Nancy McKinstry - Wolters Kluwer Chairman of Executive Board and CEO

Ms. Nancy McKinstry was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer N.V. since September 1, 2003. She was appointed as Member of the Executive Board on June 1, 2001. Before assuming her present position, she previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Wolters Kluwer operations in North America. She also was President and CEO of CCH Legal Information Services, now a part of Wolters Kluwer Corporationrationrate Financial Services division. Earlier, she held product management positions with CCH INCORPORATED, now part of Wolters Kluwers Tax, Accounting Legal division. In 1999, she worked briefly as CEO of SCP Communications, before rejoining Wolters Kluwer to head North American operations. Early in her career, she held management positions with Booz Allen Hamilton. She has served as Member of the Boards of Directors of Ericsson, the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands, and TiasNimbas Business School. She was Member of the Boards of Directors of Sanoma Oyi, Ericsson, Abbott, and TiasNimbas Business School. She has also been Member of the Advisory Council of the Amsterdam Institute of Finance, the Advisory Board for the University of Rhode Island, the Advisory Board of the Harrington School of Communication and Media, and the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School. She earned her Masters of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from Columbia University, New York, and Bachelors Degree in Economics from the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. In May 2005, she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Rhode Island in recognition of her contributions to business. since 2003.