Experience

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  One World Media Corp

  • Africa

  • International Project Director & Senior Journalist

    • Jun 2015 - Present
    • Africa

    One World Media is a leading international communications agency dedicated to making publications that increase the profile of the most dynamic emerging markets and inspire dialogue with the political, diplomatic, and business core of the most influential countries. Instigated, orchestrated, and Project Directed Investment reports on the ground across Africa. Including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Lesotho, eSwatini, Malawi, Mozambique. Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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  Strategic Communication Laboratories

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2022
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Independent consultant for a private British behavioural research and strategic communications company.

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  FDI Spotlight

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Editor-in-Chief

    • Jul 2017 - Jan 2021
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    FDI Spotlight is a print and digital publishing and communications agency focused on delivering accurate business and education sector-focused reporting on the most dynamic economies of Asia and Africa.

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  ActivTrades

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Market Analyst

    • Oct 2015 - Jan 2021
    • London, United Kingdom

    Market Analyst producing articles and multimedia content to assist capital market traders

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  BP PRIME

  • Market Analyst

    • Apr 2015 - Jun 2019

    Producing articles and multimedia content to assist capital market traders

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  Self - Employed

  • International Journalist

    • Dec 2008 - May 2017

    Extensive articles published in a variety of mainstream and agency media. with deep-dive reports and studies on Egypt, Malta, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Qatar, several African countries, and Indonesia.Specialising in covering emerging markets with macroeconomic, political analysis, business sector analysis, capital market research, and sector-specific or country-specific feature writing for companies including. Business Week, Allgemeine Zeitung, The Wall Street Journal, Africa in Business Magazine, Foreign Affairs Magazine, The Financial Times magazine Investors Chronicle, and The Daily Telegraph.

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  Oxford Business Group

  • Jordan, Syria, UAE

  • Editorial Director - MENA

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
    • Jordan, Syria, UAE

    Jordan, Syria, UAE. OBG operates in many of the world’s fastest-growing markets, offering internationally acclaimed intelligence on the trends that are shaping the future balance of economic power.

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  QCP Ltd

  • Cairo, Egypt

  • Project Director

    • Jan 2007 - Jun 2007
    • Cairo, Egypt

    Egypt. QCP is a media-relations and communication agency, specialised in producing timely, clear analysis and commentary on the business and investment climate within targeted countries and markets.

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  Financial Times

  • Hong Kong SAR

  • Associate Publisher Asia Pacific

    • Dec 2004 - Dec 2005
    • Hong Kong SAR

    Associate Publisher Asia Pacific. Business publishing for major financial service companies, governments and sovereign institutions, Asian exchanges, and FTSE Global Index Companies, via display advertising, corporate statements, special editorial supplements, and financial intelligence guides.

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  Euromoney Institutional Investor

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Associate Publisher

    • Dec 2003 - May 2004
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Global Agenda Magazine and Emerging Markets Newspaper. Emerging Markets is the (daily) newspaper of record for the IMF/World Bank and the regional development banks' annual meetings: we produce live news at each event, and print and distribute our daily newspaper on-site (different locations every year and mainly in emerging countries). Generated Magazine Revenue from a variety of promotional products including, display advertising, corporate and country profiles and government statements.

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  The Columnist SA

  • Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Antigua. St. Lucia, Dominica, Aruba, Belize.

  • Project Director - The Caribbean

    • Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
    • Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Antigua. St. Lucia, Dominica, Aruba, Belize.

    Country coverage for Time Magazine. Implemented sales strategies, carried out extensive sector research, managed a small international team, and oversaw projects grossing up to $1.2 million USD. Successfully completed projects in Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua, Belize, and Aruba.

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  SPG Media

  • Commissioning Editor

    • Mar 2001 - Dec 2003

    Content manager and commissioning editor of the business management and finance division responsible for the development of new B2B publishing products from concept to launch, with a range of titles in capital markets, telecommunications, pharmaceutical development, shipping, defense, and nanotechnology.