John Ridding

John Ridding is the current CEO of the Financial Times. Before taking up this post, they were the editor and publisher of the Financial Times in Asia, as well as chairman of Pearson in Asia. John led the launch of the FT’s Asia edition in 2003, steering it to a series of commercial and editorial successes. John also led the development of the FT’s Chinese language website, which now has more than 2m users and is the leading international source of business news in China.

John established several financial training courses and collaborative business publications during their time in the region, including the FT/Longman Chinese/English financial dictionary. John is a skilled leader with a proven track record in both the editorial and commercial aspects of publishing. John is committed to furthering the FT’s global reach and ensuring its continued success as a leading source of business news and analysis.

John Ridding attended the University of Oxford, where they studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

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