LONDON — The Financial Times has a new editor, Roula Khalaf, who will succeed veteran newsman Lionel Barber. Khalaf is the first female editor in the paper’s 103-year-history.
Khalaf has been the FT’s deputy editor since 2016, and since joining the financial newspaper in 1995, she has held a number of roles including foreign editor, where she oversaw operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Middle East editor, where she led coverage of the Arab Spring.
She has received numerous accolades during her career, including foreign commentator of the year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards in 2016. During her tenure as deputy editor she has overseen a network of 100 foreign correspondents and spearheaded initiatives such as a new vertical on global trade.
Kalaf is also known for her efforts to increase the FT’s female readership and talent pool. Following news of her appointment, the British press highlighted the fact that she’s a female and a women’s advocate.
“I have full confidence that she will continue the FT’s mission to deliver quality journalism without fear and without favor, inspire and lead a team of the most talented journalists and pursue the FT’s new agenda covering business, finance, economics and world affairs,” said
Khalaf has been the FT’s deputy editor since 2016, and since joining the financial newspaper in 1995, she has held a number of roles including foreign editor, where she oversaw operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Middle East editor, where she led coverage of the Arab Spring.
She has received numerous accolades during her career, including foreign commentator of the year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards in 2016. During her tenure as deputy editor she has overseen a network of 100 foreign correspondents and spearheaded initiatives such as a new vertical on global trade.
Kalaf is also known for her efforts to increase the FT’s female readership and talent pool. Following news of her appointment, the British press highlighted the fact that she’s a female and a women’s advocate.
“I have full confidence that she will continue the FT’s mission to deliver quality journalism without fear and without favor, inspire and lead a team of the most talented journalists and pursue the FT’s new agenda covering business, finance, economics and world affairs,” said