more effectively.
"Since graduating, I have taken on a Managing Director role with a small engineering consultancy. I find that I draw on my experiences from Sloan on a day-to-day basis in varying ways. I doubt there are any of the core courses from which I have not had to draw on at some time over the past eight months.
"The calibre of the lecturing is excellent - and the diversity of opportunities from electives to clubs means that a year does not feel like enough. The Sloan year provides the foundations to enable you to make changes, and gives you a network of people going forward that can help. Whatever the question, a Sloan somewhere is likely to have the answer!
"The School and the programme encourage a real can-do attitude, which does carry through. You think: if fellow students can do things - why don't you?"
Radhika Chadwick (Indian), Sloan 2005
Director, EDS
"Prior to Sloan, I was on a certain trajectory with my career that would have taken me to a certain destination, but I wasn't quite sure that was the right destination. I felt as though before I got too far into my career, I needed to shake things up a bit to see if the pieces fell into the same place. What I wanted to shake up was my personal ambition and to test myself on what I really wanted. After the programme, I moved from a functional role in business strategy to a general management role.
"The London Business School Sloan MSc will be a challenge in more ways than you imagine. I would recommend this programme to anyone who believes in constantly re-evaluating their past (however successful!) in order to transform their future."
Stefano Turconi (Italian), Sloan 2007
Lead Consultant, Wolff Olins
"The biggest strength of the Sloan programme is that you do not just analyse a situation, but are given the opportunity to apply your analysis and strategic thinking without skipping any stage that you would encounter in an actual business context. Best of all, is having the opportunity to enjoy this experience with classmates who are outstanding professionals at the top of their industries and from around the world."
Next steps
Information events
Discover more about London Business School Sloan MSc programme.
