John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), today announced the
appointment of Judy Verses as Executive Vice President, Research.
Judy has over 30 years’ experience across business, government, and
consumer sectors in the technology, education, and communications
industries. She is known for her strong customer focus and admired as a
leader who is capable of motivating global organizations and translating
ideas and concepts into action.
‘I am pleased to welcome Judy Verses to the Wiley executive team,’ said
Wiley President and CEO Mark Allin. ‘Judy’s career reflects her lifelong
passion for enabling knowledge, with its power to transform individuals
and the world in which we live. She is a leader who develops talent,
builds teams, and creates an environment that values performance and
empowers employees to do their best work and be successful. Judy is
joining at an exciting time for Wiley, as we make new investments in
digital services to authors, societies and partners in the industry.’
Judy comes to Wiley from Rosetta Stone, a market leader in online
language learning and literacy, where, since 2011 she has been
President, Global Enterprise & Education, with responsibility for all
institutional business across all geographies, as well as product and
business development, IT, and global communications, and where she built
a robust, sustainable enterprise business focused on delivering
profitable growth.
Previously, Judy had been President and Chief Client Officer at
Blackboard, a leading supplier of educational enterprise software,
overseeing global sales and marketing, and President and COO at
Blackboard Learn. From 1983 to 2007, Judy held several senior leadership
roles at telecommunications giant Verizon (among them SVP Marketing, SVP
Broadband Solutions, and VP Business Sales), where she successfully
launched Verizon FiOS.
Judy has served as a mentor with the Laura Bush Fellowship Initiative
and from 2014-2015 was a Non-Executive Director on the board of
Promethean World, a global education technology leader in solutions for
the interactive and engaged classroom. Judy earned her B.S. in Business
Administration from the University of Connecticut.
Judy takes on the role on October 24 from Philip Carpenter who is
retiring from Wiley. Philip joined Blackwell Publishers in 1979 and
quickly rose to become a senior leader within the organization. Wiley
acquired Blackwell in 2007, Philip joining as a key member of the new
leadership team and taking on the role of EVP, Research in 2014. Philip
retires with our affection and gratitude.
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