Daisy Veerasingham

Daisy Veerasingham
Born	1969or1970(age 54–55) [1]
Occupation(s)	President and CEO of the Associated Press

Daisy Rubini Veerasingham is a British businesswoman who has been the president and CEO of the Associated Press since 2021, succeeding Gary Pruitt. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Life

Daisy Veerasingham was born in August 1969. ^[5] She grew up in London, studied law and hold a degree in this. ^[6] She worked for LexisNexis and the Financial Times . ^[7] In 2004, she joined AP and was a sales director for the AP Television in London. By 2019, she was senior vice president and chief revenue officer for the company. ^[8] She was later executive vice president and chief operating officer. ^[9]

Veerasingham joined AP in 2004 as sales director for AP Television News in London. Previously she was group sales and marketing director at LexisNexis and held sales and marketing roles at the Financial Times.

Veerasingham became the first woman, first "person of colour" and first person from outside of the United States to lead the AP in its 175-year history. ^[10] Fifty-one years old when she took over, she was identified as a "first-generation Briton of Sri Lankan descent". ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} News reports noted that her appointment reflected the "changing portrait of the AP, where 40% of the company's revenue, double what it was 15 years ago, is now generated outside of the United States." ^[10]

References

1. Bauder, David (3 August 2021). "AP appoints Daisy Veerasingham as agency's president and CEO". Associated Press News . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
2. "First woman appointed CEO for AP". Arkansas Online. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
3. Oshin, Olafimihan (3 August 2021). "Associated Press names new president and CEO Daisy Veerasingham". The Hill. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
4. Castillo, Amaris (3 August 2021). "The Associated Press taps Daisy Veerasingham as its new president and CEO". Poynter. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
5. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/d3YE_NAvUrojN4Kj4qYZIBKsRCg/appointments
6. "Daisy Veerasingham". Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
7. "Daisy Veerasingham Named President and CEO of The Associated Press". Editor and Publisher. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
8. Robertson, Katie (3 August 2021). "The Associated Press names Daisy Veerasingham its new chief". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 5 August 2021.
9. "AP promotes Daisy Veerasingham to COO". AP News. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
10. "First woman appointed CEO for AP | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
11. LANKA SARA (5 August 2021). "Sri Lankan descent Daisy Veerasingham to head Associated Press!". lankasara.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
12. MDWLive.net (4 August 2021). "British national of Sri Lankan decent, Daisy Veerasingham named President and CEO of The Associated Press". mdwlive.net. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
13. "UK national of Sri Lankan descent named AP president and CEO". colombogazette.com. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2025.