DIGARC Appoints Richard Becker as Chief Executive Officer

DIGARC, the leader in higher education curriculum management software, announced that Richard Becker has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Becker succeeds Angela Selden who has joined American Public Education, Inc. APEI as CEO.

"We are thrilled to have Richard lead the next chapter of growth at DIGARC," said David Kennedy, Partner at Serent Capital. "Richard has an exceptional track record of driving transformation and growth in SaaS technology companies, success working with higher education clients, and building businesses with a culture rooted in high performance and innovation."

Becker most recently served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Stack Sports, a global leader in SaaS solutions for the youth, amateur, collegiate and pro sports industry. He previously was President of Target Analytics, a division of Blackbaud, a leading provider of software and services designed specifically for higher education and nonprofit organizations.

"I am excited to lead the DIGARC team toward our noble purpose of improving higher education engagement through the power of Connected Curriculum," says Becker. "DIGARC is a great company, led by a group of passionate employees with deep commitment to improving engagement amongst higher education faculty, administration, and students."

Richard will be based in the company's Lakeland, FL headquarters, where he will lead the DIGARC business and market strategy for the company's suite of services including Acalog (catalog management), Curriculog (curriculum management), REGISTER (student scheduling), SECTION (administrative schedule planning) and EXPLORE (student academic pathway builder).

Becker holds an MBA from University of Georgia, Terry College of Business and a BA from Wake Forest University.

ABOUT DIGARC

DIGARC is a leading provider of higher education software technology and services, providing a unified platform that helps educators engage students through the power of Connected Curriculum. Serving nearly 800 institutions of higher education, the DIGARC portfolio is designed to offer curriculum management, student scheduling, administrative schedule planning and student academic pathway exploration, enabling engagement between educators, administrators, and students. DIGARC is based in Central Florida, with offices in Orlando and Lakeland. For more information about DIGARC, visit www.digarc.com or call 866-328-9012.

About Serent Capital

Serent Capital focuses on business building. Serent invests in growing service and technology businesses that have developed compelling solutions to address their customers' needs. As those businesses grow and evolve, the opportunities and challenges that they face change with them. Principals at Serent Capital have firsthand experience at capturing those opportunities and navigating these difficulties through their experiences as CEOs, strategic advisors and board corporate members. The Serent team nurtures and advises its companies as a value-added investor, capable of providing significant operational and strategic support to the companies' CEOs on their most critical issues. Learn more at www.serentcapital.com.

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