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Pearson plc.


Headquarters location: 3 Burlington Gardens LondonUnited KingdomTel. 44-171-411-2000 Job offers, investor relations: www.pearson.com


Pearson belongs to

shareholder
country     %
source
EurazeoFrance1.9
TelefonicaSpain5La Tribune

Pearson owns

subsidiary
country     %
source
Les Echos France100
The Economist Group Limited United Kingdom50

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« ETHICAL » RATING OF PEARSON , group and subsidiaries
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1
Net profit: more than 1 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998
150
Top management: earns 150 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)
1
Advertising & marketing: 1 dubious practice(s)

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2006Pearson is the world's second-largest book publisher by sales.Les Echos
2004"Educating 100 million people every year". The world's leading publisher of textbooks and electronic learning tools for students of all ages from pre-school to college and on into their professionals lives." Pearson focuses on three sector: publishing with Penguin, learning particularly in the United-States and the press.Les Echos

Pearson is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2006Scardino, Marjorie
See the photo of: Scardino, Marjorie Director; salary: 3.2 million Eu€;
2002Fairhead, Rona
See the photo of: Fairhead, Rona Chief Financial Officer; salary: 0.86 million US$;
2002Scardino, Marjorie
See the photo of: Scardino, Marjorie Chief Executive Officer; salary: 1.47 million US$;
2002Stevenson, Dennis
See the photo of: Stevenson, Dennis Chairman; salary: 0.47 million US$;
1998Stevenson, Dennis
See the photo of: Stevenson, Dennis Chairman;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2000Arguable partnership: Global Compact with the United Nations: value: Respects human, social and environmental laws;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2006
-50
Internal restructuring: Reorganisation of the edition, reporting and production for the Financial Times and FT.com.: United Kingdom
Financial .
2002
30359
2001
-49
The Times
1998
18400

Financials

year  salesincome source
2006   4.420.35   billion UK£
2005   4.090.29   billion UK£
2003   6.96-0.18   billion US$
2001   6.15-0.57   billion US$
2000   5.790.27   billion US$
1999   5.380.48   billion US$
1998   3.980.62   billion US$

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