Pearson PLC
Also known as
- Pearson Education, Pearson Publishing
Pearson plc (; ) is a London-based media conglomerate. It is the largest book publisher in the UK, India, Australia and New Zealand, and the second largest in the US and Canada. Marjorie Scardino has been CEO since 1997. The headquarters for Pearson is at 80 Strand, the former Shell Mex House. It is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The Company was founded by Samuel Pearson in 1844 as a building and engineering concern operating under the name of S. Pearson & Son. In 1880, control passed to...
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