Mr. Ni established the Landgent Group in 1996 and has been President of the group ever since. Landgent Group has diversified interests in the areas of education, services for senior citizens, real estate, fixed asset management, and city investment and operations. The Landgent Group has programmes in many areas of China including Beijing, Shangdong, Zhejiang, and Hainan.

“To achieve one’s own goal while contributing to society” is both the fundamental concept underlying the Landgent Group and the mission guiding its development. In furtherance of this mission in 2003 Mr Ni decided to build a school that incorporates international-mindedness and meets international standards. In preparation for this project he visited many prestigious schools in Europe, America and Asia, and he also analyzed a large amount of data about educational institutions at home and abroad. Based on his findings he decided to use the International Baccalaureate(IB) as the core curriculum on which to found a high quality international school.

Working with colleagues from within the school, together with other educational experts, Mr. Ni finalized the school philosophy and personally directed every stage of campus design and construction. He also advocated the school philosophy to governors, embassy officials and entrepreneurial friends. All this laid a solid foundation for the smooth opening of the school.

As the investor, Mr. Ni hopes that students will be proud to study in BCIS and that teachers will be delighted to teach here. He trusts that BCIS will build on its deep Chinese roots while absorbing advanced concepts from international education to become widely respected as a model school providing an excellent international education. Mr. Ni’s aim is that BCIS will aspire towards achieving its 100th anniversary and contribute strongly to the globalization of Chinese education.

Ms. An lived and studied in Beijing before pursuing further education in Macquarie, Sydney. Following that she worked in international schools for more than ten years, gaining extensive experience in school management.

At the end of 2004 she played a leading role in the establishment of BCIS by heading the school’s foundation team in all its preparatory work. When the school officially opened in August 2005, she served as Head of Business and Administration. In that capacity she completed the establishment of the administrative and operating systems.

In June 2007 Ms. An Wei became Board Executive. In this role she has helped the investor to establish the school board and to develop guidelines and principles for the board and for the school. As the only full time director, Ms.An has served as the major channel of communication and coordination between the board and the Head of School.

Ms. An has been a member of the China Education Ministry’s NCCT Accreditation teams, and has been involved in accreditation visits to many expatriate-oriented schools in China.

Mr. Kuo is originally from Taipei, Taiwan. He is an architect with 20 years of experience in the design and management of planning, architectural and interior design projects for a variety of building types. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from Chung Yuan University in Taiwan and his Master of Architecture and Urban Design from Washing University in St Louis, USA. He has worked extensively with a number of internationally renowned design firms for projects in Taiwan and China. Before moving to China, he also taught architectural design studio in Taipei University of Technology for 10 years.

Mr. Kuo joined the BCIS board in mid 2008. He helped found the Facility and Risk Management Committee under the school board to set up systems and criteria for improving the quality and safety of the school environment. He also designed the new school gate and is responsible for some other renovation projects in campus.

Mr. Kuo is currently living in Beijing with his wife Iris and his daughter Renee who is a student of BCIS.

Mr. Li Zhong, Senior Accountant and Licensed Member of the CPA, has 20 years of experience in the Finance and Business area. Previous to his service at Landgent Group Company Limited, he worked at Beijing San Ji Li Energy Corporation and SINOHYDRO Bureau 2 Co., Ltd. Starting as a finance clerk, Mr. Li served as finance manager, chief accountant and finance administrator in state-owned and private companies. His extensive knowledge in local financing and his pragmatic, objective and visionary approach has helped built up efficient and dynamic finance teams in the past. Mr. Li also played a crucial role in developing, nurturing and supervising Beijing City International School Finance department. Currently he is a director of the BCIS Board and Chairman of the Finance Committee.

Mr. Lu Jiahua graduated from Beijing Capital Normal University where he received his bachelor degree in law in 1999. The first two years in his career saw him as a teacher in Beijing Normal University Attached Middle School. Mr. Lu worked in a law firm for a few years before joining in the Landgent Group in 2004. Currently he is the Chief Legal Officer of Landgent Group and Chairman of BCIS Board Human Resources Committee.

