CLASS NOTES
RICHARD SCANLAN BAgrSc
is still working in the same company but of Jiwin Public Relations in Dubai. The
’03, MSc (Agr) ’05
has been promoted. Her degree from UCD agency is a member of Dubai Holding and
has helped her a lot in her career. it mainly handles PR for Dubai Holdings’
Richard was auditor of the Ag Soc in hundreds of companies and global
2002/03. After graduating in 2005 he went CATHERINE (KATIE) interests. She loves financial
off to New Zealand to visit Mossie, worked
FITZSIMONS DBS ’03
communications and has finally found her
as a cheesemaker with Fonterra in niche.
Taranaki, North Island and is currently After completing the DBS course in UCD
dispatch manager with Dairygold Food Michael Smurfit School of Business, Katie BAKR ALSERHAN PhD ’04
Ingredients in Mogeely. Memories of UCD went on to work for the OPW on the
include “The Ag tea shop at 11am, event management of the EU Presidency, “Some of the best years of my life were
Sportsbar at any time, the women, Dutch which Ireland held in the first half of 2004. those in UCD. Everything there was great:
Gold, Fr Coote’s Sunday-morning sermons, Following that she enrolled in a HDip in university, friends and professors. I wish
ah, listen what an institution Ag was and Public Relations with the Irish Academy of those days could come back!” Bakr is now
still is. The Dublin Blue Stars v GAA Culchie Public Relations, and again found herself an assistant professor in marketing and
Allstars on Ag week, and Charlie Redmond walking the corridors of UCD. On management at United Arab Emirates
re-enacting the free kick in the Sportsbar completing that course, Katie worked for University. Only now can he appreciate
afterwards.” two and a half years as a marketing how patient his supervisor must have been
executive in Matheson Ormsby Prentice and how hard they worked to make him a
solicitors before packing her bags and doctor! “Thank you Aiden Kelly, Teresa
heading to Australia in September 2007 Brannick, Bill Roche and Jeraldine.”
for a year of travel and adventure.
COLUM O’KEEFFE BE ’04
STEFANO FUGAZZI MBS ’04
Colum completed a Master’s in Landscape
Stefano recently accepted a position at Architecture over two years in Edinburgh
Schroder Investment Managers in London after leaving UCD. He now lives in Dublin
SANDRA HARSHANATH
as regulatory finance assistant. Previously and works as a landscape architect. He has
BSc ’03
he was employed at Merrill Lynch been with his girlfriend Claire for over
Sandra earned a Master’s in Information International Bank as regulatory finance three years and is back playing rugby with
Technology from the Sri Lanka Institute of specialist where he gained valuable St Mary’s College RFC.
Information Technology (SLIIT) in 2007. As knowledge of the regulatory environments
an experienced IT skills provider, he is keen of Italy, France, Germany and Ireland.
to contribute with practical, applicable IT Stefano decided to move to London to
solutions to meet requirements of broaden his skills and knowledge and is
personalised consultation services. Sandra currently working on returns filed by
is also a member of the academic staff of Schroder to the FSA on behalf of its
the SLIIT since November 2000. investment management entities and is
gaining valuable exposure to the group’s
BRENDAN MORGAN MBA ’03 investment products and techniques.
SÜLEYMAN OKAN MA ’05
Brendan is the vice-president of Natural
Gas Derivatives Trading for Deutsche Bank. Since graduation, Süleyman has had a
He is the head flow trader for the NYMEX short brush with teaching art in a private
trading desk and has recently been university, which gave way to a job in the
relocated to Houston, Texas. first contemporary art fair of Turkey. He
has acted as its associate director in the
FATHIMA (SALIH) HATHY first two years, and it has become the
BSc ’03
largest international art fair of the region.
MALIHA AQEEL MA ’04
Süleyman is also regional consultant for
While working as a manager at Gateway Turkey and the Middle East for Louise
Computer Services (Pvt) in Sri Lanka Maliha is working full-time now as an Blouin Media, publishers to the art world.
Fathima enrolled for a degree at UCD. She account manager in the financial practice He is now taking a break from the fair and
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