Ex-Reuters men move into top jobs at FT

Barber, who also becomes associate editor, was previously the FT’s bureau chief in Brussels, Rome and Frankfurt. He joined the paper in 1997 as European news editor. Barber left Reuters in 1989 to join The Independent after serving as a correspondent in New York, Washington, Warsaw, Moscow and Belgrade.

Carnegy, the FT’s executive editor, also becomes the paper’s new Paris bureau chief. His previous roles during 20 years at the FT include world news editor, financial news editor, international company news editor and deputy managing editor. He began his journalism career in 1978 at Reuters, where he stayed for seven years, working in the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Turkey and the Middle East.

FT editor Lionel Barber said: “Hugh Carnegy and Tony Barber bring vast amounts of experience to their new roles at a time when the eurozone crisis remains one of the most important stories in the world.” ■