Kenji has been working in the education industry for more than 10 years. He joined beo Japan in 2007 after a 7-year period as the area manager for Berlitz, a global language company, in which he managed over 100 employees at 5 offices in central Tokyo. Since joining beo, Kenji has made a significant impact, and his management of the beo counselling team has brought a constant annual increase in the number of students beo sends abroad each year.
'Tony', or P'Ton, is Sales and Marketing Director. He obtained a BSc in Business, majoring in Finance & Investment, from University of Tennessee (Knoxville campus) and an MBA in Finance from University of Missouri, USA. He has worked in several fields and has 5 years’ experience of working in the education sector in Thailand before joining Hands On. Tony has also passed the British Council Agent Training course.
Pieter joins us as the Head of Counselling. As well as ensuring that the counselling process is smooth he helps organize events such as interview and application days. He worked as the South East Asia representative for Bournemouth University for the past three years before joining Hands On. Pieter studied Business Administration at Trent University in Canada and worked in student counselling for Trent before moving to the UK.
Responsible for the Chang Mai operation, 'Bom' is a Political Science graduate from Chulalongkorn University. After graduating, he studied his MA in Social and Political Theory at the University of East Anglia. Bom was awarded a distinction in the first British Council Agent Training course in 2006.
Catherine has worked in the field of international education for eleven years and has experience in both the higher education and further education sectors. She has worked in the International Offices at Westminster University and City University where she was Senior International Officer before becoming Head of the International Office at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College. Catherine has been involved in governmental education development programmes in South Korea and the UAE and has extensive experience of student recruitment particularly in India, China, Japan, and Russia. Catherine joined beo in 2009 and manages the UK operations.
