Nazim Uddin [FCCA, FHEA, MBA, BSc, BBM, PGDE (University of Cambridge)] is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Higher Education Academy (HEA). He has spent many years working at various UK universities and professional bodies as a lecturer, external examiner and assessor. This includes just over five years work as a lecturer at the University of East London, three years’ experience as a marker for the ACCA and he is currently an external examiner for the Newcastle University. He has significant shares in several private limited companies in the UK, which employ around 115 FTE staff in the UK. In addition to his distinguished academic and entrepreneurial background, he has voluntarily worked with many charitable organisations including acting as the treasurer and a trustee of the East London Citizens Advice Bureau.Nazim Uddin was born in Bangladesh and he studied at one of the poorest schools in his early life but secured first division for his secondary school certificate and higher secondary certificate. He gained a first class degree in business management from the University of Mysore in India and was the first Bangladeshi student to secure a first class degree from the University of Mysore. Nazim Uddin completed his MBA in Bangladesh and secured top-grade in the history of his University. In recognition of Nazim’s academic achievement in his MBA programme in Bangladesh, he received a gold medal which was presented to him by the president of Bangladesh. He was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award by the UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce and Industry” (UKBCCI) in their inaugural Business & Entrepreneur Excellence Awards 2016 in the presence of over 800 guests, made up of dignitaries, Lords, Ministers, MPs and prominent members of the business community.