Christopher CoatesSchool Director of American School Hong Kong (ASHK)
Christopher Coates has been working in education for over 30 years. He is Canadian, but has spent the last two decades teaching and leading at international schools in SE Asia. He joined ASHK in August 2022 as School Director. Prior to ASHK, he served as Secondary School Principal at Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA) in Hong Kong, Secondary School Principal at The International School of Macao (TIS), and Vice-Principal at the Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS). Christopher completed undergraduate work at Carleton University (Ottawa) and the University of Toronto, followed by a Bachelor of Education at York University (Toronto) and a Master of Education in Educational Management from Bristol University (UK). Before joining the teaching profession, Christopher worked in Marketing & Corporate Planning at Texaco Canada Inc (Caltex) and Imperial Oil Ltd (Esso) in Toronto.
