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E X E C U T I O N
L E A D E R S H I P
FINANCE
FUNDAMENTALS
FOR EXECUTIVES
NEW
PERSONALIZED
DIGITAL LEARNING
W O R L D W I D E
IN OPEN PROGRAMS
4 CONSECUTIVE YEARS
- 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 - 201 4 - 2 01 5 Financial Times
Finance Fundamentals for Executives (FFE) is part of a new
offering of personalized and flexible cloud-based programs
which enable you to develop your global leader skills from any
location:
» Expand your knowledge and drive your own development
» Enjoy the flexibility of a cloud-based program combined with IMD’s
real world, real learning approach
» Benefit from personalized feedback at every step of the program
» Work on an individual action learning project and apply what you learn
each week to your current business challenges
» Network and learn with a select group of accomplished business
professionals
» Earn an IMD executive education certificate
» Become an IMD alumnus/alumna
WHAT
TO SUCCEED IN TODAY’S FAST-PACED BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT, EXECUTIVES NEED TO UNDERSTAND
AND DRIVE THE STRATEGY OF THEIR COMPANY ON
THE BASIS OF SOUND FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES.
MASTERY OF A WIDE RANGE OF COMPLEX FINANCIAL
CONCEPTS AND TOOLS HAS THEREFORE BECOME ESSENTIAL
FOR FINANCE AND NON-FINANCE PROFESSIONALS ALIKE.
Finance Fundamentals for Executives (FFE) provides a comprehensive
review of financial analysis and managerial finance, and helps you develop
the intuition for solving key financial problems, analyse alternatives
in decision making and formulate value-maximizing strategies.
FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS FOR EXECUTIVES WILL ENABLE YOU TO:
» Refresh and broaden your understanding of fundamental financial concepts and tools
» Understand the key ingredients of long-term value creation
» Contribute to enhanced value creation within your business unit/
organization
» Make better informed decisions
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Finance Fundamentals
for Executives
IMD is the expert in developing global leaders.
Find out how we can help you on your global leader journey at: www.imd.org/global-leader.
WHO
Finance Fundamentals for Executives is designed to deliver a
practical approach to finance for non-financial managers in
any functional area, who want to probe further and grasp the
fundamentals of strategic finance issues.
HOW
LEARNING FRAMEWORK
This eight-week digital program begins with a deep dive into
financial statements and financial analysis. As the program journey
progresses, you will discover how working capital requirements
relate to the firm’s liquidity and sustainability in terms of growth and
competitiveness. Capital markets, project valuation and financial
policies are also covered in depth. Overall, the program demonstrates
how financial decisions create value.
Program Director
Nuno Fernandes
Portuguese
Professor in Finance
PhD IESE Business School
Individual assignments, virtual group work, case studies, readings,
video summaries, personalized feedback from your program coach,
peer reviews with other participants from across the globe, and
personal reflection moments – are all combined to stimulate your
thinking, unlock new insights, change habits, and firmly embed the
learning.
You will leave the program with a clear understanding of your
own company’s financials and the impact you can make on these
financials.
GAIN IMD CERTIFICATION
This program requires approximately 4-6 hours of work per week
during an eight-week period. It is intensive and demanding, and is
designed to stretch your thinking. Successful and timely completion
of the weekly assignments and summative action learning
assessment at the end of the program, will lead to IMD certification.
WHERE
This is a digital program which can be completed anywhere in the world.
WHEN
DURATION: 8 WEEKS OFFERED TWICE A YEAR
FFE 1
FFE 2
May 4 – June 28
October 12 – December 6
2015
2015
FFE 1
FFE 2
May 2 – June 24 October 3 – November 25 2016
2016
FEE 2015:
For individual participants
CHF 3’900 / CHF 3’500 IMD alumni
For Corporate Learning Network members
Corporate Learning Network member corporations receive a number of
complimentary seats in addition to a wide range of further benefits and
services. If you are applying via your corporation, please check internally
that you are eligible to apply before submitting your program application
form.
HOW CAN I APPLY?
Download the application form
HOW CAN MY COMPANY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATE
LEARNING NETWORK?
For further information, contact a Program Advisor at + 41 21 618 07 00 or
at [email protected].
IMD is ranked
in executive education worldwide
(Financial Times 2008-2015) and
in open programs worldwide
(Financial Times 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015).
The IMD Difference
Why IMD?
»We are 100% focused on real-world executive development
»We offer Swiss excellence with a global perspective
»We have a flexible, customized and effective approach
www.imd.org
ALUMNI BENEFITS
As a former participant in an IMD program, you gain membership to
our Alumni Network, with more than 80,000 members worldwide,
and have access to a number of alumni benefits. Find out more
at: www.imd.org/alumni.
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