Gapper named FT’s chief UK business columnist

John Gapper has been named chief UK business columnist for the Financial Times.

He has been a business columnist of the FT Weekend. He writes a weekly column on business and society from a consumer perspective, and other features and interviews.

He was formerly the FT’s chief business commentator and opinion & analysis editor. He has worked for the FT since 1987 in London, New York and Tokyo, and has covered banking, media and technology and employment.

Gapper is also co-author with Nick Denton of “All That Glitters: The Fall of Barings.”