REG-Thomson Reuters: Alessandra Galloni appointed editor-in-chief of Reuters

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13/04/2021 07:05

Alessandra Galloni appointed editor-in-chief of Reuters

NEW YORK, April 12, 2021 -- Reuters today announced the appointment of
Alessandra Galloni as editor-in-chief, effective April 19.

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Michael Friedenberg, president of Reuters, wrote to employees to share that
Galloni, previously global managing editor at Reuters, will oversee all
editorial functions for the newsroom and its 2500 journalists in 200 locations
around the world. She will become the first female editor-in-chief in Reuters
170-year history.

Galloni's appointment comes after an extensive global search and follows the
announcement that Stephen J. Adler, who has served as editor-in-chief of
Reuters for a decade, will be retiring at the end of April. She will sit on
Reuters executive committee and be based in London.

As global managing editor, Galloni has overseen news planning and creation for
Reuters newsroom since 2015. She joined Reuters in 2013 as editor of the
Southern Europe bureau following 13 years at the Wall Street Journal. Galloni
is the recipient of the 2020 Minard Editor Award from the Gerald Loeb
Foundation, as well as the winner of an Overseas Press Club Award and a UK
Business Journalist of the Year Award.

"Alessandra is a transformative and inspirational leader with outstanding
journalistic credentials, a truly global perspective and a compelling vision
for the future of news," said Friedenberg. "She was the standout candidate in
an extensive, global search and highly competitive recruitment process, which
featured many impressive internal and external candidates. Alessandra has
driven innovation, speed and quality throughout our newsgathering operation
since becoming global managing editor. 

I would like to take the opportunity to thank Steve Adler once again for his
extraordinary contribution to Reuters over the past ten years. Alessandra
shares his passion for independent journalism and will continue to champion
Reuters - and our Trust Principles - around the world. I am delighted that she
will lead our newsroom into an exciting, new era."

"I am thrilled to become editor-in-chief of Reuters," said Galloni. "For 170
years, Reuters has set the standard for independent, trusted and global
reporting. It is an honor to lead a world-class newsroom full of talented,
dedicated and inspiring journalists. I am so grateful to Steve for his
mentorship and for putting a visionary, enduring stamp on Reuters, and to
Michael for his leadership and for this opportunity."

Steve Hasker, Thomson Reuters president and CEO, said: "At a time when the
world sorely needs independent, unbiased journalism, we take seriously the
need to push boundaries for all of our customers. Alessandra will do just
that. Her skills, talent and expertise are ideal for this moment in the story
of the world's leading newsroom. I have no doubt Reuters will achieve great
things under her editorship – and I join many others in thanking Steve Adler
for his outstanding service to public service journalism and to Thomson
Reuters."

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