The McGraw-Hill Companies Appoints Robert E. Evanson President Of Its Educational and Professional Publishing Group

Business Wire, Dec 2, 1999

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1999--

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MHP) today named Robert E. Evanson president of its Educational and Professional Publishing Group, effective January 1, 2000. Evanson succeeds Jack E. Witmer, who is retiring after 30 years of service to the Corporation.

Mr. Evanson will lead the continued expansion of The McGraw-Hill Companies' educational and professional publishing businesses. Evanson previously served as executive vice president, Educational and Professional Publishing, and has played a significant role in building and expanding this business segment.

"Bob Evanson's management experience and track record in our Educational and Professional Publishing Group make him extremely well-prepared to assume the leadership of this important business segment," said Harold McGraw III, president and chief executive officer of The McGraw-Hill Companies. "He successfully directed the integration of the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Publishing Company and the Times-Mirror Higher Education Group acquisitions, and has led our global expansion."

"Bob Evanson's appointment will ensure a continuing strong momentum for these businesses, and will enable us to capitalize on positive demographic and environmental trends in education and professional training markets worldwide," Mr. McGraw continued. School enrollments are growing and funding for education in the U.S. is at record levels. Additionally, as English grows as the international language of business, The McGraw-Hill Companies higher education and professional publishing titles continue to increase in value.

The McGraw-Hill Companies is the nation's leader in the K - 12 school market, providing educational, supplemental and testing materials across all subject areas through the McGraw-Hill School Division, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, SRA/McGraw-Hill and CTB/McGraw-Hill. Through its McGraw-Hill Higher Education businesses, the company is a leader in the globally expanding market for college and post-graduate education, and the company's professional publishing businesses serve the rapidly expanding needs of the global scientific, health care, business and computer technology fields.

Evanson joined The McGraw-Hill Companies in 1992 when the company began its Macmillan/McGraw-Hill joint publishing venture. He has served in positions of increasing responsibility including executive vice president of Corporate Development, and president of the Higher Education and Consumer Group.

Before joining The McGraw-Hill Companies, Evanson held various posts at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, including chief operating officer and chief financial officer, as well as chief executive officer of the company's Sea World Theme Park Group. Earlier in his career he was a financial officer at Harper & Row and a partner at Arthur Andersen & Co.

Evanson is a CPA and holds a BA from St. John's University and a MBA from New York Institute of Technology.

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading information services provider meeting worldwide needs in education, business, finance, the professions and government. The corporation employs 16,500 people located in more than 400 offices in 32 countries. Sales in 1998 were $3.7 billion.