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Mr. John C. Makinson, BA, CBE has been the Chief Executive Officer of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of Pearson PLC since June 2002. Mr. Makinson served as the Finance Director of Pearson PLC from March 1996 to June 2002. From 1994 to 1996, he served as the Managing Director of Financial Times newspaper where he was responsible for the production, distribution and marketing of the newspaper worldwide. He began his career as a journalist. Prior to Financial Times, ... he co-founded Makinson Cowell in 1989 and ran its 1994. His career has included journalism and investor relations both in London and abroad. He began at Reuters where he remained from 1976 to 1979 and worked in the London, Paris and Frankfurt offices and then moved to the Financial Times from 1979 to 1986 as a journalist becoming editor of the Lex column. He has been the Chairman of the Board at Penguin Group (USA) Inc. since May 2001. He served as the Chairman of Interactive Data Corporation from December 2002 to September 2007. From 1986 to 1989, he served as Vice Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi's US holding company. Mr. Makinson has been an Executive Director at Pearson PLC since January 1, 1997. He has been a Director of MarketWatch Inc. since April 2000. He serves as a Director of the Penguin Group. He served as a Director of Recoletos Grupo de Comunicacion SA. He serves as a Co-Chairman of the International Rescue Committee (UK). He served as a Director of George Weston Limited from 1997 to May 16, 2007. He has an M.A. from Cambridge University with Honours in History and English. He graduated from Cambridge University with a B.A.

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