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.
Interim Director of Keele Business School
Professor Samir Dani
Professor of Operations Management and Interim Director of Keele Business School
s.dani@keele.ac.uk
Economics, Accounting and Finance

Dr Alena Audzeyeva
Senior Lecturer
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.004
- +44 (0) 1782 733271
- a.audzeyeva@keele.ac.uk

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

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

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

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

Dr Gabriella Legrenzi
Senior Lecturer
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 Xiafei Li
Senior Lecturer in Finance
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.022
- x.li2@keele.ac.uk

Dr Jian Liu
Lecturer in Finance
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.026
- +44 (0) 1782 733108
- j.liu@keele.ac.uk

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

Dr Shiva Sikdar
Senior Lecturer
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.007
- +44 (0) 1782 734372
- s.sikdar@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 Panos Sousounis
Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance
Expert in Labour economics (human capital, social networks) and social economics.
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.008
- +44 (0)1782 733623
- p.sousounis@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 Chaowei Wang
Program Director for MSc Banking and Finance; Lecturer in Economics
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.031
- +44 (0) 1782 734298
- c.wang@keele.ac.uk

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

Dr Sunday Adebola
Lecturer
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.032
- +44 1782 7 33425
- s.adebola@keele.ac.uk
Dr David Atkinson
Director of Recruitment
- Smart Innovation Hub, UG.018
- d.g.atkinson@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

Professor Samir Dani
Professor of Operations Management and Deputy Director of Keele Business School
Expert in Supply chains and logistics, operations management, food supply chains.

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

Professor Paul Dewick
Professor of Sustainability and Innovation, and Director of Research
Deputy Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures
- Smart Innovation Hub
- p.dewick@keele.ac.uk

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 Peter Lee
Lecturer in Operations Management
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.032
- k.lee@keele.ac.uk

Professor Will Foster
Director of MBA and Executive Programmes
- Smart Innovation Hub, UG.017
- +44 (0) 1782 733089
- w.d.foster@keele.ac.uk

Dr Geetika Jain
Lecturer – Digital Transformation
- Smart Innovation Hub, 01.001
- +44 (0) 1782 734298
- g.jain@keele.ac.uk

Dr Deborah Kerfoot
Lecturer
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.033
- +44 (0)1782 733429
- d.kerfoot@keele.ac.uk

Dr Aikaterini Koskina
Lecturer
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.038
- +44 (0)1782 733428
- a.koskina@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
Teaching Fellow in Marketing
- Smart Innovation Hub, 1.039
- +44 (0) 1782 733111
- h.a.millward1@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
Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and CPD Lead
- Smart Innovation Hub, UG.016
- +44 (0)1782 733456
- c.a.rigby@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

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
Honorary Fellows and Honorary Professors
- Professor Kurt Allman, Visiting Professor
- Dr Tricia Dawson, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Paul Forrester, Honorary Research fellow
- Dr Lindsay Hamilton, Honorary Fellow
- Mr Geoffrey Heath, Honorary Fellow
- Dr Xinhua Hu, Visiting Research Fellow
- Professor Mihaela Kelemen, Honorary Professor
- Dr David Lyddon, Honorary Fellow
- Dr Kim Mather, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Teresa Oultram, Honorary Senior Teaching Fellow
- Dr Gordon Pearson, Honorary Research Fellow
- Professor Roger Seifert, Honorary KBS Professor.
- Professor Jim Steeley, Visiting Professor
- Professor Chang-en Tian, Honorary Professor
- Professor Victoria Wells, Visiting Professor
- Professor Chang-en Tian, Honorary Professor
- Dr. Jie Zhou, Visiting Research Fellow
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
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 733109
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