Wolters Kluwer Appoints Stacey Caywood as CEO Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Global division focused on legal and business compliance professionals further
strengthened by leadership appointment
Alphen aan den Rijn (September 20, 2010) - Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading
global information services company focused on professionals, announced today
that the company has appointed Stacey Caywood as CEO of Wolters Kluwer Legal &
Regulatory, effective immediately. In this position, Ms. Caywood will oversee
the business activities related to the Legal & Regulatory division globally,
which include operations in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Asia Pacific,
serving legal and business compliance professionals worldwide. Wolters Kluwer
Legal & Regulatory has annual (2009) revenues of ?1,448 million, representing
42% of total revenue.
Ms. Caywood, previously President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, is a
seasoned leader with an 18-year track record of success at CCH and Wolters
Kluwer, where she has led the creation of highly customer-focused business
strategies and innovative solutions that have further distinguished Law &
Business as one of the world's leading providers of information and workflow
solutions. Prior to that, she was Vice President of the Wolters Kluwer Law &
Business Legal Professional Group, where she helped drive strong growth through
the introduction of new electronic products and integrated online libraries in
specialty areas.
"We are very pleased to have Stacey Caywood leading this global division, which
is a key part of our business, serving legal and business compliance
professionals worldwide. Her strong record in driving innovation, her excellent
leadership skills, and her fundamental knowledge of the legal and compliance
professions will greatly benefit the Legal & Regulatory division and our
customers, spanning market segments worldwide," Nancy McKinstry, CEO and
Chairman of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer, commented.
Ms. Caywood's leadership appointment is in line with Wolters Kluwer's 2010-2012
business strategy for Maximizing Value for Customers to better leverage its
strong positions in the global markets that the division serves. In her position
as CEO, Legal & Regulatory, Ms. Caywood will work closely with the divisional
regional managing directors and other leadership of the business units that are
part of Legal & Regulatory, to drive further customer focus and to better
leverage effective innovation and business models across the markets served.
Related to Ms. Caywood's appointment, Mark Dorman, currently Vice President
Legal Markets Group, Law & Business, will succeed her as President and CEO,
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, North America, effective immediately. Wolters
Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of information and software
solutions serving legal and business compliance professionals under the product
names of Aspen, Best Case, CCH, Loislaw, Kluwer Law International, and MediRegs.
Mr. Dorman joined Wolters Kluwer in 2005 as President of Loislaw, and in 2008
became the Vice President of the Legal Markets Group. In this position, Mr.
Dorman was responsible for the overall strategy, business development, and sales
and marketing for the business, serving legal information and solutions to legal
professionals, law firms, law schools, and law students in the U.S., and
specialist international law firms. Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer, Mr. Dorman
held leadership roles at Gartner, Inc. and LexisNexis U.K..
Ms. Caywood earned an MBA from Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg School of
Management, Chicago, Ill., and holds a Bachelor's degree from Tufts University,
Medford, Mass. She will report into Nancy McKinstry and she will be based at
Riverwoods, Ill., in the U.S.. Mr. Dorman attended the Royal Military Academy at
Sandhurst. He will report into Stacey Caywood and will be based at the New York
office in the U.S..
Note to the press: For a resume and portrait of Stacey Caywood or Mark Dorman,
please contact press(at)wolterskluwer.com.
About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer is a market-leading global information services company.
Professionals in the areas of legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit,
risk, compliance, and healthcare rely on Wolters Kluwer's leading,
information-enabled tools and solutions to manage their business efficiently,
deliver results to their clients, and succeed in an ever more dynamic world.
Wolters Kluwer has 2009 annual revenues of ?3.4 billion, employs approximately
19,300 people worldwide, and maintains operations in over 40 countries across
Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is
headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on
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