About Lionel
Lionel Barber (born 18 January 1955) is a British journalist who was editor of the Financial Times from November 2005 to January 2020. He began his career at The Scotsman in 1978, winning Young Journalist of the Year in 1981. He worked at The Sunday Times before joining the Financial Times in 1985, holding roles including Washington correspondent, Brussels bureau chief, and editor of the Continental European edition. As FT editor, he oversaw the paper's digital transformation, growing digital subscriptions from approximately 75,000 to over 1 million.
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Known for
- editing the Financial Times
- digital transformation of the Financial Times
- interviewing world leaders
- business journalism
- memoir writing
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