Our Members of the Advisory Board are comprised of highly experienced specialists with significant knowledge across various sectors. Each member brings unique expertise, enabling the board to navigate complex challenges and make informed decisions. Their diverse backgrounds ensure comprehensive oversight and strategic guidance for our organization’s success.
Ms. Anita Wise has over 35 years of experience in quality, compliance, and operational roles across multiple sectors. Anita Wise is a highly accomplished and innovative leader in quality and compliance, with extensive expertise in managing people, processes, and organisational frameworks. Her career spans work with global corporations and start-ups, where she has built and led successful teams and processes, delivering impactful outcomes for both individuals and organisations on a national and international scale.
Her exemplary achievements have led to her current role as Head of Quality and Compliance, following a successful tenure as Assistant Registrar of academic Compliance at the University of Buckingham. In this role, Anita guided the university through significant regulatory changes introduced by the Office for Students (OfS) in May 2022, ensuring compliance and operational excellence.
Anita embodies versatility, optimism, humanism, determination, and her ability to envision and realise a better future. Her leadership and innovative practices consistently drove success to the organisations she served.
Board of Governors member, Head of college partnerships
Shani has a career that spans over 30 years, across a broad spectrum of organisations. Presently working as Head of client relationships with a group of companies including London Teachers Supply, working with Care and Education partners to ensure new schools have the teaching support required for the delivery of education for Children with special educational needs.
Shani has held other key roles in the sector inclusive of MD of a CQC registered care and training provider, Director of Client relationships for an industry-leading healthcare provider. Shani continues to work within advisory and support roles across education and complex care delivery of services.
For 25 years Shani worked with the Scouting Association providing self-development to young people through challenging, adventurous, teamwork, and leadership-based experiences.
Shani’s career and lifestyle choices enable her to bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Board.
Matin Khan has been involved in management and leadership at a very early age. He has worked around the globe eg, in Asia, Africa, and Europe. At the age of 29, he became the General Manager of Finance and Management Accounting of one of the biggest Corporations in Pakistan namely, Ghee Corporation. Globally, he has played a vital and successful role as the head of International Development Projects funded by IFC, SDC, and DDC in Sudan and Cameroon for eight years.
Matin Khan has been involved in education for the last thirty years and is responsible for managing, teaching, assessing, and development education projects in the UK. He has worked as head of the college/ Principal for five colleges in the UK and a senior lecturer at North London University. In recognition of qualifications and vast experience in teaching and academic management, he was appointed visiting professor of two main universities in China namely, East China University and Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics.
Presently, Matin Khan is the founder and head of the CommonWealth College of Excellence (CCE) which was established in 1987. Less than a year ago, CCE was inspected by QAA for Quality and standards and was awarded an exemplary report. The college is registered with the Office for Students (OfS) and is delivering higher education courses in London. During 2023,2024 he served as NED on the board of directors of a very large higher education institution.
In addition to his commercial, corporate, and academic achievements, Matin Khan has been continuously involved with charities. Halal Food Authority (HFA) is a highly successful commercial arm of Halal Food Foundation (HFF), a renowned charity in the UK and worldwide for over thirty years. Presently, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the two organizations. Recently, he represented HFA and was one of the main speakers at the World Halal Conference in London.
I am Dr. Naeem Aslam.
My career began as a doctor, where I worked across the UK in different capacities. One thing that experience teaches is that while subject matter expertise is critical in the healthcare world, so is the importance of people – how we deal with human emotions, responsibilities, and relationships – in dealing with patients.
Today, as the leader of the NHS framework agency, I have overseen the deployment of over a million hours of professional care. I have joined Commonwealth College of Excellence as Director of Operations. I tend to apply my entrepreneurial and managerial skills to ensure that our staff, faculty, and students have an outstanding experience in the most creative and nurturing learning environment.
Our goal at Commonwealth College of Excellence is to be at the forefront, set quality and reliability benchmarks, and ensure optimal learning outcomes across all touchpoints. Our College is an emblem and beacon house of knowledge since 1987. We share 37 years of remarkable education services in London.
I am available for meaningful conversations and partnerships with educational professionals, managers, and anyone passionate about improving the student experience. We offer a business and IT portfolio of courses to offer the best learning outcomes at our prestigious College.
I am Noman Talib, and I have been working in the education sector for 15 years in various roles. I have specialised in online education systems and higher education, which have been highly successful in numerous private colleges. At present, I am the marketing director at Commonwealth College of Excellence.
