Julian Bessa OneMBA® Class of 2004 New Business Development, BG Group

Company: BG Group

Number of years of work experience: 10

Nationality: British

Number of languages spoken: 2

Having spent the last eight years as a geologist in the oil industry, I wished to broaden and become exposed to areas of expertise that would otherwise have eluded me like finance, economics and strategy. (These were previously the realm of those in a commercial function). Whilst other programs offer these, the OneMBA is unique in providing a global perspective, which was a natural fit with my experience in South America and Russia with a multinational. In addition the remote cross cultural team working provided valuable skills that I could use immediately in my job as I was part of a team that spanned ten time zones”

I found the OneMBA to be life changing. Coming from a technical background as a geologist, the OneMBA provided an opportunity to experience subjects and themes that I had not come across before. It literally opened up my mind to other industries, and provided a toolbox to tackle common issues regardless of industry. Career-wise it enabled me to take a step back and 'and take a stock of where I was going' as I felt that I had reached the unchallenging comfort zone”

I would recommend the OneMBA program if you are an accomplished technical professional but wish to broaden and not be restricted by your career path to date. The OneMBA allows you get out of that rut and be exposed to a new sense of challenges. It is a career injection!”

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