Mr Peter Leith Polson |
Non-Executive ChairmanNon-Executive Director |
Mar 2007 |
Mr Polson has experience in the global financial services industry. Most recently as Managing Director of Colonial First State Group, the international funds management business within the Colonial Group, and before that as an executive with the Commonwealth Banking Group with responsibility for all investment and insurance services. These included the group's funds management, master funds, superannuation and insurance businesses and third-party support services for brokers, agents and financial advisers. He is currently Chairman of Avant Group Insurance Limited and Very Special Kids. Until October 2022, Peter was Chairman of Challenger Limited and Challenger Life Company Limited. Peter is also a Director of Avant Mutual Group Limited and Avant Group Holdings Limited.
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Mr Gregory (Greg) Charles West |
Non-Executive Director |
Dec 2006 |
Mr West is on the Council of the University of Wollongong and is Chair of the Audit Committee. Greg is a director of UOWGE Limited, a business arm of the University of Wollongong with universities in Dubai, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Greg is also a Director and Chair of Education Australia Limited and Education Centre of Australia Limited and Director of St James Foundation Limited Previously, Greg was Chief Executive Officer of a dual listed ASX biotech company. He has worked at Price Waterhouse and has held senior finance executive roles in investment banking with Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank, NZI and other financial institutions. Greg has experience in the education sector, investment banking and financial services.
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Ms Tracey Ann Horton |
Non-Executive Director |
Sep 2022 |
Ms Horton is an experienced company director with international experience in leadership and management in the education industry and management consulting. Tracey is currently a Non-Executive Director of Campus Living Villages Pty Ltd. Previously, Tracey served on the Boards of listed companies, including as Chair of Navitas and Non-Executive Director at Automotive Holdings Group, Skilled Group and Nearmap. She has held leadership roles in the not-for-profit sector, including President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA and Deputy Chair of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Ms Michelle Kim Tredenick |
Non-Executive Director |
Sep 2022 |
Ms Tredenick is a company director with experience in businesses operating in a range of industries, including banking, insurance, wealth management, education services, health insurance, superannuation, and technology. She also runs her own corporate advisory business advising boards and CEOs on strategy and technology. She currently serves on listed and private company boards. She is on the board of Urbis Pty Ltd, and a Non Executive Director and Lead Independent Director at First Sentier Investors Holdings Pty Ltd. Michelle served as a Non-Executive Director of the Bank of Queensland from 2011 to 2020 and Cricket Australia from 2015 to 2022. Michelle was also formerly a Director of the Ethics Centre and Zafin Labs Americas Inc., and a Senate Member of the University of Queensland.
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Ms Ariane Marie Barker |
Non-Executive Director |
Nov 2015 |
Ms Barker is a Board Member of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation since September 2013, where she Chairs the Governance Committee, the ARIA Investment Trust and is a member of the HR and Remuneration Committee. In June 2024 Ariane was appointed a Board Director and member of the Finance and Investment Committee at St Vincent's Health Australia. Ariane has experience in international finance, risk management, debt and equity capital markets and venture capital, with over 20 years in senior executive roles at JBWere (part of National Australia Bank), Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and HSBC in the United States, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia. She was previously the CEO of Scale Investors from 2017 to February 2021. Ariane is Chair of the Risk Committee.
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Mr Andrew David Barkla |
Non-Executive Director |
Aug 2015 |
Mr Barkla has experience in the technology, services, and software industry, with more than 20 years of management experience in roles across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and North America. Andrew was CEO and Managing Director of IDP Education from August 2015 until September 2022. Prior to joining IDP Education, Andrew worked for SAP as President of Australia and New Zealand. Before this, he held leadership roles at Unisys, including Vice President of Unisys' Asia Pacific Japan operations covering 13 countries, Member of Unisys' Global Executive Committee, and Chairman of Unisys West: a technology services joint venture between BankWest and Unisys. Earlier in his career, Andrew was Vice President and General Manager of PeopleSoft's Asia Pacific region prior to the company's acquisition by Oracle. Andrew is currently Chair of Capsifi and an Advisory Board Member at Guroo Learning.
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Mr Christopher Byron Leptos |
Non-Executive Director |
Nov 2015 |
Mr Leptos is the Chairman of Summer Foundation, Chairman of Liverty Housing, and the Independent Reviewer of the Food and Grocery Code under the Competition and Consumer Act. Previously, Chris was a Senior Partner with KPMG and Managing Partner Government at Ernst & Young where he had national responsibility for leading the public sector and higher education practice.
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Professor Colin J Stirling |
Non-Executive Director |
Feb 2018 |
Mr Stirling is the President and Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University and brings more than thirty years of experience in international education in Australia, the UK and the USA. Colin is currently a Director of both Education Australia Limited and the General Sir John Monash Foundation and has held other board positions across health, academic and community organisations.
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Ms Tennealle O'Shannessy |
Chief Executive OfficerManaging Director |
Feb 2023 |
Ms O'Shannessy has over 25 years of professional experience, including scaling online education and employment platforms and e-commerce businesses. Prior to joining IDP, Tennealle was CEO of Adore Beauty, Australia's online beauty retailer, where she led the listing of the company on the ASX in 2020. Prior to this role, Tennealle spent almost ten years with SEEK, a global market leader in online employment marketplaces and education services, where she held the role of Managing Director - Americas. Whilst at SEEK, she also held a number of global strategy-focused positions, including the start-up and scaling of Online Education Services, a public-private partnership between SEEK and Swinburne University. Earlier in her career, Tennealle was a consultant with global tier-one management consulting firm Kearney, focusing on strategic and operational CEO-agenda issues.
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Mr Ashley Warmbrand |
Company SecretaryGeneral Counsel |
Apr 2021 |
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Harmeet Pental |
Chief Operating Officer |
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Warwick Freeland |
Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director IELTS |
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Ashley Warmbrand |
Company SecretaryGeneral Counsel |
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