BOSTON, March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning
technology company Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt (HMH) today announced new senior leadership
appointments in support of its digital first, connected strategy,
which focuses on building and delivering purposeful technology that
increases teacher capacity and enables personalized instruction for
all learners across the achievement spectrum.
Greg Collins has
joined HMH as Senior Vice President, Platform, and will lead
product management and strategy for HMH's platform, Ed, which saw
user growth of 306% in 2020. In this newly-created role, Collins
will build on this existing momentum, enabling educators to
deliver more impactful learning experiences across all subjects and
curriculum solutions through a single, user-friendly platform. An
accomplished product manager in the software industry, Collins
joins HMH from Rapid7 and Intuit, where he led product teams and
worked to merge business impact and meaningful customer
experiences.
Selva Vinothe Mahimaidas has been named to the role
of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to oversee the
company's security practices and mitigate cybersecurity risks. In
this role, Mahimaidas, who has led HMH's Information Security team
for two years, will manage the company's security strategy,
architecture and operations, cyber risk and intelligence, data loss
and fraud prevention, identity and access management and compliance
initiatives. Additionally, Mahimaidas will ensure HMH maintains a
robust and modern network to support its distributed and remote
workforce.
"HMH is doing work that matters—and having the right leadership
in place to do that work is mission critical to our business, and
to the teachers and students we serve. As we continue to focus on
enabling our digital first, connected teaching and learning
strategy, we draw upon the best practices, perspectives and
expertise of specialists from across the technology and education
spaces to ensure we are delivering unparalleled learning
experiences," said Jack Lynch, CEO,
HMH. "I'm proud of our newest leaders and look forward to the
impact they will have within our community and beyond."
Collins and Mahimaidas join a strong, tech-focused senior
leadership team already in place at HMH, including Amanda House, who joined the organization at
the end of 2020 as Senior Vice President, Product Development to
lead design, learning architecture and project management for HMH's
Supplemental and Intervention Solutions line of business. A
seasoned leader and former teacher, House came to HMH with more
than 15 years of edtech experience, previously at Illuminate
Education, Pearson Education and McGraw-Hill Education.
These leadership appointments reinforce HMH's commitment to
building solutions and services that deliver impactful and
successful outcomes for students and teachers in all learning
environments—in-person, hybrid and remote.
HMH is a high-purpose, high performance workplace, committed to
attracting, developing and maintaining the best talent in the
edtech industry. Passionate about innovation and committed to
building the tools that teachers and students need to succeed, HMH
is the largest employer of software engineers in the K–12 industry
and invests more than $100 million in
technology annually.
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ: HMHC) is a learning
technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that
engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As
a leading provider of K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and
intervention solutions and professional learning services, HMH
partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions
that unlock students' potential and extend teachers' capabilities.
HMH serves more than 50 million students and 3 million educators in
150 countries, while its award-winning children's books, novels,
non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout
the world. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com.
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Contact
Leah
Riviere
Director, Communications
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
617-351-5020
leah.riviere@hmhco.com
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