Laureate Education, Inc. Announces Appointment of Rick Sinkfield as Chief Legal Officer
June 30, 2020 at 08:00 am EDT
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Laureate Education, Inc. announced the appointment of Rick Sinkfield as Chief Legal Officer. Mr. Sinkfield previously served as Laureate’s Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Latin America. He has been with Laureate for almost 16 years, and has overseen the work of corporate and university counsel across eight countries, including serving as Regional General Counsel for Brazil for five years. Reporting to Laureate’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Eilif Serck-Hanssen, Mr. Sinkfield will be responsible for all global legal affairs, corporate governance, corporate compliance, and regulatory matters.
Laureate Education, Inc. operates a portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions (Laureate International Universities network) in Mexico and Peru. Laureate International Universities network offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degrees through campus-based, online and hybrid programs. It has approximately 450,000 students enrolled at five institutions with over 50 campuses. It has two segments: Mexico and Peru. It owns Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM) and Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico (UNITEC) in Mexico. It also owns Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) and CIBERTEC institution in Peru. Its institutions in Mexico and Peru offer traditional higher education students a private education alternative, with multiple brands and price points in each market and program. The Company offers various programs, including medicine and health sciences, engineering and information technology, and business and management.
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