The Business Relations Team
Matthias Feist - Head of Careers & Business Relations
Matthias Feist holds a Master's degree in Japanese
studies, intercultural communication and psychology from Munich
University. He has been working in the careers field since 1998.
His experience outside the Regent's College London family includes
Munich University, London Business School, and London Metropolitan
University's Business School.
He also has experience in industry with Siemens. Since 2011, he
is the chair of the Placements in Industry Network (PlaceNet),
promoting work placements to improve student and graduate
employability. He is also actively involved with other professional
bodies and work based learning organisations, aiming to influence
HE and employability policy and relationships between Universities
and graduate recruiters.
Julian Childs - Business Development
Julian joined the Business Relations Team in October 2011 as the
Senior Business Developer, following two and a half years as a
Career Coach at Regent's College London. His 30 year career spans
from Sales, Marketing, Advertising, Management Consultancy,
Outplacement, Charities and Social Enterprise. This together with
his extensive business contacts and passion for connecting people
equips him well for this role.
Alongside supporting and coaching entrepreneurial students and
alumni to set up in business and develop their careers, his main
responsibility is to source valuable external collaborations for
Regent's College London. These can generate tangible outcomes
including work experience, internships, dissertation projects and
job listings for students, post-graduates and our alumni too.
Chris Sleeman - Senior Business Relations
Officer
Chris joined the Careers and Business Relations
Department in the summer of 2011. He is a lateral thinker who
enjoys engaging with businesses in innovative ways.
Having enjoyed 5 years+ working for a private consultancy firm
delivering Business Support, Training, Network building and Project
Management, Chris is now relishing his role leading the Business
Relations team.
He is constantly looking for exciting ways in which Regent's
College London can work with Businesses of all sizes from all
sectors and is likely to invite you on to campus for a coffee and a
show round at the drop of a hat!
Sheepa Miah - Business Relations Officer
Sheepa graduated in 2010 with a BA (Hons) Business Studies
degree from The University of Brighton. She joined the Careers and
Business Relations Department at Regent's College London in the
summer of 2011 after working in the Brighton Business School's
Industrial Placements Office at The University of
Brighton.
Having also carried out a one year placement herself working as
a Work-Flow Manager in the UK Border Agency at The Home Office, she
has experience working in both student and business facing roles
and integrates these skills and knowledge to develop Business
Relations at Regent's College London.
Being a graduate in this economic climate, Sheepa clearly
understands the struggles both students and businesses are
experiencing in the job market first hand.
Page last updated 7/8/2010