It's day 6 of our International Business Studies Trip (
#EMBAIBST) and it's time to vote for the traditional
#GEMBA Kicks AS$ Awards!!
Presenting the
#IBST Mexico City winners:
CEO - Chief Entertainment Officer: Mark Dodd, Margaret Akoth, and Ernest Rankhododo
COO – Chief Outfit Officer: Masoumeh Mashayekhi and Yvonne Amponsah
CRO – Chief Relationship Officer: Nikolaos Peppas and Dennis Cheng
CTO – Chief Transformation Officer: Hannah Lang and Ademide Adim Akpapunam
CIO – Chief Innovation Officer: Mars CAI and Marija Skobe-Pilley
CSO – Chief Strategy Officer: Scott Pryor and Phil Clements, CFA, CAIA, FDP
CPSO – Chief Public Service Office: Gihan Gunasekera and Cicely Atherton
CTDO – Chief Training and Development Officer: Lidia Mishchenko and Carlos Arrebola
CDO – Chief Dedication Officer: Bernhard Dachs and Ivan Payung
CAO – Chief Adventurous Officer: David Pang I ديفيد بانغ I 彭啟彥 and Sanket Sarfare
CXO – Chief X-Factor Officer: Dr. Adel Ezzat and Jess Anuna
CLO – Chief Linkedin Officer: Sowbhagya Suresh and yours truly (which I dedicate to the whole
#GEMBA & EMBA team!)
CSPO - Chief Spirits and Pubs Officer: Joe Ware and George Burles
With big thanks to Masoumeh Mashayekhi, Dennis Cheng, and Mark Dodd for organising these awards! ❤️
Thank you Sunny Chen, FCMA, Xiaoqi Ye, Angus Wilson and James Banks, MBA for establishing the
#GEMBA #CXO awards, the GEMBA 2026 cohort are proudly carrying on your legacy!
#GEMBAKicksA$S #EMBA #GEMBA