HEC Paris welcomed the Class of 2016 of the HEC Executive MBA programme with a launch and orientation event held recently in Doha.
The Class of 2016, comprising 47 participants, has an average age of 40. The participants represent 11 nationalities and are senior executives from various sectors such as construction, travel and tourism, finance, IT, oil and gas and education.
The new participants were welcomed by Prof Laoucine Kerbache, dean and CEO of HEC Paris in Qatar, followed by an overview of the programme with Matthew Gibb, director of Executive MBA of HEC Paris, and Prof Wolfgang Amann, academic co-ordinator of the Executive MBA Doha Modular.
The day ended with an official ceremony, which included words of encouragement from Yousef al-Jaber, head of CSR and Institutional Relations at Total Qatar, distinguished HEC Paris alumni Nasser al-Ansari, chairman of QDVC, and Abdulla al-Mehshadi, CEO of Msheireb Properties, as well as Prof Kerbache.
“Participants will learn from HEC Paris’ top faculty and benefit from interaction with other senior participants who also bring a wealth of practical business experience from a wide spectrum of sectors and management functions to the classroom,” Prof Kerbache said. “The HEC Paris EMBA is distinctly positioned for participants to gain comprehensive, innovative and applicable knowledge and skills that will facilitate the translation of vision into action by focusing on strategy and leadership in a global business environment.
“As we welcome this year our fifth cohort since the beginning of our partnership with Qatar Foundation, we are delighted with the continued growth of our global learning community and look forward to developing tomorrow’s influential leaders and thinkers.”
The curriculum of the HEC Executive MBA is made up of three key components: 14 Core Courses and Topics in General Management, a Major and a Capstone project. There are eight majors for participants to choose from, allowing them to specialise in a field of their choice.
