1st Mar 2006 07:00
Pearson PLC01 March 2006 01 March 2006 Pearson plc: Board changes Pearson, the international education and information company, today announcesthe appointment of Sir David Arculus and Ken Hydon as independent non-executivedirectors with immediate effect. Sir David Arculus is a non-executive director of Barclays and Telefonica, andwas chairman of O2 from 2004 until it was acquired by Telefonica earlier thisyear. His previous roles included chairman of Severn Trent, chairman of IPCGroup, chief operating officer of United Business Media and group managingdirector of EMAP. Ken Hydon is a non-executive director of Tesco and Reckitt Benckiser. He waspreviously finance director of Vodafone and of subsidiaries of RacalElectronics, and financial controller of 3M. The appointments follow Pearson's announcement last year that non-executivedirectors Reuben Mark and Vernon Sankey will retire from the board at the 2006AGM. Pearson's chairman Glen Moreno said: "In my first months at Pearson, the contribution that Reuben and Vernon havemade to our company has been very clear. They have shared with us their deepbusiness experience, wise counsel and international perspectives and I know theentire board joins me in thanking them for their support over many years." "I am delighted that David and Ken have agreed to join us. They are strong,thoughtful business leaders and their deep understanding of the fast-changingmedia and technology markets will be very valuable to Pearson." Ends For more information: Luke Swanson / Deborah Lincoln: +44 (0)20 7010 2310 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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