Pearson plc
80 Strand
London,
WC2R 0RL
United Kingdom - Map
Phone: 44 20 7010 2000
Fax: 44 20 7010 6060
Web Site: http://www.pearson.com
| Pearson plc, a media company, engages in education, business information, and consumer publishing businesses worldwide. The company operates in three groups: Pearson Education, Financial Times, and Penguin. The Pearson Education group provides educational materials, technologies, assessments, and related services to teachers and students. This group publishes books under the Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, Addison-Wesley, Allyn and Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, and Longman brand names. In addition, it provides electronic learning programmes, test development, and processing and scoring services to educational institutions, corporations, and professional bodies. The Financial Times group provides financial news, data, comments, and analysis in print and online formats. Its product lines include Financial Times newspaper; FT.com, a business information Web site; financial magazines and online services; and Mergermarket, which delivers data to businesses and financial institutions. The Penguin group publishes approximately 4,000 fiction and non fiction books under the brand names, including Hamish Hamilton, Putnam, Berkley, Dorling Kindersley, Puffin, and Ladybird. The company was founded in 1844 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. |
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| | Pay | Exercised | Mrs. Marjorie Scardino D.B.E., 62
Chief Exec. Officer, Exec. Director and Member of Nomination Committee |
N/A
| N/A | Mr. John C. Makinson B.A., CBE, 54
Exec. Director, Chairman of the Penguin Group and Chief Exec. Officer of Penguin Group |
N/A
| N/A | Ms. Rona Fairhead , 47
Exec. Director, Member of Management Committee, Chairman of the Financial Times Group and Chief Exec. of the Financial Times Group |
N/A
| N/A | Mr. Robin Freestone , 50
Chief Financial Officer, Exec. Director and Member of Management Committee |
$
1.53M | N/A | Mr. William T. Ethridge , 57
Exec. Director and Chief Exec. Officer of Pearson Education North America |
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1.90M | N/A |
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Dollar amounts are as of
31-Dec-08
and compensation values are for the last fiscal
year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of
options exercised during the fiscal year.
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