Marjorie Scardino
| Marjorie Scardino | |
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 Scardino at the MIT Media Lab in 2012 |
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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(s) | Albert Scardino |
Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino, DBE, FRSA (born 25 January 1947 United States)[1] is the former 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] During her time at Pearson, she had tripled profits to a record £942m.[5]
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Early career [edit]
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
Education [edit]
Scardino is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of San Francisco School of Law.[6]
Career to date [edit]
She serves on the board of the MacArthur Foundation and the Carter Center.[7] She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[6] She also won the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal.[8]
In 2007 she was listed 17th on the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women in the World.[9]
On October 3, 2012, it was announced that she will step down as CEO of Pearson to be replaced by John Fallon.[10][11]
Her son is actor Hal Scardino.
Citizenship [edit]
Although she was born in the United States, she has taken British citizenship [12] so her honour is substantive.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Doward, Jamie (9 March 2003). "Can Marje stay in charge?". The Observer. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ BBC female achievements timeline
- ^ "Board of Directors". Nokia. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ a b Colby, Laura (16 March 1998). "Yankee Expansionist Builds British Empire". Fortune. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "BBC News - Pearson: Marjorie Scardino steps down as chief executive". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ a b Cave, Andrew (24 February 2008). "British business people: The top 1,000: Media and entertainment 20 to 1". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Management Team - Marjorie Scardino: Chief executive". Pearson PLC. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "The Benjamin Franklin Medal". Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ #17 Marjorie Scardino
- ^ "John Fallon to succeed Marjorie Scardino as Pearson’s chief executive". pearson.com. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Scardino, Chief of Pearson, to Step Down - NYTimes.com". The New York Times (New York: NYTC). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Marjorie Scardino". Businesswings. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
External links [edit]
- 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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