Global Education Communities Corp.
Mr. Sohn has been an education management executive for the past 20 years, with an extensive track record in the international education sector.
Mr. Sohn joined CIBT Education Group in 2010, upon acquisition of KGIC ESL school by CIBT Education Group, and was instrumental in driving the growth of ESL division to reach $24M annual revenue with over 8,000 student enrollment by 2013. Mr. Sohn also spearheaded the acquisitions and restructuring of Vancouver International College ESL school in 2016 and 4 brands of ESL schools in 2017, which were rebranded to Sprott Shaw Language College.
From 2003 to 2010, Mr. Sohn was one of the core management which accomplished the expansion of King George International College from 2 to 6 campuses with an annual enrollment of over 6,000 students, reaching $18M annual revenue, by recruiting international students from over 25 countries through the broad network of over 800 agencies and education partners worldwide.
Before joining KGIC, Mr. Sohn was a Director of Business Development at Canadian Education Bridge Inc., for four years. He was responsible for the development and coordination of ESL and IT program delivery designed for overseas university student groups studying at University of Washington in Seattle and UBC Continuing Studies in Vancouver.
In 1985, Mr. Sohn received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta, Canada and an MBA degree from the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University, Korea, in 1991.
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GEC Corp. is one of Canada’s largest education and student housing investment companies focused on the domestic and global education market since 1994. GEC Corp. owns business and language colleges, student-centric rental apartments, recruitment centres and corporate offices at 41 locations in Canada and abroad. Its education subsidiaries include Sprott Shaw College Corp. (“SSCC”) (established in 1903), Sprott Shaw Language College (“SSLC”), Vancouver International College Career Campus (“VIC”) and CIBT School of Business & Technology Corp. (“CIBT China”). GEC Corp. offers over 150 educational programs in healthcare, business management, e-commerce, cyber-security, hotel management, and language training through these schools. In 2022, GEC Corp. serviced over 13,000 domestic and international students through its educational, rental housing and recruitment subsidiaries. GEC Corp. owns Global Education City Holdings Inc. (“GECH”), an investment holding and development company focused on education-related real estate such as student-centric rental apartments, a hotel and education super-centres. Under the GEC® brand, GECH provides accommodation services to 92 schools in Metro Vancouver, serving 3,000 students from 71 countries. The total portfolio and development budget under the GEC® brand is nearly $1.3 billion. GEC Corp also owns Irix Design Group Inc. (“Irix Design“). Irix Design is a leading design and advertising company services over one hundred corporate clients including CIBT. Visit us online at www.gechq.com/