Cengage Group, a global edtech company, today announced the appointment of Justin Singh as Executive Vice President and General Manager of its global workforce skills business, Cengage Work.

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Justin Singh Tapped to Lead Cengage Work, Overseeing Cengage Group’s Global Workforce Skills Business

Cengage Work, which includes Milady, ed2go, Ready to Hire and Infosec, is redefining workforce education by delivering digital, flexible and accessible solutions that support millions of workers in upskilling and reskilling outside the traditional degree path. In his role, Singh will focus on shaping and scaling the business to help workers protect and build their careers across high-growth sectors including healthcare, technology, manufacturing and skilled trades. Under his leadership, Cengage Work aims to accelerate its momentum and build on its 31% revenue growth since FY23.

“The World Economic Forum predicts that technology advancements like AI, paired with economic and demographic factors will lead to a net increase of 78 million global jobs over the next decade. This presents us with a tremendous opportunity to support the future evolution of our global workforce,” said Michael Hansen, CEO of Cengage Group. “With his deep experience in driving digital transformation, product innovation, corporate strategy and M&A, Justin is well-positioned to lead the Cengage Work business forward into its next chapter. We are excited to have him join our leadership team and our mission to provide education for employment, helping millions of learners gain the skills and competencies they need to achieve career success.”

“I’m honored to join Cengage Group, a company that leads with purpose, innovation and a dedication to helping learners succeed,” said Singh. “At Cengage Work, we have a remarkable opportunity to dramatically scale our impact—equipping more individuals with the workforce skills they need to thrive in an ever-evolving job market.”

Prior to Cengage Group, Singh served as Chief Transformation and Strategy Officer at McGraw Hill, where he led the company’s digital transformation. Over the course of his career, Singh has built a reputation for driving high-impact growth strategies, operational excellence, and enterprise value creation across global markets.

Singh holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Melbourne and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

For more information about Singh and the Cengage Group leadership team, visit www.cengagegroup.com/about/leadership

About Cengage Group

With more than 100 years serving learners, Cengage Group is a global edtech company that enables student choice. No matter how, where, when or why someone wants to learn, our portfolio of education businesses supports all students, from middle school through graduate school and skills education, with quality content and technology. Collectively, our three business units – Cengage Academic, Cengage Work and Cengage Select – help millions of students each year in more than 125 countries achieve their education and career goals and lead choice-filled lives. Visit us at www.cengagegroup.com or find us on LinkedIn and X.

About Cengage Work

Cengage Work, part of Cengage Group, provides flexible, affordable online courses and programs to help adults rapidly gain the skills needed to be job ready. Our programs have already helped more than 3.5M people develop new skills, and this year more than 250,000 people will access Cengage Work products and services to gain employable skills, complete required training or pursue a new skillset in high demand fields such as allied health and cybersecurity. To learn more about Cengage Work, visit cengagework.com.

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“At Cengage Work, we have a remarkable opportunity to dramatically scale our impact—equipping more individuals with the workforce skills they need to thrive in an ever-evolving job market.” - Justin Singh, EVP & GM Cengage Work