Complex sentence: In May 2014, Puttnam was appointed Chair of the Academic Board for Pearson College, part of Pearson PLC, the first FTSE 100 company to offer degrees in the UK.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 2014, Puttnam was appointed chair of Pearson College's academic board. The college is part of Pearson, the first FTSE 100 company to deliver degrees in the UK.