Elsevier Vice Chairman Chi to Lead Science & Technology Division

Herman van Campenhout to Join a Dutch Company as CEO

AMSTERDAM, December 4 - Elsevier announced today the appointment of Youngsuk "Y.S." Chi, the
company's Vice Chairman, to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Elsevier's
Science & Technology (S&T) Division. The appointment follows the decision by
division CEO Herman van Campenhout to accept a new position as CEO of a
publicly listed Dutch company early next year. "We wish Herman every success
in his new job and thank him for his contributions," said Reed Elsevier CEO
Erik Engstrom.

"Elsevier Science & Technology has a clear strategy and a strong
management team. We are very fortunate that our Vice Chairman can step in
immediately as CEO of S&T to help that team continue to build on its
successful track record," said Engstrom. Chi will continue to report directly
to Engstrom.

Chi, 48, has been Vice Chairman of Elsevier for almost five years. During
that time he has led the company's Global Academic & Customer Relations
efforts and has been deeply engaged in S&T's business. He has more than 15
years of management experience in publishing and technology.

Chi will also continue to serve on the Reed Elsevier Management Committee
and to oversee government affairs for Reed Elsevier.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services. The company works in partnership
with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000
journals, including The Lancet (www.thelancet.com) and Cell
(www.cell.com), and close to 20,000 book titles, including major
reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include
ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com), Scopus (www.scopus.com),
Reaxys (www.reaxys.com), MD Consult (www.mdconsult.com) and
Nursing Consult (www.nursingconsult.com), which enhance the
productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite
(www.scival.com) and MEDai's Pinpoint Review (www.medai.com),
which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes
more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier
(www.elsevier.com) employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is
part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (www.reedelsevier.com), a
world-leading publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned
by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN
(Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York
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Name: Anna Hogrebe, Phone: +31-20-485-3269, E-mail: newsroom at elsevier.com