Background
His father was a political journalist, and in 1965, when Levin was two, the family were given a day to leave the country.
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David Levin
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He attended Street Paul"s School in London.
Career
Since taking on this role in April 2014, he has continued to drive the company"s ongoing transition from a traditional educational publisher to a full-spectrum digital education company, and he has been a vocal proponent of the use of digital and adaptive technology in education. Prior to joining McGraw-Hill Education, Levin served as Chief Executive Officer of UBM PLC
As a child, Levin lived in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). In consequence he has expressed his gratitude to the opportunities given him to him in his adopted country, and about the advantages of immigration.
Levin has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University (1983), and an Master of Business Administration from Stanford University (1984).
Levin succeeded Clive Hollick as the Chief Executive Officer of UBM plc on 5 April 2005. At UBM Levin set out to focus on building the business in emerging markets and live events, such as exhibitions, by buying smaller companies and selling print titles.
He also encouraged the company to use digital media and mobile technologies. In so doing, he warned repeatedly that media companies must adopt new business models as fast as possible.
Under his direction, UBM secured its position as one of the world"s largest events businesses having expanded into new and emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil, Vietnam and Indonesia.
On 16 September 2013 UBM announced David Levin’s resignation as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his time at UBM, Levin served as Chief Executive Officer of Symbian plc beginning in April 2002, when the company built the operating system to power the first generation of smartphones. David and Lindsay have three sons.
He was on the finance committee of the Oxford University Press.
His mother, Leah Levin Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, was a director of the human rights organisation JUSTICE. He was replaced by Erez Vigodman.
