Our People

Sam Alavi

Founder, Group CEO and Director

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John Gallaher (FCA)

Director

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Andrew McSweeney

Director

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Dr Neil Barns

Independent Chair and Director

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Phil Ker

Co-Founder and Director

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Glen Beal (CA)

Alternate Director

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Amin Soleimani (CA)

Chief Executive Officer

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Dr Farhad Mehdipour

Deputy Chief Executive - Academic Delivery & Research

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Mitchell Grant

Deputy Chief Executive - Operations

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Lisa Prinsloo

Head of People & Culture

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Kanika Hans

Head of IT & Technology Solutions

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Patricia Ostate

Strategic Development Associate

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Matt Rua

Maori Advisor

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Kim Hayward

Office Manager

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Dr Soniya Raju

Academic Coordinator

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Jesan Thaker

Sales & Marketing Director

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Arlo Ramos

International Market Manager

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Raminder Kaur

International Market Manager – Indian Sub-Continent

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Chenyang Yu

International Marketing Specialist - China

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Sudarshan Shukla

International Marketing Administrator

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Flora Dong

International Market Manager, China

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Katia Geraseva

Marketing Manager

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Bing Dai

Principal Lecturer

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Dr Indrapriya Kularatne

Principal Lecturer

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Dr Lorraine Skelton

Principal Lecturer

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Dr Olufemi Omisakin

Principal Lecturer

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Dr Edwin Rajah

Principal Lecturer

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Rajeev Chawla

Senior Lecturer

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Yury Zhukov

Senior Lecturer and Postgraduate Programme Manager

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Dr Philip Cass

Senior Lecturer

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Krish Naidu

Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Programme Manager

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Dr Sharan Singh

Senior Lecturer

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Dr Jimmy Sun

Senior Lecturer

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Jayani Dissanayake

Lecturer

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Dr Nishika Jayasinghe

Lecturer

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Chintan Patel

Lecturer

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Marianne Oru

Lecturer

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Dr Sean Quifors

Sessional Lecturer

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Dr Zagross Hadadian

Sessional Lecturer

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Steve Barnett

Sessional Lecturer

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Dr Yeshika Somarathna

Lecturer

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Dr Varun Bhardwaj

Sessional Lecturer

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Dr Hoda Hassani

Lecturer

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Bohan Fan

Lecturer

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Dr Shikha Shethia

Lecturer

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Priscy Dissanayake

Sessional Lecturer

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Dr Adrian Liew

Sessional Lecturer

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Soheila Mohammadyari

Teaching Fellow

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Arjan VanderBoon

Lecturer

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Jason Jin

Lecturer

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Dr Ibrahim Khudir

Sessional Lecturer

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Nisha Tharan

Teaching Fellow

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Thang Nguyen

Teaching Fellow

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Dr Wikus Erasmus

Head of Department - Applied Management and Information Technology

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Seema Chawla

Head of Department - Construction

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Dr Omer Altaf

Principal Lecturer

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Dr Priyanka Raina

Senior Lecturer

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Dr Srividya Krishnamoorthy

Senior Lecturer and Programme Manager

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Firas Almughrabi

Senior Lecturer

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Nishadi Sooriyamudalige

Sessional Lecturer

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Kajavathani Panchalingam

Lecturer

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Chinthaka Atapattu

Lecturer

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Saranga Weerawardana

Sessional Lecturer

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Sabrina Arklie

Lecturer

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Kavinda Yasith

Lecturer

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Syed Iqbal

Lecturer

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Elrasheid Elkhidir

Sessional Lecturer

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Wajhat Ali

Lecturer

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April Aryal

Sessional Lecturer

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Noushin Naraghi

Teaching Fellow

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Harshini Mallawaarachchi

Teaching Fellow

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Barry Quinico

Teaching Assistant

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Dr Naz Ebrahimi

Postgraduate Programme Manager

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Dr Waruni Hewage

Senior Lecturer & Programme Manager

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Dr Asanthika Imbulpitiya

Senior Lecturer

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Kathiravelu Ganeshan

Senior Lecturer

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Dr Barry Dowdeswell

Sessional Lecturer

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Dr Senaka Amarakeerthi

Senior Lecturer

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Dr Sonia Gul

Postgraduate Programme Manager

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Tariq Khan

Sessional Lecturer

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Phonis Ye

Sessional Lecturer

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Dr Hooman Zarreh

Sessional Lecturer

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Udara Samaratunge

Teaching Fellow

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Chamari Kithulgoda

Sessional Lecturer

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Dr Mohsen Pashna

Sessional Lecturer

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Vicky Ngo

Sessional Lecturer

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Dr Wikus Erasmus

Head of Department - Applied Management and Information Technology

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Olga Ustinova

Academic Support Services Manager

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Anuoluwapo Oladimeji

Academic Services Administrator

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Dr Simon Kitson

Learning and Teaching Projects Lead

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Ade Niyamae

Instructional Designer

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Adam Parkinson

Compliance & Assurance Lead and Learner Advocate (Te Kaihāpai)

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Dr Farhad Mehdipour

Deputy Chief Executive - Academic Delivery & Research

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Dr Mostafa Razi

Research Office Coordinator

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Dani Mao

Employability Manager

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Nicki Trueman

Employability Specialist

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Jitka Novak

Placement Specialist

Shezil Zakaria

Placement Coordinator

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Andrea Soares

Admissions Lead and Latin American Market Manager

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Tian Xia

Registrar & Data Analyst

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Nukes Quintana

Academic Registrar

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Yi Wang

Admissions and Enrolment Specialist

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Amy Matsuo

Admissions and Enrolment Specialist

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Atek Ullah

Enrolment Specialist

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Albbe Luo (CPA)

Finance and Registry Manager

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Jason Li

Junior Finance Analyst

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Amelia Funaki

Learning Support Advisor

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Shannon Leigh Wolfaardt

Learning Support Specialist

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Meenudie Silva

Learning Support Coordinator

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Sangya Sapkota

Podcast Host – What’s UP AIC

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Sue Park

Senior Student Success Advisor

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Lynnette Northey-Bossert

Senior Student Success Advisor

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Roxanne Bihag

AIC Student Representative

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Kanika Hans

Head of IT & Technology Solutions

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Riya Vishnoi

Software Developer

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Sonny Teio

ICT Manager

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Jason Singh

IT Helpdesk Support

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Reign Beato

IT Helpdesk Support

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Lisa Prinsloo

Head of People & Culture

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Rachel Boerlage

People Partner

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