Warwick Business Schools Howard Thomas is the new chairperson of AACSB International

Howard Thomas, dean of Warwick Business School and Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Warwick (United Kingdom), began his term July 1, 2009 as chairman of the board of directors of AACSB InternationalThe Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In addition to serving as Board Member (20002004) and vice chair-chair elect (20082009), Thomass volunteer work with the association includes participation on numerous committees, most recently serving as chair of the Committee on Issues in Management Education (CIME)the committee charged with identifying and researching primary AACSB thought leadership initiatives. He served as a member of the Ethics Education Task Force, Faculty Leadership Task Force, and the Management Education Task Force. Thomas has also played an active role in the AACSB accreditation process by serving as a member and/or chair of several peer review teams, and a member of both the Peer Review Improvement Task Force and the Branding Task Force. As chairman, Thomas succeeds Richard A. Cosier, PhD, dean and Leeds Professor of Management at the Krannert Graduate School of Management and School of Management, Purdue University (20082009).

In addition to Thomas, 29 other prominent management education and business professionals from institutions around the world will serve on the AACSB board for 20092010. We congratulate our new and returning board members, and thank our member schools for their enthusiastic participation in the electoral process, said John J. Fernandes, president and chief executive officer of AACSB International. AACSB will benefit from the significant wisdom, experience, and leadership that these individuals bring to the board.

We look forward to their many contributions in the year ahead. Officers include Andrew J. Policano, vice chairchair elect, University of California, Irvine (USA), Susan M. Phillips, secretary-treasurer, The George Washington University (USA); and John J. Fernandes, president and chief executive officer, AACSB International.

Board members with terms expiring in 2010 are W. Randy Boxx, Shenandoah University (USA); Richard A. Cosier, immediate past chair, Purdue University (USA); Sara M. Freedman, Oklahoma State University (USA); William H. Glick, Rice University (USA); Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Arizona State University (USA); Barbara H. Nemecek, University of WisconsinRiver Falls (USA); Yingyi Qian, Tsinghua University (China); Martin Schader, Universitaet Mannheim (Germany); and George E. Stevens, Beta Gamma Sigma (USA). Board members with terms expiring in 2011 are Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, Florida State University (USA); Alison Davis-Blake, University of Minnesota (USA); Stuart I. Feldman, Google Inc. (USA); Yash P. Gupta, Johns Hopkins University (USA); Xavier Mendoza, ESADE (Spain); Gail K. Naughton, San Diego State University (USA); Peter Wolnizer, The University of Sydney (Australia). Board members with terms expiring in 2012 are Fernando DAlessio, Pontificia Universidad Catlica del Per (Per); Linda R. Garceau, East Tennessee State University (USA); Ellen J. Glazerman, Ernst & Young LLP (USA); Jaime Alonzo Gomez, Instituto Tecnolgico y de Estudios Superiores de MonterreyCampus Monterrey (Mexico); Thierry Grange, Grenoble Ecole de Management (France); Finn Junge-Jensen, Copenhagen Business School (Denmark); Linda A. Livingstone, Pepperdine University (USA); Michael Patry, HEC Montral (Canada); Robert S. Sullivan, University of California, San Diego (USA); John E. Williams, Morehouse College (USA). AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), founded in 1916, is an association of almost 1,200 educational institutions, businesses and other organizations in 71 countries. AACSBs mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation.