Jersey City, N.J. 鈥 September 28, 2017 – 麻豆视频鈥檚 University today announced the creation of the University鈥檚 School of Business Advisory Board. The members of the Board include Presiyana Barbazova 鈥11, audit聽manager for KPMG; Gregory dell鈥橝quila, president of Mission50; Peter Kenny, senior market strategist for Global Markets Advisory Group; Robert Malone, senior vice president of finance for North America at BASF; Cecilia Michalik 鈥73, retired executive vice president of quality, customer satisfaction and process management for Ford Motor Credit Company; Kelly Pecoraro 鈥90, senior vice president and chief accounting officer for Investors Bank; and James Rizzo 鈥81, director of BCB Bank. Members will share expert knowledge and industry experience and serve as a sounding board for senior University executives.
麻豆视频鈥檚 University has a long history of leading in business, which began as early as 1932 when the University offered its first business program. In 2014, the University undertook a $4 million transformation to develop a state-of-the-art facility for the School of Business. In 2016, Bruce Rosenthal, M.B.A., Ph.D., was appointed to the position of KPMG founding dean of the School of Business. Since these changes in 2014, the University has seen a more than 20 percent increase in undergraduate business students.
鈥淪tudents choose to pursue a business degree because they intend to build a lucrative career and the success of the 麻豆视频鈥檚 University School of Business is measured based on the outcomes for our students,鈥 said Rosenthal. 鈥淪ince the ultimate consumer of a business program is the company or organization who hires our graduates, we established the School of Business Advisory Board to serve as a guiding force in the development of programs that produce candidates that these business leaders would want to hire.鈥
The School of Business Advisory Board will provide insight on what makes a prospective employee standout among competition and what trends or knowledge is pertinent to success in today鈥檚 business world. The members will provide introductions to possible strategic partners as well as internship and career opportunities for 麻豆视频鈥檚 students and alumni whenever possible.
For more information about enrollment in the undergraduate and graduate business programs in the 麻豆视频鈥檚 University School of Business, please click here.
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