Wolters Kluwer nv today announced the appointment of Andres Sadler to the newly-created position of Senior Vice President, Strategy for the global multi-media publishing and information services organization, as per today. Sadler will report directly to Nancy McKinstry, who will formally assume the Chairmanship on September 1.
In his new role, Sadler will lead the development and implementation of Wolters Kluwer's global strategy under McKinstry's direction. Sadler brings to the business more than 12 years of experience in strategy development and performance improvement for media and entertainment companies, with a specialization in magazine, book, newspaper and electronic media.
"I am extremely pleased to welcome Andres to Wolters Kluwer in this pivotal role," commented McKinstry. She added, "His vast experience in executing successful strategic initiatives for major media organizations fits perfectly into our strategic vision as we transition from a traditional publisher to a comprehensive information services provider for our professional customers. Andres will work closely with each of our clusters on their planning, and will begin his efforts by focusing on the realignment of the Legal, Tax & Business North American cluster, which we announced earlier this year."
Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer, Sadler was a Partner at Accenture's strategy and business architecture practice conducting work both in the United States and Latin America. Before Accenture, he was a Principal at Booz, Allen & Hamilton's strategy practice where he worked with a broad set of media and entertainment companies. A U.S. citizen who is originally from Argentina, Sadler holds a Master degree in Business Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree from Tufts University.
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Wolters Kluwer is a multinational information services company with annual revenues (2002) of more than EUR 3.9 billion, employing almost 20,000 people in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. The company's core activities are Legal, Tax & Business, Health and Education. Wolters Kluwer depositary receipts of shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.
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