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Cass has 35 years’ of executive, non-executive and advisory experience, spanning various industries including media, technology, premium consumer goods, real estate and the arts. Her background is in finance, including as a senior equities research analyst with Deutsche Bank, and investment banking and private equity investing with Turnbull & Partners, Goldman Sachs LLC, and Carnegie, Wylie & Co (now Lazard). She has advised Federal and State governments alongside publicly listed and private businesses.
In addition to running her own corporate advisory firm, Cass currently chairs Carriageworks, the largest multi-arts precinct in Australia; Ultraceuticals, wholly Australian developed cosmeceutical company; and TRIBE, a global generator of instant branded content. She has previously Chaired ASX-listed Prime Media Group and managed its successful exit to SevenWest Media in late 2021.
Simon has worked in the fields of international marketing, education management and student recruitment since 2004. He began his career as the director of sales and marketing for a large US-based non-profit voluntourism business where he refined the skills of managing global sales teams and creating proactive marketing strategies to engage student-aged travellers.
He later joined RedHill Education and the General Manager of Marketing and supported the growth of colleges such as Greenwich English/Management College and Academy of Information Technology. Since moving over to Go Study in 2016, Simon has transformed the business into a powerhouse of student recruitment, an industry leader in education services and global marketing.
Simon is an advocate of student rights and welfare, having been a foundational supporter of the first ever NSE International Student Hub. He has an Executive MBA from University of Technology – Sydney, and has a passion for exploring creative collaborations to create new opportunities within the industry.
Simon has worked in the fields of international marketing, education management and student recruitment since 2004. He began his career as the director of sales and marketing for a large US-based non-profit voluntourism business where he refined the skills of managing global sales teams and creating proactive marketing strategies to engage student-aged travellers.
He later joined RedHill Education and the General Manager of Marketing and supported the growth of colleges such as Greenwich English/Management College and Academy of Information Technology. Since moving over to Go Study in 2016, Simon has transformed the business into a powerhouse of student recruitment, an industry leader in education services and global marketing.
Simon is an advocate of student rights and welfare, having been a foundational supporter of the first ever NSE International Student Hub. He has an Executive MBA from University of Technology – Sydney, and has a passion for exploring creative collaborations to create new opportunities within the industry.
Simon joined the board of ICT as a Non-Executive chairman in 2017 where he guided corporate governance of the business while working closely with the board and management to facilitate the turnaround of the company. Simon stepped down as chair in July 2022, and remains on the board as an independent non-executive director. He is a Partner in HWL Ebsworth’s Brisbane office and has over 25 years of legal practice.
Eve has over 40 years of education industry leadership and management experience peppered with commercial, government and consulting roles. She has worked in executive leadership roles at a number of exclusive Sydney independent schools, Stratco QLD, Australian Technical College, Carrick Education, Think Colleges, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, the Australian government funded Workforce Futures program, and Scentia. Eve has owned and operated large retail outlets, a global consultancy business, and a sports management and coaching business.
She is recognised as a global leader in the area of ‘indigenous workforce development’ having spoken at a number of international conferences on this topic over the years. Eve has held a number of board appointments including Athletics NSW, LugeAustralia, the Queensland Studies Authority, and Independent Higher Education Australia, along with several not-for-profits.
In her role she is responsible for managing organisational compliance with domestic and overseas legislation, education industry registrations and accreditations, compliance with various regulatory bodies, governmental reporting, and new course accreditations.
Currently, Eve is the lead representative for Independent Education providers working with government and the tertiary sector to see the return of international students, as well as contributing to a range of sector and government committees, working groups, advisory activities and consortia, and in her spare time provides support on a voluntary basis for various international student organisations in NSW.
Eve has undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in education as well as being qualified in corporate governance and risk management.
Glenn began his professional career in the audit division of Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), where he obtained his chartered accounting qualifications. He then worked for a number of organisations where he developed core competencies in leading business growth and transformation initiatives.
Glenn has built his broad commercial and strategic perspective across multiple business sectors including manufacturing, consumer goods, hospitality, retail and services. He has worked at large organisations including Lion Nathan (now Lion Co) and George Weston Foods, and at smaller entrepreneurial businesses including specialty retailer Macro Wholefoods Market (now owned by Woolworths Limited)
Glenn joined RedHill Education in 2012 and spent 9 years as CEO bringing about positive changes across operations, profitability and investor confidence. After iCollege acquired RedHill in 2021, Glenn took on the position of CEO of the merged company. He is looking forward to taking iCollege to new heights.
Glenn has developed broad strategic and operational leadership capabilities through performing senior executive roles across the consumer goods, hospitality, retail and services industry sectors. Glenn was appointed Chief
Executive Officer of RedHill Education Limited in 2012, and led that organisation through periods of significant transformation, expansion and high growth before the iCollege acquisition.
Glenn is an active advocate of the Australian private education industry, including through his position on the NSW Government’s International Education Advisory Board.
Shin has over 25 years of experience in leadership and management roles across multiple business sectors including tourism, hospitality, and tertiary education.
Shin joined the education industry in 2002, before joining Greenwich English College in 2006 as General Manager, with concurrent responsibilities from 2012 as General Manager Operations RedHill Education In 2015, Shin took on the role of General Manager Victoria, where he was responsible for establishing the RedHill campus in Melbourne, building and leading multiple teams in the successful launch and growth of six RedHill brands.
In his current role, he continues to oversee the Victorian operations, the management of property and material business contracts, and is looking at the next growth opportunities for iCollege.
