Thomson Healthcare has named Mike Boswood president and CEO,replacing Bob Cullen, who is retiring after 23 years at the company.
Boswood, who is based in London but will move to Ann Arbor,MI, in his new role, was previously president and CEO of Thomson InternationalLegal and Regulatory, where he is credited with delivering solid operatingperformance, championing numerous growth initiatives and building a strongmanagement team. He also serves as president of the Publisher’s Association inthe UK. Before joining Thomson in 1997, he served in a number of senior rolesat Reed Elsevier, including president, Elsevier Science Inc. in the US, and asmanaging director of Elsevier Science in the UK.
Cullen, then president and CEO of Thomson Scientific andHealthcare, took over as the
operational head of the company’s healthcare division in2006, following the resignation of Kevin King.
The company has retooled its healthcare offering in recentyears, divesting its journals and med ed business to focus on data andanalytics. Thomson sold off its medical publishing business, including theMedical Economics franchise, to Advanstar in 2003, and sold Thomson MedicalEducation (since rebranded to KnowledgePoint360) to a private equity firm in2006 while acquiring Solucient.
From the February 01, 2008 Issue of MM+M - Medical Marketing and Media
