Bloomberg hires Wilchins to oversee daily credit column

Carmel Crimmins, financial services editor of the Americas for Reuters, sent out the following message on Tuesday: Dan Wilchins will be leaving us next month to join Bloomberg as an editor overseeing their daily credit column. Dan joined Reuters in 2001 as a reporter covering mortgages and asset-backed securities, a beat that served him well […]

Reuters hires two from LA Times

Martin Howell, top news editor and deputy editor of the Americas for Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Friday: I am delighted to announce we have hired two very talented, experienced and award-winning journalists to the top news team. Brian Thevenot and Lisa Girion are both coming to us from the Los Angeles Times, and […]

Reuters names Rascoe White House correspondent

Kevin Krolicki, Washington bureau chief for Reuters, and Kevin Drawbaugh, deputy bureau chief, sent out the following announcement on Friday afternoon: It’s a pleasure to announce that Ayesha Rascoe has been named White House correspondent, effective January 4. Ayesha rejoins the main Washington bureau staff after a year-long stint with the Reuters Professional News team […]

LA Times deputy biz editor leaving for Reuters

Brian Thevenot, the deputy business editor for the Los Angeles Times, has accepted a position with Reuters in its Los Angeles bureau. On Facebook, Thevenot wrote, “What an amazing gig it has been — so many brilliant, tireless journalists who have welcomed me, challenged me and encouraged me in my three years here. So many […]

Reuters names Lambert as DC financial regulation correspondent

Carmel Crimmins, financial services editor for the Americas at Reuters, sent out the following announcement: I am pleased to announce that Lisa Lambert has been appointed U.S. financial regulation correspondent, based in Washington. Lisa will be reporting on financial policy moves from the Fed,  the SEC and other regulatory agencies as well as the battle […]

Reuters names Latin American business editor

Kieran Murray, news editor for Latin America and the Caribbean at Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Friday morning: I’m happy to announce that Christian Plumb has been appointed Latin America Business Editor, based in New York. He will help lead the company news file from across Latin America, working with correspondents, bureau chiefs, […]

Reuters seeks bureau chief for Australia/New Zealand

Reuters is looking for a creative and dynamic bureau chief for Australia and New Zealand, who can take the file and the team to the next level with fast, differentiated spot news, exclusives and stronger thematic enterprise coverage. He or she should be an adept communicator, within the bureau and the regional editorial network, with […]

Reuters seeks banking correspondent in London

Banking remains the central cog in the sputtering European economy. Many of the sector’s biggest names are still restructuring to reflect the demands of tough regulation seven years after the end of global financial crisis. Margins are under pressure from low interest rates, a new eurozone banking supervisor is finding its feet and Europe’s investment […]

Reuters names deputy U.S. public finance editor

Megan Davies, who oversees public finance coverage for Reuters, sent out the following announcement: I am very pleased to announce that Dan Bases has been appointed deputy U.S. Public Finance EIC. Dan has been at Reuters for 18 years, where he has worked in both the New York and London bureaus and developed a specialization […]

Reuters seeks telecom reporter in Milan bureau

Reuters is looking for an experienced and versatile journalist to join our busy Milan bureau. This is a very interesting time to write about Italian business, as the euro zone’s third biggest economy slowly re-awakens from a deep recessionary slumber. Italy Inc. is full of world-famous brands and larger-than-life characters who dominate the country’s storied […]