Slava Kremerman
Co-founder & CEO
Slava was a member of the Leadership Team at Nutmeg, one of the UK’s most successful technology startups. He has a passion for technology and believes it can be used to make a transformative difference in schools. Slava currently focuses on steering the overall vision and values of the company.
Oren Cohen
Co-founder
Oren most recently ran the UK office of Optimizely, a prominent and highly-successful Silicon Valley technology company. He focuses his time on making sure we provide a standout service to both schools and teachers.
Lee Cowles
Board Director
Lee supports the management team with strategy and governance. Lee is an experienced technology CEO having been part of the early team of Betfair and currently leading BoilerJuice. Prior to his tech career, Lee worked in manufacturing and as a marine engineer in the Royal Navy.
Kristen Shannon
Adviser
Kristen has held various senior roles at Ark School including Head of Recruitment and the Head of Operations at Ark Teacher Training. Kristen has a passion for education and a deep understanding of the challenges surrounding recruiting and retaining great teachers.
Charlie Taylor
Adviser
Charlie was the inaugural Chief Executive of the National College for Teaching & Leadership (NCTL) where he was responsible for overseeing teacher training and professional conduct. Prior to the NCTL, Charlie was the Headteacher at The Willows Special School and a DfE expert adviser on behaviour.
Lucy Arkwright
School success
Lucy has worked at start-up technology companies in human resources and marketing and supported a variety of children's charities with a passion for providing young people the best start in life. At Zen Educate, Lucy focuses on ensuring we provide the best possible support for our Schools.
Nardus Badenhorst
School success
Nardus worked as a class teacher and middle manager in schools for the last decade and is passionate about improving education. He believes teachers have the ability to encourage confidence in children and is supporting schools at Zen meet their recruiting and supply needs.
Amittai Ben-Israel
Teacher Success
Amittai is an Economics Graduate specialising in Behavioural Economics. His previous experience is at the world's largest IT & Consultancy firm in a project management operations role. His focus is onboarding teachers onto the platform.
Clare Burroughs
Marketing
Clare has worked in a number of different start-ups, including as an early hire of graze.com. Her specialty is putting the customer right in the middle of her marketing strategies and ensuring everything is created with the user in mind.
Mick Channon
Teacher Success
Mick is a former secondary teacher and manager from South Africa who believes that education can transform people's lives. At Zen Educate, he is tasked with ensuring that schools receive the best possible teachers.
Sophie Cox
School Success
Sophie is a Masters of Teaching graduate with account management experience in financial services, outdoor advertising and branding. After working in education, she is passionate about working with schools and teachers so as to provide students with the best possible school experiences.
Aaron Duncan
School success
Aaron is a Politics and International Relations graduate from the University of Sussex. He has an extensive and diverse history within the education sector as well as having political experience. He is committed in helping teachers find the best possible opportunities through Zen Educate.
Nicola Hitan
Teacher success
Nicola has nearly a decade of experience as a resource manager at Career Teachers and anzuk. Her focus is on spreading the word about Zen Educate to great teachers and teaching assistants.
Amy Holdsworth
Talent Acquisition
Amy is a talent acquisition specialist with a background in agency headhunting across a wide range of industries. She is passionate about matching people with opportunities to grow their careers, and watching them build businesses that make a difference.
Radu Busuioc
Engineering
Radu is a software developer who likes building useful and well put-together applications. Radu develops nifty new features and keeps Zen's cogs whirring.
John Carroll
Product
John is a User Experience Designer with a background primarily in FinTech, having worked most recently at Nutmeg and Zopa. His main focus at Zen Educate is building and owning a product that benefits both schools and teachers.
Daryl Cheah
Teacher success
Daryl is an ex-M&A solicitor from New Zealand. He previously led growth for Sidekicker, a leading jobs platform across Australia and New Zealand. Daryl helps ensure schools have the teachers they need.
Samantha Dell'Aquila
Teacher success
Samantha is an Australian teacher who takes a creative and practical approach to teaching. Samantha is focused on providing children with the best education by helping schools discover great teachers.