Roxi started her career as a primary school teacher in her native country of Romania, and soon after decided to continue her studies at Transilvania University.
She worked as an English language and Romanian language teacher for 4 years in a high school in her hometown before relocating to Australia in 2004. When Roxi arrived in Australia, she became an English language teacher at Greenwich English College. In 2009 she was appointed to the role of Assistant Director of Studies, and in 2012 was promoted to Director of Studies. In 2017 Roxi was appointed as Greenwich Dean of Education to oversee all aspects of Greenwich course development and education delivery across its different campuses.
After 13 years of work at Greenwich College, Roxi was appointed to the role of General Manager overseeing all departments across Sydney and Melbourne campuses.
Ruby Biscuit has worked in the Education sector since 2001 in directorial, business development and academic leadership roles in the ELICOS, Vocational Training, Pathway Programs and Higher Education sectors for both domestic and international student markets. During her career Ruby has led multiple teams through complex organisational change processes within public, private and ASX listed education organisations.
She is particularly adept at building client-centric teams, best practice currency, organisational reputation, profit and sustainable structures while in leadership roles. Her leadership in the sector has been broadly recognised over the last decade through industry association board appointments, representation on government advisory panels and being chosen by the well-regarded English Australia Leadership Award.
Lisa is an experienced corporate lawyer, corporate affairs adviser and company secretary with particular experience working with emerging and high growth companies in the biotech, media & technology and oil & gas sectors. She has a very commercial approach and practical understanding of issues facing management after having held executive roles in private and ASX listed companies.
Adam (Apoorv) specialises in collaboration and coordinating businesses both internal and external to the organisation. This passion for collaboration began after earning a Bachelor of Commerce, with a major in Economics, and a Master of Business Administration, with a major in Finance.
Adam has spent years applying his expertise. He worked with Malaysian Airways as an auditor, Wesfarmers as a Financial and Reporting Analyst, and the Department of Housing as a Process Analyst and Operations Manager.
Adam takes pride in taking business above and beyond their expectations. Since joining iCollege in 2017, he has used his years of experience to provide empowering education programs and experiences across Australia.
Capital Training Institute, Celtic Training, and Sero Institute have implemented Adam’s coordination strategies and seen significant growth.
A believer in the power of collaboration and positive thinking, Adam is proud to lead others, enhance efficiency, and improve job satisfaction across iCollege.
He uses wellness measures in his own life, including meditation and exercise. He has represented various universities in national Squash competitions. He is always looking for new things to learn and ways to make ideas a reality.
Emma’s professional career spans over 20 years in a variety of business sectors including manufacturing, services, domestic real estate and education. The diversity of past roles in general management, operations, sales and human resource management has given Emma a sound commercial understanding of business and a strong ability to realise business outcomes.
Emma previously worked as General Manager Operations of theInternational School of Colour and Design. In this role she developed her passion for mentoring and motivating teams and focused her work on contemporary human resource management. She has since channelled this passion for constructive leadership through her current role as Head of People + Culture for iCollege. In her role, Emma is committed to delivering innovative, inclusive and impactful people strategies to support the business strategies within the organisation. With a People First philosophy, Emma believes that designing and delivering a people and culture strategy that maximises employee engagement and experience throughout the whole employee lifecycle, not only benefits the employees, but also adds value to the productivity and bottom line of the organisation.
Ash joined the board of ICT in 2017, prior to the acquisition of the Manthano assets. Since his appointment, Ash has been instrumental in the turnaround of the business through his experience in the vocational training market. Ash has worked with the operational team to achieve the highest quality of training and student experience.
Ash has enjoyed a successful business career building a variety of businesses in various sectors including retail, IT and education. Mr Katta is passionate about education business and has successfully built and run his own education businesses.
Badri joined the board of iCollege in May 2018 taking on the roles of Executive director and Chief Financial Officer. Badri has been significantly involved in all aspects of the business. His initial priorities were the redevelopment of all operating systems and restructure of the management team. Badri developed and supervised the cost management regime while working with the operations team to develop multiple domestic and international revenue streams.
Badri has now moved into a new and exciting role as the Head of Growth where he will be pursuing organic and inorganic growth opportunities for the company.
Sandra is a former Managing Director, CEO, and COO, Sandra Hook has held senior executive roles with some of Australia’s largest media companies including News Limited and Foxtel. She sits on a number of publicly listed, private and government boards and brings a strong focus on customer-centric growth and digital innovation at board level.
William Deane (Will) is a founder of venture capital firm Exto Partners and a director of a number of their investee companies. He has co-founded several high growth technology companies and was a co-founder of RedHill Education (acquired by iCollege in 2021).
Will previously practised as a corporate lawyer in Australia with Blake Dawson and in the United States with Skadden Arps and Sidley Austin with a focus of equity capital markets and mergers & acquisitions.
Michael has over 30 years of finance experience garnered across ASX listed and multinational companies across multiple business sectors including education, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, utilities and professional services.
Michael has worked at leading global organisations including Swiss based pharmaceutical company, Novartis, major ASX listed companies including AGL Energy Limited as well as smaller emerging entities.
Michael joined iCollege following the merger with RedHill Education, where he held the position of Chief Financial Officer.
Michael brings deep functional finance and operational experience to iCollege including operational finance expertise, leading M&A transactions and implementing large-scale system transformations.
Michael has extensive international experience and has lived and worked in Switzerland, Singapore, England and the USA.
Michael is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.