Peter Cook is Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Wolters Kluwer Global Shared Services Europe, since January 2010. In this position, Mr. Cook has strategic and operating oversight of technology for the European organization as well as a global responsibility for IT infrastructure. Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer, Mr. Cook was Senior Vice President & Global Chief Information Officer for Application Development at the Nielsen Company; a leading marketing information company, where he led transformation and rationalization programs with global impact. Mr. Cook is a seasoned CIO coming from a global blue-chip corporate environment with an exemplary track record in strategic business transformation and experienced in implementing critical technology solutions. Over the last 25 years, Mr. Cook has held a number of senior executive leadership positions at large multi-national companies including Burmah Castrol and ExxonMobil. Less   View all posts

John David Thompson EVP, Global Operations and Technology, CIO As Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Information Officer, John “David” Thompson is responsible for building and developing the IT infrastructure to support the next generation of payment products and services. He also is responsible for maximizing efficiency, quality and customer delivery for the company’s global Agent network of more than 510,000 locations in 200 countries and territories. He is based in Englewood, Colo., at Western Union’s global headquarters. Thompson has more than 20 years of experience in the high-technology industry, most recently as Group President, Services and Support and Global CIO of Symantec Corporation. Prior to this role, he served as Symantec’s Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer and, during his six years at the company, led an organization that offered expert solutions and support in information security, technology, availability and storage. Earlier in his career, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Oracle Corporation and Vice President of Services and Chief Information Officer at PeopleSoft, Inc. Thompson is a director of CoreSite Realty Corporation. Thompson studied at Marymount University in Arlington, Va. and American University in Washington, D.C. Less   View all posts