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Our Team<\/span><\/span><\/h1>
Meet the talented and passionate team behind our programmes.<\/div><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Our Team<\/span><\/span><\/h1>
Meet the talented and passionate team behind our programmes.<\/div><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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David Chiem<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/header>
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Founder CEO & Executive Chairman of MindChamps PreSchool Limited <\/em><\/p>\n

David is the Founder CEO & Executive Chairman of MindChamps PreSchool Limited. Arriving in Australia at the age of nine without being able to speak a single word of English, David has since gone on to become the first Asian cast in a lead role on mainstream Australian television, in the internationally acclaimed drama series Butterfly Island<\/em>.<\/em> He has also published two critically acclaimed novels, Only the Heart<\/em> and The Full Story<\/em>, which were nominated for three prestigious Australian literary awards.<\/p>\n

David is also co-author of The 3-Mind Revolution<\/em>,<\/em> the ground-breaking volume that lays out a new world-view for leaders and educators, alongside internationally acclaimed author and literacy expert\u00a0Brian Caswell. His research and work in developing the \u20183-Mind\u2019 philosophy underpins the MindChamps movement, providing children with the mindset and learning tools to be the best they can be \u2013 that is, MindChampions.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Brian Caswell<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/header>
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Dean of Research & Programme Development<\/em><\/p>\n

Brian is an internationally-acclaimed, multi-award-winning author, researcher, educator and song-writer, with a passion for early-childhood education and a special interest in the psychology and neuroscience of the learning brain.<\/p>\n

Recruited by David at the very beginning of the MindChamps journey (1998), Brian\u2019s leadership of the MindChamps Research and Programme-Development teams and his work with leading educationists, developmental psychologists, language-acquisition specialists and neuroscientists from 4 continents has been instrumental in the development of MindChamps\u2019 educational philosophy and \u2018brain-friendly\u2019 learning strategies \u2013 including the S.M.I.L.E.S.TM<\/sup> Early Learning methodology, hailed as a breakthrough in preschool curriculum design, which is used in all MindChamps PreSchool and Early Learning centres worldwide. He was also mentor to the team which developed the celebrated curriculum for MindChamps Reading \u2013 personally writing over 200 reading and phonics books and 40 songs for use in the programme.<\/p>\n

Over the past 35 years, Brian has spoken live to over 300,000 people on the subjects of Creativity, Literacy, Writing, Education and Early-Childhood Development \u2013 and to many more on podcasts, videos and Zoom presentations, television and radio.<\/p>\n

Brian\u2019s published writings range from innovative novels and short-stories to instructional volumes for parents and educators, from picture books for beginning readers to numerous articles and book chapters on literacy, creativity, education and parenting.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dean Carey<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/header>
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Dean of Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

Dean is the founder and CEO of Actors Centre Australia (ACA) in Sydney, one of Australia\u2019s top theatre schools. An established acting teacher, he brings with him with more than 30 years of experience and have coached celebrities such as Hugh Jackman.<\/p>\n

Dean was also the Head of Acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Some of the TV and film projects that he has worked on as a performance consultant include the Australian productions of The Boy from Oz and Saturday Night Fever.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Michelle Peh<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/header>
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Chief Brand Officer and Global Group General Manager <\/em><\/p>\n

Michelle is our Chief Brand Officer and Global Group General Manager. As one of the pioneers of MindChamps, Michelle has been instrumental to spearheading MindChamps\u2019 brand positioning, culture and business growth over the last 16 years.<\/p>\n

She is responsible for driving the visibility, values and strength of the brand across all touchpoints in Singapore and across the world. Michelle is also a highly experienced and diversified strategic leader in branding, sales, marketing, business growth and operations. She embodies MindChamps\u2019 commitment to the creation of educational opportunities where they would not otherwise exist. This stems from her strong belief in the vision of making the world a better place to live in by nurturing generations of MindChampions who possess the 3 Minds and face the world with 100% Respect, Zero Fear.<\/p>\n

Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Economics and Sociology and a minor in Statistics from the National University of Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Teo Wee Jone<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/header>
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Chief Financial Officer<\/em><\/p>\n

Wee Jone is our Chief Financial Officer. He joined MindChamps in 2008 and assumed his current role in 2010. He is responsible for the MindChamps Group\u2019s finance-related functions, including financial management, treasury, taxation and investor relations.<\/p>\n

Wee Jone has over 19 years of experience in finance, corporate planning and mergers and acquisitions in the education and information and communications technology industries. Before joining MindChamps, he was most recently Finance Director, China Operations at Singapore Computer Systems Limited from 2006 to 2007.<\/p>\n

Wee Jone holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Bachelor of Economics majoring in Accounting from Macquarie University, Australia. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore and a Fellow of CPA Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Our World Research, Advisory and Programme Development Team<\/span><\/span><\/h2>
The MindChamps philosophy, our commitment to research excellence and our passion for turning the latest discoveries into effective educational initiatives have drawn some of the world\u2019s best and brightest to help us achieve our vision.
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