Matthew Cobham has climbed snowy peaks from the Alps to the Himalayas from the age of 17. But this all-consuming passion for the mountains hasn’t prevented this British man from enjoying an action-packed career. His primary objectives? To learn and to excel.

Studying for an Executive MBA is a strategic step in a professional career. It’s particularly strategic during an international public health crisis, when everything changes very quickly. Géraldine Renaud Mairesse and Sébastien Freissinet have recently chosen to study at emlyon business school. They explain their decision.

In 2018 emlyon business school along with Durham University Business School welcomed the first cohort of the Global Doctorate of Business Administration. Amongst the first students is American Jannies Burlingame, who was born in Taiwan. 

With over 15 years of professional experience in the Finance industry in New York, Melissa Cape was looking to expand her career through a post-graduate program, integrating at the same time an international experience. Her undergraduate degree was focused on communications, journalism and languages and she wanted to go back to her passion for learning languages and discovering different cultures but this time in a professional context. 

Melissa enrolled in the Executive MBA program at emlyon business school in October 2019 on the Paris campus and is expected to complete the program this year. Find out more about why Melissa chose the Executive MBA at emlyon and about her experience in the program and life in Paris. 

After an international career in marketing, Gayé Delahousse moved into entrepreneurship with the creation of Ski Guru, the first price comparison platform for ski resorts based on customer reviews. Here is the portrait of an exciting entrepreneur, at the head of a fast-growing start-up.

Franck Chuzel is driven by the challenges facing society. This researcher, who specialises in endocrine disruptors and risk management, works to address these challenges with his biotech company LifeScientis. Portrait.

executive MBA graduates

Testimonials of Sebastien & Laurencia

Ambitious Program Ranked Top 5 Best Executive MBAs in France (Financial Times 2022), emlyon business school's Executive MBA is a prestigious program that serves as a catalyst for professional growth. Participants develop their ability to make decisions and lead in a complex world. It is for these reasons that Laurencia Musol and Sébastien Jonard embarked on this adventure in 2021. They reflect on two intense and rewarding years that have transformed their professional trajectories.

Four participants of emlyon business school’s Executive MBA share their experiences in the program, their rationale for enrolling, the benefits of the unique nature of the cohort and course content, and how they have managed to juggle their work, studies, and personal lives. Ultimately, they paint a picture of a cosmopolitan group bonded by a shared and enriching learning experience, benefitting from the expertise of emlyon’s teachers and guest speakers.

Interviewees:

• Jonathan Coll (Full-time EMBA & former Product Owner, Renault Trucks)
• Jérôme Clain (Full-time EMBA & former MBDA Project Manager and Thales Field Support Representative)
• Laurine Debauge (Part-time EMBA & Business Owner/Project Management & Project Controls Consultant, IPC2)
• Vincent Kouman (Part-time EMBA & Plant Design/Piping Manager, Technip Energies)

After spending the first part of her career in teaching and the second in digital marketing, Emmanuelle Collin wanted to turn to innovation and collective intelligence for the third part of her professional life. An interview with an inspiring intrapreneur, for whom teams are central to the progress of projects.