After a twenty-year career in corporate banking culminating in a position as Associate Director at Rothschild Bank, Ashley decided that ELT would be more fun. Since then, he has worked in the ELT industry for twenty years, including a stint in Brazil and Argentina.

Before taking his position with ACE, Ashley was Director of Studies and Admin Manager at the Access Language Centre in Sydney, and Teaching Centre Manager with AMES in Sydney. He has been working with ACE for almost ten years, and now regards Cambodia as home.  At the recent PIEoneer Awards held in London, the Australian Centre for Education (ACE), Cambodia won Language Educator of the Year ahead of Language schools from all over the world, and was the first school from South East Asia to win this prestigious award.

Ashley also currently holds Board positions with Auscham Cambodia (Vice President), and ASEAN Austcham (President), and recently completed his term with Amcham Cambodia (Governor).