Interview with Dennis Stevenson: A Chairman for all seasons
Judie Lannon: You have been quoted in the press as being able to get to the nub of a problem. What was the nub of the problem when you were made chairman of Pearson, and what was it when you became chairman of Halifax?
Dennis Stevenson: The number one thing that needed to happen at Pearson was to find a good chief executive, to which my predecessor and I attended. We solved that rather spectacularly, although its worth remembering that when we announced that we were appointing Marjorie Scardino, the share...