Governance

• Member, 14th Guangzhou City Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
• Holds honorary positions including,
  – Executive Vice President and Director, 8th Board of Directors of GMC Hong Kong Members Association
  – Executive Vice Chairman and Director, 4th Board of Directors of Hong Kong Federation of Guangzhou Associations Limited
  – Vice President, 7th Board of Guangzhou Overseas Friendship Association
  – Member, 2nd, 3rd & 5th Board of Councilors of China Overseas Friendship Association
  – Member, 9th and 10th Executive Committee of All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce
  – Honorary Citizen of Maoming, Guangdong Province
• Chairman, Fortune Oil Limited and Federal Asia Company Limited
• Nearly 40 years of experience in corporate governance

• Former Member, National Committee of the CPPCC
• Senior Advisor, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
• Honorary Chairman, World Vision Hong Kong
• Former Member, the Executive and Legislative Councils, and former Chairperson, Education Commission of the Hong Kong Government
• Earned Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology from the University of California, Davis; with further earned degrees from Hong Kong, Canada and the United Kingdom
• Holder of five Honorary Doctorates and an Honorary Fellowship from the London School of Economics and Political Science

Mr. Leung Wing Cheong Eric, aged 64, is the Chief Executive Officer of Asia International School Limited (“AISL”) responsible for its general business operations. AISL owns and operates a series of Harrow International and Harrow-branded schools and kindergartens in Asia. He is currently a governor of Harrow International School Bangkok, Harrow International School Beijing, Harrow International School Hong Kong, Harrow International School Shanghai, Harrow International School Shenzhen Qinghai, Harrow International School Appi Japan and Shenzhen Qianhai Harrow Hong Kong Children School. Before joining AISL, Mr. Leung had held senior management positions with companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as well as with a number of international investment banks. He is a lawyer by training, and is qualified to practise law in Hong Kong, England & Wales and Australia. Mr. Leung holds bachelor degrees from the University of Hong Kong and University of London, and a master degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Ms. Ho completed a bachelor’s degree in social science from the University of Hong Kong in November 1986, and a master’s degree in data processing from the University of Ulster (UK) in July 1992. With more than 30 years of experience in accounting, finance and banking in China, she is an expert in managing finance and accounting business, financing, investor relations and corporate strategy implementation. Ms. Ho is a certified public accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

Ms. Ho joined Harrow International Management Services Limited. in September 2006 as Chief Financial Officer. Currently Ms. Ho is responsible for the operation and business development of Asia International School Limited (AISL) Harrow Schools in Asia. 

Dr Ahmed Hussain is the Chief Education Officer with AISL. This position involves leading on educational strategy and operations across the Harrow group of schools in Asia. He is also an Associate Professor in the school of education Durham University, a member of the editorial board with Research Journal: International Education Theory and Practice, a member of the expert panel for Pudong Education Bureau, Shanghai and a Fellow of the Charter College for Teaching, UK.

Professional and research experience

Following an initial career as a post-doctoral research scientist and lecturer at University of Nottingham, Ahmed trained as teacher of science with the school of education, Durham University. Following a number of teaching and leadership positions, Ahmed was appointed as a Lecturer of Education at Durham University. Here he led on training and developing teachers, teaching on Masters and EdD courses as well as undertaking research in the fields of curriculum analysis, assessment and teacher professional development. Ahmed took up a number of senior leadership positions in schools in the UK and Dubai along with working in the education reform project in Abu Dhabi. Here he led projects on senior leader and teacher professional development along with supporting the development and rollout of national standards for school leaders and teachers in the UAE. Ahmed then took up the role of Director of Schools with Wellington College China, playing a key role in establishing Wellington College China as a leading education group regionally and internationally.

Contribution to education in China

Through a number of partnerships with state education in Shanghai, Hangzhou and at national level, the Ahmed has contributed to education reform through:

• Exchange of ideas and experience

• Training and development

• Research projects

Examples of impact include developing the capacity of teachers in Shanghai to implement formative assessment practices. Research in this field has demonstrated that the use of formative assessment practices not only improved student achievement in paper and pencil tests but is also associated with higher levels of motivation and self-efficacy.

