Simon Emmett
Simon is the CEO of IDP and is a highly experienced international education services and technology leader. He joined the sector and the Hotcourses Group 20 years ago, first building university and college strategic partnerships and then leading Commercial teams in the UK and North America.
In 2011 he progressed to lead a business unit focusing on UK domestic student marketing and recruitment, scaling the audience, brand awareness and commercial outcomes for Whatuni.com and acquiring The Complete University Guide. He then led the growth of the international division including the Hotcourses International websites, before becoming Hotcourses Group, CEO in 2015.
In 2017 Simon led the Hotcourses Group to join IDP Education to build the world’s leading platform and connected community to support and guide students in achieving their learning goals.
Simon is part of the IDP Global Leadership Team and leads the IDP Connect business unit responsible for all global client products and services across data insights, marketing and recruitment. He is also responsible for websites and apps for prospective students that receive over 1.5 million visits per week and leads global sector and stakeholder relations including Education New Zealand and Austrade partnerships. Customer co-design is embedded in strategic decision making with student and sector Advisory boards, panels and labs.
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