Wolters Kluwer shareholders approve appointment of Anjana Harve to the Supervisory Board

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Wolters Kluwer shareholders approve appointment
of Anjana Harve to the Supervisory Board

Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands — October 28, 2024 — Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services, announces that Anjana Harve has been appointed as Member of the Supervisory Board at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders ("EGM”) held today. The appointment is effective immediately and is made for a period of four years, up to and including the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2029.   

Ms. Harve is an experienced business leader with extensive IT expertise. She currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at BJ’s Wholesale Club, a leading membership warehouse operator. Previously, she held positions as Global CIO at Fresenius Medical Care and Hillrom, as well as Global Head of Commercial Technology Services, Compliance Services, and Information Management at Novartis.

Wolters Kluwer shareholders, participated in person or by proxy, representing a total of 78.91% of the total issued share capital entitled to vote. Detailed voting results will be available on our website at www.wolterskluwer.com/egm.

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About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is a global leader in information, software solutions and services for professionals in healthcare; tax and accounting; financial and corporate compliance; legal and regulatory; corporate performance and ESG. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with technology and services. Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of €5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.

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• 2024.10.28 Shareholders approve appointment of Anjana Harve to the Supervisory Board