Istruzione e Formazione
upGrad creates UK Board with four prominent figures in global education
Sir Deian is currently Principal Advisor at Wells Advisory and Associate Partner Anderson Quigley. Sir Deian was previously Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive at London South Bank University (2001-2009) and Expert Adviser, First Minister of Wales (2012-2020). Also on the board is Julie Mercer , who was Global Industry lead for Deloitte's Education Practice over her 20 years there and is currently a partner at Cairneagle Associates. Another seasoned professional on the board is Dr. Kishore Sengupta , who has been associated with INSEAD and Naval Postgraduate School , California in the past and is now Reader in Operations at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. Rounding up this quad of illustrious leaders is Ashwin Assomull who is currently a partner at LEK Consulting, and a former Partner and Member of the Emerging Market's Leadership Team at the Parthenon Group.
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The edtech company aims to build a strong UK-based business operation to help expand in the region and undertake development plans in the global markets. The board comes with vast experience and myriad skillsets, well-equipped to attract, and build meaningful partnerships, understand the market and its ever-evolving requirements, and build credibility for the brand.
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Appointment of the illustrious board members comes within a month of the onboarding of Zubin Gandevia as CEO, Asia-Pacific . In 2020, upGrad had also announced an appointment of Saranjit Sangar taking over as the CEO, UK & EMEA. By strengthening its leadership team, upGrad is all set to expand its penetration into the international markets.
upGrad is an international higher edtech leader, offering 100+ courses in Data, Technology, Management, Arts, etc., in collaboration with universities like Deakin Business School ( Australia ), Duke CE (US), LJMU (UK), IIT Madras ( India ), etc. upGrad is India's #1 startup (LinkedIn's Top Startups 2020) and is amongst GSV Global EdTech 50 List.
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Sohini Sen
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