Marjorie Scardino
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Marjorie Scardino at Financial Times 125th Anniversary Party, London, in June 2013
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| Born | Marjorie Morris 25 January 1947 Arizona[1] |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Baylor University |
| Occupation | Chief executive |
| Employer | Pearson PLC |
| Spouse(s) | Albert Scardino |
Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino, DBE, FRSA (born 25 January 1947) is an American-born British business executive. She is the former CEO of Pearson PLC. Dame Marjorie became a trustee of Oxfam during her tenure at Pearson [1]. She has been criticized by Private Eye magazine because, while Oxfam campaigns against corporate tax avoidance as part of the IF Coalition [2], Pearson was "a prolific tax haven user...routing hundreds of millions of pounds through an elaborate series of Luxembourg companies (and a Luxembourg branch of a UK company) to avoid tax".[2] She became the first female Chief Executive of a FTSE 100 company when she was appointed CEO of Pearson[3] in 1997. She is also a non-executive director of Nokia[4] and former CEO of the Economist Group.[5] During her time at Pearson, she had tripled profits to a record £942m.[6] In December 2013, she joined the board of Twitter [7] as its first female director, after a controversy involving a lack of diversity on the Twitter board.[8]
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Early life and education
Scardino was born in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1947, but grew up in Texarkana, Texas. While living in Texas she participated in rodeo riding as a teenager.[9] Scardino is a graduate of Baylor University with a BA in French and psychology in 1969. She began law school at George Washington University but dropped out to become a journalist and later obtained her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law.[10]
Career
Before 1985, Scardino was the editor of the newspaper, The Georgia Gazette.
She is the board chair[11] of the MacArthur Foundation and a board member of the Carter Center.[12] She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[10] She also won the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal.[13]
In 2007, she was listed 17th on the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women in the World.[14]
On October 3, 2012, it was announced that she will step down as CEO of Pearson to be replaced by John Fallon.[15][16]
In December 2013, she joined the board of Twitter [7] as its first female director, after a controversy involving a lack of diversity on the Twitter board.[8]
Personal life
Scardino is married to Albert Scardino,[5] whom she worked with during her time at The Georgia Gazette and later a media reporter for The New York Times. Her son is actor Hal Scardino.
Although she was born in the United States, she has taken British citizenship.[17]
Awards and Honors
In 2014, Scardino received an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Roehampton.[18]
References
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External links
- Chief executive at Pearson PLC
- Profile at Bloomberg Businessweek
- #3 of 10 Global Leaders at Fortune, September 29, 2010
- Works by or about Marjorie Scardino in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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