Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Financial Times
Finola McDonnell joined the Financial Times in April 2018 as chief communications and marketing officer (CCMO). McDonnell is a member of the FT Group’s executive board, which is responsible for corporate governance, global strategy and digital transformation.
As CCMO, she oversees global communications, brand and brand partnerships, design and public affairs. Her mission is to protect and grow the FT’s reputation as the leading, global source of unbiased business news and analysis. She leads an international team based in London, New York and Hong Kong.
Finola is also a trustee of national charity, Citizens Advice and of FLIC, the Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, a charity backed by the Financial Times.
Before the FT, McDonnell worked for CNBC International as VP, Communications and Marketing. She joined CNBC from Business Europe, the largest business lobby group in Brussels, where she led all communications and campaign work directed at EU institutions. For a number of years she was Head of Public Affairs with the Irish Business & Employers’ Confederation, IBEC. The early part of her career was spent as a social policy specialist with a variety of NGOs.