Follett Names Nader Qaimari Senior VP Content Services and Solutions

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Sep 09, 2014, 12:22 ET

MCHENRY, Ill., Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett today announced that Nader Qaimari has been named Senior Vice President of Content Services and Solutions for Follett School Solutions, the leading provider of integrated content and technology solutions to the PreK-12 education space. Succeeding Todd Litzsinger, who was elected Follett Corporation Chairman of the Board in January 2014, Qaimari will oversee Follett's content services and solutions, including publisher relations, textbook and supplemental materials, early childhood, digital products, library collections, and online classroom products.

"Nader's leadership experience in publishing has given him a well-rounded, first-hand perspective of the challenges and opportunities we face in our PreK-12 market," said Tom Schenck, president of Follett School Solutions. "Together with his team, Nader will drive the strategic alignment of all of our content services and solutions to best meet the needs of educators."

Qaimari brings 15 years of education experience and a proven track record of success in driving inventive digital product and service solutions in the publishing and technology arena. Qaimari comes to Follett from Cengage Learning's Gale business, serving in a variety of roles with progressive responsibility. Most recently, he was senior vice president of sales and marketing, where he leveraged a centralized product management and development organization to meet the needs of clients.

Qaimari holds a Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College in Ohio and is pursuing his Master of Business Administration at the University of Michigan's Stephen Ross School of Business.

For more information on Follett's PreK-12 business, visit www.Follett.com

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Since 1873, Follett has served as the trusted partner in education for students and educators at all levels of learning. Today Follett delivers physical and digital learning materials, retail services, school content and management systems to more than 70,000 early childhood, primary and secondary schools, and on more than 1,000 college campuses. Headquartered in Westchester, Illinois, Follett is a $2.7 billion privately held company.

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