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John Makinson was appointed CEO of the Penguin Group in July 2002, and has been the company's Chairman since May 2001. Prior to that he was the Pearson group finance director from April 1996 to July 2002. John's career has included journalism and investor relations both in London and abroad. From 1994 to 1996 he was the managing director of the Financial Times newspaper where he was responsible for the production, distribution and marketing of the newspaper worldwide.
He moved to the Financial Times from Makinson Cowell, the firm that he co-founded and ran from 1989 to 1994. Makinson Cowell is a specialist independent consultancy which advises leading British companies on their relationships with the financial community.
From 1986 to 1989 he held the position of vice chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi's US holding company. | 