Sign up

Have some pie!

Embassy English appoints Santuza Bicalho to lead global sales

The second big hiring news of the week is that major ELT player Embassy English, part of Study Group, has announced the appointment of Santuza Bicalho, former CEO of major agency chain STB in Brazil, to head up its global sales division.

Santuza Bicalho was previously the CEO of STB in Brazil

"Great delivery will be super important for Embassy"

Based in Brazil, Bicalho will oversee global agent sales for Embassy English reporting to Jean Vernor, Managing Director of Embassy English. She will also join the Study Group Senior Leadership Team.

“Santuza brings tremendous leadership skills, industry expertise and credibility to this role,” said Vernor. “Her global relationships and agent perspective will be invaluable as we strengthen the Embassy brand, fortify our agent channel, and focus on maximizing the student experience in 2014.”

Bicalho’s career spans 18 years at STB Brazil, one of the largest education agency firms in the world. Speaking with The PIE News in 2012, Bicalho explained the company’s early adoption of social media. Under her leadership, STB Brazil opened 22 new sales offices, launched an e-commerce platform and significantly grew language travel and student travel sales

She told The PIE News that she was ready for a new challenge and “wanted to go global”. She added that her experience running a 72-office agency network meant she knew she could contribute a lot to Embassy’s development.

“Enhancing the student experience will be a must,” she said. “We are structuring our product to ensure a great delivery with good feedback during and after their stay. Great delivery will be super important for Embassy.”

Bicalho has also served  as Chairman and Treasurer of the Association of Language Travel Organizations (ALTO).

Related articles

Still looking? Find by category:

Add your comment

8 Responses to Embassy English appoints Santuza Bicalho to lead global sales

Leave a Reply to amybakerThePIE Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Disclaimer: All user contributions posted on this site are those of the user ONLY and NOT those of The PIE Ltd or its associated trademarks, websites and services. The PIE Ltd does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify or agree with any comments, opinions or statements or other content provided by users.
PIENEWS

To receive The PIE Weekly with our top stories and insights, and other updates from us, please

SIGN UP HERE