"to another, the source of business information is no longer relevant - only its quality matters. That's the spirit these awards were created in, and the spirit in which they have grown. The Business Journalist of the Year Awards are judged exclusively by journalists and governed by the World's leading business editors. The Editors' Committee comprises Martin Dickson, Deputy Editor of the ""Financial Times""; Robert Peston, business editor at the BBC; Hugo Dixon, editor-in-chief and chairman of Breakingviews; Jesse Lewis, managing editor of ""The Wall Street Journal Europe""; and Rik Kirkland, former managing editor of ""Fortune"". Business Journalist of the"
"Kamal Ahmed (journalist) Kamal Ahmed (born 15 November 1967 in Ealing, London) is a British journalist, currently editorial director of BBC News. He was Economics Editor at the BBC until November 2018. He was the business editor of BBC News from March 2014, until Simon Jack was appointed as his successor in February, 2016. He was formerly the political editor of ""The Observer"" newspaper, business editor of ""The Sunday Telegraph"" newspaper and Director of Communications at the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Ahmed is the son of an English mother from Rotherham and a Sudanese father who was a research"
"journalist and novelist Elizabeth Day in December 2011. The couple separated in February 2015 and are now divorced. Kamal Ahmed (journalist) Kamal Ahmed (born 15 November 1967 in Ealing, London) is a British journalist, currently editorial director of BBC News. He was Economics Editor at the BBC until November 2018. He was the business editor of BBC News from March 2014, until Simon Jack was appointed as his successor in February, 2016. He was formerly the political editor of ""The Observer"" newspaper, business editor of ""The Sunday Telegraph"" newspaper and Director of Communications at the Equality and Human Rights Commission."
"at the Sunday Business when it launched. O'Connell's appointment to the high-profile BBC role caused controversy among BBC staff, who complained the selection process was not fair. Dominic O'Connell Dominic O'Connell is a business journalist, currently a business presenter on BBC Radio 4's ""Today Programme"". He is from New Zealand. O'Connell joined the BBC in June 2016. He presents the business news on the ""Today Programme"" from Monday to Thursday, at 06.15 and 07.15, interviewing chief executives from the UK's FTSE 100 Index. On Fridays, Rob Young presents the programme's business news. O'Connell was previously the Business Editor of the"
"appointed the BBC's Business Editor, replacing the promoted Kamal Ahmed. Jack is a son-in-law of the late composer John Barry. Simon Jack Simon Jack is a British business journalist and Business Editor for the BBC, known for appearing on ""BBC Breakfast"" until September 2011 and on BBC Radio 4's ""Today"" until February 2016. Simon Jack attended Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby and graduated from St John's College, Oxford with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Before entering journalism, Jack worked for a decade as a corporate and investment banker in London, New York and Bermuda. He has said that"
"a role across the Sunday and Daily Telegraph print editions. On 20 December 2013, it was announced that Ahmed would replace Robert Peston as the business editor of BBC News, and on 24 March 2014 he assumed the post. On 3 December 2015, after Peston's departure to ITV, it was announced that Ahmed would replace him as the BBC economics editor, with his successor as business editor of BBC News would be announced early in 2016. On 30 July 2018, Ahmed was announced as BBC News' Editorial Director, with Faisal Islam replacing him in his current role. Ahmed married the"
"Laura Kuenssberg Laura Juliet Kuenssberg (born 1976) is a British journalist. In July 2015, she was appointed as the political editor of BBC News, the first woman to hold the position, in succession to Nick Robinson. She is the daughter of Scottish businessman Nick Kuenssberg, OBE, and his wife Sally Kuenssberg, CBE. She is the granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg (1913-2000), a German-born physician who emigrated to Scotland. Kuenssberg was born in Italy, while her father was working there for Coats Viyella. She grew up in Glasgow, with her brother and sister, and attended Laurel Park School, a private girls'"
"the editor of 'business programmes'. These are mainly influential radio slots such as Moneybox, In Business and the now-weekly Nice Work and Shop Talk. Chilcott is naturally empathetic and is determined to get more smaller-business stories onto the mainstream schedules."" Stephen Chilcott Stephen Chilcott is editor of Weekly Business Programs on BBC Radio in London, based at BBC White City. He is responsible for a wide range of national radio programs on business and money: BBC World Service's ""Global Business"", BBC Radio 4's ""Moneybox"" and ""Moneybox Live,"" Radio 4's ""In Business,"" and Radio 4's ""Bottom Line,"" as well as being"
