UOW COLLEGE HONG KONG (UOWCHK) - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Australia General Manager
Felix Lanceley was appointed as General Manager of UOW College Australia in August of 2019.
Prior to this, as Director of Student Services and Academic Registrar of the University of Wollongong in Dubai, Felix had oversight of the University's core administrative and student services units, as well as the University Library and Student Residences. He also acted in the capacity of interim Director of the UOWD Language Studies Centre.
Felix's first association with UOW College was as Manager of Student Services, a post he occupied from 2009 to 2016. During this period he had oversight of all elements of the College's student services including academic advising services, homestay, cohort management, orientation and graduation.
From 2002 to 2009 Felix spent seven years as Assistant Director of Studies and subsequently Director of Studies at a large English language college, based in three campuses across Sydney. His role there was to oversee the academic running of each campus.
Felix commenced his career as an ESL teacher through which he gained considerable teaching experience both internationally and in Australia.
Felix has tertiary qualifications from the University of New South Wales, the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Queensland. He is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Executive Director
- Finance
- Executive Director Strategy and Development
- Fellow of CPA Australia
Geoff Drummond is the Executive Director Strategy and Development with responsibility for developing and managing external and internal business growth initiatives and opportunities to support the global strategy, as well as major capital investment projects.
Geoff is an experienced Finance executive, with over 30 years practice in management and finance roles in both the private and public sector. This encompasses leadership positions in transport, utilities, outsourcing and consumer goods. Geoff also has considerable experience managing and directing mergers and acquisitions offshore, as well as due diligence, contract negotiation and post-acquisition transition support.
Prior to his current role, he was CFO and Executive Director Corporate Services of UOWGE, and prior to that CFO of NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet and Sydney Ferries.
Geoff is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and holds business qualifications from Macquarie, UTS and Heriot-Watt Universities.
As Executive Director Commercial and Legal, Peter Janu has responsibility for providing advice on legal, regulatory and governance matters to the UOWGE Board, Group CEO and senior management. He is also Company Secretary of UOWGE and has responsibility for strategic and operational planning and projects and for group growth opportunities.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director Global Student Recruitment
Kath McCollim joined UOW Global Enterprises in February 2018 as the Executive Director Business Transformation. Her primary focus was leading and overseeing the implementation of major integration and changes within the organisation, while also having a broader focus on capability uplift and innovation. She was responsible for managing the business transition and integration projects including project management and change management activities across the organisation.
Kath is an experienced organisational change agent with 30 years' experience in strategic roles in both the private and public sector. This encompasses leadership positions in steel manufacturing, consulting, health insurance and higher education. Prior to joining UOW Global Enterprises, Kath was the Director, Business Improvement and Assurance for the University of Wollongong.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director Business Transformation / Professor Mohamed - Vall M. Salem Zein
Louise Silvestri joined UOW Global Enterprises in 2014 initially focused on business development through acquisition, and is currently the Executive Director Business Transformation. Her primary focus is leading and overseeing the implementation of major integration and changes within the global organisation, while also having a broader focus on capability uplift and innovation. She is responsible for managing the business transition and integration projects including project management and change management activities across the organisation.
Louise has a broad skillset and experience, with strong business knowledge across due diligence, business case development, project and change management, financial modelling, process improvement and system design and implementation. Louise has a financial management background and has held leadership positions in a number of industries including finance, mining, early childhood, not for profit and higher education.
Louise holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration, is a Certified Practicing Accountant, as well as Certified Associate in Project Management PMI.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director Business Transformation / Professor Mohamed - Vall M. Salem Zein
- Professor
Professor Mohamed Salem received his PhD from the University of Montreal (Canada) in 2002 and is a recipient of IBM's Centre for Advanced Studies PhD fellowship and the "Bourse d'excellence de la Francophonie" from the Canadian International Development Agency.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors
- Director of IDP Education Limited
Greg West is a chartered accountant. He has worked at Price Waterhouse and held senior finance executive roles in investment banking with Bankers Trust, Bain & Company and Deutsche Bank.
Greg is a director of IDP Education Limited and Chairman of Education Australia Limited and is a member of the University of Wollongong Council.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Company Director
- Writer
John M Green is a leading company director and a publisher and writer who, previously, had careers in investment banking and law. He is or has been a director of several global enterprises, QBE Insurance Group (where he was Deputy Chair), professional engineering services firm Worley, and Challenger, a financial services group. He was also an executive director in Macquarie Group.
He is chairman and co-founder of independent book publisher Pantera Press. He is the author of five crime thriller novels, with a sixth being released later this year.
