Background

Professor Howard Ward worked at CEMI and CEIBS from 1984 to 2010 as a founding member of the Executive Education Department and specialized in the design and delivery of Company Specific Programs. Prior to working with CEIBS, Professor Ward was employed full-time by Manchester Business School. He has also been a visiting faculty member at business schools in France, Spain, Italy and Russia.

Academic

Professor Ward teaches managing change, organizational behavior, leadership, cross-cultural team building and human resources. He designs and teaches Company Specific Programs that are a blend of consultancy and executive education. They focus on development at two levels: firstly at the level of the individual participants; secondly at the level of the organization by suggesting ways of improving organizational effectiveness.

Corporate

Professor Ward has rich management experience. He worked for 9 years with Michelin Tyre Co., in France, England and Ireland. He initially worked in the commercial department before moving into Human Resources for the last 5 years. When he left Michelin, he was HR Manager for the Ballymena factory in Ireland.

Prof. Ward’s executive education and consulting clients include BBK, Oppo, Huawei Technologies, Ping An Insurance, Lenovo, Dong Sheng Oil, L’Oreal, Nestle, Orient International, Atofina, Schneider, Novozymes, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, Novartis, Eli Lilly, AP Moller, CNOOC, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, Celstar, Bright Dairy, Four-Ring Pharmaceuticals, Kodak, Intellectech and Heng Yuan Xiang. In addition, Professor Ward has also done many consulting projects for SOEs, including the establishment of Bright Dairy in 1996.