David Schlesinger is Chairman, Thomson Reuters

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 China, representing the company at a senior level and spotting opportunities for businesses across the group.

He was named to the position on February 7, 2011, after completing more than four years as Editor-in-Chief of Reuters

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, leading the 3,000 editorial staff in text, television and pictures strategically and operationally. He was named to that post in December 2006 when Reuters was independent.