McGraw-Hill Education Gets New President  

-- Publishers Weekly, 8/19/2008 7:19:00 AM

The McGraw-Hill Cos. has appointed Peter Davis president of its McGraw-Hill Education group, succeeding Henry Hirschberg who will retire October 31. Davis, who steps into the new role September 2, has been executive v-p of global strategy for MHC since 2006. Davis will report to MHC chairman Terry McGraw who cited Davis’s “deep understanding of business strategy and extensive international expertise” as key factors in his appointment. Among the executives who will report to Davis are Bill Oldsey, executive vice president of McGraw-Hill Education and head of the pre-K-12 education business; Rik Kranenburg, president of Higher Education, Professional and International; and Mostafa Mehrabani, president of McGraw-Hill Assessment and Reporting.