English UK, UK. Mark Rendell has been elected the new chair of the English UK Board of Trustees. Mark, the CEO of International House London since 2019, has been in ELT for 28 years, teaching in Poland, Saudi Arabia, and China before working at English UK and then moving to become principal of St Giles International London Central. Mark was deputy chief executive of English UK for six years to 2011, becoming a trustee and director in 2016 and serving as vice-chair for the last three years. He was also chair of English UK London, and is currently a trustee and director of the IH World Organisation, a member of the Accreditation UK board and a member of the Cambridge Assessment Standards Committee. “I believe our Association has the ability to help our industry, our organisations, and our students to continue to improve, to foster resilience and to prosper,” he said. “I want the UK to welcome international students again, to actively target growth, and for the country to be regarded as the world’s premier ELT destination.”