Glasgow team wins CIMA Global Business Challenge 2013 UK Final

Issued: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:00 BST

Congratulations to the Glasgow team who have successfully beaten off stiff competition to win the prestigious CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Global Business Challenge 2013 UK final.

The Glasgow team, named “The Big Four” is comprised mainly of Adam Smith Business School undergraduate students Petr Perina (MA(Soc) Business Management and Economics), Eliska Mazanova (MA(Soc) Business Management and Economics),  Jaromir Sida (BSc Applied Mathematics and Finance) and Scott Marquis (BSc Mathematics). On Friday 14th June, “The Big Four” competed in the national final, held at the headquarters of News International in London, against three teams from other UK universities. The finalists were required to analyse a complex business and financial case study, produce a cogent set of recommendations and present their report to a judging panel of business experts and in front of an audience of CIMA delegates. Representatives from other universities and recruiters from businesses such as Nintendo, Tesco and Barclays were also present in the audience.

The Glasgow team were ultimately announced the UK champions and are set to represent the UK in the global final against 100 participants from 24 countries in Johannesburg, South Africa on 28th – 29th August 2013.

The CIMA Global Business Challenge is an international competition which aims to bring out the best in the business leaders of tomorrow and to showcase fresh young talent in the field of business management. Over ninety teams from all over the UK registered and over fifty entries were received for Stage One of the competition.

Professor Farhad Noorbakhsh, Head of the Adam Smith Business School, comments, “Winning the CIMA Global Business Challenge UK final against such a high level of competition is an outstanding achievement.

The Glasgow Team exhibited strong teamwork and excellent analytical and presentation skills to be crowned the UK champions. To go head to head with finalists from countries including Singapore, Russia, China, Pakistan and South Africa in the international final is a fantastic opportunity both in terms of professional experience and career development.

I wish the Glasgow Team every success in the global finals.”

For more information about the CIMA Global Business Challenge 2013 competition, please visit the CIMA website: http://www.cimaglobal.com/Events-and-cpd-courses/globalbusinesschallenge/