Nancy McKinstry

Former Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer N.V.

Ms. McKinstry served as Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer N.V., a global information, software and services provider, from September 2003 to February 2026, and as a member of its Executive Board from June 2001 to February 2026. She previously served in leadership positions including CEO of Wolters Kluwer’s operations in North America and product management positions with CCH INCORPORATED, part of Wolters Kluwer’s Tax & Accounting division. Ms. McKinstry began her career with Booz & Company (formerly Booz Allen Hamilton), an international management-consulting firm, where she focused on assignments in the media and technology industries.

DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS:

  • As the former Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer N.V., Ms. McKinstry contributed global perspectives and management experience, including an understanding of key issues facing a multinational business.
  • Ms. McKinstry has valuable experience in operations, product management, tax, accounting, risk and compliance and the media and technology industries.
  • Ms. McKinstry has repeatedly been included in leading lists of business media as one of the most powerful women in business. She is among Fortune International’s Most Powerful Women in Business list and was included in the list of HBR’s Best-Performing CEOs in the World for 2019.
  • Ms. McKinstry has extensive public company board and global corporate governance experience. She is a member of the boards of Accenture plc and Abbott Laboratories.