"Stephen Chilcott Stephen Chilcott is editor of Weekly Business Programs on BBC Radio in London, based at BBC White City. He is responsible for a wide range of national radio programs on business and money: BBC World Service's ""Global Business"", BBC Radio 4's ""Moneybox"" and ""Moneybox Live,"" Radio 4's ""In Business,"" and Radio 4's ""Bottom Line,"" as well as being editorially responsible for business documentaries, including ""Privacy in Peril, Jay-Z - From Brooklyn to the Boardroom"". According to media guide in Real Business UK Magazine, called ""..The People to Know"" guide, "".. The other key editor is Stephen Chilcott. He’s"
"a Murdoch stooge. Peston is the founder of Speakers for Schools, a pro-bono education venture which organises speakers from the worlds of business, politics, media, the arts, science, engineering and sports to give talks for free in state schools. On 17 October 2013, Peston was appointed Economics Editor of BBC News, replacing Stephanie Flanders who was appointed as Chief Market Strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management. He continued as Business Editor, as well until his replacement Kamal Ahmed took over the post on 24 March 2014. On 4 October 2015, it was announced that Peston would leave the BBC to"
"membership referendum and its aftermath. Kuenssberg is married to James Kelly, a management consultant who studied in Edinburgh and at Harvard. They live in east London. Laura Kuenssberg Laura Juliet Kuenssberg (born 1976) is a British journalist. In July 2015, she was appointed as the political editor of BBC News, the first woman to hold the position, in succession to Nick Robinson. She is the daughter of Scottish businessman Nick Kuenssberg, OBE, and his wife Sally Kuenssberg, CBE. She is the granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg (1913-2000), a German-born physician who emigrated to Scotland. Kuenssberg was born in Italy, while"
"Business Live Business Live (Previously Business Edition) is a news programme that premiered on BBC World News on 1 February 2010 as part of a network-wide refresh. The programme is presented by Tanya Beckett (Monday–Thursday) and Jamie Robertson (Friday). The programme examines the inner workings of business, translating complex financial stories to give viewers a clearer understanding of the rapidly changing global economy, and how it will impact on their lives. It also includes the top global news stories of the day as well as weather updates. The current presenting line up is Sally Bundock and Ben Thompson in the"
"Simon Jack Simon Jack is a British business journalist and Business Editor for the BBC, known for appearing on ""BBC Breakfast"" until September 2011 and on BBC Radio 4's ""Today"" until February 2016. Simon Jack attended Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby and graduated from St John's College, Oxford with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Before entering journalism, Jack worked for a decade as a corporate and investment banker in London, New York and Bermuda. He has said that he neither liked the work, nor showed much ability at it. In 2003 he joined the BBC's business and economics"
"Dominic O'Connell Dominic O'Connell is a business journalist, currently a business presenter on BBC Radio 4's ""Today Programme"". He is from New Zealand. O'Connell joined the BBC in June 2016. He presents the business news on the ""Today Programme"" from Monday to Thursday, at 06.15 and 07.15, interviewing chief executives from the UK's FTSE 100 Index. On Fridays, Rob Young presents the programme's business news. O'Connell was previously the Business Editor of the Sunday Times, where he broke a series of stories. He joined the newspaper in 2001, and was promoted to Business Editor in 2010. Before that, he worked"
"years building the business across Asia. Eventually he moved back to London joining Sony Pictures/Columbia Tri-Star as Senior Vice-President. He is credited for investing in, and then being on the board of HBO in Europe and VIVA in Germany. He joined BBC Worldwide Board in 2010 to prepare the business for IPO and separation from the BBC and resigned when IPO plans were cancelled by the incoming Chairman of the BBC Trust. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/darren-childs-tv-needs-more-apprenticeships-to-rid-industry-of-richkid-privilege-to-land-the-best-a3101336.html The Economist Insigniam Quarterly http://www.director.co.uk/6709-darren-childs-uktv-cover-interview/ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article4731197.ece https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/04/17/uktv-boss-its-easier-being-the-challenger/ http://insigniamquarterly.com/2013/12/02/profiles-in-disruptive-leadership/ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/sep/08/uktv-dave-repeats-dynamo http://m.broadcastnow.co.uk/5100892.article https://www.eiuperspectives.economist.com/node/12589 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/uktv-boss-wants-to-get-your-attention-8122357.html Darren Childs Darren Childs is a British business executive. Childs is the current, and third"
"BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Fran Unsworth has been Director of News and Current Affairs since January 2018. The department's annual budget is in excess of £350 million; it has 3,500 staff, 2,000 of whom are journalists."
