Wolters Kluwer North American Shared Services Appoints New Executive Leadership

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Jan 15 (MARKET WIRE) --
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and publishing company,
today announced the appointments of Tom Lesica as the Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) and Michael Pilnick as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the
Wolters
Kluwer North America Shared Services (NASS) organization. NASS provides a range
of
product and administrative support services to Wolters Kluwer's customer units
in
North America based within the Health, Corporate & Financial Services, and
Tax, Accounting & Legal divisions.

Tom Lesica will be joining Wolters Kluwer as CEO of NASS during the second
half of January. Most recently, he was the Group Vice President of Global
Technology and Business Operations at Avaya Communications, a global provider
of business applications, systems and services.

Over the last 15 years, Mr. Lesica has held a number of executive level
positions
at large firms including Pepsico, J. Crew and New Roads Inc. Throughout his
career he has worked with businesses to drive large scale transformation
efforts that required aligning technology solutions with business objectives.
Mr.
Lesica will be based in New York City and will report to Jack Lynch, Member
of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer.

Michael Pilnick, the new CHRO for NASS, has previously worked with Harcourt
Education Group, an international information services business and brings with
him 25 years of HR experience in both corporate and consulting firm settings.
In executive roles at Harcourt and Columbia House, Mr. Pilnick led HR Shared
Servicesefforts to support a variety of diverse business units and transform the
HR
function to provide strategic support for business objectives. Mr. Pilnick will
be
based at Wolters Kluwer's Riverwoods location.

About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer 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
sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of EUR 3.4 billion, employs
approximately 18,450 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
(WKL)and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information,
visit www.wolterskluwer.com.

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-lookingstatements. 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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