Coram Williams

Coram Williams is Chief Financial Officer of the Penguin Group.

He was appointed to this position in April 2008 after working as Head of Financial Planning and Analysis for Pearson.

Coram was previously Finance and Operations Director for Pearson Education's English language teaching business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (ELT EMA), where he was responsible for the finances of two UK divisions, four operating companies and two regional offices across EMA.

During this time, Coram also served as interim president of Pearson Education Italia. Prior to this, he was Financial Strategy and Planning Manager for Pearson Education UK.

Coram began his professional career at Autocar, a British motoring magazine, as a news reporter and road tester. He then joined Arthur Andersen, which led to positions of increasing responsibility with Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and Arthur Andersen Worldwide.

A graduate of Oxford University, Coram also holds an MBA from the London Business School.