Michael Lawrence (journalist)

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Born|

Sydney, Australia

Nationality| Australian/British
Citizenship| Australia/United Kingdom
Occupation|

* Journalist
* Business leader

Organization| Asia House
Title| CEO

Michael Lawrence is a journalist and business leader. In 2012 he was appointed Chief Executive of Asia House, the London-based think tank and advisory firm focusing on trade, investment and policy in Asia.[1] He previously served as Global Editor, Thomson Reuters[2]

## Contents

* 1 Journalism
* 2 Asia house
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Michael Lawrence in the media
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Journalism[edit]

Lawrence began his journalism career as a cadet journalist in Sydney, before working for titles in Australia and the UK.[3] He was Programme Director at LBC Radio between 1989 and 1994 and joined Reuters in 1994 to launch Reuters Financial Television, rising to Global Editor.[4][5]

As Reuters Managing Editor for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Lawrence called for a US investigation into the death of Reuters journalist Waleed Khaled, who was killed in Iraq by US forces on August 28, 2005.[6][7]

## Asia house[edit]

Lawrence is Chief Executive of Asia House[8], where he oversees the institution's work driving political, economic and commercial engagement between Asia and Europe. As Chief Executive of Asia House, Lawrence has chaired high-level trade dialogues in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, [9] Dubai and Riyadh.

## Personal life[edit]

Lawrence was born in Sydney, Australia. He lives in London, United Kingdom.

## Michael Lawrence in the media[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Michael Lawrence". Asia House. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
2. ↑ "Reuters names head of company news coverage". Talking Biz News. September 27, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
3. ↑ "Michael Lawrence Part One". Vimeo. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
4. ↑ "Michael Lawrence Pre Campfire". Vimeo. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
5. ↑ "Ambassador Liu Xiaoming Visits THOMSON REUTERS". www.chinese-embassy.org.uk. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
6. ↑ "One year on: Reuters still have no answers from US army over reporter killing". The Guardian. August 29, 2006. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
7. ↑ Twitter, Press Gazette (November 30, 2006). "Reuters calls for military probe into "unlawful" soundman killing". Press Gazette. Retrieved October 25, 2020. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
8. ↑ "Asia House Staff". Asia House. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
9. ↑ "Asia must create relevance in new global market: Chan Chun Sing". The Straits Times. November 23, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

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