Michael E. Hansen
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Michael E. Hansen | |
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| Born | Michael Ekkehard Hansen |
| Education | University of Bonn(LLM) Columbia University(MBA) |
| Occupation | CEOofCengage |
Michael Ekkehard Hansenis a German lawyer who is thechief executive officerofCengage Learning.[1][2]Hansen specialises in the evolution of the educational publishing industry, especially the transition the industry is making from print to digital and the development of new digital product lines.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Hansen was born and grew up inWuppertal,Germany.He received aMaster of Lawsfrom theUniversity of Bonn,Germany. He then obtained anMBAin fromColumbia University.Hansen joined theBoston Consulting Groupin New York in 1989, staying for 11 years. He rose to become a partner and co-chairman of the company's e-business and media practice.[1][4]After serving briefly as head of international operations atProxicom,an internet focused technology company, he moved toBertelsmann,a German media corporation, as executive Vice President of Operational Excellence.[1]
On August 14, 2006, he became thePresidentand Chief Executive Officer ofHarcourt Assessmentthe educational materials arm ofReed Elsevier.From June 2008 to August 10, 2012, he served as the CEO of Health Sciences atElsevier B.V.,a division of Reed Elsevier. He served as President of Book Fairs and International at theScholastic Corporation,and became its ExecutiveVice Presidentsince March 2008.
Since September 17, 2012, Hansen has been the CEO of Delmar-Cengage Learning and Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc.[1][4]He has worked on the financial restructuring of the company, which involved filing forChapter 11 bankruptcy,eliminating approximately $4 billion in funded debt and securing $1.75 billion inexit financing.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Hansen was married in 1997 but his wife Carina van Knoop died in 2020 from cancer. Hansen and van Knopp had three sons, Charles, Leonard, and Cooper. He enjoys snow skiing andBikram yoga.[4]https:// legacy /us/obituaries/nytimes/name/carina-knoop-obituary?id=12938136
References
[edit]- ^abcdeExecutive Profile - Michael E. HansenScholastic Corp., Bloomberg Research - Consumer Discretionary Sector Bloomberg
- ^Wall Street Journal company quotes - Cengage Learning profilequotes.wsj
- ^Michael E. HansenVentureFizzArchived2015-06-17 at theWayback Machine
- ^abcDialogs - Our Conversations with Inspiring People: Michael Hansennorthofneutral
- ^Chant, Ian (April 1, 2014)Q&A: Cengage Learning CEO Michael Hansen on Coming Out of Bankruptcylibraryjournal