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BBC
World Business NewS Presenter
Aaron Heslehurst
to Anchor
at Air Cargo India 2008 |
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Aaron Heslehurst
has been a BBC World business news presenter
since February 2002. He currently presents
the weekday World Business Report and the
hourly business news bulletins, covering the
latest from leading international corporate
news to global finance as well as breaking
major news stories.
Aaron has reported on the economic consequences
of the global war on terrorism, the impact
of record-breaking global oil prices, the
collapse of the Japanese banks, the ongoing
trade wars between the European Union and
the United States, the battles over EU competition
rules, the SARS virus and the downfall of
world tourism - including the plight of the
international airlines. He has also produced
in-depth coverage on the crash of the Argentine
economy, and corporate scandals involving
the big guns from Enron and Worldcom to Italy's
Parmalat. Aaron has also interviewed some
of the world's biggest corporate leaders and
leaders, from the World Bank, the IMF, the
European Union and the World Trade Organisation.
As well as business reporting, Aaron also
reports for FASTTRACK, BBC World’s weekly
travel news programme. His specialty lies
in the airline industry and Aaron developed
and currently presents Flight Track, a weekly
round-up of global airline reports. Aaron
has interviewed the heads of some of the world’s
largest and leading airlines, including United,
British Airways, Qantas, SAS, Air Canada,
Emirates and Gulf Air.
Prior to joining BBC World, Aaron was a
Senior News Anchor with CNBC Nordic, a branch
of NBC America, based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
He previously worked as the European Bureau
Chief for Paramount Pictures and Real TV
News in the USA and later in London. While
at Paramount, Aaron managed and operated
Paramount Pictures’ Real TV European
Bureau, which involved producing and directing
European stories and events.
A native of Australia, Aaron started his
journalistic career as a News Reporter for
Prime Television/Seven Network in Sydney
and Canberra. There he gained vital experience
in all areas of news reporting, including
his first significant live-on-air and on-set
work. Aaron went on to win an Australian
National Press Club award for best creative
story on tourism.
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