Wolters Kluwer NV announced the appointment of Kevin Entricken as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 2013. Mr. Entricken will be nominated as a Member of the Executive Board, for approval by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 24, 2013. Mr. Entricken will succeed Boudewijn Beerkens, who has accepted a new role outside Wolters Kluwer, as CFO and a Member of the Executive Board of Directors of SHV.

Kevin Entricken joined Wolters Kluwer in 2003. He has been CFO of Wolters Kluwer Health for the past 3 years, during which time he played a major role in transforming the Health portfolio. Prior to his role in Health, Mr. Entricken served as Vice President, Investor Relations and as CFO of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.

Mr. Beerkens, currently CFO of Wolters Kluwer and a Member of the Executive Board, has accepted the role of CFO and a Member of the Executive Board of Directors of SHV, effective May 2013. Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer, Mr. Entricken held senior finance positions in the operating units of information and media companies, including Reed Elsevier and EMI Music.