Professional information solutions provider Reed Elsevier has announced the appointment of Linda S. Sanford as a member of the Supervisory Board of Reed Elsevier NV (RENV), effective December 4, 2012. The appointment is subject to shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting of RENV to be held later in the year, and as a non-executive director of Reed Elsevier PLC from the same date. She will also be appointed a non-executive director of Reed Elsevier Group plc.
A US citizen with a strong technology background, Sanford is currently the Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation, IBM Corporation - a provider of information technology (IT) products and services worldwide - for whom she has worked since 1975. She has been a non-executive director of ITT Corporation - a New York Stock Exchange listed company leading in the manufacture of highly engineered components and customised solutions for the energy infrastructure, electronics, aerospace and transportation industries - since 1998. She is also a member of several educational and non-profit boards.
Reed Elsevier Group plc is a provider of professional information solutions to the science, medical, legal, risk management, and business to business sectors. The group is owned equally by two parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV.
