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Aaron Heslehurst

News and Travel Presenter, BBC World

Aaron Heslehurst has been a BBC World business news presenter since February 2002. He currently presents the weekday World Business Report and the hourly business news bulletins, covering the latest from leading international corporate news to global finance as well as breaking major news stories.

Aaron has reported on the economic consequences of the global war on terrorism, the impact of record-breaking global oil prices, the collapse of the Japanese banks, the ongoing trade wars between the European Union and the United States, the battles over EU competition rules, the SARS virus and the downfall of world tourism - including the plight of the international airlines. He has also produced in-depth coverage on the crash of the Argentine economy, and corporate scandals involving the big guns from Enron and Worldcom to Italy's Parmalat. Aaron has also interviewed some of the world's biggest corporate leaders and leaders, from the World Bank, the IMF, the European Union and the World Trade Organisation.

As well as business reporting, Aaron also reports for fast:track, BBC World?s weekly travel news programme. Aaron has interviewed the heads of some of the world?s largest and leading airlines, including United, British Airways, Qantas, SAS, Air Canada, Emirates and Gulf Air.

Prior to joining BBC World, Aaron was a Senior News Anchor with CNBC Nordic, a branch of NBC America, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He previously worked as the European Bureau Chief for Paramount Pictures and Real TV News in the USA and later in London. While at Paramount, Aaron managed and operated Paramount Pictures? Real TV European Bureau, which involved producing and directing European stories and events.

A native of Australia, Aaron started his journalistic career as a News Reporter for Prime Television/Seven Network in Sydney and Canberra. There he gained vital experience in all areas of news reporting, including his first significant live-on-air and on-set work. Aaron went on to win an Australian National Press Club award for best creative story on tourism.