General Manager Reuters News, South Asia
2012-to 2014 - Bangalore
Responsibility for South Asia including India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, plus responsibility for the Bangalore off-shoring operation of 250 staff.
Overseeing the entire news output for Reuters News South Asia across text, television, pictures, online, national service.
Liaising with general managers across the world and bringing in the global budget on target.
Hiring and staff issues for all South Asia staff numbering around 200 plus 240 in the Bangalore off-shoring operation.
Built an expanded external national service from business plan to the team of 50.
Budget responsibility for the South Asia region. Oversight of the Asia region editorial budget.
Overseeing staff development and training.
Working with the business on new contracts and business opportunities and identifying new sources of revenue.
Being the face of Reuters News in North Asia in the media and at professional forums (WEF, ADB, etc)
Pan Asia responsibility for Hostile Environment training including the purchase of flak jackets and other safety equipment.
Editor, North Asia/General Manager Reuters News, North Asia
2009-2012 - Beijing
Regional responsibility for China, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Korean peninsula.
Overseeing the entire news output for Reuters News North Asia across text, television, pictures, online, national service, and business television.
Liaising with the regional sector editors in Singapore and global sector editors in London and New York.
Hiring and staff issues for all North Asia staff numbering around 170.
Budget responsibility for the North Asia region.
Overseeing staff development and training.
Global liaison of the India growth story from an economic, financial and political perspective.
Working with the business on new contracts and business opportunities and identifying new sources of revenue.
Being the face of Reuters News in North Asia in the media and at professional forums moderating and speaking (WEF, ADB, etc)
Preparation of business plans for China expansion.
Owning the relationship with the regular the State Council Information Office and the national news agency Xinhua.
Responsible for media expansion with CCTV cooperation.
Lecturing at Tsinghua University for the Reuters Foundation.
Editor, South Asia
2005-2009 - Mumbai
Country responsibility for South Asia including India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Overseeing the entire news output for Reuters News South Asia across text, television, pictures, online, national service, and business television. Business television included the 26 pct joint venture with Times Now.
Liaising with the regional sector editors in Singapore and global sector editors in London and New York.
Hiring and staff issues for all South Asia staff numbering around 200.
Built a national service from business plan to the team of 25.
Budget responsibility for the South Asia region.
Overseeing staff development and training.
Global liaison of the India growth story from an economic, financial and political perspective.
Working with the business on new contracts and business opportunities and identifying new sources of revenue.
Being the face of Reuters News in North Asia in the media and at professional forums (WEF, ADB, etc)
Pan Asia responsibility for Hostile Environment training including the purchase of flak jackets and other safety equipment.
Managed three office moves including Mumbai, Colombo and Islamabad.
Bureau Chief News and Television, Australia, New Zealand & Pacific
2001-2005 - Sydney
Responsibility for Australia & New Zealand with overall responsibility for the South Pacific region eg Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea.
Overseeing the entire news output for Reuters News across text, television, pictures and business television (Reuters Financial Television).
Liaising with the regional sector editors in Singapore.
Hiring and staff issues for staff numbering around 50.
Budget responsibility.
Overseeing staff development and training.
Working with the business on new contracts and business opportunities and identifying new sources of revenue.
Being the face of Reuters News in the region in the media and at professional forums.
Editor in Charge, Treasury Asia
1999-2001 - Singapore
Supervising a virtual team of 50 journalists based in every country in Asia.
Real time direction and news editing of the Asia Treasury file.
Writing and editing major foreign exchange, fixed income and economic stories.
Controlling polling for economic forecasts and client surveys.
Lead reporting/presenting role for Reuters Financial Television.
Liaising with editors and journalists in Europe and America on global cross border stories.
Organizing Reuters editorial coverage and logistics of major events such as APAC and ASEAN meetings.
Roving reporter role for Asia-Pacific to cover events and special situations (APEC, ASEAN summits, elections, IMF top up packages)
Chief Foreign Exchange Correspondent, Asia
1997-1999 - Singapore
Leading and news editing coverage of the Asia crisis.
Building Reuters Financial Television in Singapore hiring a new team.
Producing a text/TV multimedia file with a focus on Treasury, FX and economics.
Roving reporter for text/TV for news highlights such as the Suharto ouster, IMF negotiations in Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea.
Editing of major stories from around Asia Pacific.
Conducted customer surveys and client visit programme.
Roving reporter around the Asia Pacific region for the economic meltdown/IMF packages including stints in Jakarta, Seoul, Taipei, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.