Director of news James Harding was keen to promote commerce editor after a string of high-profile departuresThe BBC has promoted commerce editor Kamal Ahmed to the role of economics editor,replacing Robert Peston who has become political editor at rival ITV News.
Ahmed has been at the BBC for just 18 months, but has been involved in a string of high-profile stories including the Panorama investigation into the accounting crisis at Tesco when the retailer was forced to announce a enormous black hole in its profits. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com