Lionel Barber
Lionel Barber is an English journalist. Barber was appointed editor of the Financial Times (FT) in November 2005. Previously, he was the Financial Times' U.S. managing editor and before that, editor of the FT's Continental European edition (2000–2002), during which he briefed US President George W. Bush ahead of his first trip to Europe. Other positions at the FT include news editor (1998–2000), Brussels bureau chief (1992–1998), and both Washington correspondent and US editor (1986–1992).