Technologist experienced in leading IT strategy, operations, and projects to ensure all departments are synchronized and work efficiently to maximize customer satisfaction and profit through business process re-engineering and digital transformation. With over 15 years of experience in different industries 12 of which in Education sector. Started as IT specialist at the American University of…
Ms. Aoife joins Luminus Education Group with twenty years’ experience across government, non-profit and private sector organisations. Having worked in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East she has developed a specialty in leading change management in organisations in start-up and growth phases. The focus of her work has been predominately within organisations which serve…
Amit has spent over a decade in the education industry working with senior management teams of leading global education providers and with the largest PE and VC investors in education. Amit is the co-founder and Managing Director of LINC Education, a Singapore-based provider of innovative technology-supported retention services to global higher education universities and institutions.…
A learning and development professional with over 20 years of academic and commercial experience in the MENA and SE Asia regions, Kelleher joined Luminus Education in 2015 to support the development of vocational solutions to meet market and donor requirements. Kelleher was the Middle East & North Africa Regional Manager for City & Guilds, where…
Ahmad Jarrar is a member of the executive team that manages the companies of the group. Throughout his career, he has held managerial positions including Chief Financial Officer for Kulacom and Senior Manager at Ernst & Young Consulting. Jarrar has extensive experience in financial consulting, financial modeling and program management across major industries. He has…
Dr. Ayman Maqableh has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK. He has extensive experience in workforce development, technical and vocational education and public-private partnerships. He is currently the Dean of Al-Quds College, managing more than 300 academic and administrative employees. Working as Manager of the University Technology Center at the University…
Ibrahim Safadi is the founder and CEO of Luminus Education. He is a Jordanian entrepreneur whose passion and commitment to help young people improve their lives drove him to create an innovative education-for-employment model that targets low and middle-income students. Frustrated with his own university experience, that he felt was not equipping him with relevant skills…
Hilmi Belbeisi has an MBA in Organization Development and Management and a BSc in Industrial Engineering from University of Jordan. Belbeisi held several managerial positions throughout his career, including Organization Development Manager, Senior Performance Manager and Organization Development Consultant and Head of Human Capital. He was also Corporate HR Director for Extra, where he was…
Scott Featherston has extensive experience in finance, education and emerging markets. From 2005 to 2015, Featherston worked at the International Finance Corporation, the private investment arm of the World Bank, where he invested in education and health businesses in emerging markets in all regions. He is a partner at Caerus Capital and he sits on…
Andre Wagner is Managing Partner of SPE Capital, a private equity firm focused on the Middle East and Africa. Wagner has led a number of investments for SPE Capital with a particular focus on consumers, industrials, education and wellness. Wagner holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MA from the Graduate Institute, Geneva.