10 Facts About Lisa Markwell

1.

Lisa Markwell was born on 1965 and is a British journalist.

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2.

Lisa Markwell was the editor of The Independent On Sunday for three years, from April 2013 until its closure in March 2016.

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3.

Lisa Markwell was appointed by proprietor Evgeny Lebedev as the first of three new editors for his ESI Media portfolio; he announced the appointment in a tweet.

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4.

Lisa Markwell left school at 16, working initially at Country Life magazine as a secretary before joining the fashion magazine Honey.

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5.

Lisa Markwell then worked at SKY and Elle magazines before joining the launch of The Sunday Correspondent in a team that included Peter Cole, Mick Brown, Ian Katz, Jonathan Freedland and Simon Kelner.

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6.

Lisa Markwell was then recruited to edit a magazine for the department store Harvey Nichols before becoming deputy editor of the women's magazine Frank.

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7.

Lisa Markwell rejoined The Independent in 2008, working across the paper and at one time editing "The New Review" magazine.

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8.

At the presentation of the award, Lisa Markwell commented that the newspaper had a full-time staff of 12.

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9.

Lisa Markwell worked as editor for a restaurant platform CODE Hospitality, and is the food editor of The Sunday Times.

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10.

Lisa Markwell has written about the adoption process and about the challenges facing children with special needs and their families.

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