Wolters Kluwer Appoints Karen Abramson as new CEO for Tax & Accounting Division
June 06 2013 - 11:20AM
Alphen aan den Rijn, (June
6, 2013) - Wolters Kluwer today
announced the appointment of Karen Abramson as CEO of Wolters
Kluwer Tax & Accounting, a global leader in tax, accounting and
audit software and solutions. Ms. Abramson most recently served as
President and CEO of CCH Tax & Accounting, North America.
Karen Abramson succeeds Mr. Kevin Robert, who will be
retiring as of September 2013.
Ms. Abramson has extensive experience in the
professional information and software industry, and brings a
successful 13-year record of driving growth at Wolters Kluwer
through customer-focused innovation. As division CEO, she will
further advance Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting's leadership
position in markets worldwide, with trusted solutions and services
that help make professionals more productive. Wolters Kluwer Tax
& Accounting has operations in North America, Europe, the Asia
Pacific region and Brazil.
Nancy McKinstry, CEO and Chairman of the Executive
Board of Wolters Kluwer commented: "Karen Abramson is a highly
talented executive with a record of success at Wolters Kluwer.
Karen has driven significant growth across the business through the
launch of exciting new solutions, new revenue models and innovative
product offerings. I am excited to work with Karen in her new role
at Wolters Kluwer."
Ms. Abramson will succeed Tax & Accounting
division CEO Kevin Robert, who is retiring effective September 1,
2013. Mr. Robert, a longstanding leader in Wolters Kluwer and the
profession, led a transformation in the tax and accounting
businesses over his 32-year career with CCH and Wolters Kluwer. He
successfully drove the introduction of software, online, and cloud
solutions that have been rapidly adopted by professionals
worldwide.
Nancy McKinstry, "I want to thank Kevin for his
many contributions to our business. Kevin has a long and
distinguished career in the tax and accounting profession, and as a
valued leader at CCH and Wolters Kluwer. He is admired for his deep
industry knowledge and his relentless commitment to the profession,
customers and employees. It has been a true pleasure to work with
him."
Ms. Abramson joined Wolters Kluwer in 2000, and
has held a series of executive leadership roles with the company.
Since 2012, she has led CCH in North America, where she has driven
advancements across the business through the launch of innovative
new products.
"This is an exciting time to be serving the tax
and accounting profession and to be leading this exceptional
organization," said Ms. Abramson. "Wolters Kluwer is investing in
the latest technologies to offer our customers the new capabilities
they need to succeed. In collaboration with our customers, and with
a robust offering of mobile and cloud solutions, we'll continue to
help professionals realize new levels of success."
Before joining CCH, Ms. Abramson was CEO of the
Medical Research group in the Wolters Kluwer Health division. Prior
to joining Wolters Kluwer Health in 2006, she served as Vice
President and General Manager of CT Corsearch, a division of
Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services.
About Wolters
Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer (www.wolterskluwer.com) is a market-leading global
information services company. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in
Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on
Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext
100 indices. Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, a division of
Wolters Kluwer, is the leading provider of premier information,
research, and software tools in the global tax and accounting
arena. Tax, accounting, and audit professionals who serve as
trusted advisors to clients and businesses worldwide rely on
authoritative content and integrated workflow solutions from global
leader Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting. Its headquarters are in
Riverwoods, Illinois.
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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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