Randa Bessiso

Position: Director, Middle East, Manchester Business School (MBS)

Biography: Randa Bessiso was instrumental in establishing MBS’s Middle East Centre, which opened in 2006 and is now the largest and fastest-growing centre in the school’s international network.

Bessiso is responsible for the overall management, operations, strategic planning and business development of MBS in the region. She has overseen the launch of various products, services and initiatives, including corporate education programmes and the Manchester Innovation Award for Emiratis.

Before joining MBS in 2005, she was international business manager for UK eUniversities Worldwide, a UK government-backed online education initiative. 

Contact: Website: www.mbs.ac.uk/dubai; Tel: (+971) 4 446 8664

Updated: 21.09.14