Sports correspondent for Thomson Reuters covering mostly African nations, but also global rugby, cricket and soccer.

Co-owner of The Content Company, a niche provider of sports content to a global client base, including:- Thomson Reuters- ESPN - BBC- World Soccer- Number (Japan)- KICK OFF- Forbes Africa- TimesLIVE / Sunday Times- SuperSport- New Media Publishing- Highbury Media- Media24- AllAfrica.comMy responsibilities include:• New business development / strategic planning.• Producing content that meets the exact needs of a diverse client base across multiple platforms.• Innovation to ensure the business is meeting the fast-changing needs of clients.• Planning for a busy sports schedule across the African continent to ensure maximum exposure for clients.• Compilation of statistical data to support news/features.

Head of Digital Media for Kick Off at a time when it had the largest readership of any sports magazine on the African continent.My responsibilities included:• Planning and co-ordinating news and feature content written by a team of journalists across Africa.• Driving the expansion of the brand into Nigeria, Ghana and East Africa (Uganda & Kenya).• Assessing opportunities for business growth across all digital platforms.• Management of a diverse team of writers to ensure their output is in line with brand objectives.• Liaising with the advertising team on new projects and opportunities.• Driving innovation on the website and mobile platforms.

Operations Manager for global content office of 365 Digital Publishing.My responsibilities included:• Co-ordinating a team of journalists working on various online platforms, including Football365, Rugby365, Planet Rugby, Cricket365, Golf 365 and Sport365. • Development of mobile offering to compliment the online platforms.• Writing and editing online content across all platforms.• Input on new business development.• Liaising with the sales team to maximise opportunities around major global sporting events.

Sports Editor of one of the original South African online news portals, iafrica.com.My responsibilities included:• Planning of daily news and feature content.• Co-ordinating a small team of writers to ensure all events were covered.• Liaising with the advertising team to maximise opportunities around global sporting events.• Creating of user competitions and online games.