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http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/news/story.php?news_id=35

Kevin Drummond, who graduated in 1995 with a Masters in Economic Development, has been appointed Chief Operations Officer by Maxwell Drummond, the executive search firm.

Kevin, who will be based at Maxwell Drummond's London headquarters, has made key contributions to the company's global expansion, having set up the first international office (in Houston) as well as offices in Canada, South Africa and Australia.#

Before Maxwell Drummond, Kevin worked for economic development agency Scottish Enterprise, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the International School of Aberdeen. He is currently Vice President of the British American Business Council (Houston chapter) and has been on the Board since 2005.

http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/news/story.php?news_id=34

GERMAN industrial sensor maker Balluff, has invested £2.5m in its new European headquarters in Cheadle Royal Business Park.

The company which has had a presence in the region since 1979, says the new facility will allow it to expand and to train its staff bettter.

Managing director John Radford said: "We have always been proud of our highly trained and experienced staff, the majority of whom live within the Stockport area. It was therefore important that this was where our new UK headquarters should remain."

Mr Radford studied for the Institute of Directors Company Direction Programme at Salford University. which he said `provided an excellent foundation' for his work with Balluff.

http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/news/story.php?news_id=33

Cricket specialists Fairfield Books have just published an authorised biography of Clive Lloyd, the most succesful West Indies cricket captain and Salford economics graduate!

The biography, "Supercat - The Authorised Biography of Clive Lloyd", by Simon Lister, discusses topics ranging from the current (parlous) state of West Indies cricket to slavery and race. human resources.

Read an interview with Clive Lloyd in the Financial Times...

http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/news/story.php?news_id=32

Dr. John Davies was elected as a Director and Trustee of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) at ISBE's Annual General Meeting during their 30th International Conference held in Glasgow from 7 - 9 November 2007. The conference was attended by 650 delegates from 54 countries.

A staff member from Salford Business School has become a key figure in an international business institute.

ISBE's primary purpose is to promote excellence in the advancement of knowledge, expertise and best practice in the area of small business and entrepreneurship; it exists to 'Advance research, education and policy in small business and entrepreneurship' and has over 700 international members. It is a network for those involved in small and medium enterprise (SME) research, entrepreneurship education, the provision of business advice, and for those who formulate, deliver and evaluate enterprise policy. Their annual conference attracts leading small business researchers and academics, policy makers, educators and advisers, as well as SME bodies and support organisations.

John has already successfully been the Track Adviser to the ISBE Conference track on Innovation, Incubation, Networks and Knowledge Transfer in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and leads the ISBE North West Chapter Events Planning team.

John said: "I am extremely pleased to have been elected on to the Board of Directors because it will enable me to play a further role in shaping policy in terms of small business. This role will help in highlighting the enterprise expertise of the University of Salford and Salford Business School to an international audience of practitioners, academics and policy makers."

John is a member of the Centre for Enterprise and Innovation Research at Salford which is led by Professor Christos Kalantaridis, Chair in Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. Christos added: "The inclusion of a member of the business school's staff in a key role in this major institution gives considerable esteem to the University of Salford, Salford Business School and the Centre for Enterprise and Innovation Research at Salford, and is evidence of Salford's position as an enterprising university."

http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/news/story.php?news_id=31

The Central Council for Physical Recreation, together with the national governing bodies that control football, cricket, tennis, rugby union and rugby league have commissioned a study into the corrupting influence that betting has over sport.

Professor David Forrest and Dr Ian McHale, of the University of Salford's Centre for the Study of Gambling and Salford Business School, toghether with MPhil student Kevin McAuley, will make up the team to investigate the dangers of gambling to professional sport.

http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/news/story.php?news_id=30

Two Salford Business School academics were interviewed on BBC Radio Manchester's breakfast show this morning!

The Eamonn O'Neal and Dianne Oxberry show interviewed Dr Ralph Darlington (who also represents the Manchester Industrial Relations Society) on Industrial Relations and strikes, while newly-arrived Professor Andrew Newman discussed supermarkets and consumer behaviour.

http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/news/story.php?news_id=27

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) has just confirmed the availablility of exemptions for most of its Professional Stage Knowledge Modules for graduates of Salford Business School's BSc (Hons) Finance and Accounting programme.

Students who graduated from 2007 may be entitled to exemptions from 4 of the 6 Knowledge modules; we expect that 2008 graduates may also be eligible for exemptions from the remaining 2 modules.

Exemptions are now available to graduates of the course from several professional accounting bodies, including the ICAEW, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Exemptions may currently be granted for the following ICAEW Knowledge modules:

• Business and Finance
• Management Information
• Accounting
• Principles of Taxation

For more information about studying Finance and Accountancy at Salford Business School, please contact Kathy Spencer at k.spencer@salford.ac.uk.

http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/news/story.php?news_id=29

Angela Tattersall has left IRIS and Salford Business School to join 'Crains Manchester Business', a weekly business directory aimed at Manchester business.

Angela, who was a Research Fellow working with the ISOS Research Centre - with particular emphasis on the GRIS projects researching gender issues in IT, has joined Crains as research director with responsibility for compiling business lists and other exclusive data on the Greater Manchester business scene.

Believed to be the first city business weekly of its kind in Western Europe, 'Crains Manchester Business' is modelled on the business weekly publications which have been successfully established in every US city of any size.

Crain Communications, a private Detroit-based business publisher with 29 market leading titles, views Greater Manchester, with its thriving and varied business scene and dynamic city centre, as an ideal place to launch in the UK.

Crain's Manchester Business has produced a 24-page prototype issue, and will begin regular production in December and early January.

Read the prototype issue cover...

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