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Dubai - Uae

Responsible for the successful financing and marketing of new Joint Ventures for Bloomberg in the Arab World. Launched Asharq in Partnership with Bloomberg, Television and Website. Organizing user testing and market research projects to ensure that the website's content is suitable for the audience. Managing the Content Management System (CMS) and working closely with developers and editors to ensure that the website meets the needs of the company. Strong ability to create compelling marketing ideas that span TV and digital advertising mediums to sell programs to target audiences.Key contributions included;  Negotiating the Joint Venture with the Saudi Research & Media Group to launch Asharq News in Partnership with Bloomberg that broadcast from Dubai.  Managing and representing Bloomberg LP in its joint venture Al-Arab News Channel broadcasting Political, Economic, Cultural, Social, and Sports News. Acting as the Bloomberg representative sitting at Asharq Premises to help launch their business news channel. Launching the Business News department from program initiation to recruiting the best talent.  Building an effective team structure that integrated online and TV across all platforms.  Designing programs, grids, websites, and social media presence strategies. Successfully ideated and launched Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Show, live from Dubai since 2015.  Ensuring the television station remained competitive, projecting the intended brand image of the company, and introducing new concepts and ideas. Overseeing the work of the producers on behalf of studio, financiers, and the distributors. Selecting and on-boarding top-notch news makers and influencers by utilising solid relations with PRs and top companies in the region.  Overseeing and training a dynamic team of reporters for the Bloomberg News Agency. Conducting content audits to identify gaps in the new website content

Bahrain

Led the delivery of the business news department for the Al-Arab News Channel, which was branded by Bloomberg and recruited the best talent which ensured the success of the channel. Provided training courses for the business news team (Bloomberg Terminal training, News Production, Field Production, Booking and Planning). Formulated ideas and launched Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East in English, this is now the leading business news show now in the gulf region and one of my greatest career achievements.Key contributions included; Initial set up of entire business news-reporting department and overall leadership of the department. Led the launch of the Al-Arab News Channel, branded by Bloomberg.  Working closely with the Bloomberg team in New York and London to ensure the success of the Joint Venture. Developing policies and brand guidelines relating to the channel web content Analysing analytics data to develop an understanding of how users interacted with website Surveying users and holding focus groups to learn about how users view the site and their expectations of information displayed. Training staff in writing and producing content for the website Managing and representing Bloomberg LP in its joint venture Al-Arab News Channel broadcasting Political, Economic, Cultural, Social, and Sports News.  Researching and evaluating stories presented in newscasts and suggesting how the stories were presented using "The Bloomberg Terminal". Ensuring all scripts were written, graphics ordered and completed, video material was in place and ready to air across the entire channel. Overseeing control room resource who were accountable for airing the show. Evaluating the entire programme with copyeditors, supervisors, contributors, and the show team to discuss how the show was delivered and potential future improvements.

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

 Introduced the region's first of its kind shows related to FOREX and commodities markets which created significant awareness across the Arab World. Strategised the conception and roll out of Bursat Al-Alam show covering all markets across USA, Europe and Asia from an international perspective in addition to wrap up on Forex and commodities markets, also a first of its kind show. Acted as a key subject matter expert for providing viewers with insightful analysis of global stock market trends and company performances in the Arab world as well as international business arena. Ensured to provide quality focused comprehensive programs to the viewers on daily commodities and Forex market trends that enabled them to base their investment decisions in an efficient manner. Provided market intelligence regarding earning seasons, M&A’s, dividend pay-outs and other key investment and cash out indicators to viewers and highlighted key concerns for the financial markets in the present and future. Oversaw all aspects of production starting from shows idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact checking as well as latest financial and corporate developments prior to airing shows. Efficiently monitored and maintained quality thresholds for style, meaning, visuals and technical input. Actively worked as a field producer in Dubai Air Show 2009 live broadcast. Interacted and discussed innovative ideas with CEOs, Economists, Analysts and Managers across all major business establishments in Arabia and focusing on gathering and presenting information gleaned in the most viewer friendly manner. Formulated ideas for new programs and pitched them to the network, sourced new sponsorships for the shows. Conducted market and industry research encompassing stock exchange, commodity, security, bond, and financial markets so as to provide viewers with cutting edge content.

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Provided suggestions and introduced gallery production methods to internationally accepted standards with the use of I-News Software. Gathered data and established a state-of-the-art database and evaluated developments related to all security, commodity and financial service markets that served as an archive and point of reference for the future.Significant Highlights:• Increased show's quality and sustainability by consistently tracking the future of petrodollar and non- petro countries.• Suggested compelling enterprise story ideas from original business news content on a daily basis, booked world-class experts to drive profitable improvement in show ratings.• Developed highly popular ground-breaking live and off line program content focused exclusively on the unique features of the Arab world's markets, business trends and business machinery.• Evaluated the effect of proposed strategic and tactical changes to current business operations of all major companies in the Arab region and at an international level.• Conducted in-depth research, evaluated and provided recommendations regarding structural strengths and weaknesses of the Gulf stock markets.• Advised regarding corporate finance, FOREX management, bonds, mutual funds and other financial instruments in addition to various market timing techniques and investment management strategies.

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Devised compelling enterprise story ideas from original business news content on a daily basis, booked guests from among regional and world-class experts to drive profitable improvement in show ratings. Enhanced gallery production methods to internationally accepted standards with the use of I-News Software. Established a state-of-the-art database through effective data collection and analysis of developments related to all security, commodity and financial service markets that served as an archive and point of reference for the future.Significant highlights:• Created highly popular groundbreaking live and off line program content focused exclusively on the unique features of the Arab world's markets, business trends and business machinery.• Analyzed from a quantitative and qualitative standpoint the effect of proposed strategic and tactical changes to current business operations of all major companies in the Arab region and at an international level.• Performed analysis and provided recommendations on our opinion of the structural strengths and weaknesses of the Gulf stock markets.• Drew upon collective expertise in the fields of corporate finance, FOREX management, bonds, mutual funds and other financial instruments in addition to various market timing techniques and investment management strategies while providing advice.• Crafted and executed innovative and catchy ideas to sell programs to target audiences through brainstorming with key decision makers and attending many of the regions finance related conferences.• Augmented show's quality and sustainability by consistently tracking the future of petrodollar and non- petro countries in addition to providing valuable industry derived insights on the same.

Beirut - Lebanon

• Handled all large scale public, corporate, wedding events and provided quality support services to the clients. • Streamlined the reservation process, prepared itinerary, corresponded with clients and agents, updated reports and filed messages. • Prepared documents pertinent to weddings and outside catering requests in addition to tracking status of outstanding payments.

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor, Finance