ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colibri Group, an online education company with six leading brands that provide learning solutions to licensed professionals, announced the promotion of Yazir Phelps to Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Phelps is a transformative marketing executive with more than 15 years of experience leading marketing teams within Fortune 500 organizations.
“Yazir’s experience in all aspects of marketing and management will play a key role in Colibri Group’s dynamic growth within the education industry and St. Louis community,” said Mike Duran, Chief Executive Officer of Colibri Group. “She brings extensive knowledge to our executive team and has contributed significantly to our company’s vision for the future.”
Ms. Phelps has held top positions at numerous organizations, including Director of Marketing at AutoZone Inc., Director of Marketing at Reynolds American Inc., and Consumer and Market Insights Practice Lead at a Maritz Research company, now MaritzCX.
Ms. Phelps joined Colibri Group in 2015 and has led the digital transformation of the marketing function into an organization that provides scalable expertise across the multiple industries that Colibri serves, which has helped fuel the company’s growth over the past three years and provides a strong foundation for further expansion.
“I’m excited to work alongside such a talented management and executive team, especially as we continue to expand our education solutions to meet the changing needs of today’s professionals,” said Yazir Phelps. “The best part about working at Colibri Group is knowing everything we do is centered around our mission to improve the careers of the professionals we serve.”
Ms. Phelps, a graduate of Lindenwood University, is a recent YWCA Women of Distinction award honoree. She is an active member of the Forbes Communications Council and received her MBA in Leadership Studies from Baker College.
ABOUT COLIBRI GROUP
Colibri Group provides leading online
learning solutions to licensed professionals who strive to be among the
best in their fields. Through six leading brands — Real Estate Express,
Securities Training Corporation, McKissock, The Institute for Luxury
Home Marketing, Elite Professional Education, and Superior School of
Real Estate — the company serves more than 1,000,000 professionals each
education period in real estate, healthcare, and financial services
industries, among others. Colibri Group’s comprehensive learning
platforms give working professionals a competitive edge throughout their
careers by combining continuing education with up-to-date information,
practical on-the-job application, and online accessibility. Visit colibrigroup.com
for more information.