ALUMNUS OF THE MONTH - MAY

Khalifa Mukheini portrait

Khalifa Mukheini


BA Honours Business Studies and Management, 1986

Owner, SIMPA Energy Consultancy


Now running two consultancies in the Middle East, Khalifa Mukheini has worked in the oil and gas industry since graduating from Middlesex in the eighties. Read Khalifa's interview here.

Nigel Travis portrait

Nigel Travis


BA Business Studies, 1972

CEO, Dunkin' Brands


From humble beginnings in human resources, Business Studies Alum Nigel Travis has risen to the position of Chief Executive Officer at Dunkin' Brands. Read Nigel's interview here.

Janey Lee Grace portrait 

Janey Lee Grace


BA Performing Arts, 1981

Broadcaster; musician; columnist & holistic spokesperson


Currently co-host on BBC Radio 2's biggest daytime show 'Steve Wright in the Afternoon', Janey Lee Grace began her career as a backing singer for George Michael and Wham!, Kim Wilde and Boy George.Read Janey's interview here.

Valerio De Rossi portrait 

Valerio De Rossi


Doctorate in Professional Studies: Human Behaviours in Safety Management, 2011

Offshore Installation Manager, Council Member at the Nautical Institute


Valerio completed his PhD last year and has published his first book, Cross-Cultural Safety: Effective management in multi-cultural contexts. Read Valerio's interview here.

Manickavalli Arumugam portrait 

Manickavalli Arumugam


MSc Business Information Technology, 2006

Market Researcher, ICM Direct


Manickavalli Arumugam was born in a small town in Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Awarded 1st prize in a paper presentation competition held in Sowrashtra College, India and the 4th place in All India Yoga Competition held at Jeevana School, India, she has worked as a market researcher in ICM Direct for about 3 years. Read Manicka's interview here.

Sam Shakes portrait 

Sam Shakes


BSc Health Studies with Race and Culture, 2002

Self employed Chronic Disease Management Facilitator, Health Guide and Writer.


Sam has delivered talks at universities, teaching hospitals and department of health conferences via her self-employed business ‘The Patients’ Perspective’ that she founded in 2008. She works as a chronic disease management facilitator and health guide in her local and surrounding communities. Read Sam's interview here.

Russell Weetch portrait 

Russell Weetch


Master of Business Administration, 1995

CEO at Systematic Marketing Limited and Owner, Systematic Marketing Limited


Born in Swansea, Russell went to school at Dunvant Junior and Olchfa Comp. He then went onto economics at Cardiff University, but only really discovered the joys of study when he did his MBA at Middlesex. In 1990 Russell founded Systematic Marketing which started as a consultancy, but became a software house and applications hosting company specialising in customer management, web content management systems and bespoke eCommerce systems. Read Russell's interview here.

Damian Milkins portrait 

Damian Milkins


Certificate of Higher Education, 2000

President and Founder of ControlCircle


Damian Milkins co-founded ControlCircle limited in 2001 with Simon Hancock, the company's CFO and Commercial Director. He has a unique blend of sales and technology skills and a history of entrepreneurship having co-founded 5-Online Ltd in 1998 where he was Managing Director. The business was sold to AIM listed X-centric plc in November 2000.

Read Damian's interview here.

Previously Featured Alumni of the Month

Jon Clayden

MA Work Based Learning (Music Business Management) 2008

Director, Musician Institute

Mike Collins

MA Driver Education, 2002

Retired Serviceman and Chief Advanced Driving Test Examiner

Linda Louisa Dell

BSc (Hons) Science, Technology & Society And Spanish, 1996

Author, Poet & Holistic Therapist

Adam Towndrow

BA (Hons) Interdisciplinary Performance, 2005

Co-Founder, C-12 Dance Theatre Company

Karishma Daswani

MA Human Resource Management, 2006

Entrepreneur, Human Resource Specialist, Writer