Academies Australasia Group Limited, Australasia. Mark Raven has started a new role as group general manager for strategic growth initiatives at Academies Australasia Group Ltd, with a focus on marketing, sales and admissions. Mark’s experience in international education spans 25 years, including leadership roles in higher education, vocational and English language teaching. He has worked with universities, quality private providers and owned his own successful institution.  His most public role was as the CEO of English language teaching quality assurance association, NEAS between 2013 and 2016. Chris Campbell, group CEO of Academies Australasia Group Limited said, “We are happy to welcome Mark to our group and look forward to working closely with him, in growing and diversifying our educational offerings.”