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Governance

BEK’s Advisory Board

The purpose of the Advisory Board  includes oversight of school programmes and facilities, strategic planning, policies and to provide advice and support to ensure the continued viability and development of the school group.

Specifically the Advisory Board has strategic oversight of 
  • The Group’s Vision and Values 
  • Educational programmes including academic results, co-curricular activities and specific areas such as BMA (Music and Arts). 
  • Ratification of the CORE policies and auditing, where appropriate, the level of compliance with policies throughout the group. 
  • Safeguarding and Health and Safety (via the Operations Director and the Group Designated Safeguarding Lead)
  • Ratification of the appointment of Campus Heads
  • Approval of the Group Development Plan 
Members of BEK’s Advisory Board comprise : 
  • The Group Leadership Team (GLT)
  • External Board Members who are resident in Korea and provide additional qualities and independence by having no commercial connections with the group.

  • The independent external Advisory Board members are:

    • Tony Clemson,
      Country Director, Department for Business and Trade, British Embassy, Seoul
      Joined the Board in 2023 - Safeguarding Lead
       

    • Lucinda Walker, 
      Executive Director, The British Chamber of Commerce, South Korea
      Joined the Board in 2023 
       

    • Philip Do Youn Kim,
      Partner - Watson, Farley and Williams, Seoul
      Joined the Board in 2024

      The Advisory Board can be contacted by email in Korean or English at :  board@bek.co.kr

 

Group Leadership Team 

The role of GLT is somewhat different to the Board in that GLT members are focussed much more on the day-to-day operations of the Group. Members of the GLT comprise : 

  • The Founder: Angela Park BA (The Wharton School, UPENN)
    • Founded BEK in 1999
    • Background in finance, banking and consulting in the Asia Pacific region.
       
  • The Chairman: Nigel Venning, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
    • Joined BEK in 2007, Chairman from 2021 
    • Commissioned into the Irish Guards 
    • CSR and Communication background with large British multinational across Asia
       
  • Chief Education Officer:  Christopher FitzGerald, BA, CertEd, ACP, CSML, FCCT
    • Joined BEK in 2021
    • 40+ years in education and 30 + in educational leadership in the UK and internationally
    • 20+ Years experience of accreditation including 7 years training accreditation team members. 
       
  • The Operations Director (OD): Eunhee Kim, MA (Yonsei, M.ed).
    • Joined BEK in 2011, Author of 'First steps for young children in English Education'
    • Teaching and educational leadership in early years and music
    • Background in TV journalism and presenting