Marjorie Scardino
| Marjorie Scardino | |
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 Marjorie Scardino at Financial Times Summer Party 2011 |
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| Born | 25 January 1947 Arizona[1] |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Baylor University |
| Occupation | Chief executive |
| Employer | Pearson PLC |
| Spouse | Albert Scardino |
Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino, DBE, FRSA (born 25 January 1947 United States)[1] is the CEO of Pearson PLC. She became the first female Chief Executive of a FTSE 100 company when she was appointed CEO of Pearson[2] in 1997. She is also a non-executive director of Nokia[3] and former CEO of the Economist Group.[4]
Scardino is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of San Francisco School of Law[5] and the winner of the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal.[6] Before 1985 she was the editor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, The Georgia Gazette, where she worked with her husband Albert Scardino,[4] later a media reporter for The New York Times.
She is also a trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum[7] and serves on the board of the MacArthur Foundation and the Carter Center.[8] She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[5]
In 2007 she was listed 17th on the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women in the World.[9]
[edit] Citizenship
Although she was born in the United States, she has taken British citizenship [10] so her honour is substantive.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Doward, Jamie (9 March 2003). "Can Marje stay in charge?". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/mar/09/pearson.city. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ BBC female achievements timeline
- ^ "Board of Directors". Nokia. http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/dame-marjorie-scardino. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ a b Colby, Laura (16 March 1998). "Yankee Expansionist Builds British Empire". Fortune. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239300/index.htm. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ a b Cave, Andrew (24 February 2008). "British business people: The top 1,000: Media and entertainment 20 to 1". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/2954850/British-business-people-The-top-1000-Media-and-entertainment-20-to-1.html. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "The Benjamin Franklin Medal". Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. http://www.thersa.org/about-us/history-and-archive/medals/benjamin-franklin-medal. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ Appointment as trustee to V&A
- ^ "Management Team - Marjorie Scardino: Chief executive". Pearson PLC. http://www.pearson.com/about-us/management-team/Boardmembers/Marjorie-ScardinoChief-Executive-226/. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ #17 Marjorie Scardino
- ^ "Marjorie Scardino". Businesswings. http://www.businesswings.co.uk/articles/Marjorie-Scardino. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
[edit] External links
- Chief executive at Pearson PLC
- Profile at Bloomberg Businessweek
- #3 of 10 Global Leaders at Fortune, September 29, 2010
- Marjorie Scardino at the Notable Names Database
- Works by or about Marjorie Scardino in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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