FT’s Campbell moving to an editing position

Peter Campbell of the Financial Times is moving to an editing position to help oversee UK election coverage.

He has been the FT’s global motor industry correspondent, based in London. He led the FT’s coverage of the industry and works with a team of local correspondents around the world to cover the major car makers, industry trends and technological breakthroughs.

Campbell also chaired the FT’s annual “Future of the Car Summit,” where he has interviewed industry leaders including Elon Musk, Carlos Tavares and Jim Farley.

Before this role he covered technology and UK company news for the FT, and he has previously covered energy, retail, telecoms, media and tax. He was named Young Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards for 2014.