Alan Preece, MSc (Psych), MCIPR, has worked in international education for over two decades as a Group board director, CEO, COO and Global Marketing Director.  He has had oversight of university partnerships, international pathways, K-12 operations and language schools, in businesses with annual revenue exceeding $130m.  He has also led international marketing and student recruitment activity at two global top-200 universities.  During his career in the retailing and utility sectors he devised award winning programmes of communications and led lobbying campaigns resulting in changes to legislation.  He was a founder member of the CIPR’s Education and Skills Group and is the author of an education blog at viewfromabridge.org.