Interview with Dennis Stevenson: a chairman for all seasons

Interview with Dennis Stevenson, chairman of Pearson and of the Halifax. Points discussed include: how to harness entrepreneurial talent within large corporate businesses so that they can adapt and grow organically; how best to use new media including the Internet; the boundaries between the Web and the needs for human interaction, and what is best done through each.

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...

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