Sub-committee Members of SOPA Awards

Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown was appointed Asia News Editor of the Financial Times in December 2004, and is based in Hong Kong. He joined the Financial Times in 1980 in London, and has been Parliamentary Correspondent, Transport Correspondent, Australasia Correspondent, National News Editor, Chief Political Correspondent, Industry Editor, UK Affairs Editor, and Personal Finance Editor.

He is responsible for the news gathering operation throughout the Asia/Pacific region, for the presentation of Asian news in the Asia edition and in the FT's three other global editions, and for the Asian news coverage of FT.com.

Brown has specialized in politics throughout much of his career, and has covered general elections in five countries (the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Fiji). He is married with one daughter, and his other interests include 19th Century English literature, watching cricket and painting. He is trying to learn Cantonese, without success.

Before joining the FT, Brown worked for Lloyd's List, the international shipping and insurance daily newspaper, and for several other UK newspapers.