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Motivate Publishing welcomes Katie Sadler

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Katie Sadler has joined Motivate Publishing as Sponsorship Sales Manager. Bringing with her a wealth of experience including established relationships with clients, PRs and media agencies in the UAE, Katie will be working with the events team to drive sponsorship and creative solutions sales for company events, both new and established. She will also be assisting the Motivate marketing team in managing existing business relationships, as well as establishing new ones.

Boasting over 10 years of experience in media sales, working for IPC Media in London before her move to Dubai, Katie has most recently held the position of Senior Advertising Manager for Stylist Arabia, part of APP.

“I have joined Motivate as Sponsorship Sales Manager to work alongside the event teams on their prestigious portfolio of activations,” says Katie. “I am very excited to be part of the Motivate family, and look forward to the challenges my new role will bring.”

New joiners at Motivate Publishing

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Changes have been been made to the Motivate team in the form of two new joiners. Shruti Srivastava has rejoined the company as Senior Sales Manager to Open Skies magazine. Shruti worked with the Open Skies team until three years ago, when she left to join digital company Onurfingers as Marketing Manager. Most recently she was Senior Sales Manager at ITP Publishing before rejoining Motivate.

Jessica Lane has joined Motivate as Deputy Sales Manager assigned to Good magazine. Jessica has 11 years of work experience in the UK, nine of which are in advertising sales.

Motivate welcomes new Senior Sales Manager

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Motivate Publishing has appointed Rami Jamal-Eddine as Senior Sales Manager. Rami will be responsible for the advertising sales of Business Traveller Middle East.

Rami has worked for nine years in sales, most recently as Relationship Manager for NPIMedia in Abu Dhabi, where he was account manager for five-star hotels and luxury brands. Before moving to the UAE, Rami worked as an Account Manager/Sales Rep at CCH Australia.

Motivate appoints Senior Editor

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Andrew Nagy joins Motivate as Senior Editor, overseeing Emirates Airline inflight magazine Open Skies, Men’s lifestyle magazine Emirates Man and Dubai Airport and Duty Free title Dubai Voyager. Boasting over eight years experience in the region, Andrew has previously launched international brands Mens Fitness, Edgar, Esquire Weekend and most recently, Mens Health in the Middle East. In his new role, he will continue to cover travel and men’s lifestyle.

Samantha Hamilton-Rushforth steps down at EW

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Emirates Woman’s Beauty Editor Samantha Hamilton-Rushforth today steps down from her position at Motivate Publishing. Having spent three and a half years at the publishing house – the past year and a half overseeing the Beauty pages of Emirates Woman and the previous two years as the Fashion and Beauty Editor at Hello! Magazine – Samantha leaves to launch her own beauty and technology-based business in the early part of 2015.

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my experiences both at Emirates Woman and Hello! Magazine, and am truly grateful to have worked with some amazing colleagues along the way,” says Samantha. “I’m sad to be leaving but excited about becoming an entrepreneur and chasing my new dream.”

Until the new Beauty Editor is announced, all EW enquiries can be sent to Emirates Woman Style Director Jade Sprowson, at jade@motivate.ae.

MOJEH magazine to increase publishing frequency

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As of March 2015, MOJEH magazine will extend its publishing frequency to 10 editions throughout the year. Created in 2011, the luxury fashion title has recently progressed from bimonthly to monthly editions, and is soon to launch a standalone editorial platform – MOJEH.com – which will provide the same rich content as its print companion with dynamic exclusives, tailor-made for an online audience.

“We have a constant desire for improvement and a deep commitment to fashion and luxury,” says Mojeh Izadpanah, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, MOJEH. “So, we are delighted to announce that we will be publishing 10 editions of MOJEH per year from March, 2015.”

Olivia Phillips joins Emirates Woman Group

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Olivia Phillips has joined Emirates Woman Group as Fashion Features Editor. Olivia joins the team at Motivate Publishing from the UK, where she was Senior Fashion Assistant for Stylist magazine. In her new position, Olivia will edit all beauty and fashion pages across the Emirates Woman Group, as well as writing fashion features and news, developing feature ideas, conducting designer interviews, compiling shopping pages and contributing to the website.

“I am thrilled to be on board at Emirates Woman and really look forward to investing in the magazine and website, pushing them forward and creating some really unique content,” says Olivia. “I’ve joined a fantastic team and am incredibly excited to see what the future will bring for us!”

Selina Julien joins Hello! Middle East

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Selina Julien has been appointed as the new Editor of Hello! Middle East. Formerly Assistant Editor of UK celebrity weekly, NOW magazine, Selina most recently ghosted a number one best-selling autobiography. She brings to her new role an extensive understanding of the industry, from interviewing A-listers to managing talent as a celebrity publicist and agent.

“It’s a dream to edit such a prestigious brand,” says Selina. “Hello! Middle East is the jewel in the crown in this region, so I’m honoured to be taking the helm and working alongside the talented team at Motivate Publishing. I’m looking forward to working on some exciting brand partnerships and spoiling our readers with unrivalled access to celebrities and royals from this region and around the world.”

Nominations open for EW Woman of the Year Awards

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Nominations for the Emirates Woman Woman of the Year Awards 2014 are now open. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Emirates Woman Woman of the Year honours women of all nationalities who make a difference in the UAE. Nominations are open to the public now, and can be made at www.emirateswoman.com/awards, with the nomination process due to close June 30, 2014. The winners will be announced on November 5, 2014, in a ceremony taking place at the Montgomery Golf Club in Dubai. The headline sponsor for the awards is Al Ghurair Centre.

Jade Sprowson promoted at Emirates Woman

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Jade Sprowson has been promoted to Style Director of the Emirates Woman Group. Formerly Style Editor for the Group, Jade will now head up the fashion and beauty team for Harvey Nichols Dubai magazine and the Emirates Woman Group, which includes Emirates Woman mini, Emirates Bride and emirateswoman.com.

“I am delighted to become Style Director of the Emirates Woman Group,” says Jade. “It’s been an amazing 18 months working with a great team on all of our fantastic titles, and I can’t wait to begin this new and exciting chapter.”