Reuters hires FT’s Benson as director of consumer product

Reuters president Paul Bascobert shared the below note with staff on Tuesday:

Colleagues,

I’m pleased to announce that Emily Benson has joined the Reuters Product team today as Director of Consumer Product. She is based in London and will be responsible for all of our consumer-facing digital products.

Emily joins us at a particularly exciting moment for Reuters — off the back of our recent brand campaign and significant growth in our subscriber base over the past year. She brings ten years of experience in digital media product leadership, combining a strong commercial background with deep expertise in consumer product strategy, subscription growth, and monetization.

Emily joins us from the Financial Times, where she spent over six years progressing from Product Manager to Group Product Manager. In that most recent role, she led a cross-disciplinary team of product managers and drove enterprise product strategy across both B2B and consumer journeys. Her work there delivered tangible results — including a new onboarding experience that significantly increased engagement, and multiple product launches that drove significant incremental revenue.

Emily is passionate about shaping how audiences engage with trusted news, and she brings exactly the kind of data-driven, commercially minded, and innovation-focused approach that will help Reuters continue to grow its consumer product offering.

Please join me in welcoming Emily to Reuters.

Best regards,
Paul