SCHOOLBOX - Key Persons
Joining Schoolbox in 2023, Andrea Pesavento is the most recent addition of the ELT.
Chris Barr - Chief Commercial Officer
Chris Barr has more than 25 years of education and senior leadership experience in schools across Australia and Hong Kong.
Since joining Schoolbox in 2022, Chris has successfully led the School Engagement Team.
Chris now oversees all commercial teams at Schoolbox, establishing his commitment to keeping the customer at the center of all growth initiatives, and strengthening the engagement and transparency with our schools.
Well known in the Schoolbox community, Duane Cox has held senior roles at Schoolbox since 2016.
With his deep knowledge of the education landscape and Schoolbox platform, Duane supports our customers through several phases of their Schoolbox journey.
As Chief Innovation Officer, Duane leads our Education, Innovation and Strategic Partner initiatives.
Grant van der Kruk was appointed CEO in March 2023 and specializes in strategically and sustainably growing businesses in K-12 education markets across Asia Pacific. Core focuses for Grant are keeping the customer at the center of the business, building teams that connect to the vision and share the same goals.
Since joining Schoolbox in 2017 and building on the strong foundations built by its founders, Grant has reformed the organizational structure and raised the culture to new levels. Through his servant leadership and team first approach, Grant empowers and enables teammates to thrive in a positive and supportive environment.
Since Schoolbox's inception in 2002, James Leckie has led the development of the Schoolbox product as Chief Product Owner, Co-Founder and Director.
As Chief Product Owner, James will continue to oversee the product roadmap and architecture, and play a vital strategic role in adopting technology and securing our environment.
Natalie Neilson was appointed as Chief Operations Officer in November 2023.
Prior to her appointment, Natalie held the title of Head of People & Staff Experience at Schoolbox, where she has delivered strategic initiatives that have led to attracting amazing talent and achieving an overall staff satisfaction rating of 86%.
Prior to his appointment in November 2023, Scott held the title of Head of Customer Success, where he led the Professional Services, Customer Support and Online Learning teams.