Southern Cross University, Australia. Damon Ferris has been appointed as Southern Cross University’s new executive director of global. Damon has over a decade of experience in international higher education across all levels both in Australia and overseas. His roles have spanned strategic leadership, student recruitment, mobility, partnership development, market insights, admissions, and academic management in the private and public sectors spanning Australia and China. Damon is originally from regional NSW but has spent over 10 years living and working abroad, an opportunity which he attributes to his own experience with international education as a postgraduate student. He is passionate about the benefits that international education brings to regional communities and the wonderful opportunities that the regions offer for international students. Damon said: “I’m excited by this opportunity to work with a dynamic university that punches above its weight and makes such a difference in regional development and on the global stage.”