Wolters Kluwer names Maria Montenegro SVP Strategy & Innovation
Wolters Kluwer has appointed Maria Montenegro as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, effective April 5, 2022. Montenegro will collaborate with the Executive Board to enhance the company's growth and innovation strategies, particularly its three-year plan, Elevate our Value. She joins from McKinsey's Life Sciences Digital Practice and succeeds Atul Dubey, now SVP & General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. The company reported €4.8 billion in 2021 revenues and operates in over 40 countries worldwide.
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Wolters Kluwer names Maria Montenegro SVP Strategy & Innovation
April 5, 2022 — Wolters Kluwer (AEX: WKL), a leading global provider of expert solutions, insights and services for professionals, today announced the appointment of Maria Montenegro, Senior Vice President Strategy & Innovation. Ms. Montenegro will work closely with the Executive Board in developing strategies to successfully drive growth and transformation for the Dutch-based technology company.
"We are very pleased that Maria has joined Wolters Kluwer in this role that is critical to our ongoing transformation and future success as an organization,” said Nancy McKinstry, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board at Wolters Kluwer. “A passionate leader in growing organizations, Maria is perfectly positioned to drive innovation and advance our recently announced three-year company strategy, Elevate our Value.”
Ms. Montenegro joins Wolters Kluwer from McKinsey, where she was most recently associate partner for the Life Sciences Digital Practice. Ms. Montenegro holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science from Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal. In this role, Ms. Montenegro succeeds Atul Dubey who has been named SVP & General Manager, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
“Wolters Kluwer has a long history of success, an exciting portfolio of expert solutions and services, and a culture of innovation,” says Ms. Montenegro. “I am excited to help support the next transformational phase of our company.”
About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer (WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2021 annual revenues of
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