CURRICULUM VITAE
Name Anastasia Weiner
DoB May 21, 1971
Email anastasiaweiner@hotmail.com
Telephone +44 (0)7989 854155
PROFILE
I am a UK-based business journalist with experience in the newsroom and business desks of local, regional and daily newspapers.
After working on the business desk of the Yorkshire Post I left in late 2003 to become a freelance business writer and author. My first book, Beyond Governance: Creating Corporate Value through Performance, Conformance and Responsibility, was published by John Wiley in January 2005 and is co-authored with an academic and the CEO of a global software company.
The book focuses on the creation of sustainable corporate value through the adoption of Enterprise Governance, and the strategies needed to achieve better performance, conformance and corporate responsibility.
In addition to ongoing book related work, I write extensively on corporate responsibility, corporate governance, business strategy, finance issues and general business for magazines and newspapers including the Manchester Evening News, Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Business Insider. I have written white papers, case studies and reports for organisations including Deloitte and the CODA Group.
Other work includes article and regional PR work for Business in the Community, the UK’s leading organisation for the promotion of responsible business practice. I also produce a newsletter and publicity material for a leading racehorse trainer and freelance for a Yorkshire-based PR firm with a number of blue-chip clients, for which I am responsible.
In addition to written work, I have acted as judge for regional business awards including the Northern Deloitte Fast 50 Technology Award, and the social reporting category of PWC’s Award for the Yorkshire Annual Report of the Year.
I am able to take commissions for a wide range of business writing including personal and corporate profiles, case studies, news articles, press releases, white papers, speeches, business features and books.
PREVIOUS ROLES
Previous reporting roles included news reporting, news and business feature writing, sub-editing and running of district offices and business newsdesks.
My role as Business Reporter for the Yorkshire Post included writing national and regional business news, interviewing and profiling senior business figures and contributing to the regular business columns in the paper.
I was responsible for generating my own news list and achieved a series of national and regional exclusives. Among my responsibilities was the Red Tape Burden campaign, launched to highlight the legislative burden on UK companies, personal finance issues, and reporting on the country’s stock markets.
I was also IT correspondent and responsible for following the progress of the region’s established and developing IT firms, as well as reporting on national sector trends.
Prior to my position on the Yorkshire Post, I was a reporter for both the York Evening Press and the Harrogate Advertiser group, where I achieved a number of national and regional exclusives.
NEWS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
National exclusive: the only interview with former US president Bill Clinton on his visit to Yorkshire in 2001.
National exclusive: the only interview given by a Harrogate couple injured in Hatfield Rail Disaster.
National exclusive: the only personal interview with family of SAS Bombardier Brad Tinnion, killed in Sierra Leone.
National exclusive: investigations to clarify the potential role of US ‘Spy Base’ RAF Menwith Hill in the proposed ‘Son of Star Wars’ programme resulted in the first ever press release acknowledging its current and possible future role.
Profiles and interviews: with leading business figures including Philip Scott, former chairman Norwich Union, Charles Bean, chief economist Bank of England, Phil White, chief executive National Express Group, Cath Keers, MmO2 marketing director, and Tory former Cabinet Ministers Michael Portillo, Anne Widdecombe, Kenneth Clarke and Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Oct 2003 to Freelance business journalist with regular editorial commissions and a book title
present
Jan 2003 - Business Reporter, Yorkshire Post, Leeds. Made the transition to a larger regional newspaper, working on the business desk to develop my skills in business writing and reporting.
Oct 2002 - News Reporter, York Evening Press. Moved to a daily newspaper, where I was responsible for large area of North Yorkshire, generating news and news features, worked largely unsupervised and generated a number of exclusives and increased sales in the regions even in the short time I was there.
2000 to 2002 - Reporter for Harrogate Advertiser and Nidderdale Herald, Ackrill Media Group. Started on a part-time basis whilst studying in 1999 joining full-time following graduation in 2000. Progressed to senior reporter and frequently ran newsdesks in regional offices.
1999 - Bi-lingual European Sales Co-ordinator, Falcon Lubricants, Malton.
1998 - Interior design consultant with Skopos Design, York.
1997-1998 - Fulfilling production management work placement in broadcast media with Buckfast Productions, Leeds.
Pre-university work experience mostly involved responsibility of several professional equine establishments both in UK and Europe.
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
2000-2002 - Ackrill Media Group NVQ Level 4 in Journalism (BA Hons equivalent)
2000-2002 - Regional Independent Media Diploma with Merit
1999-2000 - Sheffield College, Sheffield NCTJ Journalism Pre-entry with Merit
1994-1997 - University College of St John, York, BA Combined Honours in Drama, Film and Television with English Literature Class II Division 1
1991-1992 - Oxford College of Further Education, Oxford ‘A’ Level Art, English Literature, Government and Politics
1982-1987 - Grove School, Hastings O Levels
RELEVANT SKILLS
Broadcast skills – Avid off-line; production management; budgeting
Computing skills including Quark Express, MS Word and Internet.
Research and presentation skills
Clean driving licence
Languages spoken – conversational Italian, French and German
INTERESTS
An active interest in global media, travel, current affairs, science and business. Additionally horse riding, travelling and keeping fit.
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