November 5, 2004


Renfrew Named to New Associated Press Post

New York – The Associated Press has named Deputy International Editor Barry Renfrew to the new position of vice president-global business for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

“Barry Renfrew is one of the most decisive and insightful global news executives today,” said AP President and CEO Tom Curley, in announcing the appointment. “His leadership will extend AP’s competitiveness in Europe, the Mid-East and Africa.”

Renfrew, 50, will remain based in London and be responsible for overseeing AP’s business and administrative affairs in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He will report to John Keitt, senior vice president for global business.

A veteran AP journalist, Renfrew has served as bureau chief in Islamabad, Seoul, Johannesburg, Moscow, Sydney and London. He joined the AP as an editor in 1978. He is a graduate of Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

In other appointments, Ian Ritchie, 50, will take over as vice president-global business and be responsible for Associated Press Television News in London. Ritchie, an experienced broadcast executive, has been with the AP since 2000. He will report to Keitt. Among other news organizations, he previously served as chief executive officer for Middle East Broadcasting Ltd. (MBC) and for Channel 5, in Britain.

AP, founded in 1848 and headquartered in New York, is a source of print news, photos, graphics, audio and video for more than a billion people a day.


Contact: Ellen Hale, AP Corporate Communications, 212-621-1720