Operations Management Team
Yuchen Xia
Nicholas Grenfell-Marten
Nicholas Grenfell-Marten
CEO
Mr Xia is an entrepreneur and accomplished
investment professional with over 15 years
experience in capital markets and business.
Mr Xia holds a MMath degree in
Mathematics and Statistics from Oxford
University. He is also a Chartered member of
the Chartered Institute for Securities and
Investment (MSCI).
Nicholas Grenfell-Marten
Nicholas Grenfell-Marten
Nicholas Grenfell-Marten
Chairman
School Management Board
35 years of school financial director and management experience, has been a governor of 5 schools, including
in the role of Chair and Treasurer. Nick is the former Chairman of Independent Schools' Bursars Association in the UK.
Hanghai Yu, Harry
Nicholas Grenfell-Marten
Hanghai Yu, Harry
CEO
Asia Pacific Region
Harry has worked in the education sector for a long time and has 25 years of rich management experience and market operation experience. He holds a PhD in Management, and Master degree in Linguistics.
Frances King
Michelle Hill
Hanghai Yu, Harry
Headmistress
Ruthin School
With 30 years of teaching and management experience in British and international schools, Frances is good at leading changes and integrating schools. She also holds a Master's degree from Oxford University.
Michelle Hill
Michelle Hill
Michelle Hill
Headmistress
Durham High School for Girls
25 years of teaching and management experience in British schools, focusing on students’ STEM education and career planning. Michelle is also undertaking her Masters degree in Educational Leadership.
Gareth Lloyd
Michelle Hill
Michelle Hill
Headteacher
Malvern St. James Girls' School
Gareth has served as the head of Stoke College, Cambridge, Times International College (IB) in Nanjing, China, and the head of St. John's College, Cardiff and Stratcliffe College, Leicester. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sheffield.
Senior Consultant Team
David Booker
Lijun Zhang, Cherry
Lijun Zhang, Cherry
Academic Consultant
35 years of experience in international school management and teaching. David holds a Bachelor's degree from Oxford University and two Master's degrees. He once held senior positions at the United World College and participated in the curriculum and syllabus design of the International Baccalaureate (IB) organization.
Lijun Zhang, Cherry
Lijun Zhang, Cherry
Lijun Zhang, Cherry
Management Consultant
10 years of work experience in Alibaba, former group organization development expert. She co-founded Entrepreneurial Yeast with Chaoling Yu, the former president of Alibaba Group, and has served more than 400+ publicly traded companies. Cherry holds a master's degree from the National University of Singapore.
Gang Jing, Edward
Lijun Zhang, Cherry
Gang Jing, Edward
Legal Consultant
Edward has extensive experience in domestic and overseas listings, private equity investments, and mergers and acquisitions of listed companies. He once worked at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a famous Wall Street merger and acquisition law firm in the United States. He holds a Master of Laws from Renmin University of China and another one from Northwestern University.