CASE STUDIES
Sainsbury Management Fellows have varied and diverse careers. The common thread to these case studies is that all Fellows are engineers with management skills and a global outlook obtained from taking an international MBA. The Fellows credit their analytical and problem-solving abilities to their study of engineering and consider it the foundation for their success.
SMFs have dynamic careers, so it is possible that Fellows featured in this section may have changed role since their case study was published.
For more SMF case studies, please see our 25th anniversary book, Engineering New Horizons, which features exciting, successful careers of 25 SMFs. View the online book.
Business school was vital stepping stone for Sagnik’s career
Tuesday, 23rd Apr 2024
Chartered Electrical Engineer Sagnik Mukherjee has rejoined the company where he started his engineering career – and sa...
SMF ED SNOW HAS HIGH HOPES FOR LATEST INVESTMENT
Tuesday, 23rd Jan 2024
Hands-on investor Ed Snow is aiming to make a real impact on the world of healthcare through his work with an innovative ...
How SMF Abhay Soorya Harnessed Commercial Skills to Deliver Engineering Innovation
Tuesday, 14th Mar 2023
The power of engineering to change the world is undeniable. But as Sainsbury Management Fellow (SMF) Abhay Soorya came to ...
Sagnik Mukherjee Shares his Passion for the Energy Industry and how that led him on a journey from India to the UK to Become an Engineer with MBA Aspirations
Friday, 1st Jul 2022
Born and raised in India, Chartered Engineer, Management Consultant and Sainsbury Management Fellow Sagnik Mukherjee grew ...
Sabih Behzad Combined his Engineering and Business Skills to Build an Exciting Career in Investment Banking
Monday, 6th Jun 2022
Sabih Behzad, a Sainsbury Management Fellow and Head of Digital Assets and Currencies Transformation at Deutsche Bank, has...
How Applying the Learning and Experience from an MBA Enhanced the Career of Civil Engineer Tony Walters
Thursday, 25th Nov 2021
As one of our earliest Sainsbury Management Fellows, Tony Walters has forged a far-reaching and illustrious career in the ...
From Watching Diggers Construct the M25 to Shaping the Future of the UK’s Aerospace Industry – this is SMF James McMicking’s Story
Wednesday, 29th Sep 2021
When discussing his fondest childhood memories, you certainly don’t expect Sainsbury Management Fellow James McMicking t...
MBA Helps Engineer Imogen Rey Broaden Her Perspectives and Step Up to Strategic Challenges
Monday, 6th Sep 2021
Deciding to do an MBA is a big decision and cost is a major factor. For most, the cost of attending business school is dau...
How Being Open-minded and Taking a Leap of Faith Helped Engineer Kofoworola Agbaje Become a Successful Venture Capitalist
Thursday, 29th Jul 2021
A broken Walkman and advice from a younger brother may seem unusual career influencers but they both combined to set En...
“I’ve never worked so hard in my life”: How an MBA helped SMF Henning von Spreckelsen go from Engineer to Business Guru
Wednesday, 30th Jun 2021
Many engineers can pinpoint a moment in their childhood that sparked a real interest in engineering. For entrepreneur H...