14th Mar 2006 15:10
Reed Elsevier PLC14 March 2006 NEWS RELEASE Issued on behalf of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV 14 March 2006 Reed Elsevier Announces Appointment of Lisa Hook as Non-Executive Director Reed Elsevier today announced the appointment of Lisa A. Hook to the Boards ofReed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV as a non-executive director, subject toshareholder approval at the respective Annual General Meetings on 18 and 19April. She will also be appointed a non-executive director of Reed ElsevierGroup plc. Ms Hook, aged 48, has over 20 years of management experience in media,entertainment and information businesses. Until December 2004, she was Presidentof AOL Broadband, Premium and Developer Services. Prior to joining AOL she was apartner at Brera Capital, a New York based leveraged buyout fund and at AlpineCapital, a private equity fund focused on media and telecom investments.Previously she was a Vice President at Time Warner Inc. where she managedcorporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and before that was ExecutiveVice President/Chief Operating Officer at Time Warner Telecom. She started hercareer at the US law firm of Hogan & Hartson, having graduated at DukeUniversity and the Dickinson School of Law. Ms Hook is a director of Covad Communications Inc. and K12 Inc., and is a memberof the Board of Trustees of the National Public Radio Foundation. Commenting on the appointment, Mr Jan Hommen, Chairman of Reed Elsevier, said :"Lisa Hook has extensive experience in media, entertainment and informationbusinesses and will bring invaluable insights to our board discussions on ReedElsevier's strategic development. We are delighted to welcome her officially atour AGMs next month." There are no further matters to be disclosed under LR 9.6.13R of the ListingRules of the UK Listing Authority. - ENDS - Notes to Editors Reed Elsevier Group plc is a world leading publisher and information provider.It is owned equally by its two parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and ReedElsevier NV. The parent companies are listed on the London, Amsterdam and NewYork Stock Exchanges, under the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RUK and ENL. In 2005, Reed Elsevier made adjusted profitbefore taxation of £1,002 million on turnover of £5,166 million. The groupemploys 36,000 people, including approximately 20,000 in North America.Operating in the scientific, legal, educational and business-to-businesssectors, Reed Elsevier provides high value and flexible information solutions toprofessional end users, with increasing emphasis on internet delivery. For further information please contact Patrick Kerr : +44 (0)20 7166 5646 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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