ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - Jun 14, 2012) - Alphen aan den Rijn (June 14, 2012) - Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information services, announced today the promotion of Meg Geldens to the role of Vice President, Investor Relations.

Ms. Geldens joined the Wolters Kluwer Investor Relations team in January 2012. She has 17 years of experience as a European Media analyst, employed by Credit Suisse First Boston, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Investec Securities, and MF Global. She has also worked as a management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton in Europe and, more recently, as CFO of an electronic publishing start- up. Ms. Geldens holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Government from Dartmouth College at Hanover, N.H., U.S.

Her extensive background as a media analyst with several financial institutions has proven to be very valuable in further strengthening an open and ongoing dialogue with the investor community which Wolters Kluwer is strongly committed to.

She succeeds Mr. Jon Teppo who will be relocating to the U.S. to assume a new global role within Wolters Kluwer.

Meg Geldens can be reached via ir@wolterskluwer.com or by phone +31 172 641407.

About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer is a market-leading global information services company. Professionals in the areas of legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare rely on Wolters Kluwer's leading information- enabled tools and software solutions to manage their business efficiently, deliver results to their clients, and succeed in an ever more dynamic world.

Wolters Kluwer had 2011 annual revenues of EUR3.4 billion, employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide, and maintains operations across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. 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.

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Forward-looking Statements

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