UP Education, Australia. Craig Jones has been appointed as CEO – University Partnerships & Australia for UP Education. Based at the UP Education Australian head office in Sydney, in this newly created role Craig is responsible for university partnerships in Australia and New Zealand, and the growth of higher and vocational education in Australia. UP Education Group CEO, Mark Rushworth says the critical new role will help the company to respond to challenges of COVID-19, delivering accessible and in-demand education to domestic and pathway students, along with a growing number of adult learners returning to education to retrain or upskill. Craig is a New Zealander with over 18 years of experience working across multiple industries spanning public sector, technology, media, entertainment, and telecommunications in both regulated and emerging markets including South East Asia. He was most recently based in Los Angeles working as Chief Commercial Officer for Movio.