Talk:Reed Elsevier, Inc.

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Political contributions
Reed Elsevier gave $64,000 to federal candidates in the U.S. 2006 election through its political action committee - 28% to Democrats and 72% to Republicans.

In 2008, Reed Elsevier PAC gave $148,810 to federal candidates, $74,800 to Democrats, $46,500 to Republicans.

[Open Secrets] reports that in 2010, the Reed Elsevier PAC gave $113,800 to federal candidates. House Democrats received $36,000 and Republicans $25,800. Senate Democrats received $24,500 and Republicans $11,000.

Lobbying
In 2010, Reed Elsevier Inc. spent $1.62 million on lobbying. In the first five months of 2011, it spent $390,000.

The company employs the following firms in 2011: Marla P. Grossman, Podesta Group, Proskauer Rose, Thompson Advisory Group and Venable LLP.

You can see a full list of bills lobbied for HERE.

Reed Elsevier's Role as an Arms Fair Organizer
In September 2005 The Lancet, a leading medical journal, requested that Reed Elsevier, the journal's parent company, "to divest itself of all business interests that threaten human, and especially civilian, health and well-being."

The magazine's editor made the request after becoming aware Spearhead Exhibitions, a Reed Elsevier subsidiary, organised the Defence Systems and Equipment international (DSEi) arms fair between September 13-16 2005 in London. At the 2003 DSEi exhibition some of the arms merchants displaying their wares sold cluster bombs. While Reed Elsevier promotes its   corporate social responsibility credentials, Reed Elsevier Group spokesman, Stephen J. Cowden, was unmoved by The Lancet's appeal. Citing its role as a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, Cowden wrote that "it is our view that the defence industry is necessary for upholding national security for the preservation of democratic values." He did not address the specific concern about cluster bombs.

Chairman and Executive Directors

 * Jan Hommen, Chairman
 * Patrick Tierney
 * Gerard van de Aast
 * Sir Crispin Davis
 * Mark Armour
 * Erik Engstrom
 * Andrew Prozes

Non-executive Directors

 * Lord Sharman of Redlynch
 * Rolf Stomberg
 * Cees van Lede
 * Strauss Zelnick
 * Dien de Boer-Kruyt
 * Mark Elliott
 * David Reid

Leadership

 * Chairman: Anthony Habgood
 * Executive Directors: Erik Engstrom, CEO and Mark Armour, CFO
 * Non-executive Directors: Mark Elliott, Adrian Hennah, Lisa Hook, Marike van Lier Lels, Robert Polet, David Reid, Ben van der Veer

Committees


 * Remuneration Committee
 * Nominations Committee
 * Corporate Governance Committee
 * Audit Committees

Contact details
Reed Elsevier Group Offices:

1-3 Strand London WC2N 5JR UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 7077 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7166 5799 Web: http://www.reed-elsevier.com/

Radarweg 29 1043 NX Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 485 2222 Fax: +31 (0)20 618 0325

125 Park Avenue 23rd Floor New York NY 10017 USA Tel: +1 212 309 5498 Fax: +1 212 309 5480

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Arms control
 * Campaign Against the Arms Trade
 * Corporate Social Responsibility
 * Global Compact
 * Political influence of arms companies
 * U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
 * Sheila Forbes
 * American Legislative Exchange Council