Toby Salt
Adviser
Toby was the Chief Executive of Ormiston Academies Trust, one of the first MATs, where he doubled the number of schools and raised education standards. Toby has also recently retired from being the CEO of the AQA. He has previously worked in the DfE Innovation Unit and as Deputy CEO of the NCTL.
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.
Helen Woodward
Adviser
Helen was previously head of school improvement at the DfE, programme leader for the NPQH at The University of Manchester and has held lead roles in local authorities across the North West. Her leadership consultancy and coaching are sought after by school leaders in the UK and overseas.
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.
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.
Benoit Wirz
Board Director
Ben is passionate about helping improve education through technology and runs the largest Ed tech investment fund in Europe.
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.
Lori Bailey
Engineering
Lori worked in Higher Education producing distance learning materials and promoting responsible publishing practices. She's now a software developer in the Engineering team and enjoys building features that help the organisation work more effectively.
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.
Louis Byrne
Engineering
Louis is a software developer with a background in environmental science, who enjoys building websites that solve people's everyday problems. Louis has previously worked in several London based tech startups.
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.
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.
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.
Nedia El Wahabi
Teacher Success
Nedia is a graduate in Education studies and has over 16 years experience working in various educational settings with SEND students. Having this experience gives great insight into how supply work affects classrooms; the needs of schools and the skill sets of practitioners.
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.
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.
Kim Hansmeyer
Teacher Success
Kim has graduated from one of the top Universities in South Africa with a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management. She uses her problem-solving skills, passion for making a difference and dealing with people to her advantage.
Josh Graham
Product
Josh is an experienced Product Manager, having run digital technology offerings in the third sector. At Zen, he is focussed on ensuring we meet our customers goals and that everyone has a good experience on the platform.
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.
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.
Laura McMorran
School Success
Since graduating, Laura has worked in the fields of student/higher education and tech recruitment, and is really excited to bring these two areas of interest together at Zen. Outside of work, Laura is a Co-Chair of the Junior League of London's New Member Development Committee.
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.
Judi Mouton
Teacher Success
Judi has just graduated from a Masters in International Management. She has a background in Operations as an Analyst for a fintech startup and has a passion for education gained from her experience as a private tutor in France.
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.
Liz Potter
School Success
Liz is a geography graduate with experience volunteering for social causes both locally and abroad. She is a friendly face at Zen to help give every customer a positive experience.
Devika Punchhi
Teacher Success
Devika is a business management graduate from Cass Business School, London. She has experience in marketing and consulting. She likes giving back to the world and feels happy to be able to do so by working with 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.
Asher Silvermam
School Success
Asher is hugely passionate about social-impact enterprises and creating solutions that elevate our education system and the disadvantaged. At university, he founded BLIND, a fund-raising group for Manchester's homeless.
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.
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
Teacher 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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