Wolters Kluwer Nominates Frans Cremers and Ann Ziegler for Appointment to Supervisory Board
November 02 2016 - 2:05AM
Wolters Kluwer
Nominates Frans Cremers and Ann Ziegler for Appointment to
Supervisory Board
November 2, 2016
- Wolters Kluwer today announced the
nomination of Frans Cremers and Ann Ziegler
for appointment to its Supervisory Board. The nomination will be
submitted to the Wolters Kluwer Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders on April 20, 2017. Messrs. Wakkie
and Forman will retire from the Board after the Annual General
Meeting in 2017. Upon his appointment, Mr. Cremers will succeed Mr.
Wakkie as Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
Frans Cremers is currently Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of SBM Offshore and Member of the Supervisory
Board of Vopak. He is also Member of the Capital Market Committee
of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). Mr.
Cremers was Member of the Executive Board and CFO of Dutch listed
company VNU, a former Dutch publishing company, from 1997 until
2004 and held various positions at Royal Dutch Shell from 1975 to
1996. After leaving VNU he has served as member of various
supervisory boards.
Since 2008, Ann Ziegler has been Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of CDW Corporation, an
international provider of technology solutions for business,
government and education. Previously she held multiple roles in
finance and corporate development at Sara Lee Corporation where she
started in 1993. Ms. Ziegler has served on public company boards as
a member of Audit, Nominating and Governance committees for the
past 17 years, including Groupon and Hanesbrands.
Mr. Wakkie, current Chairman of the Supervisory
Board, and Mr. Forman, currently Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory
Board, will both retire in 2017 when they reach the maximum period
of three four-year terms on the Board.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Peter Wakkie
commented: "We are very pleased to nominate Mr. Cremers and Ms.
Ziegler for appointment to the Supervisory Board. Their extensive
experience at several publicly-listed international companies in
different industries will be of indispensable value. The
composition of the Supervisory Board underpins the strong diversity
at senior management level of the company."
About Wolters
Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AEX: WKL) is a global leader in professional
information services and solutions for professionals in the health,
tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors.
We help our customers make critical decisions every day by
providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with
specialized technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2015 annual revenues of
€4.2 billion. The company, headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn,
the Netherlands, serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains
operations in over 40 countries, and employs 19,000 people
worldwide.
Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext
Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100
indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary
Receipt program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market
in the U.S. (WTKWY).
For more information about our solutions and
organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com, follow us on Twitter,
Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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This report 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.
Elements of this press release contain or may
contain inside information about Wolters Kluwer within the meaning
of Article 7(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014/EU).
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