2009-2010 Executive Team

Founder and President

(2009 – 2010)

George Kitchen, a second Year Management and Strategy student at Aston Business School, specialising in Accountancy and Finance. Founded Aston Entrepreneurs in 2009 in his 1st year at the university. Had an unplanned Gap Year in 2007/2008, following the decision to leave the Dental School at Newcastle University, in which he worked for 6 months and then travelled around Western Europe, to Russia and to South Africa on missionary work. Always an enterprising individual, he has always found the thrill and ultimate reward of working for oneself a preferred alternative!

Vice President

(2009 – 2010)

Scott Taylor, a second year student reading International Business & Economics. Scott has been entrepreneurial from an early age, at just fifteen he started his first venture, from which he has grown from strength to strength. Specialising in the area of online media and communications, Scott is currently Managing Director of numerous successful limited companies in the United Kingdom.

In his first year at Aston, Scott created AstonExchange.co.uk – a free marketplace for Aston Students to buy and sell books, event tickets, and anything else!

Vice President

(2009 – 2010)

Richard Leksell is a second year Business and Public Policy & Management student at Aston University. He has gained valuable experiences from working in India to studies at University of Pennsylvania – Wharton and was handpicked to represent Sweden in young leadership conferences in China and the United States. Summer 2009, Richard managed and operated successful online branding and advertising campaigns for a non-profit organization in Stockholm. He has great enthusiasm for entrepreneurship, new ventures and leadership and is close to starting a venture of his own.

CONTACT: http://www.richardleksell.com | leksellr :at: aston.ac.uk | SKYPE: richard.leksell | LinkedIn (url: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rleksell)

Finance Director

(2009 – 2010)

Konrad Kyrcz is a second year undergraduate student at Aston University studying International Business with German. He started his entrepreneurial career at a very young age helping in his family business. Recently he has gained some experience in various areas of business doing marketing projects, selling products and negotiating contracts in south of Poland. Apart from business he develops his interest in languages working for local council in Poland as an interpreter at international council meetings. At the moment he is thinking about starting his own business that is going to specialise in importing goods.

Funding Director

Entrepreneurship has always been a naturally strong aspect of my character, and it has led me into numerous successful personal business ventures with friends and fellow likeminded entrepreneurs throughout my teenage years and early adulthood which has funded two world trips in which I have gained not only some of the best memories of my life but invaluable experience how business is executed all over the world. However it would be naïve to elude from the failures I have also experienced, which have at times forced me to learn the hard, fast and even expensive way about our evolving business world. In spite of this I could never regret any of the ‘lesser triumphant’ projects as I believed in them just as much as I had done with to the winning ones, and for me that’s what being a young entrepreneur is all about, following your business nous whilst being ready to accept, learn and where necessary adapt from your varying degrees of success. I am currently in my second year at Aston University reading Business and Public Policy & Management.

IT Director

(2009 – 2010)

Alex Johnson is a third year student at Aston University studying Business & Management, currently on a twelve month Industrial Placement working as a supply & demand planner for a FTSE 30 company. He has always been a natural and avid entrepreneur, with particular successes in IT, where he has built up a wealth of experience designing, operating and selling websites & online businesses since 2003.

Funding Director

(2009 – 2010)

Govinda Tung is a second year student at Aston University currently studying Mathematics and Economics (BSc). He is passionate about mathematics and the financial world and regularly successfully trades on the FTSE 100. Having worked for Web Development Company in Bangalore he has gained a great deal of experience in online marketing and Search Engine Optimization. He has great drive and is extremely ambitious. His vision is to become a successful ethical entrepreneur and is setting up a Social Enterprise.

Events Director

(2009 – 2010)

Tharushi Ranatunga is a second year student studying Business and International Relations at Aston University. She is interested in the areas of Event Management and Human Resource Management and is currently on a summer internship at a multi-national cement company, working in their HR department. Tharushi has organized many successful events in back in her home country Sri Lanka and has also helped create a support network for tsunami-victims. She is highly dedicated to her work and likes using her creative skills for social entrepreneurship.

Events Director

(2009 – 2010)

Gemma Wilcox is a second year undergraduate student currently studying for a BSc in Business and Management, Gemma has always been buying and selling in various guises, then helping her dad start up a valeting business. She has carried out work placements with the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry where she worked in Business Initiative which is a department setup to help small businesses and to offer advice. Gemma has also worked as a project leader last year and ran a successful project. She is now looking to expand her experience and take on some new challenges.

Marketing Director

(2009 – 2010)

Miles Evans is a 2nd year Business and Management student at Aston University. Miles has been entrepreneurial from an early age, and currently runs a successful gardening business and e-bay shop. Last year he also won Aston University Dragon’s Den with an innovative new product. Miles has raised over £10,000 for various charities by organising musical concerts, and is helping to launch a charity CD this Christmas.

Marketing Director

(2009 – 2010)

Tashan Fernando, a second year Aston University student undertaking a BSC honours degree in International Business and Management. Tashan has a keen interest in Marketing and is currently working in a key marketing/PR role for an online social shopping company still in its infant stages. With a tremendous drive and passion for business, Tashan is constantly taking on challenges and opportunities to develop the breadth of his skills set, and wishes to eventually begin a career in management consultancy. However he is continuously seeking to find new business ventures and opportunities to seize head-on whenever they arise.

Membership Director

(2009 – 2010)

David Joseph, a second year Aston University student undertaking a BSC honors degree in Business and Management. David has always been entrepreneurial, starting from selling bits and bobs on Ebay, and then helping kick start his mothers business by creating and marketing a website, he is constantly looking for new ways to penetrate and enter the market. After his recent nine week internship for a highly world reputable company in India, David now feels he has the confidence to aim towards putting his innovative ideas into practice and creating his own business.