--Lejo Sam Oommen Hired as Managing Director for ETS India 

Nonprofit ETS announced today the formation of ETS India, officially 
establishing an office in the country to grow the organization's global 
footprint as it seeks to continue serving learners as part of their lifelong 
educational journeys. Lejo Sam Oommen, formerly of Pearson(TM), will lead ETS 
India as Managing Director. In this role, Oommen will develop and implement 
ETS's overall growth strategy for its products and services in India.

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ETS has long been committed to the Indian education community and establishing 
the ETS India office is a natural next step in supporting learners -- both 
in-country and globally -- as well as higher education institutions as they 
continue to attract diverse graduate students. The formation of ETS India will 
continue to strengthen the organization's relationships with key partners 
in-country, providing both ETS and Indian businesses increased opportunities 
for collaboration and investment, including in and with schools, institutions, 
corporations, education agents, language trainers and study abroad advisors.

"ETS is strongly aligned with India's bold and visionary approach to reforming, 
improving and broadening access to quality education for all Indians through 
the framework of the New Education Policy (NEP), and the increased 
opportunities it will make available to Indian students," said Mohammad Kousha, 
Associate Vice President of Global Growth at ETS. "ETS's mission-oriented 
approach of advancing quality and equity in education for all is consistent 
with this forward-thinking vision. We look forward to expanding learning 
opportunities in-country to the people of India and having Lejo on board will 
help us accomplish this."

"I am pleased to be joining ETS and leading its India office and team at a time 
when the organization is undergoing significant transformation as we look to 
the future of serving learners worldwide with a particular focus on those in 
India," said Oommen. "It is my intention to build on the already strong 
foundation that exists here in India, reinforcing the value of ETS's existing 
products including the TOEFL(R) Family of Assessments, GRE(R) test and TOEIC(R) 
exam, as well as new learning tools and business opportunities."

At Pearson, Oommen served as General Manager with oversight of the PTE(R) 
Academic test and was credited for his contributions to the strong business 
performance of the organization, delivering significant results in growth, 
revenue, operational performance and profitability. Prior to Pearson, he held 
roles at organizations including Reliance Money, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank. He 
is an alumnus of Bangalore University.

Despite impacts from COVID-19, ETS continued to focus on delivering research 
and assessment solutions that serve the needs and interests of Indian students 
and institutions so their education needs and requirements remained 
uninterrupted. This has been evidenced by announcements of the launch of 
at-home testing including the TOEFL iBT(R) Home Edition and the GRE(R) General 
Test at home, as well as democratizing access to our tests by making provisions 
for use of the Aadhaar card as an alternative ID in India, and the launch of 
the TOEFL(R) Essentials(TM) test. 

About ETS India

ETS India, based in Delhi, India, is a subsidiary of ETS headquartered in 
Princeton, N.J., USA. ETS India is bringing the organization's wide-ranging 
expertise in education and learning to test takers and learners throughout the 
region. The staff of ETS India offer deep expertise and insight into delivering 
high-quality learning and assessment solutions as well as new business 
opportunities to organizations, institutions and individuals in the country. 

About ETS

At 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 postsecondary education, and by conducting education research, 
analysis and policy studies. Founded as a nonprofit in 1947, ETS develops, 
administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually -- including the 
TOEFL(R) and TOEIC(R) tests, the GRE(R) tests and The Praxis Series(R) 
assessments -- in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. 
www.ets.org

SOURCE: ETS

CONTACT: ETS: Kristen Lacaillade, 609-524-8172, mediacontacts@ets.org; APCO 
India: Suchitra Bhargava, +91- 7297057514, sbhargava@apcoworldwide.com