Donald DeMark, Former General Manager at Pictorial, Named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Dearborn Financial, a Division of Kaplan Professional

New York (August 24, 2000) – Kaplan Professional has appointed Donald DeMark, formerly Vice President and General Manager of the Software and Services division of Pictorial, a licensing software and education subsidiary of BISYS, to the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of Dearborn Financial, a leading provider of professional and educational services for the securities, insurance, and financial communities.

"We are extremely fortunate to have someone with Don's industry experience, leadership qualities and technical background to help Dearborn further penetrate the insurance and securities education market," said Eric Cantor, President of Kaplan Professional. "Dearborn currently offers more than 300 classes per month nationally, and offers many web-based continuing education programs as well for busy professionals. Don's knowledge of the industry, coupled with his client focus, will help him to lead our sales and training staff nationwide, to provide an even higher level of service to our professional clients and in turn to serve the more than 68,000 students that annually train with Dearborn."

"I am delighted to join the Dearborn organization," said DeMark. "As the leader in the financial services and insurance marketplace for more than 3 decades, Dearborn enjoys a tremendous brand equity, and I am also excited about Dearborn's significant focus on the emerging online opportunity to help businesses with their training needs, including compliance and tracking mechanisms."

DeMark, age 47, is a sales and product development leader in the field of insurance and financial services offerings whose expertise encompasses leading-edge technical innovation, building strategic alliances, developing alternate distribution channels, creating outsourcing solutions and international sales. As Vice President and General Manager for Pictorial, a subsidiary of BISYS, DeMark managed all operations for licensing products targeted at the insurance and financial services industries. Prior to joining Pictorial, Inc., DeMark held executive positions with The CGI Group and IBM.

Dearborn is a leading provider of licensing and continuing education training and certification for securities, insurance and financial services professionals. Offering an array of tools including cutting-edge, interactive online courses, classroom instruction, interactive CD-ROMs, and print materials, Dearborn supplies education courseware to corporations, independent schools, and colleges and conducts classes in more than 160 locations in the U.S. and abroad. For more than 30 years, Dearborn has partnered with decision-makers at top insurance companies, securities firms, brokerage houses, and banks, providing high-quality, professional, and personalized education to more than 750,000 students. Corporations and compliance departments can meet, manage and track their employees' educational requirements with Dearborn Career Tracker, Dearborn's proprietary information management system. This single, consolidated, and secure online service allows tracking of course fulfillment and grades across multiple programs, curriculums and disciplines. Dearborn Career Tracker also enables the client to generate standard and customized exam reports and course completion status reports to individuals, and directly to state insurance departments. The portal to all services is www.kaplanprofessional.com. Dearborn is a Kaplan Professional Company, which includes leading educational brands such as Dearborn Trade, the Real Estate Education Company, Self Test Software, Schweser Study Program/AIAF, and Perfect Access. Kaplan Professional is a division of Kaplan, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
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