Our 175+ years of history stretch across many geographies and areas of expertise. A majority of our employees or partners have been relying on our insights and information long before they joined us.
Chantal, a Nyenrode alumni, has worked with Wolters Kluwer for 16 years.
Her career includes several business development roles and she currently heads all of our
HR functions in the Netherlands. Chantal lives in the town of Dieren with her partner and two young
children.
Matt, a lawyer by training, has over 15 years' experience in the information industry.
Matt has lived and worked in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, China,
India, Australia, and New Zealand. Recently, Matt and his wife returned to Sydney,
where he leads the CCH operations in Australia and New Zealand.
Carol Taylor, a nursing textbook author with Wolters Kluwer since 1987,
is a founding member and previous Director of the Center for Clinical Bioethics,
a Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, and Professor
in the Department of Medicine and in the School of Nursing & Health
Studies at Georgetown University.
- 1792
- 1792: Lippincott opens office in Philadelphia.
- 1815
- 1815: Carl Heymanns Verlag founded.
- 1836
- 1836: Wolters founded.
- 1889
- 1889: Kluwer starts business.
- 1895
- 1895: Lamy enters publishing market with Bulletin des Transport.
- 1913
- 1913: CCH publishes first Income Tax Reporter.
- 1975
Chantal Gelmers 1975: I heard about Wolters Kluwer already in primary school because it was the publisher of our books.
- 1979
Carol Taylor 1979: I started teaching at the Holy Family University and got involved in text revisions for Wolters Kluwer.
- 1985
- 1985: Operations start in China.
- 1989
- 1989: Launch of the legal information system LEX in Poland.
- 1991
Matt Sullivan 1991: At Law School, I used the Australian Corporations & Securities Law Reporter which turned out to be a real treasure trove.- 1991: Italian IPSOA joins Wolters Kluwer.
- 1992
Matt Sullivan 1992: A senior colleague at my first job recommended the CCH Reporter as THE go-to resource.
- 1995
- 1995: First legal database in Germany provided by Wolters Kluwers.
- 1996
Chantal Gelmers 1996: I was recruited to join the marketing team at Kluwer Rechtswetenschappen in Deventer.- 1996: Major step into the U.S. market with acquisition of CCH Inc.
- 2001
Carol Taylor 2001: Together with co-authors, we published the Fourth Edition of Fundamentals of Nursing.
- 2003
- 2003: Wolters Kluwer presents first ‘Three-Year Strategy’ to deliver sustained value to customers and shareholders.
- 2005
- 2005: Global Wolters Kluwer Talent Management Program set up.
- 2006
- 2006: Strategy ‘Accelerating Profitable Growth’.
- 2006: Wolters Kluwer Health office opens in New Delhi.
- 2009
- 2009: Wolters Kluwer chosen as best place to work for in Spain.
- 2009: Strategy ‘Maximizing Value for Customers’ kicks-off.
- 2010
Chantal Gelmers 2010: After working in different functions and disciplines, I moved to my current position as HR Director.
Matt Sullivan 2010: After an enjoyable time working in Asia for Wolters Kluwer, I returned home to Australia.- 2010: Wolters Kluwer acquires FRSGlobal establishing leadership in the area of risk management.
- 2011
- 2011: Acquisition of SASGAS in China.
- 2011: Kleos rolled out to 5 countries after initial launch in Belgium.
- 2011: Acquisition of Medknow, a leading open access journal publisher in India.
- 2011: Wolters Kluwer proven to save lives by a Harvard research report.
- 2011: ProSystem fx SaaS suite expansion continued.
- 2011: Springboard program successfully completed enhancing global capabilities.
- 2011: Wolters Kluwer Global Innovation Award for employees launched.
- 2012
Carol Taylor 2012: I participated in a series of seminars arranged by Wolters Kluwer Health in cities around India.
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