Chief Executive Officer of Reed Elsevier plc and of its two parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. He also serves on our Board Nominations Committee.

Chief Executive Officer since 1999. Knighted in 2004 for services to the information industry. Non-executive director of GlaxoSmithKline plc. Prior to joining Reed Elsevier was Chief Executive Officer of Aegis Group plc. From 1990 to 1993 was a member of the main board at Guniess plc and Group Managing Director of United Distillers. Spent over 20 years at Proctor & Gamble where he held senior positions in the UK and Germany, before heading up the North American Food business.

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