Ex Disney Chief Andy Bird Head of Pearson

Pearson, the global education company that owns Escape Studios, has a new CEO, Andy Bird. Prior to joining Pearson, Andy Bird was Chairman of Walt Disney International. Here at Escape Studios we are especially pleased to have a new CEO who is a Disney alumnus - and therefore will undoubtedly have a deep understanding of animation and the animation industry. We look forward to welcoming him soon at Escape Studios once he settles in to the new job, which he starts on October 19th.

How does Escape Studios work?

Escape Studios

How does Escape Studios work? We are a part of Pearson College London (PCL), which is in turn owned by Pearson, a FTSE 100 Company, with a long history dating back to the 1840s, but which today focuses mainly on education.

PCL is however a separate legal entity from Pearson. We are a non-profit organisation, and our independence is very important to our operation as an academic community.