
Director William T. Ethridge has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2001.
Mr. Ethridge is chief executive officer of Pearson Education, North America, a position he has held since March 2008. From March 2003 to March 2008, Mr. Ethridge was president and chief executive officer of Pearson's Higher Education, International, and Professional Publishing Group. Since February 2005, Mr. Ethridge has been a member of the Pearson plc management committee. He also serves on the executive board of the Association of American Publishers and chairman of the board of CourseSmart.
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Prior to his current position, Mr. Ethridge was president of Pearson's U.S. Higher Education and Professional Publishing Group. Prior to joining Pearson in November 1998, Mr. Ethridge held several positions at Prentice Hall, including heading the editorial and marketing operations for the college division and serving as president of Prentice Hall's sciences and technical publishing operations. |