Apangea Learning Names Marc Keller Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Apangea Learning (www.apangea.com), a leading provider of differentiated online math instruction announced today that Marc Keller has been appointed Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.  He brings 15 years of experience in education sales and marketing.

"We are extremely pleased to have Marc join the team," said Apangea's Chief Executive Officer Kevin McAliley. "With his extensive sales leadership and education industry experience, he will be instrumental in moving Apangea forward as we expand our sales and marketing efforts to meet the growing demand for the company's online supplemental program."

"I am very pleased to join the Apangea team," Keller said. "Apangea Math's differentiated learning program offers a unique solution that is not currently being met in the K-12 market, particularly as distance learning is becoming more prevalent."

Prior to joining Apangea, Keller was Senior Vice President of Sales for Triumph Learning, a supplemental remediation and test prep company, where he significantly contributed to revenue growth from $15MM to $86MM.   He doubled the size of the sales force and increased sales rep ROI by coordinating hiring of new reps with product launches and market opportunities.  Marc was a key executive who spent significant time working with customers in the field, enabling him to integrate an educator perspective throughout the organization. 

He holds an undergraduate degree from California University of Pennsylvania.  Keller was awarded executive education certificates by the University of Chicago and Harvard Business Schools.

ABOUT APANGEA LEARNING

Apangea Learning (www.apangea.com) is a pioneer in developing differentiated distance learning supported by live, certified US teachers for students in K-12. School districts purchase licenses for Apangea's services and provide their students access during school and after hours from home. Based on one of the world's largest bodies of longitudinal research on cognition originally conducted by the U.S. military, Apangea has proven effective in over 3,000 schools. The privately owned company is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

SOURCE Apangea Learning