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Wolters Kluwer
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| Wolters Kluwer N.V. | |
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| Type | Public (Euronext AMS: WKL) |
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| Founded | |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Key people | Nancy McKinstry, CEO |
| Industry | Publishing and information services |
| Products | Content, software, services, and solutions in the fields of health, corporate services, finance, tax, accounting, law, regulations, and education. |
| Revenue | €3.4 billion (2005) |
| Employees | 18,400 |
| Slogan | The Professional's First Choice |
| Website | www.wolterskluwer.com |
Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Euronext: WKL) is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2005) of €3.4 billion, employs approximately 18,400 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam and are included in the AEX index and Euronext 100 index. The CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board is Nancy McKinstry (U.S.A., 1959).
- Health [1] — includes Ovid Technologies, Facts & Comparisons [2], Adis International and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Corporate & Financial Services [3] - Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
- Tax, Accounting & Legal [4] — includes CCH, Aspen Publishers[5], and Loislaw
- Legal, Tax & Regulatory Europe [6]
- Education [7] — primary, secondary, and vocational educational material for seven European countries (currently in the process of been sold by auction - see Forbes' "Wolters Kluwer puts Education ops up for sale, seen fetching 700 mln eur-report "http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/01/08/afx3308239.html )
| AEX companies of the Netherlands |
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| ABN AMRO • AEGON • Ahold • Akzo Nobel • ASML • Buhrmann • DSM • Fortis • Getronics • Hagemeyer • Heineken • ING Group • KPN • Numico • Philips • Reed Elsevier • Rodamco Europe • Royal Dutch Shell • SBM Offshore • TomTom • TNT • Unilever • Vedior • Wolters Kluwer |