Ross Westgate (born 1967) is an

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financial journalist and businessman.

Biography

Before studying for a postgraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism, he worked for 6 years in the

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, where he was trained as a

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, working with private clients. For almost 20 years Ross worked for CNBC Europe. He anchored '' Morning Exchange'' and ''

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''. He also was a regular anchor and contributor on ''

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''. He also has daily appearances on

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's ''

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'', hosted by former Republican Congressman

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, where he reports on business news in different

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an countries, and many others. In 2005 Ross became launch anchor of the global business news programme ''

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''. He was the sole anchor of ''

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'' at

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and presented the monthly '' Strictly Rates'' programme which covers the monthly interest rate announcements from the UK and the ECB. In addition to his anchoring duties, Ross attended many high-profile business events for the network, including the

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, the

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and the International Advertising Festival in

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. Ross left CNBC in June 2014 to launch a business career, Infinity Media. Since then the production company has done well, producing the Classic Car Show, The Wine Show, The Art Show, The Football Show and The Best Fifa Football Awards.

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