Steven Buege Named President and CEO of Thomson Elite
Former CEO Christopher Poole named chairman
LOS ANGELES, September 9, 2006 –Thomson Elite today announced that Steven M. Buege has been named president and CEO of Thomson Elite, a worldwide provider of integrated practice and financial management systems for professional services firms. Buege succeeds Christopher Poole, who has been named chairman of Thomson Elite. Buege assumed his new role on Sept. 5.
“Thomson Elite has a strong tradition of creating innovative products that uniquely address firms’ financial and practice management needs, and I am honored to be a part of this team,” said Buege. “Under Chris’ leadership, Thomson Elite has developed premier products, including the recently launched Elite® 3E, which lead the industry. I look forward to Chris’ continued contributions as chairman, and am eager to build on Thomson Elite’s leadership position and drive new success for the business.”
Thomson Elite offers a wide variety of solutions to meet the needs of professional services firms. Elite 3E is the next generation of the company’s flagship Elite® Enterprise financial and practice management suite, which continues to streamline all of the essential tasks involved in running a successful practice. ProLaw continues to strengthen its position as the leading financial and practice management software among small to mid-size firms and corporate and government law offices, and Hubbard One is recognized as the leading provider of Web solutions and business development.
Buege has served in a broad range of executive-level technology, strategy and operational roles for Thomson West and the Thomson legal and regulatory market group. He is recognized as an innovator and thought leader in legal technology, has strong customer focus and knowledge of the legal marketplace, and has a demonstrated successful track record in managing technology-driven businesses. Prior to joining Thomson Elite, Buege was senior vice president of Business Information, News and Public Records, and president and CEO of Business Intelligence Services, the Thomson business that provides news, current awareness and business intelligence solutions. He has been a key contributor at West since joining the former West Publishing Corp. in 1986, serving as senior vice president, Operations for West, senior vice president and chief technology officer for Thomson Legal & Regulatory, and vice president of West Technical Services.
Buege earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and graduated summa cum laude with bachelor’s degrees in computer science, business management and economics from Mankato State University in Mankato, Minn.
About Thomson Elite
Thomson Elite is a leading provider of integrated information solutions to professional services firms worldwide. Thomson Elite is a business within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and is a premier provider of financial and practice management systems to the legal industry and to other professional services markets, including accounting, engineering, marketing services, and management and IT consulting. For more information, visit www.thomsonelite.com.
The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2005 revenues of $8.4 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 40,500 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation’s common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
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