BBC: Ukraine war – Professor tells of elderly mother’s death in Mariupol
Ukraine-born Professor of Finance Andrei Kirilenko is interviewed by the BBC “Today” programme on Radio 4 about his 85-year-old late mother, who lived in the besieged city of Mariupol. Read the full article [bbc.co.uk]…
The Globe and Mail: Opinion – The destruction of my hometown of Mariupol is something I can never forgive
Andrei Kirilenko, Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes about the Ukraine war. “I was born and raised in Mariupol, Ukraine. My 85-year-old immobile mother was there when the Russian invasion began. I last spoke with her five…
Cambridge Network: Cambridge Festival to host a series of high-profile talks on Ukraine
Andrei Kirilenko, Professor of Finance and Director of the Doctoral Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, will be speaking at the Cambridge Festival, which begins today and runs until the 10th of April. The festival will be hosting a series…
Reuters: Nestle to suspend ‘vast majority’ of sales in Russia
Nestle is to halt the sale of a wide range of brands in Russia amid Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism of the world's biggest food company for its continued presence in the country. Before its move Wednesday, Nestle was denounced…
Ukraine: medics in conflict zones
Mark de Rond, Professor of Organisational Ethnography at Cambridge Judge Business School, embedded with military surgeons in Afghanistan for six weeks. He describes the challenges faced by doctors and nurses in conflict zones like Ukraine. Quite aside from the deadly…
Opinion: Gas and war
Dr Chi Kong Chyong of the Energy Policy Research Group at Cambridge Judge Business School says that Russian gas will fund Putin’s war on Ukraine no matter what decisions Europeans might take. Would Europe cutting off Russian oil and gas…
Newsfeeds: Ukraine war – Boris pledges ‘new Marshall Plan’ to rebuild country after Putin’s war
Dr Chi Kong Chyong, Research Associate for the Energy Policy Research Group at Cambridge Judge Business School, warned that stopping the flow of Russian oil and gas into Europe may not be the ‘hammer blow’ that Western countries are looking…
BBC News: Ukraine – Cambridge professor fears for elderly immobile mother in Mariupol
Andrei Kirilenko, Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School, fears for the safety of his elderly, immobile mother, after Russian troops surrounded Mariupol, in Ukraine, where she lives. Kirilenko said his mother Svetlana, 85, did not want to leave…
SoundCloud: Andrei Kirilenko, CJBS faculty, talks about the Ukrainian invasion
Andrei Kirilenko, Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School, talks about the Ukrainian invasion. “The world is imposing unprecedented sanctions against Russia: this looks already like World War three to me”, he says. Listen to the podcast [Soundcloud.com]…
Ignites Europe: Ukraine war ‘real test’ for ESG managers
Andrei Kirilenko, professor of finance at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on poll suggesting fund managers should be looking to sell their investments in Russian companies. “It really would be quite appropriate for ESG considerations to include the business practices…