| Business Summary | | Pearson
Plc
is
a
global
media
company
with
its
principal
operations
in
the
education,
business
information,
consumer
publishing
and
television
markets.
The
Company
has
significant
operations
in
the
United
States
and
generates
more
than
half
of
its
revenues
from
that
market.
Pearson
creates
and
manages
intellectual
property,
which
it
promotes
and
sells
to
its
customers
under
various
brand
names,
to
inform,
educate
and
entertain.
The
Company
delivers
its
content
in
a
variety
of
forms
and
through
a
variety
of
channels,
including
books,
newspapers,
television
programs
and
Internet
services.
Pearson's
operations
break
down
into
four
core
areas:
Pearson
Education,
The
FT
Group,
The
Penguin
Group
and
Pearson
Television. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | PSO
opearates
in
several
areas
of
international
book
and
newspaper
publishing,
television,
communications,
and
computer
software.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
12/00,
sales
rose
16%
to
L3.87
billion.
Net
income
according
to
U.
S.
GAAP,
from
cont
ops
and
before
extra
item
totaled
L1.21
billion,
up
from
L168M.
Results
reflect
benefits
from
the
acquisition
of
National
Computer
Systems
and
a
U.
S.
GAAP
credit
of
L1.03
billion
vs.
a
charge
of
L126M. Recent Earnings Announcement For
the
6
months
ended
06/30/2001,
revenues
were
1,876;
after
tax
earnings
were
0. (Preliminary; reported in millions of British Pounds.) | More
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Developments |
| Officers | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Lord Stevenson, 55 Chairman | $275K | Marjorie Scardino, 54 CEO,
Director | 938K | Stephen Hill, 40 Chief
Exec. of the FT Group | -- | Peter Jovanovich, 52 Chief
Exec. of Pearson Education | -- | David Wan, 46 Chief
Exec. of the Penguin Group | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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