Hussein El-Fadel
School success
Hussein has over 8 years of sales and marketing experience ranging from Tech to Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). His focus is developing relationships with Senior Leadership Teams all over the UK.
Sebastian Fernando
Marketing manager
Sebastian has extensive experience building growth for start-ups including his own. He is passionate about using data and marketing to help new schools and teachers discover the benefits of joining Zen Educate.
James Francis
Engineering
James is a software developer who enjoys solving real-world problems through technology. James has previously worked at a tech startup and on large-scale UK government web applications.
Katie Fyrth
School success
Katie is a Spanish Linguistics graduate with experience in PropTech start-ups and education, who loves fast paced environments. She hopes to develop strong relationships with schools to help them save money and invest in what's important.
Jono Hey
Product
Jono is an experienced product manager and customer experience designer. He ran UX and design at Nutmeg and has studied and taught design and strategy in the UK and San Francisco.
Jordan Hussell
School success
Jordan is an ex-technical recruiter who has worked with a number of London's thriving start-ups. He's helping ensure schools save money on recruiting and are provided with the best possible service.
Jennifer Ifakola
School Success
Jennifer has a background in sales whilst working in both Travel and Higher Education. She is committed to developing new and existing relationships to ensure a positive user experience. Her focus is to work collaboratively with schools to deliver value and efficiency through the platform.
Johanna Krajack
School success
Johanna is a former teacher who is passionate about improving education. She is focused on helping make sure all our schools have a great experience.
Jack Krarup
School success
Jack is a recent graduate of Goldsmiths University having completed a three year course in Political Science, which culminated in a research project centred around a study of financialisation.
Oliver Mann
School Success
Oliver has worked at start-ups, and has teaching experience in Spain. More recently, he has helped technology vendors in sales and marketing. Now, he helps schools realise the benefits of using Zen Educate over traditional agencies.
Sally Mason
Teacher Success
Sally is a former teacher with 10+ years experience in a wide range of schools and year groups. Her focus is on helping teachers and teaching assistants achieve great outcomes.
Cole Merrick
Engineering
Cole builds web products that delight customers. He was most recently a co-founder of a music streaming service and director of technology at an online auction platform.
Erin Pollock
School success
Erin has a wealth of experience in the customer service industry and has volunteered for numerous charities. Her main focus is to improve the education system by helping teachers and schools find the best match for each other.
Alice Rochford
Teacher success
Alice has a lengthy history in the customer service industry and volunteering for a number of social causes. Her focus is on working with teachers and teaching assistants to ensure they get the most out of Zen Educate.
Karun Sandal
School success
Karun spent three years in property management and has experience as a private tutor. He now focuses on working with schools to find great teachers through Zen Educate.
Olivia Sheppard
School success
Olivia spent several years working as an SEN Support Worker and TA before moving into a sales and advisory. Now part of the school success team, she hopes to build quality relationships with schools and help them find the best possible teachers through the platform.
Yehuda Simon
School success
Yehuda has worked with several start-ups, built an app, and volunteers as a Regional Coordinator for an international development program. He loves behavioural economics and using technology to make a difference in education.
Lisa Stevens
School success
Lisa spent several years working in international broadcasting before her move into customer success and technology startups. As part of the school success team she hopes to help schools recruit quality teachers, saving time and money in the process.
Oliver Thorburn
School Success
Olly has several years of account management experience in a FTSE250 technology partner. He's now focussed on helping Schools better manage supply and recruitment, particularly within the North West.
Genevieve Urssher
Teacher success
Genevieve is a recent English Literature graduate from the university of Essex. As part of the teacher success team, she is focused on working with teachers and making a positive difference in education.
Andrew Wallbridge
School success
Andrew brings a background in economics and experience working with biotech startups and the UN. His focus is on spreading the benefits of Zen Educate to new schools who haven’t yet used the platform.
Jude Ward
School success
Jude joins Zen Educate from roles in reservations and account management at start-ups Veeve and This is Language where she helped schools with language learning programs.
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