Oxford University Press, UK. Sara Pierson has been appointed managing director, English assessment at Oxford University Press, after spending two years as the sales, marketing and assessment director at OUP. Sara is responsible for defining the strategy, and leading the development and global growth of OUP’s English assessment business. Prior to joining OUP, Sara spent 10 years in global leadership roles at the British Council, including spending seven years as the global director of examinations, leading IELTS, assessment services for UK examination boards, and the development of the British Council’s own suite of English tests. Prior to that, she spent 17 years at The Open University developing international partnerships. Passionate about the transformational power of education and the role that the English language plays in enabling people to access new opportunities, Sara was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2021 for services to UK education and the promotion of the English language overseas.