Experienced leadership for a new international education group.

SEG is led by a senior management team with a proven track record in building, scaling, and supporting education businesses.

The team combines education-sector experience with operational, strategic, investment, technology, and institutional development expertise.

Leadership team

  • Kevin Lynch

    Managing Director

    Accomplished education entrepreneur with over 20 years' experience founding and scaling multiple market-leading private higher education institutions globally, including Think Education Group (now Torrens University), Open Colleges, Apollo Global and UP Education. Consistently delivered exceptional student outcomes while building organisations serving over 1 million students globally.

    Kevin is passionate about building a new generation of world-leading international higher education institutions with healthcare at its heart. By acquiring and partnering with premier universities worldwide, SEG is tackling the chronic global skill shortages in healthcare. Our mission is to develop the next generation of highly skilled, compassionate healthcare professionals and thought leaders who will strengthen healthcare systems and improve patient outcomes globally.

    • Group strategy
    • Institutional development
    • Education operations
    • International expansion
    • Strategic partnerships
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  • Tim Knapton

    Strategy & Development

    Tim Knapton supports SEG's strategy, acquisitions, partnerships, and group development. His work focuses on building the platform, identifying high-quality institutions, supporting transaction execution, and contributing to the long-term development of the group. He brings strong experience in corporate advisory and buy-and-build across education, edtech and other growth sectors.

    • Strategy
    • Corporate development
    • Acquisitions
    • Partnerships
    • Platform growth
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Operator-led, institution-focused.

SEG's leadership team is focused on building a group that combines entrepreneurial ambition with respect for academic institutions.

The team's role is to provide strategic direction, capital, managed services, operational support, and education expertise while preserving the identity and autonomy of the institutions SEG supports.

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