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Reuters names Jonathan Ford as commentary editor

Reuters has named Jonathan Ford, former founder and deputy editor of Breakingviews.com, as commentary editor.

Ford, who takes up the newly created role on December 11, will be responsible for developing Reuters commentary worldwide.

This will include building upon the number of columns offered by the news agency, which were introduced in 2007 and "provide context, expertise and opinion on diverse topics," reported the publisher.

"I'm very excited about joining Reuters and am looking forward to the challenge of extending the world's pre-eminent financial news brand further into the realm of commentary and opinion," said Ford.

Ford, formerly an investment banker before making the move to journalism, has 15 years experience working for titles including the Financial Times and the Evening Standard.

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