Mr. TAN Wee Seng (陳偉成), is a professional in value and business management specializing in shareholders’ strategic value creation, merger and acquisitions, ipo and advisory in risk management and corporate governance. He is a director of Renesola PLC, 7-Days Group Holding Ltd, Beijing City International School and Landgent Group Company Limited. He has been an executive director, the chief financial officer, qualified accountant and the company secretary of Li Ning Co. Ltd. from 2003 to 2008. Mr. Tan has been instrumental in bring the Li Ning to public listing in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2004. He has also been responsible for capital planning & allocation, and led investors relation with overwhelming success, a prime mover on good corporate governance and risk management and instilled forward financial management concept. He also held various senior management positions in a number of multi-national corporations. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Tan has been the senior vice president of Reuters China, Mongolia and North Korea regions, and chief representative of Reuters in China. Prior to that, he was the managing director of a Reuters subsidiary in Hong Kong, a major domestic equity and financial information services company, as director of its Australia subsidiary, Infocast Pty Limited and as the Reuters East Asia regional finance manager (director) respectively. He is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom and a fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

Allan Wilcox is an Australian educator who has had 48 years experience as a teacher, administrator and Consultant in international schools in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

He has been an elected member of the International Baccalaureate Council of Foundation (1981-86), an IBNA Board Member (1977-79) and a Board Member of the European Council of International Schools (1986-92). He served on several committees for the IB Organisation.

In recent years, he has served on the Advisory Committee for IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) for Cambridge University (UK), has served on the AAIE (Association for the Advancement of International Education) College Board Advanced Placement Diploma Committee, served on the ECIS Board and during 1994 – 2007 was the CIS Australasian Representative serving the Asia Pacific region.

His most recent responsibilities during 2004 - 2007 included:

a) Director of an International Education Consultancy.

b) Representing CIS in the region which included providing:

1. Educational advice to families with children relocating between Australia and overseas.
2. Advice to teachers wishing to teach overseas.
3. Advice to Australian schools on membership with CIS.
4. Advice to organizations seeking to establish International Schools

c) Managing the CIS Accreditation Program for Australian National Schools (52) both Independent and State.

The above responsibilities included the assessment of schools which are established or which are being developed. This assessment includes the verification of their ethical operational procedures and their financial viability.

The International Accreditation program itself is designed to provide an independent Quality Assessment of all aspects of the school’s programs, resources and facilities and also to validate the quality of the educational programs provided for the students.

Nick Bowley is an educational consultant currently serving the Beijing City International School (BCIS). Prior to joining BCIS Nick served in the Accreditation Service of the Council of International Schools (CIS), an authority whose main function is to monitor educational standards in international schools world-wide. Previously he served as a teacher, principal, and head of school in international schools in East Africa, the Middle East and China. From 2001 to 2007 he was Director of the International School of Tianjin, following which he led BCIS as Interim Head of School for one year, 2007-2008.  Upon the departure of the current Head of School in July 2010 Nick will again assume the Headship of BCIS.

Nick gained his first degree from the University of Cambridge (UK), and his teaching certification is from the University of London (UK). He holds a master’s in educational administration from the College of New Jersey (US), and in 2007 he participated in the Visiting Fellows’ program at the Klingenstein Center, Teachers’ College, Columbia University (US).

For many years Nick has served as a trainer for the Principals’ Training Center (Miami/London), for which he helped develop an Advanced Course on school leadership. He has co-authored a book on school governance, and is currently writing a biography of Father Robin Lamburn, founder of the Kindwitwi leprosy center in Tanzania. Nick is a member of the Rufiji Leprosy Trust, which funds the work of the center.

He was an elected member of the IB Regional Heads’ Representative Committee, Asia Pacific region (2003 – 2006). In 2006-2008 he was a board member for the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS).

In 1993/94 Nick was awarded the Henry Bertness Award for distinguished service in the promotion of international education in Africa (presented by the Foundation for American International Schools). In 2007 he was presented with an Award for Special Contribution by the government of the Tianjin Economic Development Area, P.R. China.

Nick’s interests include writing, travel, and sport. He is married to another educator, Katherine Rhona Bowley. Nick and Rhona have three children (two teachers and a trainee doctor) and five grandchildren.