Reed Elsevier Group Plc.

Sir Crispin Davis (59) (British) Chief Executive Officer since 1999. Will retire in March 2009. Knighted in 2004 for services to the information industry. Non-executive director of GlaxoSmithKline plc and a member of the International Advisory Board, Citigroup. Prior to joining Reed Elsevier was Chief Executive Officer of Aegis Group plc. From 1990 to 1993 was a member of the main board at Guinness plc and Group Managing Director of United Distillers. Spent over 20 years at Procter and Gamble where he held senior positions in the UK and Germany, before heading up the North American Food Business.

aged 44 Director of Reed Elsevier Group plc and Reed Elsevier PLC since 2004. Member of the Executive Board of Reed Elsevier NV since 2005. Contact details Erik Engstrom Elsevier Radarweg 29 Amsterdam 1043 NX, The Netherlands

Mark trained as a Chartered Accountant after leaving Cambridge with an MA in Engineering. Before joining Reed Elsevier he was a London-based partner of the global accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He joined Reed Elsevier in February 1995 as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer in July 1996.

Chief Technology Officer of Reed Elsevier Group plc and Reed Elsevier PLC since March 2007. Contact details 125 Park Avenue New York NY 10017, United States

Chief Strategy Officer of Reed Elsevier Group plc and a member of the Reed Elsevier Management Committee. Nick joined Reed Elsevier in 1986 and has worked within Corporate Strategy since 1997, leading our effort in this area since 1999. He reports to the CEO and is directly involved in all aspects of group strategy including strategy, planning, portfolio management, acquisitions, divestments and alliances and e-development. He also oversees strategic planning at a divisional level and leads our group-wide innovation programme. Business address: Reed Elsevier Group plc 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5JR, United Kingdom

Ian joined Reed Elsevier in 2005 and directs human resources across all the divisions of the Reed Elsevier Group. He joined Reed Elsevier in September 2005. Prior to this he held a number of Group HR Director roles in FTSE 100 companies, most notably in BHP Billiton plc from March 1998 until joinig Reed Elsevier. He has a joint M.A. (Hons.) from Edinburgh University in Philosophy & Psychology, a MBA in Finance and International Business from London's City University and is a Chartered Psychologist. Business address: Reed Elsevier Group plc 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5JR United Kingdom

Jan Hommen (65) (Dutch) Chairman since 2005. Will retire in April 2009. Chairman of the supervisory board and (CEO designate) of ING Group NV, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht and TiasNimbas Business School of Tilburg University. A member of the supervisory board of TNT NV (until April 2009) and of Royal Friesland Campina NV. Was vice-chairman of the board of management and chief financial officer of Royal Philips Electronics NV until his retirement in 2005. Previously a member of the supervisory board of Koninklijke Ahold NV

aged 62 Director of Reed Elsevier Group plc and Reed Elsevier PLC since 2000 and of Reed Elsevier NV since 2001.

aged 61 Non-executive director of Reed Elsevier Group plc and Reed Elsevier PLC since 2003 and a member of the Supervisory Board of Reed Elsevier NV since 2003. Senior independent non-executive director since 1 July 2007. Contact details David Reid Tesco PLC Tesco House Delamare Road Cheshunt Herts, United Kingdom

Non-executive director of Galiform plc. Was Chief Executive Officer of Taylor Woodrow plc from January 2007 until July 2007 following their merger with Wimpey plc. Prior to that had been Chief Executive Officer of the General Healthcare Group since 2004, having previously been CEO Europe for Exel, Group Commercial Director of Ocean Group plc and prior to that, Managing Director of Monitor Company Europe, a strategy consulting firm. Began his career with Royal Dutch/Shell Group of companies.

A distinguished executive with rich experience in advanced IP services, voice and wireless telecommunications, Ms. Hook is responsible for leading NeuStar's operations as they continue to grow and expand worldwide. She also leads NeuStar's exploration of opportunities in IP-based communications, mobile data, and computer telephony convergence. Prior to joining NeuStar, Ms. Hook spent the majority of her career at AOL and Time Warner in a variety of executive-level posts, including president of AOL Broadband, Premium and Developer Services, AOL Anywhere, and AOL Mobile franchises, and chief operating officer of Time Warner Telecommunications. Ms. Hook has also been partner at Brera Capital Partners LLC, and managing director at Alpine Capital Group LLC. In addition, she served as legal adviser to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and was senior attorney at Viacom. In the year prior to joining NeuStar, Ms. Hook was president and chief executive officer of SunRocket, Inc., a Virginia-based voice over IP (VoIP) service provider. Ms. Hook holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University.

Non-executive director of Reed Elsevier Group plc and Reed Elsevier PLC and a member of the Supervisory Board of Reed Elsevier NV since 2003. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee from 1 July 2007. Contact details Mark Elliott IBM Corporation MD 162 1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains NY 10604, United States

Robert Polet (53) (Dutch) Appointed 2007. President and Chief Executive Officer of Gucci Group. Before that spent 26 years at Unilever working in a variety of marketing and senior executive positions throughout the world including President of Unilever’s Worldwide Ice Cream and Frozen Foods division.