Wolters Kluwer Appoints Peter Cook as CIO for Wolters Kluwer Global Shared Services Europe
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Alphen aan den Rijn (January 18, 2010) - Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading globalinformation services and publishing company focused on professionals, announcedtoday that the company has appointed Peter Cook as Chief Information Officer(CIO) for the company's European Global Shared Services (GSS) organization,effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Cook will be in charge of WoltersKluwer's global IT infrastructure, and he will oversee the European GSS' ITactivities, including managing the IT portfolio across Europe.Mr. Cook is a very seasoned CIO with a great deal of international and industryrelevant experience. Before joining Wolters Kluwer, Mr. Cook held the positionof CIO Europe and most recently, Global CIO for Application Development atNielsen. Mr. Cook also has extensive applications experience and excellentinfrastructure knowledge, which he gained through various senior IT functions atAC Nielsen, Burmah Castrol, and ExxonMobil.Tom Lesica, CEO Global Shared Services for Wolters Kluwer, commented, "I am verypleased to have Peter Cook joining Wolters Kluwer. With Peter, Wolters Kluwerhas found an excellent match for the CIO position within our Global SharedServices organization. His appointment will provide us with an opportunity tostrengthen our global infrastructure management in the context of the company'stransition to a global and integrated organization. Having the global sharedservices structure also in Europe will support innovation and efficiencies thatare essential for the delivery of Wolters Kluwer's solutions to customers."Mr. Cook has a Bachelor of Science degree from the Southampton University,United Kingdom. Mr. Cook will report to Tom Lesica, CEO Wolters Kluwer GlobalShared Services, and will be based at the company's office in Alphen a/d Rijn.About Wolters KluwerWolters Kluwer is a leading global informationservices and publishing company. The company provides products and services forprofessionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services,legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer had 2008 annual revenues of EUR3.4billion, employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide, and maintains operationsin over 35 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and LatinAmerica. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, theNetherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are includedin the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Visit our website, YouTube or follow (at)Wolters_Kluwer onTwitter for more information about our customers,market positions, brands, and organization.Should you wish to change how you receive information from Wolters Kluwer,pleaseclick here .Forward-looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements may beidentified by words such as "expect," "should," "could," "shall," and similarexpressions. Wolters Kluwer cautions that such forward-looking statements arequalified by certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results andevents to differ materially from what is contemplated by the forward-lookingstatements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ from theseforward-looking statements may include, without limitation, general economicconditions; conditions in the markets in which Wolters Kluwer is engaged;behavior of customers, suppliers, and competitors; technological developments;the implementation and execution of new ICT systems or outsourcing; and legal,tax, and regulatory rules affecting Wolters Kluwer's businesses, as well asrisks related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestments. In addition, financialrisks such as currency movements, interest rate fluctuations, liquidity, andcredit risks could influence future results. The foregoing list of factorsshould not be construed as exhaustive. Wolters Kluwer disclaims any intention orobligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whetheras a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Contact: Albertine Schor Kevin Entricken Communications Manager Vice President, Investor Relations Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer + 31 (0)172 641 453 + 31 (0)172 641 407 press(at)wolterskluwer.com ir(at)wolterskluwer.com [HUG#1374258] PDF version of Press Release: http://hugin.info/130682/R/1374258/336865.pdf
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