Round Rock, TX - Anne B. Hopkins, an executive with national and international business experience, has joined TG as senior vice president of customer relations and business operations.

In her new role, Hopkins will be part of TG's executive management team and will oversee the areas of customer focus, operations, collections, and marketing and product management.

Before joining TG, Hopkins was vice president of membership sales and marketing for the American Automobile Association (AAA) in Dearborn, Mich., as well as a business consultant for start-up businesses.

She spent 20 years in various capacities with American Express, including 10 years in executive positions in the United States and abroad. Hopkins was vice president of sales and marketing for the company's Travelers Cheque Group in Sydney, Australia, from 1994-1996, and vice president and general manager of the Emerging Businesses Group in Salt Lake City from 1996-1998.

She returned to Australia to serve as vice president and general manager of the Merchant Services Group from 1998-2000, and then was vice president of Worldwide Customer Experience in Dallas from 2000-2004.

Hopkins earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, and has completed various management and leadership training programs.

"Anne possesses both non-profit and for-profit executive experience that will serve TG well," said Sue McMillin, TG's president and CEO. "She has broad general management experience in all of the business areas that she will supervise, especially in customer relations, which is greatly important to our company's focus in providing exceptional service to customers."

About TG:
TG is a public, non-profit corporation that helps create access to higher education for millions of families and students through its role as an administrator of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Its vision is to be the premier source of information, financing, and assistance to help all families and students realize their educational and career dreams. Additional information about TG can be found online at www.tgslc.org. This press release can be downloaded from www.tgslc.org/newsroom/.

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