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Peter Vanderheyden to Fill New LexisNexis IP Role
Assumes global responsibility for Intellectual Property Strategy and Execution
DAYTON, OH, June 07, 2005 - LexisNexis U.S., a leading provider of legal, news and business information services, today announced that Peter J. Vanderheyden has been named vice president for Intellectual Property.
Vanderheyden, who has a successful track record in starting and developing patent information businesses such as Delphion and IP.COM, will provide expertise and global leadership for the business strategy of LexisNexis in the area of Intellectual Property. His appointment was effective May 20.
"Peter’s expertise in the Intellectual Property market and his experience in building new businesses will be invaluable as we bring together our Intellectual Property content and business assets to create an unrivalled suite of information and tools for IP professionals in corporations and law firms world-wide," said Clemens Ceipek, senior vice president, LexisNexis Corporate and Public Markets.
Most recently, Vanderheyden was vice president of marketing and business development of IP.COM. Before joining IP.COM Vanderheyden spent 18 years at IBM where he co-founded and developed Delphion, a global patent information and research business. Prior to that he served as the Chief Financial Officer of a $900M business unit of IBM and held several positions in finance and marketing. Vanderheyden holds a business degree from the University of Minnesota.
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and tailored applications. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship Web-based Lexis® and Nexis® research services, the company includes some of the world’s most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, Butterworths, JurisClasseur, Abeledo-Perrot and Orac.
In the United States, LexisNexis® offers an extensive range of products and services that guide professionals and businesses in making confident decisions. This includes online and print legal and regulatory research products, customized Web applications and critical e-filing services for legal professionals. In addition, the company provides products and customized tools that address job-specific and organization-wide information needs for corporations, information professionals, government agencies and libraries.
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