Reuters Leadership Team

Paul Bascobert joined Thomson Reuters as President of Reuters News in September 2022. In this role, he leads all aspects of the company’s media business and operations.

Bascobert has been an operating executive, adviser and entrepreneur for more than 25 years and has deep experience in transformation and growth in news, media and SaaS businesses.

He was previously co-founder and CEO of Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp – a special purpose acquisition company focused on media, marketplace and tech platform businesses; CEO of Gannett Co., Inc – one of the largest local media companies, which owns more than 700 daily and weekly publications in the U.S. and UK; President of American media and technology company XO Group; and President of Yodle Inc during the launch of the SaaS marketing platform.

Prior to this, Bascobert was President of Bloomberg Businessweek and Head of Business Operations for the newly created Bloomberg Media Group, as well as Senior Vice President of Operations and then Chief Marketing Officer at Dow Jones.

Paul has a degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Alessandra Galloni became editor-in-chief of Reuters in April 2021. She oversees all editorial functions across video, text, pictures, and graphics. She is the first female editor-in-chief in the organization’s 170-year history.

Previously, Galloni was global managing editor, overseeing news planning and creation, where she was responsible for overseeing Reuters coverage and developing stories with a cross-regional focus. She first joined Reuters in 1996 for the Italian-language news service in Rome, later moving to the equities reporting team in London. She re-joined Reuters in September 2013 as editor of the Southern Europe bureau following 13 years at The Wall Street Journal, where she worked as a reporter, economics and business writer and editor, in London, Paris and Rome.

Galloni is the recipient of the 2020 Lawrence Minard Editor Award from the Gerald Loeb Foundation and the UCLA Anderson School of Management, one of the highest honors a business journalist can receive. She is also the recipient of an Overseas Press Club Award and a UK Business Journalist of the Year Award.

An Italian national, Galloni is a graduate of Harvard University and has a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics.

Carol leads the Reuters relationship with the London Stock Exchange Group, our largest customer.  She joined the company in 1998 and has held a wide variety of roles in corporate strategy, alliance management and sales.  Before joining the Reuters business in 2022, Carol served as the General Manager of the Global Accounting Firms business, serving some of the largest and most complex Thomson Reuters customers.

She received a BA in Political Science from Yale University (1992) and an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia (1998).

Carol serves on the boards of two nonprofits: Northeast Wilderness Trust (Montpelier, VT) and BETA Trails (Lake Placid, NY).

Alphonse Hardel is the Head of Agency at Reuters, leading the content licensing and solutions business that serves customers in media, sports, government, and corporations. His team comprises the sales, marketing, proposition, partnerships and strategy functions for the leading international news agency.

Previously he was VP, Business Development and Strategy, heading a team that defined the strategic priorities for Reuters and pursued their implementation through strategic partnerships, organic initiatives and inorganic acquisitions. During his tenure Reuters acquired four businesses that have reshaped Reuters’ position in the markets it operates. His responsibilities also included overseeing the Program Delivery and Data & Analytics teams.

Prior to it, Alphonse held roles in sales, product and partnerships in which he delivered a range of key projects, including implementing the partnership strategy for Reuters Connect, securing innovative channel partnerships, conceiving and launching a range of news agency products, and negotiating complex agreements with key customers and partners.

Alphonse has been with Reuters since 2005, he holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Ecole Centrale Lyon and a Master in European Business from ESCP Business School.

Matthew Keen has been Head of Operations & Strategy at Reuters since May 2024 responsible for strategy, business development, data & analytics, program management, commercial excellence, and customer operations. In addition, Matthew has been Head of Finance, Financial Systems & Data for Thomson Reuters since October 2022. Prior to this Matthew held various positions at Reuters and Thomson Reuters including Head of International, Thomson Reuters from April 2023 to April 2024, Interim President, Reuters, from January to September 2022 and Chief Financial Officer, Reuters from February 2018 to December 2021, which was combined with leading Thomson Reuters finance transformation during 2021.  Matthew was Chief Financial Officer, for the Legal, Corporates and Tax businesses in Europe from August 2013 to February 2018 and Head of Finance, Enterprise (Financial & Risk division) from October 2010 to August 2013.

Matthew re-joined Thomson Reuters in late 2010 after holding senior finance positions at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 2009 and 2010 having first joined Reuters in 2002 and leaving at the end of 2008. Prior to joining Reuters, Matthew became an ICAEW Chartered Accountant working at Deloitte. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Warwick.

In her capacity as Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Katharine leads three practice groups in the Thomson Reuters General Counsel’s Office: Reuters Editorial, Employment & Labor, and Commercial Disputes. She also serves as general counsel for the Reuters business.

Katharine provides strategic vision and advice on advisory and contentious legal matters around the globe. She offers deep expertise in crisis management. In 2021, Katharine supported the evacuation from Kabul of over 120 journalists and their families, and, in 2019, she led the criminal defense that ultimately secured the release of two Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters journalists falsely convicted of espionage in Myanmar.

Katharine joined Thomson Reuters in 2014 from Levine Sullivan, a media and intellectual property firm, where she advocated for news organizations and other content creators. She previously served as a legal adviser for the ABA’s Rule of Law programs in Azerbaijan; a Fulbright Fellow in Croatia conducting fieldwork in behavioral economics; a humanitarian aid worker in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo; and an associate at Clifford Chance. She is an Iowa native who is based in our New York offices.

Drew is the CFO of Reuters News, a role he has held since 2022. He leads all financial planning and analysis, investment allocation, and finance operations for Reuters News and its divisions globally. Previously, he served as deputy CFO of Reuters News for 2 years.

