People at Keele Business School
The academics at Keele Business School are multicultural and multinational bringing an international aspect to the School’s teaching, research and business activities. They are also active researchers in the core areas of management, marketing, economics and finance, accounting and human resource management and regularly present their work at conferences at home and abroad and publish in leading journals. Research informs their teaching and means students are introduced to the latest theories and thinking in each subject area. Working alongside our academics are a dedicated team of professional administrators who will help to support you throughout your studies and ensure your time at Keele is a rewarding experience.
School Leadership Team

Dr Xiafei Li
Senior Lecturer in Finance;
International Lead - KBS
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.006
- x.li2@keele.ac.uk
Management

Dr Sunday Adebola
Lecturer
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.032
- +44 1782 7 33425
- s.adebola@keele.ac.uk

Dr Moshood Bello
Lecturer in Business
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.030
- +44 (0) 1782 733424
- m.a.bello@keele.ac.uk

Dr Xuebing (Jack) Cao
Senior Lecturer and Head of the Marketing, Management and Organisation Group
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.036
- +44 (0)1782 733605
- x.cao@keele.ac.uk

Dr Aikaterini Koskina
Senior Lecturer in HRM
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.038
- +44 (0)1782 733428
- a.koskina@keele.ac.uk

Dr Peter McLuskie
Lecturer Enterprise and Innovation
- Smart Innovation Hub
- p.m.mcluskie@keele.ac.uk

Dr Tolu Olarewaju
Lecturer in Management
Expert in economics, international business, entrepreneurship, SMEs, poverty reduction
- Smart Innovation Hub UG0.18
- +44 (0) 1782 733624
- t.olarewaju@keele.ac.uk

Dr Mick Pender
Lecturer HRM and Management
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.040
- +44(0) 1782 734469
- m.a.pender@keele.ac.uk

Dr Colin Rigby
Reader and CPD Lead
- Smart Innovation Hub, UG.016
- +44 (0)1782 733456
- c.a.rigby@keele.ac.uk

Dr Carola Weissmeyer
Lecturer in HRM and Industrial Relations, and KBS Student Experience and Advancement Lead (SEAL)
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.034
- +44 (0)1782 733603
- c.weissmeyer@keele.ac.uk
Marketing, Operations and Digital

Dr Witold Bahr
Lecturer in Operations Management
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.038
- w.bahr@keele.ac.uk

Dr Abhishek Behl
Associate Professor
- 1.032 , Keele Business School, Denise Coates Foundation Building
- +44 7068325500
- a.behl@keele.ac.uk

Professor Samir Dani
Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Expert in Supply chains and logistics, operations management, food supply chains.

Lewis Endlar
Lecturer in Business & Management
Expert in Organisational culture/management, working culture, emerging technologies in business, leadership.
- Smart Innovation Hub, SIH1.028
- +44 (0) 1782 733006
- l.endlar@keele.ac.uk

Dr Matthew Hutchinson
Lecturer in Sport Business Management
- Keele Business School
- m.hutchinson@keele.ac.uk

Dr Geetika Jain
Lecturer – Digital Transformation
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.008
- +44 (0) 1782 733623
- g.jain@keele.ac.uk

Dr. Muddasar Ghani Khwaja
Associate Professor
- Smart Innovation Hub 01.029
- m.khwaja@keele.ac.uk

Rachel Lee
Lecturer in Marketing
Expert in Retail, the high street, brands, marketing, economics.
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.037
- +44(0) 1782 733112
- r.s.lee@keele.ac.uk

Dr Helen Millward
Lecturer in Marketing
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.039
- +44 (0) 1782 733111
- h.a.millward1@keele.ac.uk

Dr Rotimi Ogunsakin
Lecturer in Business Data Analytics
- SIH1.019
- 07379499922
- r.s.ogunsakin@keele.ac.uk

Dr Griff Round
Lecturer in Marketing
Expert in Marketing, economics, business, retail campaigns.
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.042
- +44 (0) 1782 733090
- d.j.g.round@keele.ac.uk
Accounting and Finance

Xihui Chen
Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance
- Room 1.037, Keele Business School
- x.chen@keele.ac.uk

Professor Ghulam Sorwar
Professor of Finance and Head of the Ecnomics, Accounting and Finance Group
Expert in Economics, finance, macroeconomics, fiscal policy.

