About us

Meet the team

Management Team

Richard Marett

Richard Marett

CEO & CO-FOUNDER

WANGECI THUO

WANGECI THUO

HEAD OF AFRICA

Sarah hawkes

Sarah hawkes

Head of Operations

Rosalyn Amliwala

Rosalyn Amliwala

Director of Finance

Emma Ringe

Emma Ringe

Global Schools Director

David Tymm - Product Director

David Tymm

Product Director

Dr Junaid Mubeen

Dr Junaid Mubeen

director of education

Board of Directors

Ray Douse

Ray Douse

International Compliance Director

Trevor Johnson

Trevor Johnson

Non-Executive Director

Trevor was formerly an Executive Director of Man Asia, part of Man Group plc. He brings wide international commercial experience as a Non-executive Director of a number of companies including Whizz Education.

Founder

Ron van der Meer

Ron van der Meer

founder

Whizz Education was founded by Ron van der Meer, a pioneer of interactive pop-up books for children and adults. Ron created more than 150 three-dimensional books, including numerous award winning international bestsellers. His books on Mathematics, with Bob Gardner, The Maths Kit and the Maths Master series for 3 to 9 year olds, sold more than 1.2 million copies in over 15 countries. This success inspired him to start Whizz Education. Ron is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the Hague, Holland, and the Royal College of Art, London.