Chris Cramer is president of CNN International Networks, responsible for the CNN News Group's rapidly expanding news networks and web sites outside of the United States. Cramer is based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta and reports to News Group. He is a member of the CNN Executive Committee.

Previously, Cramer served as president of CNN International, the world's premier global television news network, and two of CNN's television brand extensions CNN Turk (Turkey) and CNN+ (Spain). Cramer was CNN International'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 CNN International, Cramer has introduced 80 hours of new programming each week and, in September 1997, launched "regionalisation," an initiative that led to the creation of six separately scheduled English language international CNN channels that serve Europe/Middle East/Africa, Asia Pacific, South Asia, Latin America, North America and U.S./fn.

Before joining CNN in April 1996, Cramer was the head of newsgathering for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and sat on the BBC's News and Current Affairs Management Board. In his five years as head of newsgathering, the BBC achieved some of its finest successes in news coverage. During this time, Cramer restructured the way BBC journalists worked, implementing bi-media reporting (for both television and radio) and multi-skilling, which enables journalists and technicians to tackle a number of related jobs.

During his 25 years at the BBC, Cramer worked his way up from regional reporter to news organizer to managing the 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.

Cramer is the honourary chairman of Newscoverage Unlimited, a charity for the recognition and treatment of traumatic stress among journalists. He is also the author of the book Hostage, a first-hand account of the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege, where he was held hostage. Cramer is a fellow of the Royal Television Society and a member of the British Association of Film and Television Arts. He is one of the driving forces behind the broadcast industry's move toward increased safety training for journalists and crews working in war zones and in dangerous locations.

Cramer began his journalism career as a reporter for The News, a leading regional newspaper in Portsmouth, England, eventually becoming a chief reporter after five years.