Professional Services staff

Discover the people behind the scenes at the University of Birmingham Dubai. 

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Chief Operating Officer

Ben Bailey
Chief Operating Officer

Deputy Director of Operations

Natalie Humphrey 
Deputy Director of Operations

Executive and Corporate Office

Corporate Service Functions

Ceri Keeping
Relationship Manager - Middle East (Development & Alumni Relations)

Kazim Sajan
Finance, Planning and Change Partner

Sanam Yaqub
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead - Dubai Campus School Partnership Strategies Manager

Executive Office

Yasmin Rani
Executive Operations Manager

Hanan Yacoub
Executive Assistant

Aimee Riggall
HR & Immigration Administrator

Ishtiyaaq Ahmed
Corporate Operations

Rudra Prasad Ghosh
Corporate Operations

Weiwei Yan
Corporate Operations

Operating & Developing Campus

Rajesh Tripathy
Head of Campus Services and Operations

Zak Ali
IT and AV Service Delivery Manager

Phil Keirl
IT and AV Senior Systems Specialist

Liam Garey
IT and AV Systems Specialist (Computer Science)

Zuhaib Siddiqui
IT and AV Systems Specialist

Omar Naqash
Estates and Building Services Manager

Tendai Chatindo
Wet Lab Technician

Isaac Karturuza
Laboratory Technician & Estates Support

Business Development and Engagement

Disha Laungani
Head of Business Development and Engagement

Dr Roger Griffiths
Business Development Manager

Samiera Sumun
Student Recruitment Manager

Aqsa Shahid
Student Recruitment Officer

Rachel Guerreiro
Student Recruitment Officer

Sana Ali
Admissions and Student Recruitment Officer

Yusra Anwar Shahid
Admissions and Student Recruitment Officer

Manashi Chowdhary
Student Recruitment Assistant

Helcon Guinanao
Student Recruitment Assistant

Arunima Prasanth
Student Recruitment Assistant

Kate Westwood
Marketing and Communications Manager

Sally Gough
Digital Marketing Specialist

Georgia Johnson
Marketing and Communications Officer 

Ines Figueiredo
Marketing and Communications Assistant

Pratika Revannavar 
Marketing Officer (CoSS and EPS)

Student and Programme Administration

Dominique Lavier
Head of Student Programme and Administration

Namrah Shahid
Quality Assurance Manager

Shireen Jayousi
Quality Assurance Officer

Stevan Dsa
Student and Programme Administration Manager

Massi Safarov
Student and Programme Administration Team Leader

Josh Downey
Student Mobility Officer

Megha Gvalani
Student and Programme Administrator

Cibila Michael
Student and Programme Administrator

Salim Mohammed
Student and Programme Administrator

Roen Oducado
Student and Programme Administrator

Albin Jose
Student and Programme Administrator

Priyadharshini Viswanathan
Student and Programme Administrator

Jeena Nazar
Student and Programme Administrator

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Student Experience and Wellbeing

Selma Cengic
Student Experience and Wellbeing Manager

Adele Matthews 
Student Experience and Engagement Officer

Romana Hamilton
Student Experience and Wellbeing Officer

Sara Wazifdar
Student Experience and Wellbeing Officer

Abdulkadir Ali
Student Experience and Wellbeing Administrator

Sherma Johnson-Gray
Careers Consultant 

Mohammed Humza
Employer Engagement Manager

Moustafa Abdeen 
Library Customer Relationship and Digital Officer

Dare Pitan
Library Customer Relationship Assistant and Digital Education Lead 

Get in touch

If you wish to speak with any of our Professional Services teams, please visit our contact us page where you will find the appropriate channels.

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