John Fallon (businessman)

John Fallon
Born	John Joseph Fallon August 1962 (age 55)
Education	University of Hull
Occupation	Business executive
Title	CEO, Pearson plc
Term	2013-
Predecessor	Marjorie Scardino
Children	2 daughters

John Joseph Fallon (born August 1962) is a British businessman, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Pearson plc since 2013, when he succeeded Marjorie Scardino.

John Joseph Fallon was born in August 1962. He graduated from the University of Hull in 1983, with a bachelor's degree in economics, politics and sociology.

Fallon started his career as a researcher for Labour politician John Prescott in 1988. He was the director of corporate affairs at Powergen, now known as E.ON UK, from 1992 to 1997.

He became the director of communications of Pearson in 1997. He was on the board of directors of Interactive Data Corporation from 2000 to 2007. In 2010, he became the international education chief executive. He has been the CEO of Pearson since 2013, replacing Marjorie Scardino. In 2013, he decided to close the adult education unit in the UK, Pearson in Practice, which provided apprenticeships to put adults back to work, as it was unprofitable.

Fallon is married and has two daughters.

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