Drew has been with Thomson Reuters since 2011, holding a variety of finance roles at the parent company and in the Tax Professionals and Corporates Professionals business segments. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, Drew worked in investment banking at Citibank and in private equity for American Securities, a large middle market buyout firm in New York City.

Drew holds a B.A. in Economics and Chinese Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Josh London is Head of Reuters Professional. He is responsible for all aspects of marketing and data and analytics globally, in addition to leading Reuters Professional, comprising Reuters.com, Reuters Events and the Reuters Plus content studio.

London is an entrepreneurial executive with a proven history of creating and leading digital businesses and managing the digital transformation of established companies in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets. Prior to joining Reuters, London served as global CMO of IDG Communications, a technology media, data and marketing services firm with operations in 147 countries. Josh earlier founded and was managing partner of Salt Island Ventures, a marketing and management consultancy serving startups and established digital, media and entertainment clients. In the role of Chief Operating Officer of SX2 Media Labs he led the transformation of Computer Shopper magazine to a digital property, which was then acquired by Ziff Davis and Great Hill Partners.

With broad experience in general management, marketing, product, strategy, M&A and business development, London has held roles at a variety of leading media and technology companies including CNET, ZDNet, Ziff Davis, and Thomas Publishing Company.

Josh holds a B.A. in English from Boston University. He serves as a Senior Deputy: Media, Entertainment and Sport for the World Economic Forum. In 2016, London was honored as a Folio:100 C-Level Visionary.

Jonathan Mullen, Vice President, Communications, Reuters, has been in the role since November 2023. He has held senior communications roles at BNP Paribas, HSBC and BlackRock and has a wealth of experience in strategic communications, issues management and talent management. More recently he has advised GAM Investments and Trinity College, Cambridge, on communications issues. He started his career as an employment lawyer at a large firm in the City of London, before changing fields to communications at a French bank.  

Oke leads the global product organization across Reuters, and is responsible for product strategy, product design, product development and product delivery across all lines of business.

Oke is a digital innovation leader with a unique blend of product, technology, business and operations experience from over 20 years spent driving growth and digital transformation of large content creators/distributors, and consumer-facing digital properties.

Most recently, Oke was Senior Vice President of Business Operations at The Walt Disney Company where he led Business Operations for the technology organization behind Disney’s global content supply chain and portfolio of media & entertainment brands which includes ESPN, Disney, Hulu, ABC, Lucas Film, Marvel, Pixar, and 20th Century Fox, among others.

In prior roles, Oke started, built and led the mobile business at ESPN and later at Bloomberg. He also led product management for Verizon Consumer Group.

Oke started his career as a Software Engineer for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Symbol Technologies.

Oke obtained his bachelor’s in computer science from the University of Hertfordshire, England and MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Oke holds several patents for mobile innovations.

As the CTO/Head of Technology at Reuters, Mahesh is responsible for leading the Technology team and shaping the organization’s technology strategy. His areas of expertise span technology development, AI integration, architecture design, platform management, cybersecurity, quality assurance, and operational resilience. 

During his tenure at Reuters, Mahesh spearheaded the transformation of Editorial technology, seamlessly integrating AI and cloud-based solutions into workflow tools and applications. His innovative contributions have been instrumental in enhancing efficiency, fostering business growth, and driving forward-thinking innovation within the organization. 

Mahesh’s leadership also extends to the modernization of the News platform, a pivotal system powering LSEG businesses, including LSEG Workspace. His strategic vision and technical prowess have played a pivotal role in optimizing operational workflows and ensuring technological agility. 

Before joining Reuters in 2007 as the Head of Architecture, News Technology, Mahesh accrued a decade of experience at the ANZ Banking group, where he held key roles in the Investment Banking and Corporate Finance divisions, notably as an Engineering Lead and Solution Architect. Mahesh holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Surathkal in India.

Simon Robinson was appointed Executive Editor of Reuters in October 2022. Previously, he served as Global Managing Editor, Newsroom.

He joined the news service in 2010 and ran investigations and enterprise reporting in Europe, Middle East and Africa for six years, editing award-winning series on Iran, Russia, corporate taxation, Greek banks and migration.

Between 2017 and 2019 he was Regional Editor for EMEA, running our single biggest region and overseeing everything from breaking news to budgets.

Between 1995 and 2010, Simon was a correspondent and then editor for Time magazine, reporting from more than 50 countries in Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and Europe. He has published short stories and wrote and produced an award-winning satirical movie about aid workers and journalists in Africa.

Luke joined Thomson Reuters in 2007 as an HR Business Partner for the UK Legal business and has since advanced through various roles and regions. As the current Vice President of HR, Reuters, he manages HR operations across 76 countries and 200 locations, focusing on strategic workforce planning and employee well-being. His recent work includes overseeing HR for two strategic acquisitions and implementing a new operating model to boost efficiency and agility.

Previously, as the Regional Head of HR for EMEA, Luke led HR initiatives that significantly enhanced growth and engagement and spearheaded DE&I efforts in the UK. Before that, he served as Head of HR for Legal UKI & Europe, where he supported revenue growth, led a transformative change program, and managed key acquisitions and a strategic divestiture.

Earlier in his career, Luke was a Regional HR Business Partner in Asia, leading GTM strategies across financial and risk sectors, and started as the International HR Manager for the Business of Law segment. He holds a CIPD qualification from Kingston University and a BA in Business Studies & Human Resources from Sussex University.