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NEWARK, Del.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM), the nationas No. 1 financial services company specializing in education, announced the appointment of Joni Reich as executive vice president, administration. In this role she will lead human resources, real estate and workplace services, procurement, and internal and employee communications, as well as the corporationas philanthropy and community involvement through The Sallie Mae Fund.

"Joni is a trusted advisor whose leadership I will call upon for the many challenges faced by our talented workforce"

This is Ms. Reichas second tenure with the company, after a 25-year career from 1984 to 2009, during which she served on the executive management team and played a critical leadership role as the company privatized and acquired more than a dozen other businesses.

aJoni is a trusted advisor whose leadership I will call upon for the many challenges faced by our talented workforce,a said Albert L. Lord, vice chairman and CEO, Sallie Mae.

Ms. Reich is a graduate of Georgetown University and resides with her family in Henlopen Acres, Del.

Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM) is the nationas No. 1 financial services company specializing in education. Whether college is a long way off or just around the corner, Sallie Mae turns education dreams into reality for its 25 million customers. With products and services that include college savings programs, scholarship search tools, education loans, tuition insurance, and online banking, Sallie Mae offers solutions that help families save, plan, and pay for college. Sallie Mae also provides financial services to hundreds of college campuses as well as to federal and state governments. Learn more at SallieMae.com. Commonly known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.