▁control ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁there after ▁passed ▁to ▁Jacques ▁Str um pen - D ar rie . ▁Jacques ' ▁son ▁Robert ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Berl itz ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁Latin ▁American ▁language ▁center ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁following ▁with ▁locations ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁Venezuela , ▁Argentina , ▁Colombia , ▁and ▁Chile . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Berl itz ▁reached ▁Asia , ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁language ▁center ▁in ▁Tokyo . ▁Today ▁there ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 ▁Berl itz ▁cent ers ▁in ▁Asia . ▁ ▁Ac quis itions ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Berl itz ▁became ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Mac mill an , ▁Inc . ▁Robert ▁Str um pen - D ar rie ▁continued ▁as ▁president ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Rap ha el ▁Al ber ola ▁became ▁CE O ▁for ▁about ▁ 4 ▁or ▁ 5 ▁years ▁and ▁then ▁E lio ▁B occ itto ▁led ▁the ▁company ▁through ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Max well ▁Communic ation ▁Corporation ▁took ▁over ▁Mac mill an , ▁and ▁just ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁Berl itz ▁was ▁made ▁public . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁F uk ut ake ▁Publishing ▁Co . ▁Ltd ., ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ben esse ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁Japanese ▁publish er ▁of ▁correspond