Greg Beitchman

Global Head of Multimedia for Thomson Reuters

Greg Beitchman is Global Head of Multimedia for Thomson Reuters and is responsible for all video, pictures and text products serving media customers, as well as the development of the company’s multimedia strategy.

Mr. Beitchman joined Reuters in 1996 in Tokyo as TV producer, Japan.  In 1997 he moved to New Delhi to lead Reuter’s investment into Indian news agency ANI and was later based in Singapore, Brussels and London, leading coverage teams on the ground in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2005 Mr. Beitchman returned to India to become Executive Producer of a Reuters branded TV news channel, and in 2007 his role was expanded to include responsibility for Reuters consumer facing websites in Japan, China and India. He was appointed Global Editor, Reuters News Agency in 2009, and then took on commercial responsibilities for the business in 2011 as Global Head of Multimedia.

Before joining Reuters, Mr. Beitchman held positions with the Tokyo Broadcasting System, CBS News and WTN.

Mr. Beitchman holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colby College in Waterville Maine, and speaks fluent Japanese, French and Hindi.