Directorate Change

Pearson PLC
01 March 2006


01 March 2006



Pearson plc: Board changes



Pearson, the international education and information company, today announces
the appointment of Sir David Arculus and Ken Hydon as independent non-executive
directors with immediate effect.


Sir David Arculus is a non-executive director of Barclays and Telefonica, and
was chairman of O2 from 2004 until it was acquired by Telefonica earlier this
year. His previous roles included chairman of Severn Trent, chairman of IPC
Group, chief operating officer of United Business Media and group managing
director of EMAP.


Ken Hydon is a non-executive director of Tesco and Reckitt Benckiser. He was
previously finance director of Vodafone and of subsidiaries of Racal
Electronics, and financial controller of 3M.


The appointments follow Pearson's announcement last year that non-executive
directors Reuben Mark and Vernon Sankey will retire from the board at the 2006
AGM.


Pearson's chairman Glen Moreno said:


"In my first months at Pearson, the contribution that Reuben and Vernon have
made to our company has been very clear. They have shared with us their deep
business experience, wise counsel and international perspectives and I know the
entire board joins me in thanking them for their support over many years."


"I am delighted that David and Ken have agreed to join us. They are strong,
thoughtful business leaders and their deep understanding of the fast-changing
media and technology markets will be very valuable to Pearson."


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