Universal Technical Institute, Inc. Announces Executive Appointments
August 04, 2020 at 08:00 am EDT
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Universal Technical Institute, Inc. announced two additions to its leadership team in support of the company's work to accelerate its growth initiatives, while continuing to deliver strong student outcomes and service to industry customers. Bart Fesperman has joined the company in the newly created role senior vice president-chief commercial officer, while Sonia Mason has been named senior vice president-chief human resources officer. Both report to Jerome Grant, UTI's CEO. In his new role, Fesperman is accountable for UTI's marketing and student recruitment functions, and leads the company's integrated approach to student engagement, with a focus on optimizing interactions with students from lead generation though graduation. Fesperman brings to the role more than 20 years of experience in marketing and sales leadership. Most recently, he served as chief commercial officer for I.C.E. Enterprises, Inc., a leader in sales and service functions for brands such as American Express, USAA, and Marriott Vacations. There, he was responsible for the leading and executing key growth strategies, as well as the company's marketing and sales programs. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of sales & marketing for DirectBuy, Inc. As senior vice president-chief human recourses officer, Mason will lead UTI's human resource function supporting all aspects of the business as the company continues to execute on its growth and diversification strategy. She will be responsible for talent acquisition and management, succession planning, performance management, training and development, and compensation and benefits. Mason has more than 20 years of experience in human resources leadership across multiple industries. For more than five years, she led human resources for Mesa Air Group. There, Mason was responsible for a transformation initiative that delivered substantial improvement in the company's results. She has also held HR leadership roles with Celerion, Special Devices, Inc., Safeway, Inc., and MCI WorldCom.
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. is a workforce solutions provider of transportation, skilled trades and healthcare education programs. Its segments include Universal Technical Institute (UTI) and Concorde Career Colleges (Concorde). UTI segment operates 16 campuses located in nine states and offers a range of degree and non-degree transportation and skilled trades technical training programs under brands, such as Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute, and MIAT College of Technology. UTI also offers manufacturer specific advanced training programs, including student-paid electives, at its campuses and manufacturer or dealer-sponsored training at certain campuses and dedicated training centers. Concorde segment operates 17 campuses located in eight states and online, offering degree, non-degree, and continuing education programs in the allied health, dental, nursing, patient care and diagnostic fields.