Management and Board

Chia Tek Yew

Chairman

Former Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Consulting business in East Asia (South East Asia and Greater China) and Vice President/General Manager of Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific. His last two years were spent heading an international executive search and talent management consultancy.

Titus Cheong

Executive Director

Most recently a Director with the Sampoerna Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to education, Mr. Cheong spent over 20 years in the financial and IT industries with multi-national corporations such as Thomson Reuters and Hewlett-Packard. He currently serves on the board of Redev Canada, a property investment company, and Kestrel Energy, a trading and investment company in natural resources.

Chia Poh Yok

Principal / Academic Coordinator

Most recently, a principal at an early childhood development school. Holds a Masters of Education with James Cook University, Australia and is ACTA certified. Her previous experiences include teaching in a Vocational Institute in Singapore and lecturing in the Nanyang Institute of Management. She had also helped to set up many schools across South East Asia.

Choo Li Peng

Financial Controller

After many years of finance experience as Senior Manager with multi-national companies such as Siemens & Beecham, Li Peng was most recently a Director with the Gilead Ear, Nose and Throat Centre in Singapore. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and has spent some time in Bourdeaux.

Christine Khor

Senior Marketing Manager

Coming to IAB from Informatics, one of the earliest private education institutions in Singapore, and AIT, Singapore, Christine has spent over 16 years in the education industry, covering areas such as Student Services and International Student Recruitment. She holds a Advanced Diploma in Business Administration.

Faculty

Sean Maguire

General Manager / Head of English

Having taught English with the GEOS Language System for many years, Sean was most recently the Academic Director of Shines Education, Singapore. His professional experience spans locations such as Osaka, New Zealand and Singapore and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology and Social Policy from Massey University, NZ.

Pushpanathan Veerasamy

Academic Head

Once the Academic Director with United Asia School of Management, Nathan was also previously the Head of the School for E-Learning & Technology at the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS). He holds a Masters of Education from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Australia.

Leslie Sim

Head of Tourism Management

Previously Director of Admissions at Bristol Business School, Singapore, Leslie helped to establish a Hospitality School with the AEC Edu Group, a listed company in the UK. He founded Pacific Unicollege, Singapore and authored various books on hospitality published by Pearson Worldwide. Appointed as a Resource member of Singapore Tourism Board.