is chief strategy officer for Reed Elsevier Group plc and a
member of the management committee. He has been with Reed Elsevier
since 1986 and within corporate strategy since January 1997. Nick
is directly involved in all aspects of Reed Elsevier business
development including strategy planning, portfolio management,
acquisitions/divestments, e-development and alliances. He works
across Reed Elsevier's broad market base in the scientific, professional
and business information sectors.
From April 1996 Nick was associate director, planning & development
within Elsevier Science Ltd. Prior to this he held various publishing
positions within Elsevier Advanced Technology, Elsevier Science
Inc. and Elsevier Applied Science Publishers Ltd. His earlier
career was spent at Academic Press and he has worked in the UK
and US. He has a first class honours degree in zoology from the
University of Edinburgh.