Pearson

The company is seeing a huge growth opportunity in English language learning, assessment and testing, and higher education

Swamy will lead Pearson India's digital transformation as it aims to become a 'digital-first online learning, skilling, and assessment company'

Bird will replace John Fallon, who cut thousands of jobs and sold off assets in response to a string of profit warnings during his more than seven years in charge

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Pearson also lowered its interim shareholder dividend by 72% to five pence a share

Pearson said poor demand for textbooks from college campuses had compounded pressures on its American and British exam marking businesses