WSJ names editor for new Frontiers blog

Wall Street Journal Money & Investing editor Francesco Guerrera sent out the following staff promotion on Thursday:

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dan Keeler as the editor of “WSJ Frontiers”, the Wall Street Journal’s new blog dedicated to frontier markets. Dan will lead our efforts to create an online section within wsj.com that will provide news and analysis on one of the most exciting areas in the investment landscape: frontier markets.

Drawing on the WSJ’s extensive network of correspondents, WSJ Frontiers will shed a new light on markets that are just emerging as investable economies. Frontier markets are becoming increasingly important to investors because of their rapid economic growth, large and growing working-age populations and potential for far-reaching political and social change. The blog will be a fantastic platform to showcase our journalism and a great opportunity for our journalists to use their expertise and contacts in those little-known markets.

Dan is the ideal person to lead this effort. Prior to joining the Journal he was the Editor and subsequently Editor-at-Large of Global Finance magazine, where he steered the magazine’s coverage toward corporate responsibility and emerging markets. He is also founder of New York’s FM Network, a group that hosts gatherings of finance professionals focused on smaller emerging markets. A native of the UK, Dan began his career as a reporter on a London-based construction magazine. In the ensuing decade, he played a number of key roles, including Deputy Editor of Sunday Business — a newspaper he helped to create and launch.

In his new role, Dan will report to Francesco Guerrera, Finance Editor.