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Swets appoints Eduard Cohen as new Chief Executive Officer
Swets is pleased to announce that Eduard Cohen has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer from June 1st 2009. Prior to his appointment to Swets, Eduard has held several board level marketing and sales positions in the publishing and pharmaceutical industry most notably at Elsevier where he was the MD of the Science and Technology Division.
"We are delighted that Eduard Cohen has agreed to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer," said Caf van Kempen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Swets. "Eduard has a thorough knowledge of the information industry and the needs of its customers and publishers. The Supervisory and Executive Boards are certain that Eduard's experience and expertise will help drive the Swets organization to further success in the future."
"I look forward to stimulating Swets to maintain and grow its global position as the premier quality supplier of information services to customers and publishers " said Eduard Cohen. "Swets plays a key role in enabling customers and publishers to come together to satisfy the requirements of their users."
Simultaneously with his appointment as CEO Eduard Cohen will, on an interim basis, fulfill the role of CFO of Swets, succeeding Siebe van Elsloo. Siebe has accepted a challenging new role as CFO at Stage Entertainment, a Dutch multinational and one of the largest musical entertainment global organisations, starting on July 1, 2009.
"We thank Siebe for his substantial contribution to the successes of Swets. Furthermore, we wish both Eduard and Siebe every success on their new positions" Caf van Kempen said.
About Swets
Swets is the world's leading subscription services company. We build on more than 100 years of experience to maximize the return on investments in time and money for clients and publishers in today's complex information marketplace. With clients in over 160 countries and more than twenty offices around the world, Swets is a true "long tail" powerhouse that provides the most comprehensive and sophisticated e-commerce platform currently available in its field.
Swets has been included in E-Content Magazine's "100 Companies that Matter Most in the Digital Content Industry" for the past five years, and is consistently featured in the top 25% of FEM Business' "Top 500 Companies in The Netherlands". We are the only subscription services company that is ISO 9001:2000 certified on a global basis for 10 years running--a testament to our stringent operation and client service procedures.
Media Contact
Damian Leslie
Swets
P.O. Box 830
2160 SZ Lisse, The Netherlands
T: +31 (0)252 435 189
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Lucy McBride
Marketing Manager
Swets Information Services
Swan House
Wyndyke Furlong
Abingdon Business Park
Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1UQ
Tel : + 44 (0) 1235 - 857621
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http://www.swets.com
Swets Simplifies ISO 9001:2000 Globally certified
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Swets Information Services Ltd
Registered Office: Swan House, Wyndyke Furlong, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1UQ, England
Company registered number - 00165100
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