Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory Announces Robert Lemmond as New CEO for Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
11 June 2013 - 11:30PM
New York,
(June 11, 2013) - Wolters Kluwer Legal &
Regulatory today announced the appointment of Robert Lemmond as
President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, effective
immediately. Wolters Kluwer Law
& Business is a leading global
provider of intelligent solutions and expertise for legal and
business professionals.
Lemmond, who joined Wolters Kluwer in 2011 as Vice
President of the Law & Business Legal Markets Group, has a
history in the financial and information services industry of
achieving growth through customer-centric solutions and services.
During his tenure with Law & Business, he has led the continued
transformation and digitization of the business, driving innovative
specialized products and identifying new delivery mechanisms,
channels and platforms, including cloud and mobile, designed to
deliver expert insights and answers to professionals at the point
of use. Lemmond succeeds Mark Dorman.
"I'm very excited to have someone with Bob's
demonstrated experience to carry forward Law & Business's
customer-focused mandate with a continued emphasis on
collaboration, innovation and accelerating our business growth,"
said Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory CEO, Stacey Caywood.
"I'm honored to lead this exceptional organization
at such an exciting time," said Lemmond. "Law & Business has a
longstanding history of excellence in serving professionals with
highly trusted content. Today, as professionals face ever more
complex and fast-changing regulatory environments, Wolters Kluwer
has new opportunities to serve our customers better than ever by
leveraging both our specialty content and the latest technology to
deliver answers whenever and wherever professionals need them."
Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer in 2011, Lemmond
held the positions of President, Financial Markets Division, and
Executive Vice President, Global Sales, Marketing and Support, for
IHS Global Insight, which provides companies with leading economic
information, analytic tools and advisory services. He served
as a Senior Vice President at Northern Light Technology, Inc.,
where as a member of the executive team he shared responsibilities
for all aspects of operations, including product innovation,
marketing and enterprise sales. At Primark Corporation, Lemmond
held a series of leadership positions, including President and COO
of PiranhaWeb, providing web-based analytics and financial
information to the investment banking and legal industries, and
Vice President of Sales for Disclosure Inc. He began his
career at the General Electric Company.
About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory provides customers around the
world with expert content, solutions, software, and services in the
areas of law, business, and regulatory compliance. It has
operations in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The primary
customers of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory include law
firms, corporate law departments, business compliance
professionals, corporate legal counsels, legal educators,
universities, libraries, and government agencies. Wolters Kluwer
Law & Business, a unit of the Legal & Regulatory
division, is a leading provider of research products and
software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business
professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law
students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH,
Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include health
care organizations, law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and
professionals requiring legal and compliance information.
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory is part of
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and solutions
provider with annual revenues of (2012) €3.6 billion ($4.6 billion)
and approximately 19,000 employees worldwide. The company is
headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Wolters
Kluwer shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (symbol: WKL) and
are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements. These statements may be identified by words such as
"expect," "should," "could," "shall," and similar expressions.
Wolters Kluwer cautions that such forward-looking statements are
qualified by certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results and events to differ materially from what is
contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors which could
cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking
statements may include, without limitation, general economic
conditions; 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 as risks related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestments. In
addition, financial risks such as currency movements, interest rate
fluctuations, liquidity, and credit risks could influence future
results. The foregoing list of factors should not be construed as
exhaustive. Wolters Kluwer disclaims any intention or obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
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