John Fallon (businessman)


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

Early life

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.

Career

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. According to Pearson, Fallon plans to retire in 2020 after a successor has been appointed. 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.

Personal life

Fallon is married and has two daughters.