AMIELLE LAKE BA, MBA loves to write. Her up-till-now career has had her in senior marketing finance roles throughout diverse industries, from mining to finance to software. She is passionate about finance and about the way people interact. It is these interests that form the foundation for her professional and artistic work. Ms. Lake has published numerous articles in both academic, trade and general media outlets. She received an International MBA with distinction from the Northampton Business School and an International Management Diploma from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce et Management. Amielle Lake also received a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia. The Elephant Hunters is Amielle's first book.

ANDREW KAKABADSE is Professor of International Management Development, Cranfield School of Management, UK. Andrew was the H. Smith Richardson Fellow at CCL, North Carolina, USA and is Visiting Professor at the University of Ulster; Macquarie Graduate School of Management; Thunderbird and at Swinburne University. His research covers boards, top teams and the governance of governments. He has published 26 books, 169 articles and 16 monographs. Andrew is co-editor of the Journal of Management Development and Corporate Governance:International Journal of Business in Society.

NADA K KAKABADSE BSc Grad.Dip MSc MPA PhD is currently Professor in Management and Business research at the University of Northampton Business School and the co-editor (with Andrew Kakabadse) of the Journal of Management and Corporate Governance: International Journal of Business in Society. Nada has published widely in areas of leadership, application of IS/IT corporations, corporate governance, government, boardroom effectivness, diversity management and ethics, including 10 books, 49 chapters in international volumes, 3 monographs and over 100 scholarly and reviewed articles. Nada has acted as a consultant to numerous public and private sector organizations.