Reuters taps top WSJ editor for global role

Editor-in-chief Stephen Adler, announcing the appointment to staff on Monday, described him as “a great conceptualiser, manager and editor of deeply insightful, agenda-setting stories” who “brings a truly global perspective that will resonate especially well with Reuters readers”.

Adler, who spent 16 years at the Journal, said Williams was a gifted teacher and mentor who would work closely with journalists throughout the organisation, across beats and regions, “to produce the meaningful, high-impact journalism that our customers require”.

He replaces Jim Impoco who becomes executive editor of Thomson Reuters Digital, a job that involves integrating online, mobile and digital properties with the wider news operation. Impoco is a former editor at The New York Times where he helped redesign and relaunch the Saturday and Sunday business editions. Previously he worked at Fortune magazine, Condé Nast’s Portfolio, The Associated Press, and U.S. News & World Report. He joined Reuters in September 2009.

Last month Adler, who became editor-in-chief in February, brought two top WSJ executives into Reuters – Stuart Karle, former general counsel, as chief operating officer, and Reginald Chua, former editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal as data editor. ■