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by Florence Alix-Gravellier 10 September 2024
Audencia MSc IM , International , Rising star

Ana Maria Olaya Vargas
A priceless taste of freedom

As the Vice President of Strategy Pricing & Interchange at Mastercard, Ana Maria Olaya Vargas epitomises reasoned and modern-day feminism, inspired by the mixing of cultures. Her journey has taken her from Bogotá to Paris, and indeed Audencia, where she earned a master’s degree in International Management.

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by Anne Dhoquois 10 September 2024
Audencia Grande Ecole , Rising star

Elisabeth Gautier
Elisabeth and her thirst for learning

A spirit of curiosity. This is the most befitting qualifier to describe 38-year-old Elisabeth Gautier. A former 2009 graduate of the Audencia Grande Ecole Programme, this young woman would hold various posts at Airbus before finding the one that suited her down to the ground.

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by Guy-Pierre Chomette 10 September 2024
Audencia Grande Ecole , Entrepreneur , Rising star

Marie Comacle
Breaking down taboos on female masturbation and sexuality

Marie Comacle affirms in her very softly-spoken and calm voice that she continues to maintain throughout the entire interview. “A great many women feel intense shame at the idea of masturbating. It is as though it were somewhat illegal… This is a very specific subject matter with many things at stake”

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by Katia Herault 13 March 2023
Audencia MSc SCPM , International , Rising star

Esha Shrestha
A fascination for optimisation

Esha grew up in a small Nepalese town on the eastern hills of the Himalayas. Her parents - who owned a bed and breakfast, were able and willing to offer her a private education. Esha is acutely aware of her privileged upbringing.

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by Katia Herault 13 March 2023
Audencia Grande Ecole , International , Rising star

Jessica Giuliani
The high-flying financial officer

It is with an open smile and a lilting accent betraying her Southern France origins that Jessica Giuliani greets us for this interview. Hers is a story of a youngster from Toulouse whose head was always turned upwards to the sky; such was her fascination for aeroplanes.

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by Katia Herault 13 March 2023
Audencia MSc IM , International , Rising star

Annie Rojas
The Colombian Amélie Poulain

Not everyone is tempted to move halfway across the globe and start life again in a foreign country but it certainly was a decision that paid off for Annie. Let’s meet the international executive who tells us about her journey and why her granny-style trolley, her swimsuit and a healthy dose of adventurous spirit are some of its special features.

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by Florence Alix-Gravellier 10 March 2023
Audencia Grande Ecole , International , Rising star

Thomas Roulet
Cambridge's Frenchie professor

In 2009, Thomas Roulet graduated from Sciences Po and Audencia’s Master in Management programme. Today he is an Associate Professor at Cambridge University, Deputy Director of the MBA at Judge Business School and co-directs the incubator at King's College Cambridge.

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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.

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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.

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by Katia Herault 28 December 2021
Audencia Bachelor , Entrepreneur , Rising star

Johan Bonnet
Changing the world one nappy at a time

Les Petits Culottés is the first eco-friendly nappy brand distributed through direct sales and short sales channels in France.

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