Bloomberg Media has hired the head of Sky News’ business unit to take charge of its TV coverage across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Dafydd Rees is the latest in a string of high-profile hirings at Bloomberg, including Ben Clissitt from the Telegraph Media Group as director of digital content, and Adam Freeman – Guardian News & Media’s former commercial director – as its first managing director for the EMEA region.
Rees, a former senior journalist at the BBC, will be responsible for overseeing the channel’s news coverage, programming, development and operations.
He previously executive-produced Sky News show Jeff Randall Live and worked on its breakfast show, Sunrise. At the BBC he worked on BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast among other roles.
Rees said: “Bloomberg’s reputation as a world class source of financial and business information has no equal.
“This is a unique opportunity to create intelligent and informed television which makes sense of how money is changing the world.”
Freeman said: “Dafydd brings 25 years’ front-line editorial experience, managing award-winning editorial teams with an international reputation for breaking business news.
“His knowledge of and enthusiasm for business news and financial markets as well as his experience covering the diverse economies and politics of the region will be a great asset to our output.”
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