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Kaplan’s Colloquy Unit Taps Tim Gilbert as President
Veteran education executive will lead business’ expansion of online solutions for higher education institutions
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kaplan, Inc., the leading global education provider and a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYS: WPO) , today announced that Timothy S. Gilbert has assumed leadership for Colloquy LLC, a business unit offering end-to-end online and distance education solutions to higher education. As Colloquy’s president, Gilbert will be based in the operation’s Delray Beach, FL headquarters and report to Darrell Splithoff, executive vice president of Strategy and Innovation at Kaplan, Inc.
Tim Gilbert is the new president of Colloquy, a division of Kaplan, Inc., offering online and distance education solutions to colleges and universities. (Photo: Business Wire)
Gilbert most recently served as senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Campus Management Corp. in Boca Raton, FL. During his eight years at Campus Management, he helped grow the company from a niche provider into a global industry leader, serving 1,700 colleges, universities, and not-for-profit institutions. Previously, Gilbert held senior management positions with IBM Life Sciences, The Raymond Corporation (a manufacturing division of Toyota Industries Corp.), and The Patriot Company, a consumer goods firm he co-founded and later sold.
“Colloquy will continue to focus and expand its services to all types of higher education institutions which want to take advantage of online capabilities to reach distant learners,” said Darrell Splithoff. “We are very pleased to have Tim lead those efforts. His combination of leadership qualities, experience, and vision will take Colloquy to its next phase of growth.”
Colloquy currently serves a number of U.S. colleges and universities, including the University of California at San Francisco, George Washington University (Washington, DC) and George Mason University (Fairfax, VA).
Gilbert earned an MBA from Regis University (Denver CO), a master’s degree from The John Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.
Gilbert was named “Chief Marketing Officer of the Year” by the CMO Institute in 2010. A former board member of the South Florida Technology Alliance, he regularly speaks and writes about technology in education. His
From: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/04/11/kaplans-colloquy-unit-taps-tim-gilbert-as-presiden/