David Gillingham Appointed Dean of Holborn College

Professor David Gillingham has been appointed as the new Dean of Faculty at Holborn College, part of Kaplan's international Higher Education business. David, a leader in business education, will also become an Academic Director within Kaplan Higher Education International (KHEI) and join the KHEI Academic Board.
David is currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Director of Entrepreneurship, Education and Internationalisation at Coventry University. Previously, David was Director of Academic Affairs at Dublin Institute of Technology and Dean and Vice-President, Academic and International at ESC Rennes, one of France's 'grand ecoles' where he founded The Network of International Business Schools.

Joining London-based Holborn 1 April, 2008, David will be responsible for directing new programme developments and quality initiatives that will seek to enhance the position of Holborn College as one of the leading independent Higher Education providers in the UK.
Charles Hall, President of Kaplan Higher Education International, said: "We are delighted to welcome David, a widely respected academic and leader in business education. His long and distinguished experience in higher education will further strengthen our Academic Board and management team."

David said: "I am very excited to be joining Holborn College at this stage in its development. I have a clear vision of a strong and vibrant college which will be recruiting new academic staff to support new courses designed to meet the needs of our international students. As we take advantage of the resources of Kaplan Higher Education, we will be introducing new learning technologies and developing new opportunities for students to progress to rewarding professional careers. My first year at Holborn will be spent on strengthening the academic team and developing new courses so that the College can move confidently into the future as one of the major private education providers in the UK higher education sector."
Born in Southampton and educated in England, David has also published widely on business, entrepreneurship, higher education, and human error management. He has taught marketing, particularly industrial and international marketing, and business strategy. David is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing and holds Visiting Professorships in Finland and France. He continues to be active in human error research.
Holborn College, in southeast London, offers pre-university entry programmes and specialist law and business degree courses that include among others: LLM in International Trade Law, LLM in Business and Commercial Law, BA in Business Administration, BA in Accountancy, MBA and MSc in International Business Management and specialised MBAs in Marketing, Finance and HRM. Holborn works in partnership with the University of Wales, the University of Huddersfield and Liverpool John Moores University in addition to providing tuition for The University of London external LLB. For more information, please visit: www.holborncollege.ac.uk.
Kaplan's international Higher Education business also operates Kaplan International Colleges in partnership with UK-based universities including the University of Sheffield, the University of Glasgow, Nottingham Trent University, and The University of Liverpool to provide programmes to international students; Dublin Business School, Irelands largest independent college which offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in business, law and arts; and Kaplan Open Learning, which provides fully online Foundation Degree courses. Parent company Kaplan Inc. was founded 70 years ago and has since become a leading global education company. Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO).