William T. Ethridge has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2001. Mr. Ethridge is president and chief executive officer of Pearson's Higher Education International and Professional Publishing a division of Pearson a position he has held since March 2003. In this role he is responsible for Pearson's global leadership in Higher Education English Language Training and Professional Publishing with such recognized imprints as Pearson Prentice Hall Pearson Addison Wesley Pearson Allyn & Bacon Pearson Longman Pearson Benjamin Cummings Pearson Custom Publishing Peachpit Press Que and Sams.
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. |