Gecko, UK. UK edtech company Gecko has appointed Jeremy Cooper as its new non-executive chair. Jeremy brings extensive industry experience to the role at Gecko as a previous President and Chief Sales Officer at Hobsons, Vice-President (VP) for Europe at Blackboard, the world’s largest educational technology group, and as Managing Director at RM Education. Jeremy said Gecko is “one of the most exciting and dynamic edtech companies in the UK, with an international mindset evidenced by the progress made in the US to date”.  During 2020, Gecko won 17 new university clients in the UK and US, and it will continue to improve products, and further expand into North America in 2021. “To get someone of Jeremy’s calibre on board to help guide our growth strategy is a major coup for Gecko, and we look forward to his support in the months and years ahead,” CEO and Founder Matthew Lanham said. “I forward to working with Matt and the team, who have already developed best-of-class technology, and making sure the company realises its significant potential in the UK and North American markets.”