GOVERNANCE

Pao School is run by the Headmaster and Principals under the leadership of the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors, comprised of professionals from education, business, finance, and legal fields, makes decisions regarding school development and direction, and the Headmaster and Principals are responsible for implementing such plans.

Board of Governors

Chairman

Anna Sohmen Pao

•Founding Governor of Chinese International School, Hong Kong
•Former Chair of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
•Member of the National Committee of CPPCC
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Member of the Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial CPPCC

Executive Deputy Chairman

Philip Sohmen

•CEO of World Wide Education Group, Hong Kong
•Member of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of CPPCC
•Vice-Chairman of the Shanghai Youth Federation
•Founder of the Shanghai International Youth Orchestra

Deputy Chairman

Tan Fuyun

•Former Vice Chairwoman of the Fifth All-China Women's Federation
•Chairman of the 8th Shanghai Women's Federation
•Council Member of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation
Zhang Yixing
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  Former Deputy Party Secretary of the Shanghai Foreign Languages University
- •Former Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Shanghai Municipal Government
- •Former Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government
- •President of the Shanghai Interpreters' Association

Fang Fang
- •Founder and Chairman of Waterwood Group
- •Member of the National Committee of CPPCC and Sub-Committee for CPPCC Economic Affairs
- •Member of Commission on Strategic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Pan Yonghua
•Deputy Director of the Council of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
•Former Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Party Committee
•Special Advisor to the Antai School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, regarding alumni work
•Former Director of the Ministry of Education of Science and Technology of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Xu Yongchu
•Former Headmistress of Shanghai No. 3 Girls' High School
•Around 40 years of education experience; Recipient of 'Professor' and 'Master Principal' titles
•Shanghai Education Inspector
•Board Member of International Education Association Shanghai
•Member of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Women's Federation; Recipient of 'National March 8th Red-flag Bearer' award

Andrew Yao
•Chairman and CEO of Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Limited
•Member of National People's Congress

Wayne Zhang
•Partner of LDV Partners
Ada Wang
- •Bachelor's and Master's degree from Northeast Normal University, PhD candidate at the University of Southern California
- Chief Supervisor
- He Ya’nan
  - •Mentor of Pao School Secondary Division
  - •Former Headmaster of Shanghai No. 3 Girls' High School
  - •Recipient of 'Distinguished Principal' and 'Distinguished Teacher' Awards
  - •Host of English Teacher Training Base, Principal Teacher Development Project of Shanghai General Education
  - •Former Vice President of the Shanghai Society of Education, Foreign Language Education

Leadership

Whole School

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Xu Yongchu

President

•Former Headmistress of Shanghai No. 3 Girls High School
•Around 40 years of education experience; Recipient of 'Professor' and 'Master Principal' titles
•Shanghai Education Inspector
•Board Member of International Education Association Shanghai
•Member of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Women's Federation; Recipient of 'National March 8th Red-flag Bearer' award

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Iain Kilpatrick

Executive Headmaster

•Master of Education and BA(Hons) in English Literature from the University of Stirling
•Former Headmaster of Sidcot School and Beaconhurst School
•Former School Inspector with HMI

Diane Chen

Deputy Head (External)

•Nearly 20 years of domestic and international experience in multinational companies in China and the US
•Previously Marketing Director for Independent School Division, Dipont Education
•Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Mount Holyoke College; MBA, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

Victor Chen

Deputy Head (Administration)

•Bachelor Degree in Economics from Sun Yat-sen University, Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
•Extensive financial management experience at both Procter & Gamble and Whirlpool
•Former Chief Financial Officer, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; Former Chief Financial Officer, Laureate Education China; Former Chairman, Hunan International Economics University; Former President, Hsuan Huai Institute

Primary School Campus

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Rosalie Pietsch

Primary School Principal and Head of Wuding Campus

•Over 30 years of teaching experience
•Served in various leadership roles at educational institutions both in Australia and China, including 10 years as Primary School Principal at Canberra Grammar School

Crick Chen

Primary Deputy Principal

•Over 20 years of experience in bilingual teaching and education
•Former Director of International and PYP Departments of Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School
•Nationally-recognized, distinguished English teacher

Middle School Campus

Ada Wang

Middle School Principal and Head of Hongqiao Campus

•Bachelor's and Master's degree from Northeast Normal University, PhD candidate at the University of Southern California
•18 years of teaching experience in Education, including 11 years as the Director of the International Curriculum Division and Dean of Students’ Affairs Office at Shenzhen Middle School
•The founding Principal and member of the Founding Committee of Vanke Meisha Academy with extensive experience in bilingual international education

High School Campus

James Lyng

High School Principal and Head of Songjiang Campus

•Bachelor’s degree in Pure and Applied Physics from Manchester University
•Master’s degree in Science Education from King’s College, London
Extensive teaching experience in international schools as well schools in the UK•
•Former Director of Studies at Radnor House in the UK, Former Deputy Head of Tenby International School in Malaysia and Former Vice-Principal at the Denla British School in Thailand

Zang Na

High School Deputy Principal (External Affairs and Staffing)

•Bachelor’s degree in Museology from Fudan University
•Master’s degree in International Education Administration from Endicott College, USA
•YK Pao School founding team member

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James Ogram

High School Deputy Principal (Academic)

•Bachelor’s degree Geography from Durham
•Master's degrees in Development Studies and International Education from leading UK universities, as well as the Harvard Certificate of School Management and Leadership
•15 years of teaching experience in international schools
•Experience leading various teams of teachers as a Head of Department, Head of Year, Instructional Coach and Director of Professional Learning

Board of Governors
Leadership