Bob Whitman, Franklin Covey's Chairman and CEO, said, "We are thrilled to welcome Derek to our Board of Directors. We believe Derek's experience, thought leadership, and expertise in business growth, innovation, subscription businesses and strategy will be an extremely valuable addition to our Board of Directors and to the direction of our Company." Mr. van Bever received his Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in 1988, and is a 2011 graduate of Harvard Divinity School. His divinity school thesis, "A Mission Beyond Commerce," examines the challenges to personal and corporate mission posed by pivot points such as a change of ownership or leadership transition and suggests practices and disciplines for retaining a sense of perspective in the "high hurry" of business life. Derek has been appointed to Chair the Company's Innovation Committee and to serve on the Company's Growth Committee and on its Nominating and Governance Committee.