Other areas of research activity include:

• Language acquisition within bilingual schools in China

• The impact of assessing levels of student wellbeing and involvement on quality of teaching and student achievement

• The influence of professional learning approaches on collaborative teacher efficacy (CTE) and distributed leadership

• Comparative analysis of leadership in Chinese, bilingual and international schools

Ahmed has published in a range of fields including:

• Plant physiology

• Science education

• Assessment

• Curriculum analysis

• Bilingual education

• Education reform in China

Ahmed is a passionate educator who was drawn to AISL because of the educational values, ethos and commitment to a truly holistic education. He is married with two boys, and as a family they are truly embracing the rich heritage and culture of Hong Kong SAR and China.

Lesley Tyler has 35 years’ experience in education that comprises teaching, senior management in high achieving UK schools and school inspection.

An Oxford University graduate in English Language and Literature, Lesley has taught English and Drama to A Level and University entrance level in state and independent schools in the UK, specialising from 1999 in the education of able girls at Tonbridge Grammar and Benenden. She has taught both IB and A Level. She was Assistant Head and an Advanced Skills Teacher at Tonbridge Grammar, with responsibility for curriculum, staff development and gifted and talented education. In 2009 she became Deputy Head Academic at Benenden, a girls’ boarding school. She has also been a consultant for the UK government on education of able students, an Advanced Skills Teacher, a Lead Practitioner with the Specialists Schools and Academies Trust, and on the professional development committees of the Headmasters Conference (HMC) and Girls’ Schools Association (GSA). She regularly delivers training at national conferences, and has been a tutor for several organisations that train teachers. Recently she has been on the three strong team of Benenden International Ltd, and has advised on the curriculum for Benenden Bilingual School Guangzhou.

Since 2016, she has worked for the Independent Schools Inspectorate where she is now a Reporting Inspector. She is a member of the HEOV team for Harrow International Schools Limited.

Megan Dixon joined the Harrow International Schools Limited Oversight Team for the AISL Harrow Schools in August 2022. She brings to the team a deep knowledge of UK Early Years and primary curricula and a wealth of school leadership, school improvement and policy experience, including working for the Education Endowment Foundation, as a MAT Executive Leader, as a Local Authority English consultant, as a Head Teacher, teacher trainer and a teacher. Distinctive is her work across the education and research fields in working with teachers and researchers on professional learning and leadership development in schools, networks of schools and local authorities at local, regional, and national levels. 

She has balanced a career in schools with an academic career. Her specialist interests lie in the teaching and learning of literacy (in particular, reading comprehension), early years, special educational needs, language development and education leadership. Megan writes a monthly column for the Times Educational Supplement, regularly presents at conferences in the UK and around the world and is regularly involved in collaborative projects with researchers and academics.  

Mr Yang Xiangdong was born in Beijing. He is a practising lawyer and a member of the All-China Lawyers’ Association. 

In 1990, Mr Yang graduated from China University of Political Science and Law with a bachelor’s degree in law, and passed the National Lawyer Qualification Examination. 

In 1991, Mr Yang started his career at the Business Research Department of the All-China Lawyers Association. Between 1992 and 2000, he worked as a full-time lawyer in the State-owned Law Firm affiliated to the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. From 2000 to present, he runs his own partnership law firm and serves as the managing partner. 

Mr Yang focuses on investment, with industry expertise in energy, science and technology, media, education, sports, and modern services. He was appointed as Chinese legal counsel for many corporations and fund companies to participate in domestic and foreign equity investments, listings, and M&A projects. He owns a qualification in fund management in China, and has rich experience in legal due diligence, investment structure arrangement, risk control, compliance review, and post-investment management. 

Louis is Co-Founder of Spearpoint Commodities. He was Global Head of Marketing for iron ore and the aluminium complex at Noble Group; and prior to Noble, Louis was CEO and co-founder of globalORE. Louis worked as trade policy officer for the European Commission Delegation to China and started his career as a commercial lawyer in London. He is a qualified Solicitor of England & Wales and Attorney of New York State. He holds a MBA from London Business School and LLB from Durham University. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and French.