BA in Journalism, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Formerly, Jakarta Bureau Chief, AFX-Asia, financial newswire then part-owned by the FT. Since 2000, with the Financial Times: Hong Kong Correspondent; Asia Companies Editor; Mumbai Bureau Chief; Brazil Bureau Chief, Asia News Editor, Beijing Bureau Chief. Recipient of awards: Sopa award for Excellence in Business Reporting for coverage of Chinese Oil company CNOOC's bid for Unocal; Journalist of the Year award, for excellence in reporting on Indian business and politics, Society of Publishers in Asia (2009); Indian Express foreign correspondent of the year award for reporting on Indian business and politics (2009).