Career Education names Ashish Ghia as CFO

Career Education Corp., a provider of postsecondary education programs and services, announced the appointment of Ashish Ghia as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately.

Ghia has served as interim chief financial officer since Sept. 21.

"We are extremely pleased to name Ashish as chief financial officer," said president and CEO Todd Nelson. "He has been a critical member of our transition strategy team over these past several years, and his unique skill set and depth of knowledge of our business and industry will be invaluable as we continue moving Career Education forward. We appreciate his past dedication to Career Education and look forward to the continued strength of his contributions."

Ghia joined the company in June 2008 and has served in various financial planning and analysis roles with increasing responsibility, including as vice president finance since February 2016.

Prior to joining the company in June 2008, Ghia was a business finance manager with Sears Holdings Corp. from 2006 to 2008 and also held associate positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Ernst & Young. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in financial accounting and audit from the University of Mumbai and a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University and is a certified public accountant.