Reuters appoints editorial advisory board

Stephen Adler, editor-in-chief, said the panel had been assembled to share with Reuters their insight into the sectors of finance, technology, media, law, government, tax and other areas of interest to Reuters customers world-wide.

“I’m excited about the possibilities that can come out of conversations with such a wide-ranging and esteemed group of global thought leaders,” Adler said. “It’s never been more important for us to hear from different parts of the world, different sectors of our businesses, and the different communities that are influencing our businesses and lives. Our hope is that it will enable all of us to make smarter choices in our coverage of news and trends to serve our users better.”

The board is composed of the following members:

• Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone, previously ran RCS MediaGroup, which publishes Corriere della Sera, Italy
• Zeke Emanuel, University of Pennsylvania bioethicist, served as special advisor on health policy, US
• Rachel Eng, managing partner, WongPartnership, co-chair, Capital Markets Forum, International Bar Association, Singapore
• Martha Lane Fox, co-founder, lastminute.com, UK digital champion, UK
• Katherine Garrett-Cox, CEO and chief investment officer, Alliance Trust, UK
• Jamie Gorelick, attorney, Wilmer Hale, former deputy attorney general, US
• Mo Ibrahim, founder, Celtel and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to encourage better governance in Africa, UK
• Fred Kempe, president and CEO, The Atlantic Council, US
• Ken Lerer, co-founder, The Huffington Post, US
• John Lloyd, director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, UK
• Hector Magnetto, CEO, Grupo Clarin media group, Argentina
• Sunil Mittal, chairman and group CEO, Bharti Enterprises, India
• Helena Morrissey, CEO, Newton Investment Management, a unit of BNY Mellon Asset Management, UK
• Barbara Novick, vice chairman, BlackRock, US
• Martin Redrado, chairman, Fundacion Capital, former president, Central Bank of Argentina, Argentina
• Hu Shuli, editor in chief, Caixin Media, China
• Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP, UK
• Paul Steiger, CEO, editor in chief, ProPublica, former managing editor Wall Street Journal, US
• Ros Stephenson, managing director, head of global corporate finance and M&A Barclays Capital, US
• Larry Summers, director, White House National Economic Council, former Treasury Secretary, US
• Mark Wood, CEO, Future, former editor in chief, Reuters, UK
• Ernesto Zedillo, director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, former president of Mexico.