McGraw-Hill Education Names David Levin as CEO

McGraw-Hill Education today announced the appointment of David Levin as the company's president and chief executive officer. Mr. Levin, 51, is currently the chief executive of UBM, a multinational media company headquartered in London, and brings a wealth of experience in leading public and private companies in the fields of media and technology. He will be based in New York City and succeed Lloyd G. "Buzz" Waterhouse, who joined McGraw-Hill Education as its president and CEO in June 2012 and who recently announced his retirement.  Mr. Waterhouse will remain with the company until Mr. Levin begins his tenure in April 2014 and will remain on the company's board of directors after he steps down as CEO. In March 2013, funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC APO purchased McGraw-Hill Education from The McGraw-Hill Companies (now McGraw Hill Financial). See full press release