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PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Today, ETS President and CEO Amit Sevak announced that Rohit Sharma will join

ETS as Senior Vice President of Global Workskills. In his new role, Sharma will

help ETS scale its offerings for upskilling and workskills development for

professionals seeking career advancement and mobility. He will oversee all

aspects of this new division, from sales and marketing to product and

operations, with an emphasis on long-term goals, growth, profit and return on

investment.

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"Rohit possesses a keen understanding that education spans an individual's

lifetime, continuing well beyond high school, college or even an advanced

degree," says Sevak. "We're incredibly fortunate to leverage his leadership and

expertise at this pivotal moment as ETS seeks to provide critical solutions to

help businesses close the gap between vacancies and finding employees with the

right set of workplace skills."

Sharma previously served as the COO of ThriveDX (formerly HackerU), a leader in

digital skills training. He was responsible for driving product design and

development, operational delivery and learner outcomes.

"The future of our workforce, companies and industries depends upon our ability

to keep the skills of employees sharp so that we can better compete, drive

growth and spur innovation," says Sharma. "I look forward to helping ETS become

a leader in enhancing the skill sets of working professionals so that they, and

the companies they work for, grow and reach their fullest potential."

Sharma has over two decades of international experience across a range of

sectors including higher education, training, certification and workforce

development. His previous professional experience includes serving as president

and managing director of ACAMS (previously, a wholly owned subsidiary of

Adtalem Global Education) and CEO of INTI Education Group. Early in his career,

he also served as a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group.

Sharma has a bachelor's degree in engineering from IIT Kanpur in India and an

MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden Business School.

About ETS

At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by

creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves individuals,

educational institutions and government agencies by providing customized

solutions for teacher certification, English language learning, and elementary,

secondary and postsecondary education, and by conducting education research,

analysis and policy studies. Founded as a nonprofit in 1947, ETS develops,

administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually — including the

TOEFL(R) and TOEIC(R) tests, the GRE(R) tests and The Praxis Series(R)

assessments — in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide.

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