Stacey Caywood is the CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health and Global Growth Markets (GGM).
Stacey Caywood, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health since 2020, has led the further evolution and development of Wolters Kluwer’s healthcare solutions, ensuring medical and nursing professionals around the world can benefit from advanced clinical technology and evidence-based data and insights.
Previously, as CEO of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory, she led a strategic transformation across Europe and the U.S., returning the business to organic growth. Earlier in her career, Ms. Caywood was President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business and held a number of management and leadership roles of increasing responsibility within the Company. In 2024, Wolters Kluwer international Global Growth Markets were added to her responsibilities.
At the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2025, the Wolters Kluwer Supervisory Board will nominate Ms. Caywood as a member of the Executive Board, with the intention of appointing her as CEO of Wolters Kluwer in February 2026 upon the retirement of Wolters Kluwer current CEO and Chair of the Executive Board Nancy McKinstry.
Ms. Caywood is a seasoned executive with extensive experience. She excels in business transformation, digital revenue growth, and innovation across legal, compliance, and healthcare markets. Her expertise spans strategy execution, portfolio management and M&A, product innovation, and commercial excellence.
In 2021, Ms. Caywood received a Bronze Stevie® Award in the category of Female Executive of the Year – Business Products in recognition of her leadership while navigating the healthcare markets and piloting a workforce to support the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stacey earned an MBA from Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, and holds a bachelor's degree from Tufts University, Medford, MA.
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