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Citigate Dewe Rogerson - France
| Citigate Dewe Rogerson, announce new head of its Doha office | |
| 24 November 2011 Michael, who is President, Gulf Region, for Citigate, has 40 years’ experience of journalism, international organisations and public relations. His appointment marks a further expansion of Citigate’s team in Doha and underlines the firm’s growing commitment to Qatar and the Gulf region. A veteran of the region, Michael came here for the Middle East Economic Digest in the 1970s and first visited Qatar in 1976. There followed almost 10 years writing about commodities, oil, financial markets and development for The Times. Michael was a founding shareholder in the Independent of London for which he specialised in commodities and development. After six years in Washington DC as speechwriter to the president of the World Bank, he returned to London where he was an editor for breakingviews.com and started his own financial PR agency before joining Citigate. Over the years Michael has written about oil, energy and OPEC, commodity booms, financial crashes, takeover battles, wars, revolutions and famines. While at the World Bank he travelled in many developing countries and remains deeply interested in the dynamics of development. As a public relations practitioner, Michael has handled strategic positioning, mergers and acquisitions and share offerings. Michael is resident in Doha where Citigate cooperates closely with its sister company, Grayling Momentum, based in Dubai. Together they provide one of the most expert and comprehensive ranges of financial and corporate PR services in the region. Michael said: “It’s a real pleasure to be back in a region which has grown so dramatically since I was first here. Qatar is a dynamic country with a growing reputation as an international financial centre and Doha is an exciting place to live in. I look forward to helping our clients further develop their businesses and building relationships with new ones, meeting the local media and, most importantly, making new friends.” Contact details: Michael Prest President, Gulf Region, Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: +974 4452 8335 Mb: +974 3373 5083 | |
