LONDON, Friday 16 May 2008:

The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs today announced the new panel of judges for the 2008 Business Book of the Year at a breakfast debate in London to launch this year’s Award. The event was hosted by Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, and attended by key industry figures from business and publishing, including Luke Johnson, CEO, Risk Capital; Caroline Michel, CEO, PFD; and new judges Helen Alexander, The Economist Group and Niall Ferguson, Harvard University.