A results-driven senior media professional with 12 years’ commercial experience in magazine publishing, events, TV & digital and two decades running a media recruitment business.As an Emap publisher I had responsibility for advertising, editorial, marketing, circulation, awards and conferences.As an account director at CNN I handled a portfolio of ad agencies in London and Scandinavia and worked on the Saab, Volvo, Ericsson, Nokia and SAS accounts. After initiating and developing a multi-million dollar global sponsorship deal with Volvo I became Head of European Sponsorship. Was later appointed European Sales Director for cnn.com where I put together ground-breaking advertising and sponsorship deals with a number of high profile international clients.In 2000 I had an urge to step away from corporate life and build a business of my own and I launched Escape Hatch Media Recruitment.Specialties: New business, account management and development, initiating and building long-term client relationships, negotiating lasting and mutually-beneficial deals, launching and building businesses, genuine recruitment consultancy, head-hunting, ethical recruitment, marketing, PR.