Letter from the CEO

Dear Aston Staff,

Aston rolls into 2008 with great confidence that it can become an international educational leader. Aston now has over 60 schools operating in China, Vietnam and America, and corporate training operations in Beijing and Shanghai. We employ over 1000 staff members worldwide, and have over 100,000 students studying at Aston each year.

Aston’s long term goal is to become a world leader in education. We feel that we are not far from reaching this goal, but we understand that our staff is the most important ingredient in the recipe for success in creating a world leader. Ensuring we provide our staff a career rather than a job, especially in smaller schools will be essential for Aston to make its dreams come true.

Together, as a team, we are confident we will establish Aston as a world leader, and our success will allow Aston to provide greater opportunities for our staff, with the ultimate goal of an IPO.  Aston is a team that you can count on if you work hard, and a team that is unbeatable if everybody works together. I look forward to working closely with all the different Aston team members in 2008 to make this goal into reality.

Best regards,
David Wisner
CEO