Our Leadership and Management Team
Our leadership and management team have decades of experience having worked in the industry globally for many years. Having experienced management, that understands the industry, the employment sector and education ensures quality of education outcomes and industry connected learning.
Our team invest a lot of time in making sure our content, platforms and your learning experience are the best in the industry. They are dedicated to ensuring quality education outcomes for all Pacific Training Group students. They come from a variety of interesting backgrounds but all share the same vision; to provide quality education to all students and to ensure that their learning is affordable, flexible and fun.
Our Leadership Team
Philip Kilic – Chief Executive Officer
Philip has held strategic senior leadership roles within the global education industry for over 25 years. During this time Philip has successfully established and managed education organisations across Asia Pacific and has built sales and marketing functions for iconic Australian education businesses that have led to significant market growth. (SAE Institutes Asia, THINK Education Group, Open Colleges Group Australia).
Marie Bennett – Chief Operating Officer
Marie is an experienced Manager & Global Business Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the education and e-learning industry for over 10 years. Marie is highly skilled in Career Development, Admissions, Academic Advising and Instructional Design. She is a strong consulting professional with a Diploma of Business and is currently working towards her MBA.
Our Management Team
Sharon Mandel – Head of Education
Sharon’s 15 years of experience in the education sector has given her a unique perspective on what it takes to be successful. She is committed to not only providing students with an enjoyable learning environment, but also one that leads them into their future careers paths.
Sharon formerly worked as a Training Manager, overseeing seven sites where she delivered job-readiness training to unemployed individuals and assisted them in transitioning into new careers or helping them find work.
Lyla Kilic – Student Support Manager
Lyla held positions in industries such as Sales, Retail and Education even before she graduated from the University of New South Wales with a degree in Politics and International Relations. She established herself as a leader with exceptional team-management and organisational skills and met performance targets consistently throughout her tenure with companies like the Cotton On Group, Lovisa and ASE.
Juan Bermejo – Admissions Manager
Juan has focused solely on providing support to students as soon as he graduated from the Universidad Oberta de Cataluña in 2014 with a degree in Visual Media. With his detail-oriented approach, he established himself as a capable and versatile staff member and quickly made it through the ranks until he reached the position of Admissions Manager for Pacific Training Group.
Wendy Nguyen – Head of Education Sales (Student Recruitment)
With a passion for empowering students to make the right decisions, Wendy has been leading teams in education since 2007 and exceeding goals every year since. She has used her knowledge and expertise to positively influence over 3450 lives through education.