John Fallon (businessman)
| John Fallon | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Joseph Fallon August 1962 |
| Education | University of Hull |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Children | 2 daughters |
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John Joseph Fallon (born August 1962) is a British business executive. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Pearson PLC.
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Early life
John Joseph Fallon was born in August 1962.[1][2] He graduated from the University of Hull with a Bachelor's Degree in economics, politics and sociology in 1983.[3]
Career
Fallon started his career as a researcher for Labour politician John Prescott in 1988.[4]
He served as the Director of Corporate Affairs at Powergen, now known as E.ON UK, from 1992 to 1997.[2]
He became the Director of Communications of Pearson in 1997.[2] He served on the Board of Directors of Interactive Data Corporation from 2000 to 2007.[3] He has been the CEO of Pearson since 2013, replacing Marjorie Scardino.[4] In 2013, he decided to part ways with the adult education unit in the UK, Pearson in Practice, which provided apprenticeships to put adults back to work, as it was unprofitable.[5] He has also promoted tablet computers as opposed to textbooks.[4] In September 2014, he established Project Literacy, 'a social movement "that will make headway on giving every person access to the tools they need to become literate,"' in Pearson's own words.[6] In 2015, he spearheaded a partnership with Save the Children to offer education opportunities to Syrian refugees who are children.[7]
Personal life
He is married and has two daughters.[4]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MediaGuardian 100 2013: 23. John Fallon, The Guardian, 1 September 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 John Fallon, Bloomberg Business
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- ↑ Ben Gose, After a Scandal, Pearson Dissolves Foundation, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 18, 2014
- ↑ Sean Coughlan, Emergency plan to teach Syria's traumatised young refugees, BBC, 11 March 2015
