James W. Baumann, president and CEO of Follett Higher Education Group, has resigned, effective August 16. He had worked for the company for 15 years.

The Higher Education Group is the manager of more than 675 college bookstores and a major wholesaler of used college textbooks. Christopher Traut, president and CEO of parent company Follett Corp., will serve as interim president of the Higher Education Group until a replacement for Baumann is found.