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  • University of Iowa
  • Summer 2015

Angelo Balest 09/30/16

Angelo Balest is a senior LIFE trainer for Executive Oxygen. He holds an MBA from the University of Kansas (CIMBA), a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Padua, and is a recognized entrepreneur. His experience in building and managing companies and his growing awareness of the leadership gap motivated him to become an integral […]

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Sarah Vigmostad 08/04/16

“This is such a great study-abroad program for everyone, both the first-time traveler abroad and those who are experienced travelers. The format of the program is wonderful – it’s structured enough that you don’t have to do a lot of prep work or research before you..

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H. S. Udaykumar 08/04/16

“CIMBA students are smart, curious, and are self-selected because they want to know more about the world and to explore the unfamiliar. This makes them very interesting students to teach…

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Eric Olson 08/04/16

“Personally for me, being involved in CIMBA has been a great asset in multiple ways. It has allowed me to expand my repertoire of knowledge about the workings of Italian businesses and the European business environment from an…

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Samuele Zanella 07/25/16

Samuele Zanella was the Part-time Student of the Year for 2015. The award is an acknowledgement of the many challenges he overcame to earn his MBA after two long years of balancing work, family, and classes. Samuele said that “leaving work for a month was not at all easy, and I still had to handle many of my job responsibilities […]

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Lou Fabiano 07/25/16

Lou Fabiano is the COO of a small equity research firm located in Toronto, Canada. The CIMBA program had a huge impact on his career and life. Lou commented on his experience in Italy. “I went to school with kids from all over the […]

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Gerardo Sanchez 07/25/16

After graduating in 1994, when the CIMBA program was in Pordenone, Italy, Gerardo joined Nestle as a Product Manager, moved to the Switzerland headquarters as a Confectionery Strategic Business Manager for Latin America, then moved to […]

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Scott Newton 07/25/16

Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, Scott Newton joined the CIMBA MBA class of 2002 after working with Avis Budget Group for 8 years. Like many of us, Scott’s time at CIMBA was transformational and today he is […]

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Martina Franzini 07/25/16

Martina Franzini is from Bassano del Grappa, a town located close to Asolo in Northern Italy. Today she lives and works in Milan, as she has for many years. She is a Marketing Manager at Galderma, a multinational company belonging to the Nestlè Group. Within Galderma she […]

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Alok Tiwari 07/25/16

Alok is from India. He was a software engineer before he was accepted into the CIMBA Program, which helped him excel in management and entrepreneurship skills. After CIMBA, he joined an Italian Company “CLIVET” as a General Manager – Corporate Strategy. He was later promoted to the CEO, responsible for overseeing their Indian Operations. In 2013, he started his own company “Venezia Food & Beverages Pvt. Ltd.” which […]

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About CIMBA Italy

CIMBA (in English, pronounced chim – buh) offers dynamic, personal, and affordable study abroad, MBA, and executive programs in Paderno del Grappa at the base of the Italian Alps in Northern Italy—just an hour north of Venice.

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