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On October 13, 2017, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. issued a press release announcing the hiring of Ella Balagula as EVP of the Company's Publishing segment. The information in this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference.
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Wiley Announces Ella Balagula as New EVP of Publishing Business
Hoboken, New Jersey – October 13, 2017 – John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JW-A and JW-B), a global research and learning company, today announced that Ella Balagula has been named Wiley's new Executive Vice President of Wiley's Publishing segment.
Prior to joining Wiley, Ms. Balagula was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Engineering Solutions at Elsevier, one of the world's largest providers of scientific, medical, and technology information, where she was responsible for commercial go-to-market, product management, software development and content acquisition and production in the engineering and academic segments. Ms. Balagula also served as CEO of Knovel – a decision-support solution under Elsevier that enables corporate engineers and engineering students to confidently answer technical questions, drawing upon trusted data from more than 130 providers through a cloud-based platform with powerful search and interactive analytical tools.
"Ella Balagula is precisely the kind of world-class change leader we need to optimize our unique and valuable publishing assets – including our STM, professional, and education book content, brands, franchise authors, customers and partnerships," said Matthew Kissner, Interim CEO and Chairman. "Time and again, Ella has proven herself in the development of successful new business models, redesign of product platforms, transformation of product development mindsets and procedures, buildout of innovative partnerships, and the realization of meaningful revenue and profitability growth."
Prior to Elsevier, where she also served as Senior Vice President, Engineering and Technology Markets and Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Corporate Markets, Ms. Balagula was a Principal for A.T. Kearney in their Pharma and Healthcare Division, where she led teams that managed large strategic and operational projects for global Fortune 500 clients. Such projects included corporate growth strategy, channel optimization, and organizational design. Prior to A.T. Kearney, she worked for Citibank and Towers Perrin. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and an MS in Mathematics from Odessa National University in the Ukraine.
"Wiley is one of the largest, most respected, and most enduring publishers in the world, and I am honored by the opportunity," said Ms. Balagula. "I am coming to an organization with an exceptional foundation - terrific assets, strong partnerships, and talented employees. I look forward to working with the team to build on that foundation and create something truly special."
About Wiley
Wiley is a global research and learning company. Through the Research segment, the Company provides scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services, for academic, corporate, and government libraries, learned societies, and individual researchers and other professionals. The Publishing segment provides scientific (STM), professional development, and education books and related content, as well as test preparation services and course workflow tools, to libraries, corporations, students, professionals, and researchers. In Solutions, Wiley provides online program management services for higher education institutions, and learning, development, and assessment services for businesses and professionals
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