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Richard Pennington

Assistant Professor in Accounting |  ab4508@coventry.ac.uk Richard Pennington is an Assistant Professor in Accounting and a module leader for various undergraduate and postgraduate modules. He trained as a management accountant, before moving into financial management and then academia.


Julia Tyrell

Assistant Professor in Marketing| julia.tyrell@coventry.ac.uk Julia Tyrrell is an Assistant Professorin Marketing at Coventry Business School. Prior to entering full-time academia, Julia spent over 10 years in various brand management and marketing management roles for major FMCG companies.


Suresh George

Associate Professor in International Business | aa3262@coventry.ac.uk Dr. George is Associate Professor in International Business within the School of Strategy and Leadership, with research interests in the links between institutional environments and the geopolitical context of doing business.


Dr. Aqsa Aziz

Assistant Professor in Finance; Course Director MSc Islamic Finance | a.aziz@coventry.ac.uk  Dr Aziz is an Assistant Professor in Finance, and the course director of the MSc in Islamic Finance. She specialises in Islamic Finance, and teaches it at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.


Perihan Yavash

Associate Professor in Economics | ecx906@coventry.ac.uk Perihan Yavash is Associate Professor in Economics, with research interests in macroeconomics, international trade and the global economy.


Han Zhang

Lecturer in Business Analytics | PhD Researcher – Blockchain & Circular Economy School of Management, College of Business & Law, Coventry University  han.zhang@coventry.ac.uk


Richard Morgan

College of Engineering, Environment and Science | School of Science  


Philip Perry

Course Director and Assistant Professor in Graphic Design| phillip.perry@coventry.ac.uk Philip joined the Graphic Design team during spring 2000, following the completion of his degree the previous year. He is currently Level 1 Tutor for Graphic Design and teaches across all three years of the programme. Previous roles include University-wide assessment on level 2 and 3 Employability Learning Programme (ELP) submissions, teaching on the Graphic Design MA, and leadership of the Foundation Visual Communication pathway.


Romit Bhandari

College of Business and Law | romit.bhandari@coventry.ac.uk


Gary Connor

Assistant Professor in Human Resource Management | gary.connor@coventry.ac.uk Gary Connor worked in the steel industry for twenty years, before moving into academia. His main areas of research are the assessment of students as regards employability, fairness and inclusivity.


Tola Adesina

Associate Head of School (International) | ab4054@coventry.ac.uk Tola, as the Associate Head of School International at the School of Economics, Finance and Accounting, is responsible for driving the School's internationalisation strategy. He is also the director of the Business School's Trading Floor.


Helen Grimley

Lecturer in Event Management | helen.grimley@coventry.ac.uk Helen Grimley is a Lecturer in Sport and Event Management, teaching across both Sport Management and Event Management courses at an undergraduate level.


Len Bird

Associate Head of School (International); Associate Professor | l.bird@coventry.ac.uk Len is an Associate Professor, as well as a facilitator of learning within Higher Education. Len has extensive experience of coaching and developing senior managers from a number of private and public sector disciplines.


Darryl Georgiou

Associate Professor in Media Arts| darryl.georgiou@coventry.ac.uk Darryl Georgiou is an interdisciplinary artist, exhibiting internationally and working across a range of media. His artwork is held in both national and international collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens/New York. 


Lisa Perry

Lisa Perry is an award-winning former journalist working across print, digital and broadcast media for 15 years. Newspapers; local, regional, national, press agencies and trade magazines, BBC local radio and ITV Regional News.


Dr Abi Rhodes AFHEA

Dr Abi Rhodes is an academic, a researcher, and project and campaigns coordinator with a specialism in grassroots story telling and social movement communication, and professional experience in the third-sector.


Dr Lewis Herrington

Dr Lewis Herrington | Lecturer in International Relations | School of Humanities | College of the Arts and Society


Dr Emma Sheppard

Lecturer in Sociology | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: Emma.Sheppard@coventry.ac.uk


Angela Armstrong

Course Director and Assistant Professor in Fashion| angela.armstrong@coventry.ac.uk Angela is leading research on testing the latest smart fabrics, coatings and trims and their assessment in relation to current health and safety standards, investigating the sustainability of materials and manufacturing processes.


Gwénola Bescond

Course Director, Languages for Global Communication | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: aa2799@coventry.ac.uk