UP Education Leadership
Executive Management Team
UP Education is underpinned by a robust governance and quality assurance structure, comprising of multiple Boards, Councils, Academic Boards and Committees. Its Executive Management Team comprise of a highly experienced group of leaders with proven track records in driving organisational success. With breadth of educational and commercial expertise, the Executive Management Team ensure operational excellence across the UP Education group in Australia and New Zealand.
Mark Rushworth
Mark joined UP Education in 2018, bringing senior leadership experience in a number of growth-orientated organisations, including 12 years as…
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Colm Saunders
Colm joined UP Education in 2018 as Chief Financial Officer.
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Craig Jones
Craig joined UP Education in 2020 bringing 18 years of senior leadership experience across multiple industries including the public sector,…
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Tim McFarlane
Tim joined UP Education in May 2019 as the group’s new Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.
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Tessa Tierney
Tessa joined UP Education in July 2024 as Chief Technology Officer with responsibility for the Group’s IT service management, technology…
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Suzanne Pearson
Suzanne Pearson is a leader that challenges conventional HR paradigms, drives innovative change and uses her expertise to improve UP…
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Sandra Poletto
Sandra has over 25 years experience in leadership and management positions in the private tertiary education sector in Australia. She…
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Chien Vu
Chien Vu leads Acknowledge Education (AE), comprising of Stott’s College, Front Cooking School, and Melbourne Language Centre.
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Ana Maria Rivera
Ana Maria leads the Yoobee Colleges Ltd group inclusive of Yoobee College of Creative Innovation, New Zealand School of Tourism, Elite…
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Kylie Wilson
Kylie leads the NZMA Group inclusive of NZMA, New Zealand Institute of Sport and The Culinary Collective.
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James Ward
James Ward leads the largest private provider of specialist early childhood education and Health and Wellbeing education in New Zealand.
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Ana Maria Rivera
Ana Maria leads the Yoobee Colleges Ltd group inclusive of Yoobee College of Creative Innovation, New Zealand School of Tourism, Elite…
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Kylie Wilson
Kylie leads the NZMA Group inclusive of NZMA, New Zealand Institute of Sport and The Culinary Collective.
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