Felix Weller joins General Motors

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Felix Weller has joined General Motors as the Director of Sales and Marketing – Cadillac. The former Sales Director for Audi Middle East has taken on this newly created role as part of General Motors’ strategy to focus on Cadillac as a premium brand. Felix will lead Cadillac’s marketing and sales strategy for the Middle East region, in order to further the brand’s growth and position as a key contender in the luxury automotive market.

“I am excited to lead the team and to help put our Cadillac on the map,” says Felix. “Cadillac has a very bright future in this region, and I am glad to be a part of it.”

Alexandria Gouveia promoted at Emirates Woman

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Alexandria Gouveia has been promoted to Editor of online platform, emirateswoman.com. Formerly Deputy Editor of Emirates Woman Group, Alexandria has had over 10 years experience in print and digital media, and has previously worked online for Blackbook, DazedDigital and NewWoman. She will now be in charge of upscaling the powerful digital platform, which continues to complement the Middle East’s longest running women’s magazine.

“I’m very excited about this new opportunity,” says Alexandria. “I look forward to making emirateswoman.com as prestigious and well-respected as the magazine.”

Peter Iantorno joins EDGAR

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Former Sub-Editor at Gulf News Magazines, Peter Iantorno has joined EDGAR as Features Editor. In his previous position, Peter worked across six titles including alpha., WatchTime and Wheels, and in his new role, he will be working alongside the Online Editor and Editor-in-Chief on the publication’s newly launched website, EDGARdaily.com.

“I’m absolutely delighted to have joined the EDGAR team, and I’m thrilled to be working on such an exciting project as EDGARdaily.com,” says Peter. “The website has massive potential to succeed, and that’s one of the reasons why I was so keen to come aboard.”

Martin Fullard joins Gulf News

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Martin Fullard has joined the Gulf News team as Guides Writer. Having started out as a freelance motoring journalist, Martin previously worked for Auto Middle East, Motoraty and Auto Trader in the UAE. In his new role, Martin will research and provide copy for the Gulf News online service relating to ‘everything UAE’, from upcoming events and features, to step-by-step guides and directories.

“I am really excited to be working at Gulf News,” says Martin. “If you had told me a year ago that I would be working for an internationally renowned service then I would have laughed you out of the room; it’s a dream come true!”

Catherine Thomas joins Dubai Design District

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Catherine Thomas has joined Dubai Design District (d3) as Executive Director of Marketing and Communications. Catherine brings with her over 20 years of experience, most recently as Head of Marketing with Land Securities, a property company and Real Estate Investment Trust in the UK. Prior to this, Catherine was Commercial Director for British fashion designer Maria Grachvogel, and before that as Marketing Director for British fashion house the Jaeger Group. In her new role with d3, Catherine will be responsible for developing overall marketing strategy, as well as managing all aspects of PR, Communications and managing international and local events.

“I am delighted to have joined Dubai Design District’s dynamic and expanding team,” says Catherine. “d3 is set to play a significant part in shaping Dubai as a creative hub for our local and regional design, fashion, art and luxury scene, and I am excited to be part of such an incredible project.”

Sophie Wood joins Virgin Megastore ME

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Sophie Wood has been appointed as the new Senior PR and Events Specialist for Virgin Megastore Middle East. Sophie was previously with the Corporate Communications team at Havas PR Middle East, and has handled international brands such as Häagen-Dazs, Chic Outlet Shopping® by Value Retail and Peugeot. In her new role, Sophie will be looking after Virgin Megastore’s PR, social media and in-store events for the region.

“I’m thrilled to have joined the Virgin Megastore team, and am looking forward to getting settled into my new role,” says Sophie. “Virgin Megastore is such a fun brand to work on and I’m excited for all the opportunities ahead for 2014 and beyond.”

Georgina Enzer joins FinanceME

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Georgina Enzer has joined CPI Financial as Editor of FinanceME. Georgina was previously Editor of Oil & Gas Middle East magazine, in charge of the editorial content for the publication and arabianoilandgas.com website, as well as overseeing the publication’s Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook accounts. In her new role, Georgina will drive all of the editorial content for the magazine which focuses on the SME finance sector in the Middle East, and will be the force behind an editorial redesign.

“I am thoroughly enjoying working with CPI Financial,” says Georgina. “I can’t wait to help drive FinanceME forward in the region.”