Simon Kelner
Simon Kelner (born 9 December 1957) is a British journalist and newspaper editor. Kelner studied at Bury Grammar School. His older brother is the journalist and broadcaster Martin Kelner. He is Jewish. He started work at "Neath Guardian" in 1976. In 1980 he moved on to the "Kent Evening Post". He became assistant sports editor of "The Observer" in 1983. He became deputy sports editor of "The Independent" in 1986. In 1989 he worked on the "Observer magazine" and then became "Daily Mail magazine" editor. Kelner was editor-in-chief of "The Independent" and "Independent on Sunday" newspapers  from May 1998 to 2008, succeeding Andrew Marr and Rosie Boycott. After a stint as Managing Director of "The Independent" titles he was re-appointed editor in April 2010 by the new owner Alexander Lebedev. Kelner won several awards during his employment at "The Independent", including Editor of the Year in 2004 and 2010.