President, Pearson India,

Khozem Merchant is President, Pearson India, the country office of the global education, media and publishing group. Before taking up his present position in January 2008, Khozem was for nearly two decades a journalist with The Financial Times, the global business newspaper published by Pearson. His last journalist role was FT Mumbai Correspondent after which he moved to the commercial side of the FT, taking up a role as director, business development for the Financial Times in India. As President, Pearson India, Khozem is the key representative across Pearson’s interests in India, which include Penguin, Financial Times and the education businesses, which cover assessments, skills, certification, content and English language tests among others.