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| − | Pearson PLC is the worlds largest book publisher and have branched out into related services: testing and learning software for students of all ages; data for financial institutions; public information systems for government departments. The [[Financial Times]] is a subsidiary of Pearson PLC.
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| − | They also own the following publishing houses: [[Penguin]], [[Dorling Kindersley]], [[Scott Foresman]], [[Prentice Hall]], [[Addison Wesley]] and [[Longman]]. Pearson is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO) and in 2007 had sales of £4,218m ($8,394m) and an operating profit of £634m ($1,262m).
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| − | ==Board of Directors==
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| − | [[Glen Moreno]], Chairman | [[Marjorie Scardino]], Chief Executive | [[Robin Freestone]], Chief Financial Officer | [[David Bell]], Director for People and Chairman of Pearson Inc | [[Will Ethridge]], Chief Executive, North American Education | [[Rona Fairhead]] Chief Executive, Financial Times Group | [[John Makinson]], Chairman and Chief Executive, Penguin
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