Dr Akrum Helfaya
Associate Professor
- Smart Innovation Hub, 01.027
- +44 (0) 1782 733432
- a.n.ekara.helfaya@keele.ac.uk

Dr Alena Audzeyeva
Associate Professor in Finance
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.004
- +44 (0) 1782 733271
- a.audzeyeva@keele.ac.uk

Dr Anup Kumar Saha
Lecturer in Accounting
- Smart Innovation Hub 1.001
- a.saha1@keele.ac.uk

Dr Shirley Geyi Xu
Lecturer in Accounting
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.010
- +44 (0) 1782 733254
- s.xu@keele.ac.uk

Dr Thanamas Kungwal
Lecturer in Accounting
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.023
- + 44 (0)1782 734264
- t.kungwal@keele.ac.uk

Dr Robina Iqbal
Lecturer in Banking and Finance
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.025
- r.iqbal@keele.ac.uk

Dr Tasos Megaritis
Lecturer in Finance
- Smart Innovation Hub, UG 0.17
- +44 (0)1782 733089
- a.megaritis@keele.ac.uk

Tracy Clewlow
Senior Teaching Fellow Accounting
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.021
- + 44 (0)1782 733107
- t.e.clewlow@keele.ac.uk

Eiman Mohamed El-Sayed
Lecturer in Accounting
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.024
- e.mohamed.el-sayed@keele.ac.uk

Dr. Mobeen Ur Rehman
Associate Professor
- Smart Innovation Hub, UG 0.21
- m.ur-rehman@keele.ac.uk
Economics

Dr Nick O'Donovan
Senior Lecturer
- Business School, 1.30
- 07971534108
- n.j.o'donovan@keele.ac.uk

Professor Paul Sissons
Professor of Regional Economic Development and Policy
- Keele Business School
- p.sissons@keele.ac.uk

Dr Gabriella Legrenzi
Associate Professor in Economics and Finance
Expert in Oil and gas markets, fiscal policy, international finance, international macroeconomics.
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.005
- +44 (0) 1782 734362
- g.d.legrenzi@keele.ac.uk

Dr Shiva Sikdar
Senior Lecturer
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.007
- +44 (0) 1782 734372
- s.sikdar@keele.ac.uk

Dr Christopher Tsoukis
Senior Lecturer in Economics
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.009
- +44 (0) 1782 733101
- c.tsoukis@keele.ac.uk

Dr Rumman Khan
Lecturer in Economics and Econometrics
- Smart Innovation Hub, UG0.20
- +44 (0) 1782 733781
- r.khan2@keele.ac.uk
Honorary Fellows and Honorary Professors
- Dr Paul Forrester, Honorary Research fellow
- Mr Geoffrey Heath, Honorary Fellow
- Dr David Lyddon, Honorary Fellow
- Dr Kim Mather, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Teresa Oultram, Honorary Fellow
- Dr Alan Tuckman, Honorary Fellow
- Professor Roger Seifert, Honorary Professor
- Professor James Steeley, Visiting Professor
- Professor Kurt Allman, Visiting Professor
Emeritus Professors
- Professor Robin Bladen-Hovell, Emeritus Professor
- Professor Istemi Demirag, Emeritus Professor
- Professor David Knights, Emeritus Professor
- Professor Peter Lawrence, Emeritus Professor
- Professor David Leece, Emeritus Professor
- Professor Roland Munro, Emeritus Professor
- Professor Carole Thornley, Emeritus Professor
Keele Business School
Denise Coates Foundation Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5AA
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