Information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands, has announced the appointments of Tom Lesica as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Michael Pilnick as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the Wolters Kluwer North America Shared Services (NASS) organisation. NASS provides a range of product and administrative support services to the company's customer units in North America based within the Health, Corporate & Financial Services, and Tax, Accounting & Legal divisions.
Tom Lesica, most recently served as Group Vice President of Global Technology and Business Operations at Avaya Communications, a global provider of business applications, systems and services. In his new position, Lesica will report to Jack Lynch, Member of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer.
Michael Pilnick, the new CHRO for NASS, has previously worked with Harcourt Education Group, an international information services business. He brings with him 25 years of HR experience in both corporate and consulting firm settings. In executive roles at Harcourt and Columbia House, Pilnick led HR Shared Services efforts to support a variety of diverse business units and transform the HR function to provide strategic support for business objectives.
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