Andrew was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at IDP Education in August 2015.

Andrew has extensive experience in the technology, services and software industry, with over 20 years of senior management experience in roles across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and North America.

Prior to joining IDP Education, Andrew worked for SAP as President of Australia and New Zealand.

Prior to his role at SAP, Andrew held leadership roles at Unisys, including as Vice President of Unisys’ Asia Pacific Japan operations covering 13 countries, as Member of Unisys’ Global Executive Committee and as 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.

Ariane was appointed as a Non-Executive Director to IDP Education at the completion of its IPO in November 2015 and is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

As the CEO of angel investor network, Scale Investors, Ariane works to facilitate investment for female entrepreneurs and gender balanced startups who are in early stage businesses. She is a board member of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), a member of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) Investment Committee, and is a former Board Member of Emergency Services & State Superannuation (ESSSuper).

Ariane has extensive experience in international finance, risk management, and debt and equity capital markets, having worked in executive roles with JBWere (part of National Australia Bank), Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and HSBC in the United States, Europe, Japan and Hong Kong.

Ariane holds a degree in Economics and Mathematics and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). 

David was appointed as a Non-Executive Director at IDP Education in February 2011. He served as foundation Vice-Chancellor of Federation University Australia from 2014-2016 and was previously Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ballarat, from 2006-2014.

David’s previous senior appointments have been at universities in Australia and New Zealand and he has undertaken consultancies for UNESCO, the OECD and various government agencies.

He was previously Chair of the Australian Regional Universities Network, is currently on the Board of Directors for the Melbourne Institute of Technology and is an Adjunct Professor at Southern Cross University. 

David is also a Director on the Board of Education Australia Limited.

Colin was appointed as a Non-Executive Director at IDP Education in February 2018.

Colin is the President and Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University and brings over thirty years of experience in international education in Australia, the UK and the USA.

He also holds a number of other board positions across health, academic and community organisations and is the current Chair of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group and a board member of the Business/Higher Education Round Table (BHERT).

Educated at the University of Edinburgh, and with a PhD from the University of Glasgow, Colin began his award winning scientific career at the University of California, Berkeley.

Greg was appointed as a Non-Executive Director at IDP Education in December 2006. He is a Chartered Accountant with experience in investment banking and financial services. Greg is Chief Executive Officer of the ASX listed biotech, Benitec Biopharma Limited, a Council member of the University of Wollongong and a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of UOWD Limited (a business arm of Wollongong University). Greg is also chair of Education Australia and a Director of the St James Foundation.

Previously Greg 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.

Chris was appointed as a Non-Executive Director at IDP Education in November 2015.

His other Board roles include Chairman of .au Domain Administration Limited, Deputy Chairman of Flagstaff Partners, Non-Executive Director of Arete Capital Partners, and President of the National Heart Foundation. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of The University of Melbourne Faculty of Business & Economics, the Advisory Council of Asialink, a Professorial Fellow at Monash University, a Governor of The Smith Family, and a Fellow of the AICD.

He was previously 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. Chris retired as Deputy Chairman of Linking Melbourne Authority in December 2015.

Earlier in his career, Chris was General Manager of Corporate Development for Western Mining Corporation and Chief of Staff to Senator John Button. He was a member of the Infrastructure Planning Council of Victoria and the Australian Information Economy Advisory Council.

Chris has lived and worked in Jakarta, Shanghai, Tokyo, London and Toronto, and in 2000, was designated a Member of the Order of Australia for services to business and the community.

Simon was appointed CEO of The Hotcourses Group in 2015 having held a number of senior management roles in the business since joining in 2000.

He joined the IDP global leadership team when Hotcourses was acquired by the business in 2017.

Simon is based in London and leads the strategic direction and operational delivery of the Hotcourses Group. He is also responsible for key partnerships, developing people and culture.

He graduated in Economics from the University of Warwick.