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Non-executive directors

David Arculus^{*^~} aged 62, is a non-executive director of Telefonica SA and was chairman of O2 plc from 2004 until it was acquired by Telefonica at the beginning of 2006. His previous roles include chairman of Severn Trent, chairman of IPC Group, chief operating officer of United Business Media plc and group managing director of EMAP plc. He became a non-executive director of Pearson in February 2006.

Terry Burns^{^~} aged 64, is chairman of Channel 4 Television Corporation, Abbey National plc, Alliance & Leicester plc and of Glas Cymru Limited and is a non-executive director of Banco Santander SA. He was previously chairman of Marks and Spencer Group plc. He was the UK government's chief economic adviser from 1980 until 1991 and Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury from 1991 until 1998. He was appointed a non-executive director of Pearson in May 1999 and senior independent director in February 2004.

Patrick Cescau^*~ aged 60, was previously group chief executive of Unilever. He is a non-executive director of Tesco plc and became a non-executive director of Pearson in April 2002.

Susan Fuhrman^*~ aged 64, is president of Teachers College at Columbia University, America's oldest and largest graduate school of education.  She was previously dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and an officer of the National Academy of Education. She became a non-executive director of Pearson in July 2004.

Ken Hydon^{*^~} aged 64, is a non-executive director of Tesco plc, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc and Royal Berks NHS Foundation Trust. He was previously finance director of Vodafone Group plc and subsidiaries of Racal Electronics. He became a non-executive director of Pearson in February 2006.

Coimbatore Krishnarao ('CK') Prahalad^~ aged 67, is a distinguished university professor of corporate strategy and international business at the University of Michigan Business School. He is a director of NCR, Hindustan Unilever Corporation, World Resources Institute and The Indus Entrepreneurs. He became a non-executive director of Pearson in May 2008.

* A member of the audit committee.

 ^ A member of the personnel committee.

~ A member of the nomination committee.