Headquarters:

Melbourne

Year founded:

2002

Number of employees:

Phone:

1300 932 338

Email:

info@schoolbox.education

Website:

schoolbox.education

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/schoolbox

“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Grant van der Kruk

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Barr

Chief Commercial Officer

Scott Salter

Chief Success Officer

Leadership

Grant van der Kruk’s genuine empathy and care are present in his servant leadership style. This ensures he brings out the best in people so his Schoolbox team can deliver maximum service to school communities across the world. Grant has been a respected leader at Schoolbox since 2018 and has also worked in the education space for over a decade across Australia, Asia and South Africa.

Chief Executive Officer

Grant van der Kruk

Chris Barr has more than 25 years of education and senior leadership experience across Australia and Hong Kong. Since joining Schoolbox in 2022, he has successfully led the school engagement team and now overseas all commercial teams at Schoolbox, establishing his commitment to keeping the customer at the centre of all growth initiatives and strengthening engagement and transparency with the schools.

Chief Commercial Officer

Chris Barr

Prior to his appointment in November 2023, Scot Salter held the title of head of customer success, where he led the professional services, customer support and online learning teams. With over 20 years of leadership experience in service businesses in the ICT and education sectors, his ability to demonstrate a deep understanding of the needs of schools enables him to lead his teams to deliver the best possible outcomes for schools.

Chief Success Officer

Scott Salter

Erica Kofie, QBE

“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Leadership

“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Leadership

Natalie Neilson

Chief Operations Officer

Prior to her appointment, Natalie Neilson held the title of head of people and staff experience at Schoolbox, where she delivered strategic initiatives that have led to attracting amazing talent and achieving an overall staff satisfaction rating of 86%. Her appointment as COO reaffirms Schoolbox’s dedication to providing a supportive and positive workplace.

Chief Operations Officer

Natalie Neilson

Duane Cox

Chief Innovation Officer

Well known in the Schoolbox community, Duane Cox has held senior roles at Schoolbox since 2016. With his deep knowledge of the education landscape and Schoolbox platform, he supports customers through several phases of their Schoolbox journey. As chief innovation officer, he leads education, innovation and strategic partner initiatives.

Chief Innovation Officer

Duane Cox

Schoolbox is the growth platform designed for K–12 schools, bringing learning, wellbeing and communication together in one seamless solution. Trusted by schools throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Middle East, it adapts to each school’s unique needs, supporting sustainable growth, greater visibility and whole-school alignment every step of the way.

“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”

Erica Kofie, QBE

James Leckie

Chief Product Officer

Andrea Pesavento

Chief Financial Officer

Constantine Osuchukwu

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Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955

Since Schoolbox’s inception in 2002, James Leckie has led the development of the Schoolbox product as chief product owner, co-founder and director. As chief product owner, he continues to oversee the product roadmap and architecture and plays a vital strategic role in adopting technology and securing the organisation’s environment.

Chief Product Officer

James Leckie

Joining Schoolbox in 2023, Andrea Pesavento is the most recent addition of the ELT. Prior to Schoolbox, she experienced a 12-year journey with a manufacturing start-up, growing to over 500 employees globally and listed on the ASX. Her experience and capabilities help provide Schoolbox with an understanding of what organisations need to thrive during growth journeys.

Chief Financial Officer

Andrea Pesavento

Constantine Osuchukwu joined Lindisfarne as chaplain in 2021. Previously, he was the parish priest of St Matthew’s in Wendouree, Diocese of Ballarat, Victoria. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy and Theology), a Masters of Counselling and a Graduate Diploma in Community Development. Osuchukwu brings experience in a variety of parish roles, plus ministry work in prisons and the tertiary sector.

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Constantine Osuchukwu

Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.

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