News.com.au Boosts Business Team

News.com.au Boosts Business Team

Editor of news.com.au, David Higgins, today announced the appointment of Edmund Tadros as news.com.au business editor and Chelsea Mes as news.com.au money editor.

Mr. Tadros, who will report to Mr. Higgins, previously held various reporter roles at The Sydney Morning Herald. Ms. Mes, who will report to Mr. Tadros, was previously acting business and money editor of news.com.au.

As business editor, Mr. Tadros will be responsible for the overall editorial direction of the suite of brands under news.com.au/business. Ms. Mes will be responsible for the overall editorial direction of news.com.au/money.

The appointments of Mr. Tadros and Ms. Mes are effective immediately.

Mr. Higgins said: “The global financial crisis has led to a huge increase in public interest in business and financial reporting. Readers want credible and relevant information to help them work out what it all means for them, the company they work for, and the country in which they live.

“Edmund and Chelsea bring with them a wealth of experience in these fields, which will be of enormous value to our readers.

“Edmund is a first class news hound who has broken many stories throughout his career, including the revelation through a Freedom of Information search that NSW Police had lied about the type of people put onto a list of “excludable individuals” during the APEC forum. He is a terrific addition to the news.com.au editorial team.

“Chelsea has done a stellar job as acting business and money editor. I am positive she will continue her outstanding journalistic reporting as money editor on her quest to help consumers navigate through their personal finances.”

Mr. Tadros said: “My goal at news.com.au is to make the site the first place readers go when they are looking for business stories. They will find news.com.au/business features the latest, most credible and most interesting business stories from Australia and around the world. And we will always tell readers how these stories affect their everyday lives.”

Ms. Mes said: "Now, more than ever, Australians are seeking ways to make smart decisions about their finances. From banking to property, credit cards to superannuation, I want news.com.au/money to become the number one destination for personal finance news and tips."

Other brands that fall under news.com.au/business are Business Sense, a dedicated site for all workplace professionals and Business Owner, a site aimed at small business owners.

In March 2009, news.com.au/business recorded 936,336 unique browsers, a 79 per cent growth year-on-year.