Based in the network’s Atlanta headquarters, Mr. Cramer also is a member of the CNN Executive Committee. He reports directly to the president of international networks and global newsgathering for CNN, Eason Jordan. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Cramer was CNNI’s executive vice president from August 1997 to January 1998, and senior vice president and managing editor, from February 1996 to July 1997. Since joining CNNI, Mr. Cramer has introduced 70 hours a week of new programming and launched Regionalization in September 1997. Regionalization saw the creation of four separately scheduled English language international CNN channels for, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America and North America. Before joining CNN in April 1996, Mr. Cramer was the head of newsgathering for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and sat on the BBC’s News and Current Affairs Management Board. During his 25 years at the BBC, Mr. Cramer worked his way up from regional reporter to news organizer to managing both national and international desks. In 1974, on a two-year "loan" from the BBC, he established a new television and radio service for the Sultan of Brunei. Mr. Cramer is the author of the book Hostage, a first-hand account of the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege, where he was held hostage. He is a fellow of the Royal Television Society and a member of the British Association of Film and Television Arts. In his spare time, Cramer lectures on crisis management. He is one of the driving forces behind the industry’s move toward increased safety training for journalists and crews working in war zones and in dangerous locations. Mr. Cramer began his journalism career as a reporter for The News, a leading regional newspaper in Portsmouth, England, eventually becoming chief reporter after five years.