Peace reigns at Thomson Reuters

Regional - The Thomson Corporation has completed its acquisition of Reuters Group today forming Thomson Reuters and has appointed Michael Peace as MD for Asia, to be based in Hong Kong.

It has also launched a new branding and a global advertising campaign today.

"The dynamic new corporate identity is a marked departure from the historical look and feel of the two companies and represents Thomson Reuters positioning as the world's leading source of intelligent information to businesses and professionals," Tom Glocer, CEO of Thomson Reuters, said.

Peace will lead the regional team across 19 countries in Asia and is tasked to drive growth, seek investment opportunities and develop talent. He will also represent Asia on the Operating Committee of the new Thomson Reuters Markets organisation.

Prior to his present role, Peace was global head of the Reuters Research and Asset Management Division as well as CEO of Lipper, the mutual fund information subsidiary Reuters acquired in 1999.