Accounting, Finance and Economics staff
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Dr Kashan Pirzada
Lecturer in Financial Accounting
Kashan Pirzada earned his Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Malaya. He began his academic career in 2009 at Bahria University, where he gained his MBA. He is an enthusiastic academician in financial accounting and corporate governance. Before joining Birmingham City University, Kashan was a Senior lecturer of...
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Vijay Ramachandran
Senior Lecturer
Vijay Ramachandran has vast professional practice experience dealing with different types of business sectors and entities including small medium enterprises, charities, trusts, mainstream sporting organisations, public and private schools, synagogues and medium-sized enterprises.
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Dr Hafiz Muhammad Usman Rana
Programme Director for BSc Business Finance
Hafiz Muhammad Usman Rana is a Programme Director for BSc (Hons) Business Finance and a Lecturer in Finance at Birmingham City Business School. He teaches Finance to Undergraduate and Postgraduate students in the Department of Finance, and Economics (FE).
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Samantha Roberts
Head of Accountancy, Finance and Economics
Samantha Roberts holds an honours degree in Accounting and a Master’s degree in Accounting and Financial Management. She is ACMA, CGMA qualified and after a 15 year career in the banking and finance sector Samantha moved into higher education.
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Dr Samuel Salia
Associate Professor of Finance
Dr Samuel Salia is an Associate Professor of Finance at Birmingham City University (UK) where he currently leads research and teaches finance. He holds a PhD in Finance from Birmingham City University. He is a member of the UK Institute of Consulting and has consulted for international organisations including the African Union...
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Dr Issahaku Salifu
Lecturer in Accounting
Issahaku is a Lecturer in Accounting and is passionate about teaching and learning in Higher Education. Over the years, he has gained significant teaching experience in HE in Ghana and the UK. Prior to his appointment, he has been studying a PhD programme with Birmingham City Business School, which has shaped his research...
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Dr Navjot Sandhu
Deputy Head of Graduate School of Management
Dr Navjot Sandhu is Deputy Head of Graduate School of Management at Birmingham City University . She has a wide range of experience of developing, delivering higher education courses programmes, modules at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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Margaret Saunders
Senior Teaching Fellow / Academic Lead in Teaching Excellence and the Student Experience
Margaret Saunders is a CIMA qualified accountant who gained a vast amount of experience working within industry before moving into education. After a number of years teaching within further education and working with apprentices, she joined the Business School in 2013 where she now teaches across a number of undergraduate...
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Catherine Shirley
Senior Teaching Fellow
Catherine is a member of the CIMA, and has previously worked as a management accountant. She now brings this knowledge to our ACCA course.
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Cathy Sibley
Senior Teaching Fellow
Cathy Sibley trained with M&S Financial Services before joining Kaplan as a senior lecturer. Prior to joining Birmingham City University, she became freelance in 2006, teaching, writing, marking and examining financial and corporate reporting for all professional qualifications (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW and AAT).