Brian Longe is president and chief executive officer for Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, where he leads the company’s overall growth and strategic direction.
An accomplished business executive with more than 20 years of experience, Longe is responsible for the financial, operational, sales, marketing and business development aspects of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. While his professional experience spans several industries, more than half of his career has been devoted to leading companies that specialize in developing information technology and solutions for the financial services industry.
Longe joined Wolters Kluwer Financial Services in 2005 from Paragon Corporate Holdings, where he was chief executive officer, and president and chief executive officer of its largest unit, AB Dick Company, an electronic imaging systems manufacturer. Previously he served as president of Bell and Howell, a document imaging and banking software company. Before that he was senior vice president of Business Development for First Image Management Company, a subsidiary of First Data Corp that specializes in banking services and information. He has developed award-winning products and services in multiple industries, and he has held leadership positions at Pacificare Health Systems and Ford Motor Company.
He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Albion College.