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UTI Appoints Two New Directors

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) has appointed two new directors. Conrad Conrad and Kevin Knight will serve as members of UTI's audit committee, with Conrad serving as chairman of the audit committee. These appointments bring the membership of UTI's board of directors to seven.

PHOENIX — Universal Technical Institute (UTI) has appointed two new directors. Conrad Conrad and Kevin Knight will serve as members of UTI’s audit committee, with Conrad serving as chairman of the audit committee. These appointments bring the membership of UTI’s board of directors to seven.

Conrad Conrad has been employed with The Dial Corp. since August 2000, and currently serves as the company’s CFO. He held various audit and finance positions with Quaker State, from 1974 until he was named president and COO in 1990 and vice chairman and CFO in 1994. Prior to his employment with Quaker State, Conrad worked for Price Waterhouse & Co. and served two years in the U.S. Army Finance Corps.

Kevin Knight has served as CEO of Knight Transportation, a short-to-medium haul, dry-van truckload carrier based in Phoenix, since 1993. He has served as an officer of the company since 1990. In 2001, Knight was named one of the 50 best CEOs in America by Worth. Knight has 28 years of experience in the truckload industry, and he is a director of the Arizona Motor Transport Association and the American Trucking Association.

For more information about UTI, visit: www.uticorp.com.

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