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Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO) today announced that Manoj Kulkarni has joined the company as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Kulkarni will lead and manage all areas of the company�s Information Technology (IT) department including systems design, application development, asset management and computer systems operations. Kulkarni replaces Mark Griesbaum, who will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities after assisting in the transition for a period of time. Kulkarni brings more than two decades of experience to Career Education. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Information Technology for Toys R Us, where he worked since 1993. Kulkarni led a global IT department in the area of Technology Architecture and Operations for all the operating divisions of Toys R Us Inc. Most notably, he reengineered the IT Services organization to align organizational focus with business growth needs and improve flexibility. �Above and beyond his solid technical expertise, we value the collaboration, creativity, innovation and problem-solving that Manoj demonstrated in his recent role. We look forward to the fresh insights he will bring to us,� said Michael J. Graham, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Career Education Corporation. �We greatly appreciate the commitment and expertise that Mark Griesbaum has brought to the company over the years, and we are grateful to Mark for agreeing to assist the company and Manoj in making the transition. We expect that Manoj will quickly integrate into our strong, existing team to expand our industry-leading technology.� About Career Education Corporation The colleges, schools, and universities that are part of the Career Education Corporation (CEC) family offer high quality education to a diverse population of approximately 90,000 students across the world in a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The more than 75 campuses that serve these students are located throughout the U.S. and in France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, and offer doctoral, master's, bachelor's, and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs. Approximately one third of our students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University Online and Colorado Technical University Online. CEC is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those brands include Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America; Harrington College of Design; Brooks Institute; International Academy of Design & Technology; American InterContinental University; Colorado Technical University and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through its schools, CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling students to graduate and pursue rewarding careers. For more information, see the company�s website at http://www.careered.com. The company's website includes a detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links to its more than 75 colleges, schools, and universities.