Founder and Managing Partner, Fawaz established Bensirri PR in August 2008 following a career in communications in Kuwait and region. Fawaz serves hands-on all Bensirri PR clients and leads on corporate and financial communication initiatives. He advises clients on internal communication initiatives, financial communication, M&As, investor communication, political outreach, as well as other reputation and perception management communication activities. Fawaz holds a BA in Political… Show more Founder and Managing Partner, Fawaz established Bensirri PR in August 2008 following a career in communications in Kuwait and region. Fawaz serves hands-on all Bensirri PR clients and leads on corporate and financial communication initiatives. He advises clients on internal communication initiatives, financial communication, M&As, investor communication, political outreach, as well as other reputation and perception management communication activities. Fawaz holds a BA in Political Science from Arizona State University and has worked on over 80 brands so far in his career. Show less

Fawaz joined the airline's start-up team in July 2005 as head of marketing and public relations. At Jazeera Airways, Fawaz looked after all corporate and consumer marketing, communications, and financial communication activities for the airline. He successfully coordinated the airline’s launch communication across international markets and built the brand architecture on two core values: quality and value for money. Following the launch he has led all marketing and communication activities… Show more Fawaz joined the airline's start-up team in July 2005 as head of marketing and public relations. At Jazeera Airways, Fawaz looked after all corporate and consumer marketing, communications, and financial communication activities for the airline. He successfully coordinated the airline’s launch communication across international markets and built the brand architecture on two core values: quality and value for money. Following the launch he has led all marketing and communication activities including the launch of 26 routes in total, running ongoing sales campaigns across the Gulf, Levant, India, the UAE, and other parts of the Middle East. Fawaz also developed and led on-going stakeholders communication initiatives, from reassuring investors during the pre-launch phase and managing communications for corporate crises to building stakeholder and investor confidence ahead of bourse listing. His main achievements to date at Jazeera Airways were establishing Jazeera Airways as a household retail brand while building the airline’s marketing operations on a low cost platform by fully outsourcing marketing operations, engaging in strong negotiations to always secure the best deal, and testing and implementing alternative, low cost, marketing techniques.Fawaz joined Jazeera Airways with strong marketing and PR skills in Kuwait, and left Jazeera Airways with strong management, financial and negotiations skills, retail marketing skills, and the ability to work across diverse markets and challenges. Show less

Head quartered in Dubai, Bates PanGulf PR is a public relations consultancy and agency. At Bates PanGulf PR, Fawaz was responsible for managing on-ground activities for the firm's Kuwait Office. His achievements included growing the business by 70% in the first 6 months of operations, while managing clients and running their day-to-day PR operations. At Bates Pan Gulf, Fawaz managed public relations activities for M-Net for Automated Banking Services, Tamdeen Real Estate Company… Show more Head quartered in Dubai, Bates PanGulf PR is a public relations consultancy and agency. At Bates PanGulf PR, Fawaz was responsible for managing on-ground activities for the firm's Kuwait Office. His achievements included growing the business by 70% in the first 6 months of operations, while managing clients and running their day-to-day PR operations. At Bates Pan Gulf, Fawaz managed public relations activities for M-Net for Automated Banking Services, Tamdeen Real Estate Company, Tamdeen Shopping Centres Development Company, and Robincorp. He has also worked for EQUATE Petrochemical Company in the past; and led and participated in project teams for regional clients, such as GITEX in Dubai, Qatar Commercial Bank, Doha Asian Games in Qatar, Starbucks Coffee in Kuwait, Bahrain, and KSA, Moscow 2012 Bid Committee in Kuwait, Dow Chemical Company in the GCC, United States Treasury Department in GCC and the Levant. Show less

At Al Manar, Fawaz led the marketing and PR activities for the $100 million finance company into the Kuwaiti market; launching it to stakeholders, investors, and clients. Fawaz was also a member of the start-up taskforce that oversaw operations during the five-month startup phase of the company and the post launch phase of the company. His main achievements at Al Manar include positioning the company as a new and 'trendy' Islamic finance company targeting young professionals in a period when… Show more At Al Manar, Fawaz led the marketing and PR activities for the $100 million finance company into the Kuwaiti market; launching it to stakeholders, investors, and clients. Fawaz was also a member of the start-up taskforce that oversaw operations during the five-month startup phase of the company and the post launch phase of the company. His main achievements at Al Manar include positioning the company as a new and 'trendy' Islamic finance company targeting young professionals in a period when finance companies were flourishing in Kuwait. The communication strategy implemented by Fawaz in 2003 is in operation till today. Al Manar was profitable from 'year one'. Show less

During the period before the 2003 war in Iraq, Fawaz worked with several foreign journalists in Kuwait. However, his longest engagement –approximately one year- was with the Chicago Tribune. As a freelancer for the Chicago Tribune before and after the War in Iraq, Fawaz worked on news gathering and co-interviewing civilian officials, military officials, social leaders, political leaders, and worked on various news stories with the Chicago Tribune team in preparation for the war in Iraq and… Show more During the period before the 2003 war in Iraq, Fawaz worked with several foreign journalists in Kuwait. However, his longest engagement –approximately one year- was with the Chicago Tribune. As a freelancer for the Chicago Tribune before and after the War in Iraq, Fawaz worked on news gathering and co-interviewing civilian officials, military officials, social leaders, political leaders, and worked on various news stories with the Chicago Tribune team in preparation for the war in Iraq and after the war. Show less

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The Center for Strategic and Future Studies is a think-think tasked with developing and sustaining East-West dialogue in a post-September 11 world. Fawaz was a member of think-tank’s startup team and was actively involved in researching political issues and organizing media coverage for the center’s various activities, which ranged from press conferences and open roundtable discussions with former public U.S. officials, to off-the-record roundtable discussions with Kuwaiti ministers and off… Show more The Center for Strategic and Future Studies is a think-think tasked with developing and sustaining East-West dialogue in a post-September 11 world. Fawaz was a member of think-tank’s startup team and was actively involved in researching political issues and organizing media coverage for the center’s various activities, which ranged from press conferences and open roundtable discussions with former public U.S. officials, to off-the-record roundtable discussions with Kuwaiti ministers and off the record roundtable discussions with members of Iraqi opposition groups. The team was instrumental in publishing reports and distributing them to policy makers in the U.S., Kuwait and the Gulf. Six months into operations, CSFS was shutdown due to political reasons. Show less

As a junior editor at KUNA’s English wire, Fawaz’s worked on editing editing stories sent by local and international correspondents, prioritizing normal and breaking news stories, rewriting news from Arabic into English and substituting for field reporters when required.

At U.S. Senator John McCain’s Arizona office, Fawaz worked on constituent relations, legislative research and media relations on behalf of aides to the Senator.