Squadron Leader Paul Sykes, Personal Staff Officer at RAF Innsworth, was the first graduate of the MBA/LS. Paul graduated from the programme in November 2004. He comments: “The MBA experience has been fantastic and one that I would certainly recommend to anyone who is serious about their own personal development.”

Liz Jones, Organisational Effectiveness Manager at Pfizer, graduated from the MBA/LS in 2005. She says: "I work in organisational effectiveness, and much of my work is about understanding how to help the organisation become better at what it does through people. A key component of this is leadership. I found my dissertation particularly valuable …. I have shared my findings within the organisation and more work is planned to follow up the recommendations ….I hope to continue my association with The Trust through the alumni …"