Katie Francois, auteur/autrice sur Audencia's iconic alumni

by Katie Francois 6 February 2025

Pascale Quester
A remarkable rise to the top of the university ranks

When we enter Pascale Quester’s living room through the lens of her laptop camera, we find her surrounded by boxes. She has just moved from Adelaide in Australia to start a new role as vice-chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne.

by Katie Francois 6 March 2023

Audencia MSc IM , Entrepreneur , Rising star

Shirley Akkerman
Climbing from peak to peak

After studying for her bachelor in The Netherlands with periods in Helsinki and Paris, before joining the International Master programme which took her to Nantes, Warsaw and Barcelona, Shirley declared she would never go back to live in her home town of Rotterdam in The Netherlands.

by Katie Francois 30 December 2021

Audencia MSc IM , International , Rising star

Taghi Taghi-zada
Driven by the desire to learn and to put people first

At 36, Taghi has moved up the professional ladder with remarkable speed. At 21, when he was head of logistics for a firm specialising in luxury goods and design, the only way up was to take his CEO’s place.

Pascale Quester A remarkable rise to the top of the university ranks

Shirley Akkerman Climbing from peak to peak

Taghi Taghi-zada Driven by the desire to learn and to put people first

Pascale Quester
A remarkable rise to the top of the university ranks

Shirley Akkerman
Climbing from peak to peak

Taghi Taghi-zada
Driven by the desire to learn and to put people first