John Makinson is the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Penguin Group, the international publishing company.

He was the Finance Director of Pearson, Penguin's parent company, between 1996 and 2002, and is a member of the Pearson Board.

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.

John is Chairman of the National Theatre, a Trustee of the Institute for Public Policy Research, the UK's leading progressive think tank, as well as a director of the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian organisation.

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