Stacey Caywood

Stacey Caywood is a Member of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer.

Stacey Caywood was appointed as a member of the Wolters Kluwer Executive Board in May 2025. She will succeed Nancy McKinstry as CEO after Nancy’s retirement in February 2026.

From 2020 to 2025, Stacey served as CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health where she led the further evolution and development of Wolters Kluwer’s healthcare solutions, ensuring medical and nursing professionals around the world can benefit from advanced clinical technology and evidence-based data and insights.

Previously, as CEO of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory, she led a strategic transformation across Europe and the U.S., returning the business to organic growth. Earlier in her career, Stacey was President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, and held several management and leadership roles of increasing responsibility within the Company.

At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2025, Stacey was appointed as a member of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer, with the intention of appointing her CEO in February 2026 upon the retirement of the current CEO and Chair of the Executive Board, Nancy McKinstry.

Stacey is a seasoned executive with extensive experience. She excels in business transformation, digital revenue growth, and innovation across legal, compliance, and healthcare markets. Her expertise spans strategy execution, portfolio management and M&A, product innovation, and commercial excellence.

In 2021, Stacey received a Female Executive of the Year Stevie® Award in the Business Products category in recognition of her leadership while navigating the healthcare markets and piloting a workforce to support the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stacey earned an MBA from Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, and holds a bachelor's degree from Tufts University, Medford, MA.