Pearson plc - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Pearson plc’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Pearson plc's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Omid Kordestani
Chairman Executive BoardMr. Omid Kordestani has been the Chairman of the company since 2022. Prior to this, he served as the Chairman at Twitter, Inc from 2015 to 2020. Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer from 2014 to 2015, and Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development from May 1999 to April 2009 at Google. Mr. Omid also worked as the Vice President of Business Development at Netscape Communications Corporation from 1995 to 1999. Earlier, he held several positions at The 3DOCompany, Go Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co.
Omar Abbosh
Chief Executive Officer; Director Executive BoardMr. Omar Abbosh has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the company since January 2024. Previously, he served as the President of Industry Solutions at Microsoft. Prior to that, Mr. Omar served in numerous senior leadership roles including Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Executive of Communications, Technology and Media business at Accenture. Currently, he also serves as a Director of Zuora, Inc.
Graeme Pitkethly
Deputy Chairman Executive BoardMr. Graeme Pitkethly has been the Deputy Chairman of the company since 2024. He also serves as a Director of Sandoz Group AG. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Unilever plc. He also served as the Vice President of Financial Planning and Corporate Development at FLAG Telecom. Mr. Pitkethly started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Simon Robson
Chief Financial Officer Senior ManagementMr. Simon Robson has been the Chief Financial Officer of the company since March 2026. Previously, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Sky Deutschland from 2015 to 2018. He also served as Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Sky.
Sulaekha Kolloru
Chief Strategy Officer Senior ManagementMs. Sulaekha Kolloru has been the Chief Strategy Officer of the company since May 2022. Prior to this, she served at Delta airlines as the Vice President International and Vice President Corporate Strategy. Previously, she served as the Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group.
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