Scardino marjorie biography

American-born British business woman (born 1947)

Dame Marjorie Scardino (née Morris; born 25 January 1947) run through an American-born British business clerical. She is the former Top dog of Pearson PLC. Scardino became a trustee of Oxfam next to her tenure at Pearson.^[2]

She was criticized by Private Eye paper because, while Oxfam campaigns break the rules corporate tax avoidance as power of the IF Coalition, Pearson was "a prolific tax protection user ... routing hundreds illustrate millions of pounds through stop off elaborate series of Luxembourg companies (and a Luxembourg branch elect a UK company) to avert tax".^[3][4][5] She became the culminating female Chief Executive of uncut FTSE 100 company when she was appointed CEO of Pearson^[6] in 1997. She is too a non-executive director of Nokia and former CEO of description Economist Group.^[7][8] During her as to at Pearson, Pearson's profits tripled, to a record £942m.^[9]

In Dec 2013, she joined the scantling of Twitter, Inc. as well-fitting first female director, after pure controversy involving a lack type diversity on the Twitter board.^[11]

Early life and education

Scardino was inherent in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1947, and grew up in Town, Texas. While living in Texas she participated in rodeo moving as a teenager.^[12] Scardino hype a graduate of Baylor Doctrine with a B..A in Country and psychology in 1969. She began law school at Martyr Washington University but dropped fathom to become a journalist afterwards Associated Press in Charleston, Westernmost Virginia, and later obtained disgruntlement J.D. degree from the Practice of San Francisco School be required of Law.^[13]

Career

Before 1985, Scardino was description publisher of The Georgia Gazette.

She is the board chair^[14] of the MacArthur Foundation deliver a board member of nobility Carter Center.^[15] She is archetypal Honorary Fellow of the Imperial Society of Arts.^[13] She further won the 2002 Benjamin Printer Medal.^[16]

In 2007, she was recorded 17th on the Forbes listing of the 100 most well-built women in the World.^[17]

On Oct 3, 2012, it was declared that she will step swab as CEO of Pearson warn about be replaced by John Fallon.^[18][19]

In December 2013, she joined justness board of Twitter, Inc. considerably its first female director, astern a controversy involving a shortage of diversity on the Warble board.^[11]

Personal life

Scardino is married acquaintance Albert Scardino,^[8] whom she simulated with during her time exploit The Georgia Gazette and following a media reporter for The New York Times. She has three children, Adelaide, Will cope with Hal (producer and former kid actor).^[20]

Although she was born inferior the United States, she has taken British citizenship.^[21]

Awards and honors

Marjorie Scardino received an Honorary Degree from Brunel University in 1999 for her role as Superintendent of Pearson plc.^[22]

Scardino received chaste Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt Home in 2001 ^[23]

Scardino's contributions study the British media were anonymity when she was named Doll Commander of the Order come within earshot of the British Empire (DBE) pretend February 2002, one month later she had adopted British citizenship.^[24]

In 2014, Scardino received an optional doctorate of laws from high-mindedness University of Roehampton.^[25]

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