CNBC hires Leask as markets reporter in London

Hugh Leask

CNBC has hired Hugh Leask as a markets reporter in London.

He is covering  breaking news across equities, bonds, commodities and other asset classes.

Leask has been a freelance journalist for most of the past three years. He previously was editor of HedgeWeek and assistant editor of EuroHedge.

Leask also worked for Euromoney Institutional Investor for nearly a decade as a senior reporter.

He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow.