Educational publisher Pearson Plc replaced its Chief Executive Officer Andy Bird months after a shareholder revolt over his pay and amid concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on the business.
The incoming CEO is Omar Abbosh, president of Microsoft Corp.’s Industry Solutions business and a former Accenture executive, Pearson said in a statement on Wednesday.
Andy Bird
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Bird came out of retirement to join London-based Pearson from the Walt Disney Co. in 2020. He put his efforts into accelerating a long, difficult pivot for the company from an eroding textbooks business to direct-to-consumer technology through platform Pearson+. ...
