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	2.9yrs
Board average tenure	17.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Pearson (LON:PSON)

Nov 11

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Pearson plc (LON:PSON)

Oct 28

CEO

Omar Abbosh (58 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	4.7yrs	UK£2.91m	0.027% £ 2.3m
Omar Abbosh	CEO & Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Dave Treat	Chief Technology Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Marykay Wells	Chief Information Officer	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Joanne Russell	Senior Vice President of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Cinthia Nespoli	General Counsel	4.6yrs	no data	no data
Ginny Ziegler	Chief Marketing Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Allison Bebo	Chief Human Resources Officer	3yrs	no data	no data
Tim Bozik	President of Higher Education	8.9yrs	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

2.9yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: PSON's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Sally Kate Johnson	CFO & Executive Director	4.7yrs	UK£2.91m	0.027% £ 2.3m
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	2.8yrs	UK£534.00k	0.013% £ 1.1m
Sherry Coutu	Independent Non-Executive Director	5.6yrs	UK£117.00k	0.0027% £ 226.5k
David Poldoian	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	17.1yrs	no data	no data
Graeme Pitkethly	Deputy Chair & Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	5.6yrs	UK£110.00k	0.0023% £ 196.9k
Robert Olin	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	17.1yrs	no data	no data
Anne Moore	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	17.1yrs	no data	no data
Sue McKnight	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	17.1yrs	no data	no data
Tom Maier	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	17.1yrs	no data	no data
Frederic Litto	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	17.1yrs	no data	no data

17.1yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: PSON's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 17.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/23 03:17
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Pearson plc is covered by 36 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Véronique Cabioc'h Le Brun	AlphaValue
Nicholas Michael Dempsey	Barclays
JULIEN ROCH	Barclays

Pearson Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Pearson Announces Appointment of Ginny Cartwright Ziegler as Chief Marketing Officer

Pearson Appoints Dave Treat as Chief Technology Officer

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

Recent updates

Now 20% undervalued

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Pearson (LON:PSON)

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Pearson plc (LON:PSON)

Pearson Unveils Generative AI Foundations Certification

Do Pearson's (LON:PSON) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Is There An Opportunity With Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) 34% Undervaluation?

Pearson (LON:PSON) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Pearson's (LON:PSON) Dividend Will Be £0.074

First half dividend increased to UK£0.074

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.23 (vs UK£0.26 in 1H 2023)

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) Price

Pearson Announces Appointment of Ginny Cartwright Ziegler as Chief Marketing Officer

Pearson Unveils AI Tool to Help Educators Save Time and Prioritize Student Learning

Pearson Appoints Dave Treat as Chief Technology Officer

Returns At Pearson (LON:PSON) Are On The Way Up

Is Pearson (LON:PSON) A Risky Investment?

Pearson plc to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 29, 2024

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

Is Now The Time To Put Pearson (LON:PSON) On Your Watchlist?

Pearson to Debut Generative AI Study Tools to University Students Internationally

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) Price

Are Investors Undervaluing Pearson plc (LON:PSON) By 37%?

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 increased to UK£0.16

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

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

CFO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£497k worth of stock

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

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

CEO & Director exercised options and sold UK£2.0m worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

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.

Price target increased to UK£9.95

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

Price target increased to UK£8.94

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.