Universal Technical Institute, Inc. announced two additions to its leadership team in support of the company's work to accelerate its growth initiatives, while continuing to deliver strong student outcomes and service to industry customers. Bart Fesperman has joined the company in the newly created role senior vice president-chief commercial officer, while Sonia Mason has been named senior vice president-chief human resources officer. Both report to Jerome Grant, UTI's CEO. In his new role, Fesperman is accountable for UTI's marketing and student recruitment functions, and leads the company's integrated approach to student engagement, with a focus on optimizing interactions with students from lead generation though graduation. Fesperman brings to the role more than 20 years of experience in marketing and sales leadership. Most recently, he served as chief commercial officer for I.C.E. Enterprises, Inc., a leader in sales and service functions for brands such as American Express, USAA, and Marriott Vacations. There, he was responsible for the leading and executing key growth strategies, as well as the company's marketing and sales programs. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of sales & marketing for DirectBuy, Inc. As senior vice president-chief human recourses officer, Mason will lead UTI's human resource function supporting all aspects of the business as the company continues to execute on its growth and diversification strategy. She will be responsible for talent acquisition and management, succession planning, performance management, training and development, and compensation and benefits. Mason has more than 20 years of experience in human resources leadership across multiple industries. For more than five years, she led human resources for Mesa Air Group. There, Mason was responsible for a transformation initiative that delivered substantial improvement in the company's results. She has also held HR leadership roles with Celerion, Special Devices, Inc., Safeway, Inc., and MCI WorldCom.