Richard Dozer Joins Apollo Group Board of Directors
December 20 2011 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) today announced that Richard
Dozer has been appointed to the company’s board of directors,
filling an existing vacancy on the board. Mr. Dozer, who will serve
as an independent director, was also appointed to sit on the
board’s audit committee.
“We are very pleased to welcome Rich to the Board,” said John
Sperling, executive chairman of the board of Apollo Group. “Rich
brings a wealth of senior management, leadership, operations and
accounting expertise to Apollo Group, along with deep roots in the
Arizona business community.”
Currently, Mr. Dozer serves as chairman of GenSpring Family
Office of Phoenix, a family-focused wealth management firm. In
addition, Mr. Dozer serves on the boards of directors of multiple
Arizona-based corporations, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Arizona, Meridian Bank, Swift Transportation Corporation and Viad
Corporation.
Previously in his career, Mr. Dozer served as the founding
president of the Arizona Diamondbacks major league baseball club.
Prior to joining the Diamondbacks, Mr. Dozer served as chief
operating officer of the Phoenix Suns, a National Basketball
Association franchise. Mr. Dozer also served as principal of real
estate development and investment firm CDK Partners, and earlier in
his career he held various positions with Arthur Andersen, where he
was a certified public accountant.
Mr. Dozer is an active supporter of numerous organizations and
causes that benefit the Arizona community, including Phoenix
Children’s Hospital, United Way Foundation for Blind Children and
United Cerebral Palsy. Additionally, he serves on the boards of
directors of Teach for America of Phoenix, the Greater Phoenix
Convention and Visitors Bureau and Greater Phoenix Leadership, Inc.
Mr. Dozer earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration
from the University of Arizona, with an emphasis in accounting.
About Apollo Group, Inc.
Apollo Group, Inc. is one of the world's largest private
education providers and has been in the education business for more
than 35 years. The Company offers innovative and distinctive
educational programs and services both online and on-campus at the
undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels through its
subsidiaries: University of Phoenix, Apollo Global, Institute for
Professional Development and College for Financial Planning. The
Company's programs and services are provided in 40 states and the
District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; Latin America; and Europe, as
well as online throughout the world.
For more information about Apollo Group, Inc. and its
subsidiaries, call (800) 990-APOL or visit the Company's website at
http://www.apollogrp.edu.
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