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Marjorie Scardino
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Navigation Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino, DBE, FRSA (born 25 January 1947 United States)[1] is the
CEO of Pearson PLC. She became the first female Chief Executive of a FTSE 100 company when
Marjorie Scardino
Main page [2] [3] Born 25 January 1947 (age 64)
she was appointed CEO of Pearson in 1997. She is also a non-executive director of Nokia and
Arizona[1]
Contents former CEO of the Economist Group.[4]
Featured content Residence London
Scardino is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of San Francisco School of Law[5]
Current events and the winner of the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal.[6] Before 1985 she was the editor of the Nationality American
Random article Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, The Georgia Gazette, where she worked with her husband Citizenship British
Donate to Wikipedia Albert Scardino,[4] later a media reporter for The New York Times.
Alma mater Baylor University
She is also a trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum[7] and serves on the board of the Occupation Chief executive
Interaction MacArthur Foundation and the Carter Center.[8] She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of
Employer Pearson PLC
Arts.[5]
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Spouse Albert Scardino
About Wikipedia In 2007 she was listed 17th on the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women in the World.[9]
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Although she was born in the United States, she has taken British citizenship [10] so her honour is substantive.

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What links here 1. ^ a b Doward, Jamie (9 March 2003). "Can Marje stay in charge?" . The Observer. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
Related changes 2. ^ BBC female achievements timeline
Upload file 3. ^ "Board of Directors" . Nokia. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
Special pages 4. ^ a b Colby, Laura (16 March 1998). "Yankee Expansionist Builds British Empire" . Fortune. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

Permanent link 5. ^ a b Cave, Andrew (24 February 2008). "British business people: The top 1,000: Media and entertainment 20 to 1" . The Daily Telegraph.
Retrieved 17 June 2010.
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6. ^ "The Benjamin Franklin Medal" . Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
7. ^ Appointment as trustee to V&A
Print/export 8. ^ "Management Team - Marjorie Scardino: Chief executive" . Pearson PLC. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
9. ^ #17 Marjorie Scardino
Create a book 10. ^ "Marjorie Scardino" . Businesswings. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
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Deutsch #3 of 10 Global Leaders at Fortune, September 29, 2010
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