Reed Elsevier announced that it has appointed Nick Luff as chief financial officer of the company. Luff will take over in 2014 from Duncan Palmer, who announced his resignation in September 2013 and will leave the business when a hand-over has been completed. Also, Luff will be appointed to the boards of Reed Elsevier PLC, Reed Elsevier Group plc and Reed Elsevier N.V subject to the approval of shareholders.

His effective date of appointment remains to be confirmed. Most recently, Luff was with Centrica plc, where he has been CFO since 2007. Prior to that, he was at P&O, as well as its affiliated companies, including P&O Princess Cruises and Royal P&O Nedlloyd where he worked for 15 years in a variety of senior finance roles, including CFO of the parent company for seven years.