PEARSON PLC
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 10Avg age 58Avg tenure 4.1y
OA
Omar Abbosh
Chief Executive Officer
Age 60Since 2024-01-07Profile →
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Executives5
Board of directors10
CM
Constantinos Maglaras→
Director/Board Member
Age 57Since 2025-10-31
SC
Sherry Coutu→
Director/Board Member
Age 62Since 2019-04-30
OK
Omid Kordestani→
Chairman
Age 63Since 2022-04-28
AT
Annette Thomas→
Director/Board Member
Age 61Since 2021-09-30
EL
Esther Lee→
Director/Board Member
Age 68Since 2022-01-31
GP
Graeme Pitkethly→
Director/Board Member
Age 60Since 2019-04-30
OA
Omar Abbosh→
Director/Board Member
Age 60Since 2024-01-07
SR
Simon Robson→
Director/Board Member
Age 53Since 2026-05-07
Shareholders5
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Cevian Capital AB | 19.36 % | 116,765,346 |
| UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd. | 14.86 % | 89,653,705 |
| Artisan Partners LP | 11.95 % | 72,066,708 |
| Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. | 5.095 % | 30,735,155 |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. | 5.087 % | 30,687,131 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers15
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Treat | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2024-07-01 | - |
| Omar Abbosh | Chief Executive Officer | 2024-01-07 | - |
| Omid Kordestani | Chairman | 2022-04-28 | - |
| Simon Robson | Director of Finance/CFO | 2026-05-07 | - |
| Alison Dolan | Director/Board Member | 2023-05-31 | - |
| Annette Thomas | Director/Board Member | 2021-09-30 | - |
| Arden Hoffman | Director/Board Member | 2025-05-31 | - |
| Constantinos Maglaras | Director/Board Member | 2025-10-31 | - |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
Group companies
| Name | Category |
|---|---|
| Pearson Funding Plc | Finance/Rental/Leasing |
| Pearson Funding Plc | Finance/Rental/Leasing |
| Pearson Dollar Finance Plc | Finance/Rental/Leasing |
| Pearson Dollar Finance Plc | Finance/Rental/Leasing |
| Pearson Strand Finance Ltd. | Financial Conglomerates |
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Street consensus
Consensus holdMean target 1,244.54Range 1,050–1,370Analysts 11
1,050Mean 1,244.541,370
- Hold 9
- Sell 1
- Strong sell 1
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.