Our Team
Henryk Sterniczuk
Henryk
is currently Director of the MBA program at University of New Brunswick Saint
John. Prior to this he was Director of International Programs and Executive
Education, and held other various capacities since his arrival at UNBSJ in 1995
from Pennsylvania State University. He is also Chairman of the Board at Ukrainian
Management Foundation in Kiev, of which he was a founder. He has also/ continues
to act as an organizer for the Center for Market Economy at Graduate School
of Business and Economics, Almaty, Kazakhstan. (an executive training center
to enhance reforms in Kazakhstan), organizer and President, International Center
of Privatization , Investment and Management, Kiev, Ukraine, organizer, Institute
of Privatization and Management, Minsk, Belarus, organizer and President, Institute
of Privatization and Management, Moscow, Russian Federation, organizer and President,
International Foundation for Capital Market Development and Ownership Changes,
School of Finance and Management, Warsaw, Poland.
Dr Sterniczuk is a noted lecturer worldwide and brings extensive knowledge and experience to the areas of strategic management, governance and economic development, and most of all in international trade and development. His exposure with economies in North America or Europe will provide unique perspectives in analyzing and recommending strategic approaches for economic, business or cultural growth of your operations. Henryk has a Ph.D. in Management from the Polish Academy of Science, and a Masters in Industrial and Organizational Sociology from Warsaw University.
Charles Davis
Charles
has more than twenty five years of professional experience in Canada and internationally
in innovation policy and management, with a focus on small businesses, R&D
management, development of innovation-intensive industries, and business development.
He has developed a business-oriented graduate and undergraduate teaching program
in innovation management with courses in IT management, electronic commerce,
customer relationship management, new products management, enterprise integration,
competitive strategy, and consumer behavior. Charles’ current research
interests have to do with entrepreneurship and new firm formation in media industries,
innovation clusters, work cultures, IT adoption, and product development.
Charles is the author of more than a hundred scientific publications and reports, and has received numerous research grants from federal scholarly granting agencies, international agencies, and private firms in Canada.
Charles earned his Ph.D. from the Université de Montréal in Science and Technology Policy and Management in 1983. His list of consulting clients includes the World Bank, UNESCO, Industry Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, other national governmental agencies, and various private firms. Charles teaches in the Faculties of Communication & Design and Business at Ryerson University in Toronto.
Florin Vladica
Florin
provides a unique set of skills knowledge and expertise, resulting from extensive
work in business and market development. Recently, Florin actively built and
sustained a portfolio of innovative relationships that would enhance the financial
and strategic positioning of the University of New Brunswick Saint John, within
Canada and overseas. His track of successes, while employed by Philip Morris,
includes extensive training programs in Romania, Macedonia, Slovenia, or Croatia.
Florin also was involved in complex trade development projects in Central and
Eastern European markets, requiring in-depth knowledge about the external environment,
as well as internal analysis of affiliates from countries in the region.
Florin brings strong project management skills with the ability to deliver within deadlines and as agreed, and a solid background in business and academic research, data collection and data interpretation skills. His experience with working for major multinationals in international projects with multiple stakeholders and multicultural teams will contribute to better understanding of the economic, business and cultural environments.
Florin holds an MBA in E-Business from University of New Brunswick, and an Executive MBA from University of Washington at Seattle & ASEBUSS Bucharest.