The TRADE is pleased to announce that Claudia Preece has been named news editor, taking over from Annabel Smith who is set to depart for pastures new.
Claudia Preece
Her new role will be announced in the coming weeks.
Preece, The TRADE’s senior reporter, will be taking up her new role after two and a half years with the publication. Prior to The TRADE, she worked as the designated European M&A reporter at Euromoney – IJGlobal.
“It’s been an honour to lead The TRADE through the last few record-breaking years, and I couldn’t be more delighted to be leaving the publication in Claudia’s extremely capable hands,” said Smith.
“I look forward to continuing to support The TRADE and to seeing it continue to grow under Claudia’s stewardship from my new seat.”
Smith was promoted to the role of editor of The TRADE in 2023, after serving as senior reporter for a year and eight months, having joined the publication as a reporter back in June 2020.
Previously in her career, she served as a research associate at Third Bridge, newsreader at Radio Jackie, news editor of The Kingston Courier, and reporter at publications including The Telegraph and MyLondon.
Under her leadership, The TRADE has seen record-breaking years for pageviews and readership, expanded Leaders in Trading into North America and launched several new products including The TRADE’s Meet the Desk buy-side interview and dark trading documentary.
“We want to extend our deepest thanks to Annabel for her outstanding contribution to The TRADE over the past five years. As editor, she has led the newsroom to new heights, shaping our coverage through some of the most eventful times in the industry. We wish her all the best for the future as she applies her skills within the industry we cover so closely,” said Jon Watkins, publisher of The TRADE and chief executive of Tungsten Publishing.
“At the same time, we are delighted to welcome Claudia into the role of news editor. Claudia has already demonstrated her talent and drive within the team, and we are confident she will bring fresh ideas and momentum to our news coverage having worked with Annabel for the past two and a half years. Her appointment underlines our ongoing commitment to delivering the highest quality journalism to our readers, and we look forward to seeing her take this next step in her career with The TRADE.”
Preece will take over as news editor as of 1 October, you can reach her at claudia.preece@thetradenews.com.