Walt MacDonald Appointed ETS Executive Vice President

PRINCETON, NJ, Jun 01 (MARKET WIRE) --
Walt MacDonald has been appointed Executive Vice President, Programs and
Services for Educational Testing Service (ETS). MacDonald was formerly
Senior Vice President of Higher Education and School Assessments at ETS.

With this appointment MacDonald becomes responsible for all of ETS's
products and services including well-known assessments such as the GRE(R)
(Graduate Record Examinations(R)), the TOEFL(R) (Test of English as a
Foreign Language(TM)) test, the TOEIC(R) (Test of English for
International Communication(TM) ) test, Praxis(TM) teacher licensing
examinations and The College Board's SAT(R) and Advanced Placement
(AP(R)) programs.

"In a career at ETS that spans over 25 years, Walt's breadth of experience
across all program areas will serve him well in this new role," says ETS
President and CEO Kurt Landgraf. "Consolidating our programs and services
under his leadership will focus our efforts more effectively and, as a
result, ensure our success in a changing marketplace."

"Education policy is shifting rapidly, and increased competition is
altering our business landscape," says MacDonald. "With this
consolidation, we'll be able to make rapid decisions and move faster than
ever to meet the evolving needs of our clients and customers."

MacDonald joined ETS in 1984 as a Science Assessment Specialist, working
in what was then the College Board Division. Since then, he has held a
number of leadership positions of increasing responsibility at ETS. In
1987, he became Director of Test Development for the National Assessment
of Educational Progress, a biennial project for the U.S. Department of
Education.

In 1993 he was promoted to Executive Director of the area managing The
College Board's Advanced Placement Program. In 2002, MacDonald was named
Associate Vice President for College Board Programs, School & College
Services Division. In that role he assumed responsibility for ETS's
day-to-day program operations for The College Board. MacDonald was
appointed Senior Vice President of Higher Education and School Assessments
in 2007.

Earlier this year MacDonald completed Harvard University's Advanced
Management Program.

MacDonald earned a bachelor's degree in biology and a doctorate in ecology
from Rutgers University. He has also completed postdoctoral work for the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers.

About ETS

At nonprofit ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people
worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves
individuals, educational institutions and government agencies by providing
customized solutions for teacher certification, English-language learning,
and elementary, secondary and post-secondary education, as well as
conducting education research, analysis and policy studies. Founded in
1947, ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests
annually -- including the GRE(R) test, TOEFL(R) and TOEIC(R) tests, and
The Praxis Series(TM) assessments -- in more than 180 countries, at over
9,000 locations worldwide.

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