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Assessment Leader ExamSoft Names New Chief Executive Officer

Dallas, TX - ExamSoft, the leading provider of intelligent educational assessment solutions, announced today that Sebastian Vos, formerly a senior executive with Elsevier, will join the company as the new Chief Executive Officer.

“I am very happy to be joining the ExamSoft team. The company has a proven product portfolio, great reputation, and history of growth through product innovation, which position it extremely well to capitalize on the unprecedented opportunities in the field of assessment,” said Sebastian Vos, CEO of Examsoft. “The speed of the Internet has reached education and assessment, and the expectations of the people involved in these fields are changing quickly. ExamSoft will continue to build upon its leadership position by addressing these evolving market needs.”

Mr. Vos holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Boston University and an MBA from New York University. He brings over 27 years of experience working with PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Timberland Company, Bull SAS, and most recently, Elsevier. During his thirteen-year tenure with Elsevier he held a series of progressive senior executive positions in the United States and abroad, with the most recent being Managing Director of Education for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America within the Health Sciences Division. In that capacity, he was responsible for managing business operations and product development, with a focus on improving outcomes for students, instructors, and deans.

“We are excited to have Sebastian join ExamSoft. He brings the energy, intellect, and vast experience to help our team and company evolve, as we continue to grow into new market segments and further develop our product portfolio,” said David Schnabel, president of ExamSoft. “Sebastian is a proven leader in digital assessment, with an extensive background in higher education. He brings a unique combination of attributes which will serve all of our clients extremely well.”

ExamSoft’s products are built around a unique core technology, which enables educators and certification administrators to deliver a full range of assessments with enhanced flexibility, reliability and security, in virtually any venue, while also improving administrative efficiency. With software that delivers powerful, actionable data to assess learning outcomes, ExamSoft also ensures educational institutions are equipped to measure student competency and achieve desired learning objectives, while providing requisite analytics to support curricular enhancement, student retention, and accreditation compliance.

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