Pearson Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Omar Abbosh

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	less than a year
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	3.5yrs
Board average tenure	16.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

Omar Abbosh (57 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

Mr. Omar Paul Abbosh serves as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at Pearson plc from January 08, 2024. He has been an Independent Director of Zuora, Inc. since July 21, 2020. He is President o...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Sally Kate Johnson	CFO & Executive Director	4.1yrs	UK£2.91m	0.015% £ 1.1m
Omar Abbosh	CEO & Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Marykay Wells	Chief Information Officer	2.2yrs	no data	no data
Joanne Russell	Senior Vice President of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Cinthia Nespoli	Chief Legal Officer	4yrs	no data	no data
Lynne Frank	Chief Marketing Officer & Co-President of Direct-to-Consumer	3.5yrs	no data	no data
Allison Bebo	Chief Human Resources Officer	2.4yrs	no data	no data
Tim Bozik	President of Higher Education	8.3yrs	no data	no data
Albert Hitchcock	Head of Telecom & Technology Partnerships	no data	no data	no data
Giovanni Giovannelli	President of English Language Learning	no data	no data	no data
Robert Whelan	President of Assessments & Qualifications	no data	no data	no data
Cedrick Collomb	Senior Vice President for Global Product Technology	no data	no data	no data

3.5yrs

Average Tenure

56.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: PES's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Sally Kate Johnson	CFO & Executive Director	4.1yrs	UK£2.91m	0.015% £ 1.1m
Omar Abbosh	CEO & Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Thomas Rabe	Chairman & CEO of Bertelsmann	no data	no data	no data
Omid Kordestani	Independent Chairman of the Board	2.2yrs	UK£534.00k	0.011% £ 794.9k
Sherry Coutu	Independent Non-Executive Director	5yrs	UK£117.00k	0.0024% £ 175.8k
David Poldoian	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	16.5yrs	no data	no data
Graeme Pitkethly	Deputy Chair & Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	5yrs	UK£110.00k	0.0018% £ 129.3k
Robert Olin	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	16.5yrs	no data	no data
Anne Moore	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	16.5yrs	no data	no data
Sue McKnight	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	16.5yrs	no data	no data
Tom Maier	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	16.5yrs	no data	no data
Frederic Litto	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	16.5yrs	no data	no data

16.5yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: PES's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 16.5 years average tenure).

Pearson Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Pearson plc, Annual General Meeting, Apr 26, 2024

Pearson Appoints Vishaal Gupta as President of Workforce Skills

Pearson plc Announces Board & Committee Changes

Pearson plc Announces Board Changes

Pearson plc Appoints Omar Abbosh as Executive Director

Pearson plc Announces Board and Committee Changes

Recent updates

Pearson Augments Nursing Content with Generative Ai Study Tools to Improve Nursing Education and Address Shortages

Pearson to Debut Generative AI Study Tools to University Students Internationally

Pearson plc Announces Three New Connections Academy Full-Time, Online Public School Programs in Pennsylvania, California, and Missouri

Pearson plc, Annual General Meeting, Apr 26, 2024

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.16 per share

Pearson Appoints Vishaal Gupta as President of Workforce Skills

Final dividend of UK£0.16 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.53 (vs UK£0.33 in FY 2022)

Pearson plc Announces Board & Committee Changes

Pearson Announces Plans to Expand Its Beta AI Study Tools into Additional Pearson+ eTextbooks

Pearson Opens Bookings for PTE Core

Pearson plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 01, 2024

Pearson plc Announces Board Changes

Pearson plc Upgrades Group Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Pearson Launches Global Scale of Languages in French, Italian and Spanish to Mark European Day of Languages

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 71,612,324 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on April 28, 2023.

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 71,612,324 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on April 28, 2023.

Pearson plc Appoints Omar Abbosh as Executive Director

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.07 per share at 2.6% yield

Pearson plc Reiterates Group Financial Guidance for the Year 2023

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.26 (vs UK£0.18 in 1H 2022)

Pearson plc Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on 18 September 2023

Pearson plc Announces Board and Committee Changes

Pearson Has Announces Appointment of Siddharth Parnerkar as the New International Sales Director to Lead the Workforce Skills Vocational Qualifications Business Across Europe (Outside Uk), India Hub, Menat, Greater China and Apac Regions

Pearson Appoints Vinay Kumar Swamy the Country Head for India

Insufficient new directors

Pearson plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Jul 31, 2023

Pearson plc Appoints Alison Dolan and Alex Hardiman as Independent Non-Executive Directors, with Effect from 1 June 2023

Pearson plc Announces Updates on the Generative Ai Enhancements in Products Across Its Portfolio

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.15 per share at 2.6% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.33 (vs UK£0.21 in FY 2021)

Pearson plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 03, 2023

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) entered into an agreement to acquire Personnel Decisions Research Institutes Inc. from SHL US Inc. for an enterprise value of $190 million.

Pearson plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Year 2022, Payable on 20 September 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Sanoma Oyj (HLSE:SAA1V) completed the acquisition of K12 learning content business for an enterprise value of €190 million from Pearson plc (LSE:PSON).

Novus Holdings Limited (JSE:NVS) agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Pearson Holdings Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd from Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) for £53 million.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.066 per share

First half 2022 earnings released

Pearson plc Announces Committee Changes

Pearson plc to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 01, 2022

TC Media, Inc. acquired Editions Du Renouveau Pedagogique Inc. from Pearson plc (LSE:PSON).

Sanoma Oyj (HLSE:SAA1V) agreed to acquire K12 learning content business from Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) for €190 million.

Pearson Appoints Sulaekha "Sue" Kolloru as Chief Strategy Officer

An unknown buyer acquired unknown stake in Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) from Lindsell Train Limited.

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) announces an Equity Buyback for £350 million worth of its shares.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.14 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Pearson plc Announces Committee Appointments

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) acquired remaining 80% stake in Credly, Inc. from a group of shareholders for $160 million.

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) acquired remaining 80% stake in Credly, Inc. from a group of shareholders for $160 million.

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Pearson plc acquired Faethm AI.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.063 per share

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.023 (vs UK£0.063 in 1H 2020)

Managing Director of Greater China & India Hub Joe Lam has left the company

Senior Independent Director has left the company

Independent Non-Executive Director has left the company

Pearson plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021

Upcoming Dividend of UK£0.14 Per Share

New 90-day high: €9.55

Insider recently bought €58k worth of stock

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS UK£0.41 (vs UK£0.34 in FY 2019)

Revenue misses expectations

Pearson plc Announces Executive Changes

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) acquired Opinion Interactive, LLC.

Pearson Announces Two New Connections Academy Full-Time Online Public Schools in Florida and Oregon