"Dharshini David Dharshini David is an English author, economist and broadcaster. After working at HSBC, and the BBC, she became a business correspondent and news presenter for Sky News in 2009. David was born and brought up in London. David was educated at the James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich, South London, and read Economics at Downing College, Cambridge. She has also worked for independent think tank Oxford Economic Forecasting, for the UK's Government Economic Service, and for HSBC Investment Bank as its UK Economist in London. David joined the BBC in 2000 as an economics correspondent. She worked on"
"Peter Preston mourned the BBC's loss, writing ""She wasn't a simple reporter, talking to people and reading the runes: she was an intellectual player in a vital, but often arcane, area."" She was replaced as economics editor by the BBC's business editor, Robert Peston. She still occasionally appears as an expert and presents programmes for the BBC. In September 2017 Flanders co-presented two editions of BBC Radio 4's Today programme with Justin Webb. She subsequently joined Bloomberg News as Senior Executive Editor for Economics and head of Bloomberg Economics. Since 2008 she has been a visiting fellow of Nuffield College,"
"Stephanie Flanders Stephanie Hope Flanders (born 5 August 1968) is a British former broadcast journalist who was the BBC economics editor for five years. In November 2013 she left the BBC for a role as J.P. Morgan Asset Management's chief market strategist for Britain and Europe. In June 2017 it was announced that she would return to journalism and would join Bloomberg in October 2017 to lead a new unit called ""Bloomberg Economics"". She is the daughter of British actor and comic singer Michael Flanders and activist Claudia Cockburn. Flanders' father, Michael Flanders, died in 1975 when she was six"
"Evan Davis Evan Harold Davis (born 8 April 1962) is an English economist, journalist, and presenter for the BBC. Since autumn 2018, he has been the lead presenter of ""PM"" on BBC Radio 4. In October 2001, Davis took over from Peter Jay as the BBC's economics editor. He left this post in April 2008 to become a presenter on BBC Radio 4's ""Today"" programme. In September 2014, he left ""Today"" to become the main presenter of ""Newsnight"", replacing Jeremy Paxman, a position he held for four years. Davis is also the presenter for the BBC Two venture-capital programme ""Dragons'"
"riding a Yamaha R6 motorcycle in BBC Two's ""The City Uncovered"". Davis holds honorary degrees from the Open University; City, University of London; Cardiff University, Coventry University and Aston University. Evan Davis Evan Harold Davis (born 8 April 1962) is an English economist, journalist, and presenter for the BBC. Since autumn 2018, he has been the lead presenter of ""PM"" on BBC Radio 4. In October 2001, Davis took over from Peter Jay as the BBC's economics editor. He left this post in April 2008 to become a presenter on BBC Radio 4's ""Today"" programme. In September 2014, he left"
"per month and is responsible for operational management and delivery of services within a framework set by the Board, and is chaired by the Director-General, currently Tony Hall. The Director-General is chief executive and (from 1994) editor-in-chief. The Corporation has the following in-house divisions covering the BBC's output and operations: The BBC also operates a number of wholly owned commercial divisions: From as early as the 1930s until the 1990s, MI5, the British domestic intelligence service, engaged in vetting of applicants for BBC positions, a policy designed to keep out persons deemed subversive. In 1933, BBC executive Colonel Alan Dawnay"
"Robert Peston Robert James Kenneth Peston (born 25 April 1960) is a British journalist, presenter, and founder of the education charity Speakers for Schools. He is the Political Editor of ITV News and host of the weekly political discussion show ""Peston"" (previously ""Peston on Sunday""). From February 2006 until March 2014, he was the Business Editor for BBC News and Economics Editor from March 2014 to November 2015. He became known to a wider public with his reporting of the late-2000s financial crisis, especially with his scoop on the Northern Rock crisis. Peston is from a Jewish family and is"
"with Adam Boulton and other general news programmes. Dharshini's first book ""The Almighty Dollar: Follow the Incredible Journey of a Single Dollar to See How the Global Economy Really Works"" was published by Elliott & Thompson in February 2018. Dharshini David Dharshini David is an English author, economist and broadcaster. After working at HSBC, and the BBC, she became a business correspondent and news presenter for Sky News in 2009. David was born and brought up in London. David was educated at the James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich, South London, and read Economics at Downing College, Cambridge. She has"
"Faisal Islam Faisal Islam (born 29 May 1977) is a British political and economics journalist who since summer 2014 has been the Political Editor of Sky News. He was the Economics Editor of Channel 4 News, until 1 June 2014, when he was replaced by Paul Mason, the programme's former Culture and Media Editor. Islam formally joined Sky News in 2014 as its Political Editor, succeeding Adam Boulton, who now presents a mid morning news programme All Out Politics on the same channel. In November 2018 it was announced that he would replace Kamal Ahmed as BBC economics editor. Faisal"
