About Your Expert Programme Director

Meet Your Expert Programme Director
Geoffrey Barring is Chief Executive Officer of the International Institute of Technology (IIT). He has a background in management consulting, initially at the London based Urwick, Orr and Partners and subsequently as the Director of Human Resources consulting in the international accounting firm, Arthur Young. He undertook major assignments with many of Australia’s largest companies including Shell Australia Limited, Esso (Australia) Limited, the ANZ Banking Group, Westpac Banking Corporation, Brown Coal Liquefaction (Vic) limited, Callide Coalfields and Australian Post. In 1990, he became the Foundation Director of the Centre for Accounting Research at Monash University, a position that he held for five years and during which time he travelled throughout the Asia Pacific region presenting accounting and financial management programmes.

Geoffrey joined Victoria University in 1992 and was responsible for its overseas programmes in Hong Kong. He developed a number of postgraduate programmes in Hong Kong, including pioneering different modes of programme delivery, many of which are now accepted practice throughout the former colony. Geoffrey has a Bachelors degree from the University of Melbourne and a Masters degree from Monash University. He is a qualified workplace trainer and assessor. He was appointed a Visiting Professor at the China University of Mining and Technology at Xuzhou and has presented programmes at numerous universities throughout China. He sits on the academic advisory boards of a number of Australian Colleges and is a member of the Educational Committee of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA). In addition he is responsible for the quality control of all ICMA courses run in Asia.