Prof. Kleyn has held the position of dean of the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) since April 2015. In addition to her executive management responsibilities at GIBS, she is an active researcher and teacher, lecturing on various marketing-related academic and company-specific short courses. She is also a consultant to organizations seeking to grow customer, brand, and reputational equity. Nicola has published articles in a number of academic journals, including California Management Review, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Ethics, International Marketing Review, Journal of Marketing Intelligence and Planning, South African Journal of Business Management, and Management Dynamics on the topics of marketing and ethics. She has also presented a number of conference papers at both local and international academic conferences and is a regular contributor to the popular press.
Dr. Wu is dean of the School of Management at Zhejiang University, which just recently became the first institutional member of CEEMAN from China. He is also director of the National Institute of Innovation Management and Qiushi chair professor of strategy and innovation management at Zhejiang University, director of the Zhejiang University—Cambridge University Joint Research Center for Global Manufacturing and Innovation Management and used to serve as senior vice-president of the International Council for Small Business. He is honored as Chang Jiang scholar professor by the Ministry of Education of China and Smiths chair professor at Leeds University in the UK. His current research interests include managing technological innovation, inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship, global manufacturing and network-based competitive strategy. He is a member of editorial boards of academic journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, and more. He is also a board member and advisor for some leading companies in China.
Both schools are true leaders and innovators in their respective regions. Having representatives of South Africa and China is an important step for CEEMAN for strengthening our relationships in these countries and keeping a focus on dynamically changing economies.