Paul taylor reuters biography

Reuters names new Russia bureau chief

Reuters appointed Guy Faulconbridge (photo) as its new bureau chief for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

 

He succeeds Andrew Osborn who is new lead writer for Central and Eastern Europe.

 

“Guy will oversee our Russian operations at the most pivotal point in the country’s history since the dissolution of the Soviet Union,” said Rachel Armstrong, Europe News Editor. “He takes on the role having been reinforcing our Moscow team since March, combining his deep knowledge of Russian politics and history with his expertise in handling major global breaking news stories.”

 

Since 2012 Faulconbridge has been running the Reuters UK and Ireland bureau, anchoring award-winning coverage of Britain’s exit from the European Union and handling of the COVID-19 crisis. His tenure saw Reuters record one of its most significant market-moving timings win when his team won the key snap the night of the Brexit vote.

 

Faulconbridge graduated from the London School of Economics

Fitch Ratings

American credit rating agency

Fitch Ratings Inc. is an American credit rating agency. It is one of the three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is considered as being one of the "Big Three credit rating agencies",[3] along with Moody's and Standard & Poor's.

History

Fitch Ratings is dual headquartered in New York and London.[4]Hearst owns 100 percent of the company following its acquisition of an additional 20 percent for $2.8 billion on April 12, 2018.[2] Hearst had owned 80 percent of the company after increasing its ownership stake by 30 percent on December 12, 2014, in a transaction valued at $1.965 billion. Hearst's previous equity interest was 80 percent following expansions on an original acquisition of 20 percent interest in 2006.[5][6]

Hearst had jointly owned Fitch with FIMALAC SA, which held 20 percent of the company until the 2018 transaction. Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions are part of the Fit

Trainees

PHOTO: One week of classroom training in 1970. Graduate trainees (L-R): David White, Paul Majendie, Julian Nundy, Barry Moody, Timothy Pearce, Peter Crossley, Martin Dickson, Alex Hargreaves and Robin Lustig. Seated, trainer Arthur Mulcock, and, far right, David Renwick of the staff department.


Reuters’ journalism training programme, developed after the Second World War, has seen more than 450 people pass through it in the past half century and, though now shorter than for much of that time, attracts thousands of aspiring journalists each year. Few are selected to join what is widely recognised as one of the world’s best journalism courses.

Reuters’ reputation for excellent on the job training was established long before the war. Years before he achieved fame as author of the James Bond 007 thrillers, Ian Fleming joined Reuters in 1931, aged 23, and quickly made a favourable impression on editors. He showed promise as a potential high-flyer but stayed only two years, leaving f

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