FT names Armstrong head of Lex column

The Financial Times announced Monday the appointment of Robert Armstrong as head of Lex, the flagship daily opinion column available to premium FT.com subscribers and located on the back page of the newspaper.

Armstrong assumes this role with immediate effect and in January 2014 will relocate from New York to London, where he will manage Lex’s renowned team of columnists based throughout the globe.

“Robert brings clear and practical knowledge of global companies and markets,” said Lionel Barber, editor of the FT, in a statement. “He has already been instrumental in shaping the most respected business column in the world. His appointment ensures that the FT’s financial commentary will remain sharp and indispensable across all platforms, especially as Lex enters the next phase of digital development.”

“Since joining the FT in 2011, Armstrong has served as U.S. Lex editor and U.S. Lex columnist, focusing on US technology, health care and consumer goods companies. Prior to this, he was a senior columnist at Dow Jones Investment Banker and an equities securities analyst at Seminole Capital Partners.”