Experience

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  Afflatus Media Group (AMG)

  • Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Founder

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Afflatus Media Group is a media services agency based in Vietnam. We offer a full suite of media, marketing and communication tools to a select group of clients. From content creation (storytelling), event management, influencer marketing, personal branding to a full-service publishing service, let us help you tell your story and connect you with customers and partners across the country and beyond.

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  Forbes Vietnam

  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Managing Director

    • Feb 2021 - Jan 2023
    • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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  evolution3

  • Vietnam

  • Management & Content Strategy Consultant (fixed term contract to Dec 2019)

    • May 2019 - Nov 2019
    • Vietnam

    Evolution3 produces high-quality denim-wear for a number of global brands, while pioneering a range of sustainable and ethical initiatives for its in-house labels (Supervision and DAWN Denim) and its staff.

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  Ringier Vietnam

  • Ho Chi Minh City

  • Managing Director

    • Apr 2015 - Nov 2018
    • Ho Chi Minh City

    Ringier Vietnam is an office of Ringier AG, Switzerland's largest media company. As Managing Director, I oversee all aspects of the company's publishing, directory and classified publishing operations, in the digital, print and event space. Ringier Vietnam is the media partner for ELLE, ELLE Man, ELLE Decoration, and the owner of Marry.vn (brides), MarryBaby.vn (first-time Mums), Bepgiadinh.com (recipes and cookery) and MuaBanNhadat.com.vn (real estate).

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  Ink - connecting companies with travellers

  • Singapore

  • Group Publisher, Singapore

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Singapore

    Ink Publishing is the largest publisher of inflight media in the world, working with over 30 airlines globally. During my time with Ink Singapore I headed up the company's Targetted Advertising digital platform, oversaw the publication of a number of Ink's in-flight magazines and launched AirSpace®, a custom publishing division offering bespoke content marketing solutions to governments and international companies and organisations. Links to AirSpace® supplements on "Medical Tourism in Malaysia" and "Australia's Northern Territory" can be found below.

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  DSTTG

  • UK

  • Sabbatical

    • Sep 2011 - Jul 2012
    • UK

    On the 27th June 2012 I completed a 1-year teacher training course and am now a qualified Modern Foreign Languages teacher (PGCE) in French and Spanish.

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  The Olive Press (Spain)

  • Spain

  • Commercial Director

    • Jan 2010 - Sep 2011
    • Spain

    As the Commercial Director of the Olive Press Group, I was responsible for revenue generation across the company’s portfolio of print and online products. In partnership with the company’s owner, I managed the development and monetisation of a number of special projects, the re-organisation and expansion of the company’s sales network and the recruitment of a raft of new blue-chip advertising clients. During my time with the company, advertising revenue was increased by 70%.

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  Bangkok Post (Thailand)

  • Thailand

  • Columnist

    • 2006 - 2009
    • Thailand

    I contributed two columns; one in the Bangkok Post (entitled “Afflatus”) and the other in the Phuket Gazette (entitled “The End of the Line”). I also spent about a year working as features editor for the Phuket Gazette.

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  Phuket Gazzette (Thailand)

  • Thailand

  • Desk Editor and Columnist

    • 2006 - 2009
    • Thailand

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  Red Sky Juice & Smoothie Bars (Thailand)

  • Thailand

  • Founder, Managing Director

    • 2001 - 2006
    • Thailand

    In 2001 I established “Red Sky”, a Thai Limited Company, under which I set up and operated a chain of four Juice and Smoothie bars in the capital Bangkok. I successfully operated this business for five years, before selling it in 2006.

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  Ringier China

  • China

  • General Manager

    • 1999 - 2001
    • China

    As the GM of this Sino-Swiss joint venture, I was responsible for the establishment and development of Ringier’s operations in China. The company offered services in design, editorial consultancy and media sales. After one year, the JV was up and running, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, employing approximately 50 staff. Ringier is Switzerland’s largest privately owned media company.

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  Ringier Vietnam

  • Vietnam

  • Sales Director

    • 1997 - 1999
    • Vietnam

    As the Sales Director of this BCC (Business Cooperation Contact – the Vietnamese equivalent of a joint venture), I was responsible for the sales operations of Ringier’s stable of six publications, which included business, lifestyle and fashion titles.

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  Capital Radio

  • Sales Manager

    • 1996 - 1997

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  Daily Mail

  • Agency Sales Manager

    • 1994 - 1996

    Responsible for approximately US$60 million per annum in advertising sales for Britain’s second largest daily newspaper (2,300,000 copies sold daily).

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  Euromoney

  • Hong Kong

  • Advertisement Manager, Asiamoney (Hong Kong)

    • 1992 - 1994
    • Hong Kong

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  Mail on Sunday

  • Sales Executive

    • 1990 - 1992

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  Euromoney

  • Sales Manager

    • Jan 1986 - Jan 1990