Served as Former President of Major Divisions at American Home Products and
Pharmacia
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison Schools announced today that
Terry Stecz has joined Edison Schools to serve as its Chief Operating Officer
(COO). As COO, Stecz will manage operations and growth across all five of
Edison's business channels which now serve more than 250,000 students at over
1,000 different school sites. He will also oversee the integration of key
headquarters functions with the company's field operations.
Before joining Edison, Stecz served as President Consumer Healthcare,
Americas, for Pharmacia, a $14B healthcare company with products that included
Celebrex and Nicorette. During his tenure at Pharmacia, Terry played a key
role in establishing the division as one of the fastest growing in operating
profits and revenue in its industry. Prior to Pharmacia, Stecz spent more
than 19 years at American Home Products, a $16B pharmaceutical enterprise
where he rose rapidly through the ranks. By 1990, Stecz was President of A.H.
Robins and by 1994, President of Whitehall Robins, a $1.4B division of AHP
that produces market leaders Advil and Centrum. Stecz also served as
President of Alberto Culver USA, Inc. (consumer products).
Edison Founder and CEO Chris Whittle commented on Stecz's appointment, "We
are extremely pleased to have someone with Terry's strong, proven business
background join Edison's senior management team. As we continue to grow, his
operational expertise and business building experiences will further
strengthen Edison's ability to deliver high quality schools, services and
products to schools and districts across the country."
Edison Schools President Chris Cerf added, "Terry is a superb addition to
Edison. His track record as an accomplished business executive is
extraordinary, and I am equally impressed by his passion for and commitment to
our educational mission." Along with Cerf and Chris Corrini, Edison's Chief
Financial Officer, Stecz will report directly to Whittle.
Stecz comes to Edison with an eye toward building on the Company's
success. "Edison Schools has clearly demonstrated that dramatically improving
student achievement can be a replicable and successful business. I look
forward to work toward further leveraging Edison's achievement management,
extended learning, and supplemental services businesses."
Stecz graduated from Xavier University (Ohio) in 1977 and received a
Masters of Science in Jurisprudence, with a concentration in health and
intellectual property law from Seton Hall University's School of Law in 2004.
About Edison Schools
Founded in 1992, Edison Schools partners with school districts, charter
boards, and states to raise student achievement and educational outcomes
through its research-based school design and curriculum, achievement
management solutions, professional development, and extended learning
programs.
In 2004-2005, Edison Schools will serve more than 250,000 students in 20
states, the District of Columbia, and the United Kingdom. Approximately
71,000 students will attend 157 district partnership and charter schools
managed by Edison; approximately 67,500 students will participate in Edison's
Newton Learning after-school and summer school programs and approximately
42,000 students will attend Newton Learning SES programs; approximately 75,000
students will benefit from achievement management solutions provided by
Edison's Tungsten Learning; and 15,000 students will be served by Edison
Schools UK programs. For more information, please visit
http://www.edisonschools.com.
SOURCE Edison Schools
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