SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO) announced several senior
leadership changes today in connection with the company’s continued
execution of its transformation strategy. Within the Company’s
University Group, John Kline will be joining the company as Senior Vice
President-American InterContinental University (AIU) reporting to Todd
Nelson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company. Mr. Kline is an
experienced executive in higher education, having held prior positions
with several other companies in the industry. At Colorado Technical
University (CTU), Andrew Hurst, the President of CTU, will also be named
as Senior Vice President-Colorado Technical University and will be
reporting to the CEO.
Within the company’s Transitional Group, Julia Leeman will be named
Senior Vice President-Transitional, reporting directly to Mr. Nelson
where she will continue to oversee the teach-outs of the transitional
schools.
Jason Friesen, Senior Vice President and Chief University Education
Officer, and Lysa Clemens, Senior Vice President, Transitional
Operations and Chief Transformation Officer, will be leaving the
organization.
“On behalf of everyone at Career Education, I wish to express our most
sincere gratitude to Jason and Lysa for their dedicated service to our
schools and wish them the best,” said Todd Nelson, Chief Executive
Officer. “Their hard work and leadership have significantly contributed
to the progress the company has made in its transformation.”
ABOUT CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION
Career Education’s academic institutions offer a high-quality education
to a diverse student population in a variety of disciplines through
online, on-ground and hybrid learning programs. Our two universities –
American InterContinental University (“AIU”) and Colorado Technical
University (“CTU”) – provide degree programs through the master’s or
doctoral level as well as associate and bachelor’s levels. Both
universities predominantly serve students online with career-focused
degree programs that meet the educational demands of today’s busy
adults. AIU and CTU continue to show innovation in higher education,
advancing new personalized learning technologies like their intellipath™
adaptive learning platform that allow students to more efficiently move
toward earning a degree by receiving course credit for knowledge they
can already demonstrate. Career Education is committed to providing
high-quality education that closes the gap between learners who seek to
advance their careers and employers needing a qualified workforce.
A listing of individual campus locations and web links to Career
Education’s institutions can be found at www.careered.com.
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Alpha IR Group
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Source: Career Education Corporation