Daisy Veerasingham

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Daisy Veerasingham
Born1969or1970(age 53–54) [1]
Occupation(s)President and CEO of the Associated Press

Daisy 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

She worked for LexisNexis and the Financial Times . [5] In 2004, she was a sales director for the AP. By 2019, she was senior vice president and chief revenue officer for the company. [6] She was later executive vice president and chief operating officer. [7]

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References

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