Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following staff promotion on Wednesday afternoon:
I’m delighted to announce that Gren Manuel is appointed Executive Editor, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Gren will spearhead our integration in the region and will oversee the operations of the combined newsroom. He will work with Thorold Barker in developing a strategy for the expansion of all our news platforms in the region.
Gren is currently senior editor running our Newswires operation in Europe and has worked tirelessly to bring the wire, WSJ.com and the European edition of the Wall Street Journal closer together.
He spent approaching half his journalism career in Asia, first as a reporter and columnist for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, and then at the Hong Kong bureau of the Wall Street Journal. He joined Newswires in 2001 when he returned to London. Prior to his stint in Asia he wrote on a freelance basis for a wide variety of U.K. publications including the Financial Times, The Guardian and The Observer. He will report to Thorold Barker.
Please join me in congratulating Gren on his appointment.
