Ruehl to cover Switzerland, Austria for the FT
Financial Times correspondent Mercedes Ruehl is moving to Europe to cover Switzerland and Austria. She has been its Singapore correspondent. Prior to joining the Financial Times, Ruehl was a journalist at The Australian Financial Review, covering various sectors of business, including mergers and acquisitions, stock markets, currencies, politics, and commercial property. She also served as a news […]
Kao departing FT after more than 8 years
Joanna Kao, a data journalist and software developer for The Financial Times, is leaving the publication at the end of the year. Kao, who was hired in 2016 from Al Jazeera America, and had been steering the technology/development side of FT’s visuals team. Before Al Jazeera America shut down, Kao worked there as a multimedia […]
O’Dwyer named FT’s deputy companies editor
Michael O’Dwyer has been named the deputy companies editor at The Financial Times. He has been the chief UK business correspondent, writing about the intersection between UK business and politics and about the big issues facing British companies and their boards. He was previously the FT’s accountancy correspondent. Before that he was a reporter at the […]
FT names Masters its US managing editor
The Financial Times has appointed Brooke Masters as U.S. managing editor, based in New York, effective March 2025. She succeeds Peter Spiegel, who has been named global affairs editor. Masters will lead the FT’s news operations and story development in the US, and take responsibility for all five bureaus in the region, deploying newsroom resources […]
FT’s Harris departs publication
Bryan Harris, the Brazil bureau chief of the Financial Times, has left the publication. Harris plans to launch a Latin America-focused strategic advisory firm. Based out of São Paulo it will be doing due diligence and corporate investigations, geopolitical and business intelligence. He was previously a correspondent in South Korea and worked on the FT’s […]
Samson starts as FT’s US executive news editor
Adam Samson has started as U.S. executive news editor for the Financial Times in New York. Samson has been the FT’s Turkey correspondent, covering the economy, politics, and business and finance in the vast country. He previously led the FT’s global markets coverage from the group’s headquarters in London. He previously worked for Yahoo Finance and […]
How the FT connects with consumers
Tim Healy of The Drum interviewed Fiona Spooner, the managing director of consumer revenue at The Financial Times, about how the publication connects with consumers. Here is an excerpt: How do you rate the value of emotional connection with a marketing campaign? It’s huge, and it’s one of the best parts of the job. Our […]
The FT is expanding its food and drinks coverage
The Financial Times has announced the appointment of Jay Rayner as restaurant critic, Tim Hayward as food writer and Marina O’Loughlin as columnist as part of an expansion of its food and drink coverage. Rayner is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and author whose work is well known in British and international media. His broadcast career […]
The Information hires FT’s Germano
The Information has hired Financial Times reporter Sara Germano. She will start on Dec. 2 and cover the business and future of sports—with a strong focus on women’s sports. Germano has been the FT’s U.S. sports business correspondent for the past four years. Before the FT, Germano was with the Wall Street Journal working as a […]
FT names Brower US news editor, Edgecliffe-Johnson departing
Financial Times editor in chief Roula Khalaf sent out the following on Friday: Hello everyone I’m pleased to share with you two appointments on the US news desk. They come at a critical moment in US politics, and will build on the outstanding work done under the leadership of Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Derek Brower in the year leading up to Tuesday […]