Mr Green is also a noted philanthropist focused on literacy, education and the arts, and has also served on the boards of a number of not-for-profits.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Executive of IMB Ltd
Robert Ryan is currently the Chief Executive of IMB Ltd, one of Australia's largest mutual banks.
In 2018 he was appointed to the role of Deputy Chancellor of the University of Wollongong and is a member of UOW Council and Chair of the Finance and Resources Committee. He is also a Director and Chair of the Governance Committee of Australian Settlements Limited and Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee of The Flagstaff Group.
Prior to joining IMB, Robert held the position of Managing Director at Australian Resources Limited.
Ms Jennifer Ng is CEO Asia and is responsible for overseeing the operations of UOW Malaysia. Prior to this, she was named the first Principal of UOW College Hong Kong (UOWCHK) and held the role for 15 years. Jennifer has more than 20 years of extensive experience in the strategic planning of business models and development for self-financing higher education units.
Jennifer's leadership was instrumental in the successful transformation of UOWCHK from a publicly-funded institution to a self-financing entity in the early years of its establishment, handling complex staffing issues along the way with a large scale migration of staff. In the lead-up to UOWCHK's stewardship under the University of Wollongong, Jennifer played an important role to enable the transition to come into being.
Before joining UOWCHK, Jennifer was an Associate Director at the School of Professional and Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong (HKU SPACE). She was the Acting Principal of the HKU SPACE Community College between 2000 and 2002 when it was first founded.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and a Master of Social Science in Economics from the University of Hong Kong. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and that of the Hong Kong Institute of Marketing, and is a Chartered Marketer of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She holds accounting qualifications as a Certified Management Accountant (Australia), and a Member of the Institute of Public Accountants.
Key Board, Committee and Membership roles for Jennifer include:
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Group CEO
- Managing Director
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Director
- Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of UOW Enterprises
- Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of UOW Global Enterprises
Marisa Mastroianni is Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of UOW Global Enterprises. Marisa is an experienced CEO and non-executive Director. UOW Global Enterprises mission is to deliver on UOW's ambition to be a global network through development and operation of offshore campuses and pathways to university.
Marisa Mastroianni is Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of UOW Enterprises. Marisa is an experienced CEO and non-executive Director. Previously Marisa has held senior financial and executive roles in the maritime, health, retirement and aged care sectors.
Marisa currently serves on the Boards of NRMA Ltd and the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Board (ISLHD). She is Chair of NRMA's Audit & Risk Management Committee, member of Finance and Investments Committee, Governance Compensation and Nomination Committee and the Chair of ISLHD's Finance and Workforce Performance Committee.
Job Titles:
- Appointed President
- Hong Kong President
Professor Patricia M. Davidson joined the University of Wollongong as Vice-Chancellor in May 2021. Prior to her current role, Professor Davidson was dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore in the United States. In 2021 she was the recipient of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Distinguished Leader Award. This honour celebrates her exceptional contributions to the advancement of global health worldwide.
As a global leader in nursing, health care, and advocacy, Professor Davidson's work focuses on person-centred care delivery and the improvement of cardiovascular health outcomes for women and vulnerable populations. She has extensively studied chronic conditions, transitional care, palliative care, and the translation of innovative, acceptable, and sustainable health initiatives across the world.
Professor Davidson serves as counsel general of the International Council on Women's Health Issues, and was a past board member of CUGH and secretary general of the Secretariat of the World Health Organizations Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery. She also serves on the Board of Health Care Services for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director Commercial and Legal
Job Titles:
- Deputy Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Board of Directors
Wendy Gan is currently Deputy Chief Executive Officer (District Development) of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in Hong Kong. Previously, she was a Director of Strategy Ltd, Executive Director and Sales & Marketing Director of Pacific Century Premium Developments and a senior executive at Swire Properties Ltd.
Ms Gan brings extensive education experience holding directorships on the School of Professional & Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong and as Honorary Director of the HKU Foundation and a member of the Court and Finance Committee. She sits on the Business School Advisory Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and is a Director of HKS Education Fund, which partners with Tsinghua University to provide education for under-privileged children in China.
In 2014, Ms Gan was awarded an Honorary University Fellowship of the University of Hong Kong and HKU SPACE in 2016. She was also recognised as "China's 100 Outstanding Female Entrepreneurs" in 2011 by the Award Selection Committee endorsed by the All-China Women's Federation.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director Corporate Services / CFO
- Member of the Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants
William has over 20 years of experience in finance, audit and risk management roles across multiple sectors including Audit and Assurance services, FMCG and Consumer Goods.
William is a member of the Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants (NBA) and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands.