Management

Praxis Language is made up of people who are passionate about language and technology. Key management personnel include:

Ken Carroll

Senior Advisor

Ken Carroll has worked as a language teacher/teacher trainer for 20 years. His areas of expertise are in language acquisition, and communicative teaching methodologies. Ken is also an entrepreneur. In 1996 he co-founded the Kai En English Language Training Center in Shanghai. He is also a co-founder of ChinesePod, 2005, and Praxis Language, 2007.

Ken blogs at Here Comes Everybody.

Hank Horkoff

Chief Executive Officer

Hank Horkoff has a background in technology and entrepreneurship and is primarily responsible for corporate strategy and product development. He has an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Hank blogs at The Network Sense.

Steve Williams

Chief Operating Officer

Steve Williams has been involved in the education industry for the past 10 years, as a manager and entrepreneur. The majority of this experience has been in the language training field, both in traditional schools (the Kai En chain), and in new models that use technology to create value for learners (Praxis Language Ltd, and On Demand Training Ltd.) He also has experience running MBAs and overseas study consultancies. His expertise is in management, finance and operations.

Eric Lee

Chief Technology Officer

Eric Lee has been involved in the multimedia industry for the past 15 years, as both a manager and an entrepreneur. The majority of this experience has been in the web development field, both in the interactive media industry in China and in commercial web development in Australia (icemedia). He brings to Praxis considerable experience with web development and technologies. His expertise is in management, operations and Information Technology.

John Pasden

Senior Product Manager

John Pasden graduated with highest honors from University of Florida with a degree in Japanese Language and Literature. He immediately moved to China, where he applied his interest in linguistics to teaching university spoken English classes. As his creative teaching methods won awards in Hangzhou, John also gained fluency in Mandarin Chinese. In 2008, he completed his Masters in Applied Linguistics at Shanghai’s East China Normal University in an all-Chinese program meant for natives.

John blogs at Sinosplice.

Zhang Feng

Special Projects Manager

ZhangFeng graduated from East Normal University majoring in Computer Technology. He has extensive project management experience and is the leading force behind the Online Confucius Institute.