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William Dennis joined Laureate in October, 2001. As president of Latin America operations, Mr. Dennis is leading the rapid growth and successful expansion of the company’s campus-based universities in Mexico, Chile and other markets in Central and South America.
Before he was appointed to his current role, Mr. Mr. Dennis served as COO/CFO of the company's campus-based operations from late 2001 until mid-2003.
Prior to joining Laureate, Mr. Dennis was president and COO of International Assets Holding Corporation (IAAC), a financial securities brokerage firm specializing in international securities. Before that, he served as CFO of Freedom Securities, Inc., a Boston-based brokerage firm for which Mr. Dennis led a very successful initial public offering in 1998. Other senior positions include that of CFO of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, where he was responsible for financial activities in more than thirty countries, and a number of senior financial and management positions with Exxon Corporation. He spent much of his career living and working in Latin America.
Mr. Dennis received a Bachelors degree from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management, and a Bachelors degree from Texas Tech University. | 