Phil Smith Email & Phone Number

Taipei City, Taiwan

Currently working as an Associate Professor at the National Taiwan University, Chengchi University and Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan.Post Graduate lecturing - East Asia in the NewsGraduate lecturing - Journalism Graduate lecturing - Cross Culture StudiesGraduate lecturing - Economics and Financial MarketsGraduate lecturing - International Communications and NewsHostile Environment Training (Xinhua) 2014 - Cairo, Nairobi, BeijingNewsroom Management Training (Xinhua)2014 - BeijingThe Fundamentals of Financial Journalism (Xinhua)2014 - Beijing

Hong Kong

Bangalore, India

General Manager Reuters News, South AsiaResponsibility for South Asia including India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, plus responsibility for the Bangalore off-shoring operation of 250 staff. Overseeing the entire news output for Reuters News South Asia across text, television, pictures, online, national service.Liaising with general managers across the world and bringing in the global budget on target. Hiring and staff issues for all South Asia staff numbering around 200 plus 240 in the Bangalore off-shoring operation.Built an expanded external national service from business plan to the team of 50.Budget responsibility for the South Asia region. Oversight of the Asia region editorial budget.Overseeing staff development and training.Working with the business on new contracts and business opportunities and identifying new sources of revenue.Being the face of Reuters News in North Asia in the media and at professional forums (WEF, ADB, etc) Pan Asia responsibility for Hostile Environment training including the purchase of flak jackets and other safety equipment.

Beijing City, China

Editor, North Asia/General Manager Reuters News, North AsiaRegional responsibility for China, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Korean peninsula. Overseeing the entire news output for Reuters News North Asia across text, television, pictures, online, national service, and business television. Liaising with the regional sector editors in Singapore and global sector editors in London and New York. Hiring and staff issues for all North Asia staff numbering around 170.Budget responsibility for the North Asia region.Overseeing staff development and training.Global liaison of the India growth story from an economic, financial and political perspective.Working with the business on new contracts and business opportunities and identifying new sources of revenue.Being the face of Reuters News in North Asia in the media and at professional forums moderating and speaking (WEF, ADB, etc) Preparation of business plans for China expansion. Owning the relationship with the regular the State Council Information Office and the national news agency Xinhua.Responsible for media expansion with CCTV cooperation.Lecturing at Tsinghua University for the Reuters Foundation.

Mumbai, India

Editor, South AsiaCountry responsibility for South Asia including India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Overseeing the entire news output for Reuters News South Asia across text, television, pictures, online, national service, and business television. Business television included the 26 pct joint venture with Times Now.Liaising with the regional sector editors in Singapore and global sector editors in London and New York. Hiring and staff issues for all South Asia staff numbering around 200.Built a national service from business plan to the team of 25.Budget responsibility for the South Asia region.Overseeing staff development and training.Global liaison of the India growth story from an economic, financial and political perspective.Working with the business on new contracts and business opportunities and identifying new sources of revenue.Being the face of Reuters News in North Asia in the media and at professional forums (WEF, ADB, etc) Pan Asia responsibility for Hostile Environment training including the purchase of flak jackets and other safety equipment.Managed three office moves including Mumbai, Colombo and Islamabad.

Sydney, Australia

Bureau Chief News and Television, Australia, New Zealand & PacificResponsibility for Australia & New Zealand with overall responsibility for the South Pacific region eg Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea.Overseeing the entire news output for Reuters News across text, television, pictures and business television (Reuters Financial Television).Liaising with the regional sector editors in Singapore. Hiring and staff issues for staff numbering around 50.Budget responsibility.Overseeing staff development and training.Working with the business on new contracts and business opportunities and identifying new sources of revenue.Being the face of Reuters News in North Asia in the media and at professional forums.

Singapore

Editor in Charge, Treasury AsiaSupervising a virtual team of 50 journalists based in every country in Asia.Real time direction and news editing of the Asia Treasury file.Writing and editing major foreign exchange, fixed income and economic stories.Controlling polling for economic forecasts and client surveys.Lead reporting/presenting role for Reuters Financial Television. Liaising with editors and journalists in Europe and America on global cross border stories.Organizing Reuters editorial coverage and logistics of major events such as APAC and ASEAN meetings.Roving reporter role for Asia-Pacific to cover events and special situations (APEC, ASEAN summits, elections, IMF top up packages)

Singapore

Chief Foreign Exchange Correspondent, AsiaLeading and news editing coverage of the Asia crisis.Building Reuters Financial Television in Singapore hiring a new team.Producing a text/TV multimedia file with a focus on Treasury, FX and economics.Roving reporter for text/TV for news highlights such as the Suharto ouster, IMF negotiations in Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea.Editing of major stories from around Asia Pacific.Conducted customer surveys and client visit programme.Roving reporter around the Asia Pacific region for the economic meltdown/IMF packages including stints in Jakarta, Seoul, Taipei, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.

London, United Kingdom

Chief Correspondent Foreign Exchange1992-1997 - London ITN building, Gray's Inn RoadHeaded the Foreign Exchange Reporting team. All aspects of foreign exchange including the ERM crises of sterling, French franc and the second tier currencies.UK parliamentary coverage including the Tony Blair election victory.UK Treasury and economic data releases.Traveled extensively in Europe covering the various ERM crises and the run up to EMU.Technical Analysis of financial Markets.Bank of England. Economics/Lobby Correspondent 1989-1992 - London, Fleet StreetSenior writer for UK Economics. Front man for all the UK economic data releases from the UK Treasury.Follow-up stories on all the UK data releases.UK angles of, then, G7 meetings plus IMF, Basle etc.Technical Analysis of financial markets.Bank of England.Forex and Economics Correspondent 1987-1989 - London, Fleet Street Co-Lead writer on all aspects of European Forex.All aspects of UK and European Economics.Secondary writer on UK Economics. Forex market reports.Technical analysis.Coverage of the Bank of England. Equities Correspondent 1985-1987 - London, Fleet StreetWorked as part of a small equities reporting team.Global stock market crash of '87.Co-lead markets writer for the crash.All aspects of UK equities.Daily UK market reports. Correspondent Financial Reporting Unit 1984-1985 - London, Fleet StreetCovering all aspects of UK financial markets.Stock, Bond, Foreign Exchange, Eurobond, Derivative and Money markets.Bank of England daily market operations. Prices Clerk1982-1984 - London, Fleet Street Coverage of Commodity, Stock, Foreign Exchange and Money Market prices.Editorial Assistant London 1981-1982 - London, Fleet Street Responsible for collating service message exchanges between bureau. General Newsroom duties.Price gathering. Contract Editorial Assistant 1980-1981 - London, Fleet StreetGeneral Newsroom duties.