Jonathan Newcomb Appointed Chairman of the Swets Board

LISSE, The Netherlands, May 18, 2011 - Swets, the world's leading information services company for academic,
corporate, government and medical institutions, is pleased to announce that
Jonathan Newcomb has been appointed as its new Chairman of the Board.

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Prior to his appointment to Swets, Jon Newcomb has worked as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer for Simon & Schuster and served on the Viacom
Executive Committee. He was also President of McGraw Hill Financial
Information group, (Standard and Poors and Data Resources). Jon currently
serves as Managing Director of Coady Diemar Partners, a New York financial
and strategic Advisory firm. In addition, he serves on the boards of Journal
Communications (NYSE), United Business Media (LSE) and the Columbia Business
School.

David Main, CEO of Swets, said: "We are delighted to have Jon join Swets
as Chairman. His extensive experience will be invaluable in helping to
establish a strong growth business going forward."

Jon Newcomb said: "I am very pleased to join Swets as Chairman. I look
forward to working with both management and the Board to help Swets build on
its current strong global business and core capabilities. It has a strong
vision of its role in the market going forward."

About Swets

Swets is the world's leading information services company. We build on
110 years of experience to maximize the return on investments in time and
money for clients and publishers in today's complex information marketplace.
With clients in over 160 countries and more than twenty offices around the
world, Swets is a true "long tail" powerhouse that provides the most
comprehensive and sophisticated e-commerce platform currently available in
its field.

Swets is regularly included in EContent Magazine's annual "100 Companies
that Matter Most in the Digital Content Industry", and is the only
information agent to be ISO 9001:2008 certified on a global basis-a testament
to our stringent operation and client service procedures.

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    External Communications Executive
    Heereweg 347 B, 2161 CA Lisse
    The Netherlands
    Tel: +31-252-435-189
    Fax: +31-252-415-888
    Email: dleslie@nl.swets.com

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