Professor Steven Haberman Takes the Reins at Cass Business School

Jan. 10, 2013 - PRLog -- "It is a great honour and privilege to start 2013 as Dean," said Professor Haberman, who was Cass Deputy Dean for 10 years. "Under Richard's exceptional leadership, the School made outstanding progress and it is my aim to continue building on this success."

Professor Haberman graduated in mathematics from the University of Cambridge, qualified as an FIA in 1975, and obtained his PhD and DSc in actuarial science from City University. He is a former member of both the Council of the Institute of Actuaries and the Financial Reporting Council's Board for Actuarial Standards and is a current member of Legal and General's Longevity Science Advisory.

An integral part of City University London, Sir John Cass Business School (http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/) is among the global elite of business schools that hold the gold standard of 'triple-crown' accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS).

Cass are consistently ranked amongst the best business schools and programmes in the world which, coupled with an established 40-year reputation for excellence in research and business education, enables them to attract some of the best academics, students and businesses worldwide.

Cass offers a full portfolio of globally renowned business and finance education with highly ranked programmes.   The Cass educational portfolio runs from Undergraduate programmes (http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate), ranked first in London and third in the UK for Business (The Guardian University Guide 2012), right through to the breakthrough research carried out by approximately 100 PhD students.

They are also the largest provider in Europe of specialist Masters courses (http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/courses/masters), with 18 programmes ranging from Actuarial Science through to Shipping. All of the Cass Masters courses are structured around industry demands and draw on the latest thinking from real-world practitioners.