CCH Names Sue Nolan Director of Marketing Communications

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., January 10, 2006) – CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and leading provider of tax and accounting information, software and services, announced today that Sue Nolan has joined the organization as the Director of Marketing Communications. Sue will drive the strategy for all marketing communications, including advertising, collateral, visual communications and sales and marketing communications. 

“Sue is a seasoned marketing leader who has developed and executed strategic and tactical marketing plans with a successful record of growing revenue, profit and customer bases in business and consumer markets,” said Mike Sabbatis, CCH vice president of sales and marketing.  “We’re excited to have her as part of the CCH team where she will provide leadership in reinforcing CCH’s position as the professional’s first choice for integrated software, research and productivity solutions.”

Most recently, Nolan was responsible for leading the small to medium size business customers at W. W. Grainger through direct marketing and emarketing channels as the Director of eBusiness Marketing.  In addition, she served as the Director of Direct Marketing and ePromotions during her 12-year career at Grainger.  Prior to that she worked for Moore Corporation in their Financial Services division.

Sue is a graduate of Marquette University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and she earned a Masters degree in Marketing and Management from DePaul University.

About CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business (tax.cchgroup.com) is a leading provider of tax, audit and accounting information, software and services. It has served tax, accounting and business professionals and their clients since 1913. Among its market-leading products are The ProSystem fx® Office, CCH® Tax Research NetWork™, Accounting Research Manager™ and the U.S. Master Tax Guide®. CCH is based in Riverwoods, Ill.

Wolters Kluwer is a leading multinational publisher and information services company. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2004) of €3.3 billion, employs approximately 18,400 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (www.wolterskluwer.com). Its depositary receipts of shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.

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