WSJ’s “Heard on the Street” names Europe editors

David Reilly and Liam Denning, co-deputy editors of The Wall Street Journal “Heard on the Street” feature, sent out the following staff promotions on Wednesday:

We are happy to announce some important moves in Heard on the Street’s European team.

Helen Thomas becomes Heard’s new Europe editor, based in London. She joined in March as deputy editor. In her new role, Helen directs the Heard’s European coverage as part of the column’s global expansion, especially in the digital realm. She will also continue to write columns on the pharmaceuticals, energy and mining sectors. Helen joined the Journal from the FT, where she had previously covered mining, M&A, banks and been a writer for the Lex column as well as having been part of the team that started up the FT Alphaville blog. While now back in her native London, she has done previous stints in New York and Hong Kong. Helen started her career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan Chase and is a graduate of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Andew Peaple, meanwhile, becomes deputy editor of the Heard’s Europe team. Andrew is a Heard and Dow Jones veteran, having started with the column in Beijing when it was re-launched in 2008, before moving back to London. He will play a key role working with Helen and the London team to further develop the Heard’s coverage of European and global companies. Andrew has been covering energy, mining, autos and defense but will now take on responsibility for the European banking sector. Andrew turned to journalism after the glamour of a career in accountancy proved too much – he qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC, working with that firm in London and Tokyo. He speaks Japanese and Mandarin, and graduated from Oxford University.

Please join us in congratulating Helen and Andrew in their new roles.