Dec 16, 2021
Pearson appoints Silicon Valley veteran Omid Kordestani as chair
UK company Pearson has tapped Omid Kordestani, former executive chair of Twitter, to lead its board, as the education publisher shifts its focus to its direct-to-consumer digital service. Pearson said on Thursday that Kordestani, a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley who has occupied leadership roles at Twitter, Netscape, Klarna and Google, would assume his new role after the company's annual meeting in April 2022. "I believe Pearson has a tremendous opportunity to help everybody achieve a lifetime of learning," said Kordestani. The company charges $14.99 a month for access to all Pearson textbooks, and registered 2m users by the third quarter and more than 100,000 paying subscribers. Tim Score, Pearson's senior independent director and chair of British Land, will assume the role of deputy chair.
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