"is an extended round-up of the day's business news. Until May 2009, the business updates on the BBC News Channel were broadcast from one of the London Stock Exchange's studios in central London. From then until March 2013 the bulletins were provided from the channel's studio at BBC Television Centre. The business updates were axed in March 2013 as part of the BBC's Delivering Quality First plan. But after complaints returned in November 2013. Stock market updates now only appear during the quarter-to-the-hour headlines. Rachel Horne is the main presenter from 13:30–18:00 with Vishala Sri-Pathma, Alice Baxter, Jamie Robertson, Aaron"
"their money. Bowerman's editor said she ""deserved a medal"" for her good humoured handling of the affair. Karen Bowerman Karen Bowerman is an English journalist, television presenter, film maker and travel writer who has worked for Sky, ITV, CNN International and the BBC. Formerly the Consumer Correspondent for BBC 1, and the Business and Consumer Presenter for the BBC News Channel and BBC World, she is now freelance, specialising in travel, consumer stories and personal finance. She is a presenter and film maker for the BBC's Travel Show on BBC 2 & BBC World, works for The Press Association and"
"Fran Unsworth Francesca Mary ""Fran"" Unsworth (born 29 December 1957) is a British journalist and media executive. Since January 2018 she has been Director, News & Current Affairs for BBC News. She was appointed in succession to James Harding. Before then she served in various senior positions in the BBC, including director of the BBC World Service Group. Previously she was Acting Director of News at the BBC from November 2012 until August 2013 and a member of the BBC's executive board. In 2013 she was appointed Deputy Director of News and Current Affairs. A native of in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire,"
"on both domestic and international business stories. Coburn is currently a business news presenter on BBC Breakfast and the BBC News channel, where she interviews company bosses, politicians and commentators about business related subjects, such as corporate news, stock markets and personal finance. Sara Coburn Sara Coburn (born 25 December 1963 in Northern Ireland) is a journalist and currently a business presenter on BBC Breakfast and the BBC News channel. Sara Coburn joined the BBC in 1985. Her first role with the corporation was as a reporter with BBC Radio 4's The World At One and PM programmes. She began"
"and still often attends international competitions, where she helps to coach dancers. Steph McGovern Stephanie Rose McGovern (born 31 May 1982) is an English journalist and television presenter. She works for the BBC and is the main business presenter for ""BBC Breakfast"". She sometimes co-hosts the entire programme. McGovern is from Middlesbrough. In 1998 at the start of her sixth form studies she won an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship for her potential to be a future leader in the engineering industry. From 1998–2000, in the sixth form, she studied maths, physics, design technology and business studies. At the age of 19"
"James Harding (journalist) James Paul Harding (born 15 September 1969) is a British journalist, and was the Director of BBC News from August 2013 until 1 January 2018.. He is the co-founder of Tortoise Media. In December 2007, he was appointed as editor of ""The Times"" newspaper, the youngest person to assume the post, following Robert Thomson's appointment as publisher of the ""Wall Street Journal"". He left ""The Times"" in December 2012, and was succeeded by John Witherow as acting editor. Harding was raised in north-west London, the grandson of a German Jewish refugee. He was educated at two independent"
"In February 2008 it was announced that she would replace Evan Davis as BBC economics editor, since he was moving to present Radio 4's ""Today"" programme. She took up this position on 17 March, although from June of that year until January 2009, deputy economics editor Hugh Pym temporarily replaced her as the main economics editor whilst she was on maternity leave. She presented a programme called ""Stephanomics"" on BBC Radio Four during July 2012. This programme asked questions about the world's economy, such as whether China or the United States would be the more important economic power. Another series"
"2004. He set up a large network of weblogs for the Guardian, including Comment is free, and later established audio and video services for the site. McIntosh was educated at Dunoon Grammar School, Argyll and Napier University, Edinburgh, and lives in London. He has an MBA from the Open University Business School. Neil McIntosh (journalist) Neil McIntosh (born 16 February 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British journalist who is the Managing Editor of BBC Online. Previously, he worked for the ""Wall Street Journal"", as Editor of Europe.WSJ.com at the site's launch on 9 February 2009. Prior to that, he"