David Thomson

In 2026, shareholders called on Thomson Reuters to assess more explicitly the human rights risks associated with its contracts with US immigration authorities, including a Department of Homeland Security contract providing access to data used by ICE. David Thomson, chairman of the board, announced that the proposal had received only approximately 3 % of the votes.

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Thomson Reuters sold several subsidiaries with accumulated Canadian tax losses to Woodbridge affiliates. These related-party transactions allowed the losses to be used within structures linked to the controlling shareholder, raising conventional concerns over conflicts of interest and fairness to minority shareholders.

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At the time of the sale of 55 % of the Financial & Risk business to Blackstone in a transaction valued at around 17 billion dollars, the press reported that David Thomson had sought better terms, while other Woodbridge executives supported the agreement.

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During the Thomson–Reuters merger, Woodbridge, the Thomson family's investment vehicle, was expected to give the family a controlling stake in the combined group, while David Thomson was to become its chairman. This concentration of control placed the protection of Reuters' independence and its Trust Principles at the centre of the transaction.

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