Meet Dennis R. Maple, the chairman and CEO of Goddard Systems, Inc., the parent company of The Goddard School, one of the largest early childhood education providers in the country.
In 2019, Maple was appointed President and CEO of Goddard Systems for the first time. He was eventually appointed Chairman of the Board in 2021. He now leads the company, which licenses over 590 franchised schools with over 75,000 students across the country.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Maple has held executive and general management positions with companies such as First Student, Aramark, Coors Brewing Company, Kraft General Foods, PepsiCo, and The Quaker Oats Company over the course of his 40-year career.
He was elected to the International Franchise Association’s Board of Directors and currently serves on the Descartes Systems Group board of directors, where he is a member of the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Nominating Committee.