OLD Media Moves

Reuters hires global head of product from AP

November 16, 2015

Posted by Chris Roush

Reuters LogoReuters announced Monday that that Sue Brooks will be joining as the global head of product for Reuters News Agency.

Based in London, Brooks will be responsible for the full portfolio of Reuters News Agency products, including driving the organization’s product strategy and ongoing evolution of Reuters offerings.

Brooks joins Reuters from the Associated Press, where she has worked for 14 years, most recently as director, international products and platforms. In this role she was responsible for AP’s product portfolio outside the U.S. and a driving force behind transformational initiatives to make video more accessible to digital and newspaper customers around the globe.

Prior to AP, Sue held various editorial positions in newspapers, radio and TV newsrooms across the UK, including editing ITN’s flagship News at 10. She has a Sulzberger fellowship from Columbia University.

“I have been lucky enough to have worked for some of the greatest news organizations in the world, and am thrilled now to be joining the greatest of them all at such an exciting and challenging time for the industry,” said Brooks in a statement. “I look forward to working with Reuters customers over the coming months to find out how we can meet their needs even better.”

 

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