| 11/17/04
Associated Press appoints Clay
Haswell to new international position
NEW YORK — The Associated Press has named
Clay Haswell to the new position of regional director-global
business for Asia and the Pacific.
Haswell is currently AP bureau chief for California
and Nevada, and is based in San Francisco. The appointment
was announced Wednesday by John Keitt, senior vice president
for global business.
"In his previous roles, Clay Haswell has
elevated The AP n journalism, customer relationships and cultural
understanding," said Associated Press President and CEO
Tom Curley. "He will build on those skills to lead AP’s
efforts to capture a greater share of the transforming Asian
marketplace."
Haswell first joined the AP in 1982, as a reporter
in Providence, R.I., and went on to work for AP in Boston
and Minneapolis until 1990. He rejoined AP in 1999 as a California
bureau chief, after serving as executive editor and vice president
of Lesher Communications. He is a graduate of the University
of Southern California and is a founder of the World Free
Press Institute, a non-profit organization that trains journalists
in developing countries.
Contact: Ellen Hale
Corporate Communications
+212 621 1720
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