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Executive Council

As a global organization, we do our best to not only meet the changing market trends, but become the driving force behind them. As such, we have a dedicated Executive Council of industry recognized experts aiming to:

  • Advise on the latest global trends in education and certification
  • Counsel on market needs for certification schemes.
  • Make recommendations on innovative ways and services, to ensure that we meet all Training Organizations’ needs  

PEOPLECERT’s CEO, Mr. Byron Nicolaides is the Chairman of the Executive Council, Board member of the IPC, Honorary Secretary of the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (www.cepis.org) and Member of the Board of Directors of ECDL Foundation.      

The Executive Council includes:

Joep Van Nieuwstadt (Netherlands) , Director Nieuwstadt Consultancy    Joep Van Nieuwstadt (Netherlands) , Director Nieuwstadt Consultancy, former CEO EXIN International
 Jim Friars (Ireland), Chairman & CEO of the ICS, Chairman of the ECDL Foundation Intl.   Jim Friars (Ireland), Chairman & CEO of the ICS, Chairman of the ECDL Foundation Intl.
 Prof. Vasile Baltac (Romania), President of CEPIS, former Minister of Electronic and Electrical Industry   Prof. Vasile Baltac (Romania), President of CEPIS, former Minister of Electronic and Electrical Industry
  John Hyland (USA), VP and General Manager - Emerging Markets at Monster Worldwide Inc   John Hyland (USA), VP and General Manager - Emerging Markets at Monster Worldwide Inc.
 Dr. Mark Swift (UK), Head of Knowledge Exchange and SME Programs at Warwick Manufacturing Group   Dr. Mark Swift (UK), Head of Knowledge Exchange and SME Programs at Warwick Manufacturing Group
 Dr. Mark Swift (UK), Head of Knowledge Exchange and SME Programs at Warwick Manufacturing Group   Mike Carmody (Australia), Director Paratus Business Consulting, former IPC Chairman & CEO RABQSA
 Prof. Ki-Hoon Lee (Australia), Professor at Griffith Business School   Prof. Ki-Hoon Lee (Australia), Professor at Griffith Business School
 Iain Muir (South Africa), Chairman SAACB, Director at SAATCA   Iain Muir (South Africa), Chairman SAACB, Director at SAATCA