Gareth Knight has worked in teacher education in Asia since 1990. With an MSc in TESP from Aston University, he trained teachers of Business English and high school teachers in Japan. He has also taught MA TEFL and MEd Linguistics courses at Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand.

Mark O'Neil has been teaching Business English in Japan since 1988. He has extensive experience in teacher education and management and also holds Masterís degrees in TESP and in Contemporary Japanese Studies.