Professional information services provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that J.J. Lynch, Jr., Member of the Executive Board, has accepted an offer to become CEO of a company in the US software and information industry. As a consequence, Lynch will resign from the Wolters Kluwer Executive Board per November 2012. For the interim, his responsibilities will be taken over by the CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Nancy McKinstry.
Jack Lynch joined Wolters Kluwer in 2006, and became a member of the Wolters Kluwer Executive Board in April 2007. Lynch played an important role over the past six years in leading Wolters Kluwer's shared services, supporting the company's strategy and global organisation. He also drove the maturity of the global technology platform that enables the company to develop software and mobile products tailored to the needs of its customers.
In addition, Lynch was responsible for the execution of the operational excellence programme, Springboard, completed at the end of 2011. Springboard resulted in the creation of global capabilities, increased efficiencies and improved the company’s back-office performance.
During the interim period the CEO of the Global Shared Services Organization, Tom Lesica, and the Executive Vice President of the Global Platform Organization, Dennis Cahill, will report to Nancy McKinstry. The succession of Lynch on the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer is currently under review.
